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Welcome to the North American Generator Forum


The North American Generator Forum (NAGF) was founded in 2009 as a vehicle for generator owners and/or operators to address issues related to registration, compliance, standards development and other NERC-related topics. In 2013, the North American Generator Forum, Inc. became a non-profit, dues-based corporation.

We provide entities who are generator owners and operators in North America a means to collaborate and communicate with FERC, NERC, the Regional Entities, the Canadian Provinces and other organizations with missions similar to ours, with the ultimate goal of improving the reliability of the bulk power system. 

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RECENT ACTIVITY

Said: : "MOD-025 suggest an engineering justification when test results do not match expected capabilities. I don't know of any guidance on what that looks like. The justification might entail using a system modeling tool to evaluate how grid vo...
Said: : "I was among those who contributed to the NERC guidance you cite, and I see nothing in MRO's SAG contradicting it. The new work pertains specifically to asynchronous dispersed power producing resources, and covers some topics not addresse...
Said: : "If you do find yourself in that situation, keep in mind "planned" and "unplanned" changes found in the implementation plans. Trey"
Said: : "Thanks Trey! This has not happened to us yet .... we are just prepping for if it does. Thanks for the input, we will keep that in mind for sure. Shannon"
Said: : "My current organization has not. My response is simply to remind you that this also elevates your GOP Control Center to a high impact rating per 1.4. Trey"
Said: : "Mr. Rice, Did you ever get any responses for your questions? I am faced with a similar challenge trying to evaluate the number of required compliance personnel organizations found to be most effective to handle NERC obligations, specifica...
Said: : "Doug, Alison MacKellar and I are pulling together the meeting notes and will distribute to everyone that was on the meeting invite. We intend to form the discussion points into some distinct questions to take to NERC and ask for clarifyi...
Said: : "Thanks for all the help and advice. I'll post an update once we determine which path to take. -Mike"
Said: : "Mike, I agree with the others that registration is the only way to shift compliance obligations from a NERC standpoint. I have some experience with CFRs, so give me a call if you want to chat..."
Said: : "I'll include the same disclaimer that I am not an attorney. I agree with Andrew, an MOU can shift financial liability or even the actions of performing a function but in the end the entity with the registration has the compliance respons...
Said: : "Another resource for inspiration might be the NERC CIPC guideline "Shared Ownership of Bulk Electric System Facilities". It contains a sample MOU. Link: https://www.nerc.com/comm/CIPC/Compliance%20Enforcement%20and%20Input%20Working%20Gr...
Said: : "DISCLAIMER: This is not intended to be legal advice. I do not represent you or your company. If you want legal advice, consult your company's legal department. As we understand it, a company cannot "shift" responsibility for compliance to...
Said: : "Mike we developed an agreement like this several years ago for a plant the we operated for another utility as the owner. I will get see if I can share this delegation agreement with you."
Said: : "Thank you both! -Mike"
Said: : "My thoughts for good measure . . . If CAN-0010 is still in effect (defines Annual not Calendar Year), I would say it depends when you performed your last calendar year validation. If it occurred prior to 2018, then I would say you must...

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