Free webinar explores grid reliability impacts on tribal renewable projects
July 25
11:00 a.m.-12:30 p.m. MDT
Join the Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Indian Energy Policy and Programs, DOE Tribal Energy Program and Western’s Renewables Program July 25 for the free webinar, Grid Reliability – Impacts to Tribal Renewable Projects.
Compliance with the North American Electric Reliability Corporation’s 
(NERC) reliability standards became mandatory in 2008, raising the importance of compliance programs throughout the electric industry and exposing noncompliant entities to monetary sanctions. This webinar provides an overview of the purpose and organization of a compliance program, what parts of the bulk electric system the program covers, the range of reliability standards affecting power operations and maintenance, responsible registered entities and how reliability requirements can impact tribal renewable projects.
This is the seventh webinar in the Tribal Energy Self-sufficiency series covering such topics and tribal renewable development opportunities, transmission policy, the future of the transmission grid, details about NERC compliance and how to request transmission service. The final webinar, DOE Office of Indian Energy’s START Program Status Updates, is scheduled for Sept. 26, 2012. Presentations from past webinars are available in Western’s Renewables Program webcast library.
This event is free, but space is limited and registration is required. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar.
Tags: grid, Office of Indian Energy Policy and Programs, renewables, Tribal Energy Program, webinar