As of January 1, 2021, the following standards become effective:

CIP-008-6  - Cyber Security – Incident Reporting and Response Planning
PRC-002-2 - Disturbance Monitoring and Reporting Requirements
(50% compliance for Requirements R2-R4, R6-R11)
PRC-012-2 - Remedial Action Schemes
PRC-025-2 - Generator Relay Loadability
(phased-in implementation of Attachment 1: Relay Settings, Table 1 Options 5b, 14b, 15b, and 16b)

All Reliability Standards, along with their status, purpose, implementation plans, relevant FERC Orders, and Reliability Standard Audit Worksheets, can be accessed at NERC’s One-Stop Shop.

For more information on the NERC Reliability Standards and their potential applicability and impact, please contact Kristen Connolly McCullough, Lisa Gast, or Sean Neal.