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SUMMARY:Technical Talk with RF
DESCRIPTION:ReliabilityFirst (RF) offers a regularly scheduled monthly call to provide entities and stakeholders with a forum for addressing topics and questions relevant to reliability\, resilience and security.    \nWhile RF Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) will provide presentations and updates\, they will not address entity-specific questions and issues. These types of questions can be handled offline by using the RF Assist Visit program. If you have any questions\, please reach out to Mike Hughes\, Entity Engagement Manager\, 216-503-0617.   \nEvent Information\nJoin from the webinar link: https://reliabilityfirst.webex.com/reliabilityfirst/j.php?MTID=md2703617866dc603b73f1c7dc4cde9fe \nWebinar number (access code): 2316 942 3022 \nWebinar password: 0123456 (0123456 when dialing from a phone or video system) \n  \nAgenda\nE-ISAC overview \nNoel Lloyd\, Senior Engagement and Outreach Coordinator\, and Carly Cipolla\, Senior Partnerships and Engagement Coordinator\, E-ISAC \nThe E-ISAC\, which is operated by NERC\, keeps asset owners and operators informed about cyber and physical threats to the North American bulk power system through around-the-clock situational awareness and expert analysis. Noel Lloyd and Carly Cipolla will discuss the value entities can get out of membership to the organization\, which is isolated from NERC’s enforcement processes through the E-ISAC Code of Conduct. \n  \nOscillations in the power grid  \nCourtney Fasca\, Senior Reliability Consultant\, External Affairs\, Lew Folkerth\, Principal Reliability Consultant\, External Affairs\, Kellen Phillips\, Principal Analyst\, Operational Analysis & Awareness\, and Parimal Saraf\, Principal Engineer\, Engineering & System Performance\, RF  \nRF staff will discuss oscillations in the power grid from multiple angles based on each of their expertise\, offering a beginner-friendly look at this rising reliability risk with the proliferation of inverter-based resources (IBRs). Learn more about small signal analysis\, review real-world case studies\, and current actions industry and the ERO Enterprise are taking to mitigate this risk.   \n  \nLessons learned from international case studies  \nCatherine Lewis\, Energy Policy Analyst\, External Affairs\, RF  \nJoin us for another deep dive into several international case studies — from European blackouts to ongoing fuel crises\, Catherine Lewis will recap what led to these events and discuss lessons learned: how to prevent these issues\, mitigation strategies being employed\, and what we can learn from these cases in the U.S.   
URL:https://www.rfirst.org/event/technical-talk-with-rf-may-2026/
LOCATION:Virtual (Webex)
CATEGORIES:Featured,Webinars
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SUMMARY:Electric Grid Bootcamp: Policymaker primer on reliability and emerging system risks
DESCRIPTION:What to expect\nThis policymakers’ forum at ReliabilityFirst is designed to provide a practical\, technical foundation in electric grid reliability and oversight. Participants will gain an overview of the respective roles of NERC\, ReliabilityFirst\, utilities\, and regional transmission organizations\, and how reliability standards are developed\, monitored\, and enforced.  Discussion topics will include engineering assessments\, system monitoring\, major disturbance events\, and emerging reliability risks such as: large load growth\, system complexity\, and resource transitions. The agenda equips policymakers and staff with a clearer understanding of how decisions made at the state and federal level intersect with real-world grid operations. The day concludes with an interactive exercise that highlights the tradeoffs inherent in energy policy choices and their implications for reliability and security. \n  \nWho should attend\nThis event is intended for state policymakers and leaders engaged in energy oversight and decision-making\, including public utility commissioners\, state legislators\, trade organizations\, state energy office leadership\, governors’ offices\, and their staff. The event provides a practical forum to strengthen understanding of reliability\, resilience\, and emerging grid challenges affecting state policy and regulatory priorities. \n  \nRegistration\nClick here to register. \nFor any questions\, please email communications@rfirst.org. \n  \nVirtual option\nThis event will be hybrid\, with an in-person option at the ReliabilityFirst office in the Cleveland area and a virtual option via Webex (details below). \nJoin link:\nhttps://reliabilityfirst.webex.com/reliabilityfirst/j.php?MTID=m15b9aa3dee316c9636a8068c136a5e00 \nWebinar number:\n2304 936 3081 \nWebinar password:\n0123456 (0123456 when dialing from a phone or video system) \nJoin by phone\n1-650-479-3207 Call-in toll number (US/Canada)\n1-855-244-8681 Call-in toll-free number (US/Canada) \nAccess code: 230 493 63081 \n  \nAgenda\nMonday\, Aug. 17 \n\n\n\nTime\nAgenda item\nLocation\n\n\n2:30 – 4:00 PM\nOptional: Tour FirstEnergy Center for Advanced Energy Technology\n871 Mull Ave\, Akron\, OH 44313\n\n\n\n  \nTuesday\, Aug. 18 \n\n\n\nTime\nAgenda item\nSpeaker\n\n\n8:00 – 9:00 AM\nBreakfast and Networking\n\n\n\n9:00 – 9:15 AM\nWelcome\nDiane Holder\, VP\, Engineering and Strategic Engagement\, RF\n\n\n9:15 – 9:35 AM\nNERC & RF 101\nMichelle Cross\, Manager\, Regulatory and Legislative Affairs\, RF\n\n\n9:35 – 10:00 AM\nCompliance and Enforcement of NERC Standards\nKristen Senk\, Deputy General Counsel and Director\, Legal and Enforcement\, RF\n\n\n10:00 – 10:15 AM\nBreak\n\n\n\n10:15 – 11:30 AM\nMonitoring the System and Events\nOPS-X Demonstration\nBrian Thiry\, Director\, Strategic Engagement\, RF\n\n\n11:30 – 12:15 PM\nLunch\n\n\n\n12:15 – 1:00 PM\nEngineering Assessments\, Modeling\, Data Analysis and Energy Assessments\nJohnny Gest\, Manager\, Engineering and System Performance\, RF\n\n\n1:00 – 2:15 PM\nRTO Overview\nJoan Soller\, Vice President\, Pareto Advisors\n\n\n2:15 – 2:30 PM\nBreak\n\n\n\n2:30 – 3:40 PM\nEPA Generate: The Game of Energy Choices\nCourtney Fasca\, Senior Reliability Consultant\, External Affairs\, RF\n\n\n3:40 – 3:45 PM\nClosing
URL:https://www.rfirst.org/event/electric-grid-bootcamp-2026/
LOCATION:ReliabilityFirst\, 3 Summit Park Dr #600\, Independence\, OH\, 44131\, United States
CATEGORIES:Featured
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SUMMARY:2026 Fall Reliability & Security Summit
DESCRIPTION:Save the date for our 2026 Fall Reliability & Security Summit! This year’s event will be hosted in Columbus\, Ohio. Stay tuned for more details.
URL:https://www.rfirst.org/event/2026-fall-reliability-security-summit/
LOCATION:Columbus\, Ohio\, Columbus\, OH\, United States
CATEGORIES:Featured
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