: "NAGF Members,
NERC has just sent the following early announcement and will be sending registration information in the near future:
Variable Energy Resource (VER) Modeling & Validation Workshop (working meeting) on August 1-2 at the NERC officeAugust 1 (full day) - August 2 (half day), 2017NERC Offices, Atlanta, GASeeking VER modeling..."

: "Finding skilled employees is a problem for approximately 70% of the utility industry today. Couple that with 52% are eligible to retire by 2020, and the industry is facing potential skilled workforce issues. NERC has expressed concern in the Industry's aging workforce and are particularly concerned to the potential mass exodus of highly qualifie..."

: "NAGF Member:
We need YOU to make the 2017 NAGF Annual Meeting great! Is there a topic you would like discussed this year? Do you have questions about an upcoming NERC Reliability Standard that you would like answered? Would you like to share best practices or lessons learned? Please send all topics of interest to heather.morgan@edpr.com.

Than..."

: "Just found out through a spot check that we've lost a relay test report. At this point, the only evidence we have is a completed work order with a date. I think the safest thing to do is to perform a re-test before the 6 year interval. Has anyone ran into this issue and what have others done?"

: "I have been asked to pose the following questions to NAGF members. The goal is to ensure our Operations Center is properly staffed. Once I've collected the information, I will compile the results and share. Thanks in advance.
Dominions Regulated Market Operations Center is responsible for bidding/dispatching approximately 100 generators into the..."

: "Sandy Rainey has experienced some significant events in his career. He's shared some lessons learned in the hopes that this information will help others prevent a repeat of these incidents. His (eye-opening) video would be great to share with any electrical maintenance staff. It is here on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6b018Ixugx4&fea..."

: "Fellow NAGF members,
Sandy Rainey at NCPA has shared some of his AVR & PSS expertise with the world. His presentation is on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rk7O6xTVQsQ&feature=youtu.be He also delves into a few NERC standards in the video and the attached presentation slides, such as PRC-019/-024/-025, VAR-001/-002, and MOD-026.
2016..."

: "I just sent this blast:

NAGF members,

After the annual meeting last year, we sent out a survey to ensure the NAGF was moving in the direction that our members feel is beneficial. Thank you for all of the feedback.

Attached are the survey questions, your anonymous responses and the actions we are taking to improve the value of the NAG.."