ReliabilityFirst

Technical Talk with RF
2025-11-17 14:00 - 15:30 (America/New_York) | Virtual (Webex)
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.
While 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.
Event Information
Join link:
https://reliabilityfirst.webex.com/reliabilityfirst/j.php?MTID=m4735bfd9bd4421b64261ae7722aad646
Meeting number: 2318 324 0000
Meeting password: [REDACTED] (0123456 when dialing from a phone or video system)
Join by phone: 1-650-479-3207 Call-in toll number (US/Canada)
Access code: 231 832 40000

Agenda
Supply chain challenges
Jeff Craigo, Senior Vice President, Operations and Risk, RF
Eric Seidler, SVP, Corporate Safety, Security and Operational Oversight, Ameren
Jeff Craigo and Eric Seidler will discuss the impact of supply chain challenges on electric grid reliability, including equipment lead times, tariffs, the labor market, and mitigation strategies. The Bulk Electric System (BES) is not immune to supply chain risks, which can compromise or impact the availability of equipment, tools, and resources that results in the delay or disruption of system operations.
CIP standards update
Lew Folkerth, Principal Reliability Consultant, External Affairs, RF
FERC announced action in three areas of the CIP standards in September. Lew will provide a summary of these actions and a discussion of the status of other CIP development efforts.

Reference Materials
Tech Talk with RF – November 2025
Supply chain challenges discussion with Jeff Craigo and Eric Seidler – recording
