North American Electric Reliability Corporation
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The North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) is a nonprofit regulatory authority responsible for developing and enforcing reliability standards for the bulk power system across North America.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| North American Electric Reliability Corporation canonical | 7 |
| North American Electric Reliability Council | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3767307 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
Target entity: North American Electric Reliability Corporation Context triple: [Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, collaboratesWith, North American Electric Reliability Corporation]
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PJM Interconnection
PJM Interconnection is a regional transmission organization (RTO) that coordinates the movement of wholesale electricity across parts of the eastern United States, operating one of the world’s largest competitive power markets.
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B.
American Public Power Association
The American Public Power Association is a national trade organization that represents and advocates for the interests of community-owned, not-for-profit electric utilities in the United States.
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C.
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission is an independent U.S. government agency that regulates the interstate transmission of electricity, natural gas, and oil, and oversees wholesale energy markets and related infrastructure.
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D.
Bonneville Power Administration
Bonneville Power Administration is a U.S. federal agency that markets and transmits electric power, primarily from hydroelectric dams in the Pacific Northwest.
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E.
Rural Utilities Service
The Rural Utilities Service is a U.S. Department of Agriculture agency that provides financing and support for infrastructure and utility services—such as electricity, water, and telecommunications—in rural communities.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: North American Electric Reliability Corporation Target entity description: The North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) is a nonprofit regulatory authority responsible for developing and enforcing reliability standards for the bulk power system across North America.
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A.
PJM Interconnection
PJM Interconnection is a regional transmission organization (RTO) that coordinates the movement of wholesale electricity across parts of the eastern United States, operating one of the world’s largest competitive power markets.
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B.
American Public Power Association
The American Public Power Association is a national trade organization that represents and advocates for the interests of community-owned, not-for-profit electric utilities in the United States.
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C.
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission is an independent U.S. government agency that regulates the interstate transmission of electricity, natural gas, and oil, and oversees wholesale energy markets and related infrastructure.
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D.
Bonneville Power Administration
Bonneville Power Administration is a U.S. federal agency that markets and transmits electric power, primarily from hydroelectric dams in the Pacific Northwest.
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E.
Rural Utilities Service
The Rural Utilities Service is a U.S. Department of Agriculture agency that provides financing and support for infrastructure and utility services—such as electricity, water, and telecommunications—in rural communities.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
nonprofit organization
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regulatory authority ⓘ standards organization ⓘ |
| abbreviation |
Natural Environment Research Council
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surface form:
NERC
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| canImpose | penalties for noncompliance ⓘ |
| countryServed |
Canada
ⓘ
Mexico ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| formationReason | to improve reliability of the North American power system ⓘ |
| foundedAs |
North American Electric Reliability Corporation
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
North American Electric Reliability Council
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| hasHeadquartersIn |
Atlanta
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surface form:
Atlanta, Georgia
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| hasOfficeIn |
Alberta
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surface form:
Alberta, Canada
Philadelphia ⓘ
surface form:
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| hasRegionalEntity |
Florida Reliability Coordinating Council
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Midwest Reliability Organization ⓘ Northeast Power Coordinating Council ⓘ ReliabilityFirst ⓘ SERC Reliability Corporation ⓘ Texas Reliability Entity ⓘ Western Electricity Coordinating Council ⓘ |
| industry |
electric power
ⓘ
energy ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | North American bulk power system ⓘ |
| legalStatus | nonprofit ⓘ |
| mission | to assure the effective and efficient reduction of risks to the reliability and security of the grid ⓘ |
| monitors | compliance with reliability standards ⓘ |
| oversees | regional reliability entities ⓘ |
| publishes |
event analysis reports
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long-term reliability assessments ⓘ reliability standards ⓘ seasonal reliability assessments ⓘ |
| recognizedBy | Federal Energy Regulatory Commission as Electric Reliability Organization ⓘ |
| regulates |
bulk power system reliability
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interconnected transmission systems ⓘ reliability of the North American power grid ⓘ |
| reorganizedAs | North American Electric Reliability Corporation self-link ⓘ |
| role |
assesses resource adequacy
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certifies balancing authorities ⓘ certifies reliability coordinators ⓘ certifies transmission operators ⓘ develops reliability standards ⓘ enforces reliability standards ⓘ monitors bulk power system ⓘ |
| subjectArea |
critical infrastructure protection
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cybersecurity standards for bulk power system ⓘ electric reliability standards ⓘ |
| website | https://www.nerc.com ⓘ |
| worksWith | Federal Energy Regulatory Commission ⓘ |
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Subject: North American Electric Reliability Corporation Description of subject: The North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) is a nonprofit regulatory authority responsible for developing and enforcing reliability standards for the bulk power system across North America.
Referenced by (8)
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