The North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) is holding a webinar on Monday, January 23, 2012 from 12:00 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. Central Time (1:00 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. Eastern Time) to discuss recommendations from the final joint FERC/NERC inquiry report “Outages and Curtailments during the Southwest Cold Weather Event.”  To register for the webinar, please click the Webinar Registration  link.

Texas Reliability Entity, Inc. (Texas RE) held a special Talk with Texas RE meeting on November 29, 2011, to discuss lessons learned from the February 2011 winter event and winter preparation in the ERCOT Region.  To view the presentation and recording from this meeting, as well as other information on Talk with Texas RE, please click here: http://www.texasre.org/StakeholderOutreach/TalkWithTexasRE/Pages/Default.aspx. 

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NERC Webinar Announcement
Southwest Cold Snap Recommendations

January 23, 2012 | 1:00 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. ET

Click here for: Webinar Registration  

Topic
In early February 2011, a major cold wave swept across the Southwest United States with extreme low temperatures, wind, ice, and snow. Faced with a possible all‐time high winter peak electrical demand and cold‐weather‐related issues with generators and fuel supplies, an electrical generation capacity shortfall occurred as generators tripped off‐line and reserves dwindled.

Earl Shockley, Director of Reliability Risk Management, North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC), will discuss the electrical recommendations from the final joint FERC/NERC inquiry report “Outages and Curtailments during the Southwest Cold Weather Event.”  The focus of the discussion will be winter weather preparation.  Heather Polzin, Lead Attorney, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) will discuss briefly the collaborative effort of the joint FERC/NERC inquiry.

Invited Audience
NERC Members and Industry Stakeholders.

Access Information
Specific access information will be provided to those who register at the link above.  Pre-registration is required for the Southwest Cold Snap Recommendations webinar.  This webinar will be broadcast using broadcast audio and a webinar.  A conference dial-in number is also provided for those who need it.

For more information or assistance, please contact Sandy Shiflett (via email) or at 404-446-2575.