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Ensuring a reliable and secure electric grid for today and tomorrow.

About Us

ReliabilityFirst is one of six regional organizations which, in conjunction with the North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC), are known as the Electric Reliability Organization (ERO) Enterprise, responsible for ensuring the reliability and security of the North American Bulk Electric System. We promote the reliability and security of the electric grid through standards, outreach, training and analysis, that includes partnership with communities and experts. We are based out of Cleveland, Ohio, and our footprint includes the Great Lakes and Mid-Atlantic areas of the United States. Explore this site, our events, and resources to learn more about us and the important work we do alongside so many others in moving forward together for a more reliable electrical grid.

Who, Why, How

Collaborative Tools & Services

Explore our collaborative tools and services to see how we can work together to build a more reliable and secure electric grid.

Assist Visits State Collaboration Community Appraisal Tabletops Facilitation Incident Response Preparedness Assessment Insider Threat Cyber Resilience Winterization

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Resource Center

Explore our wealth of resources for entities, states, policymakers and beyond, including newsletter articles, presentations, reports, attachments and more.

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Featured Events

ReliabilityFirst hosts training, education and other events throughout the year to help promote grid reliability.

Technical Talk with RF

Mon, Dec 15 @ 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm

Technical Talk with RF is a monthly webinar ReliabilityFirst hosts to discuss key reliability, resilience and security topics with our stakeholders.

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2026 Internal Controls Wo...

Mon, Feb 23 @ 12:00 am - Wed, Feb 25 @ 11:59 pm

Join RF for a unique, interactive Internal Controls Workshop covering Compliance Monitoring and Enforcement topics, kicking off a power-packed week in Cleveland!

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