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The Western Electricity Coordinating Council (WECC) is a non-profit corporation that exists to assure a reliable Bulk Electric System in the geographic area known as the Western Interconnection. WECC has been approved by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) as the Regional Entity for the Western Interconnection. The North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) delegated some of its authority to create, monitor, and enforce reliability standards to WECC through a Delegation Agreement.

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About WECC

The Western Electricity Coordinating Council (WECC) is a non-profit corporation that exists to ensure a reliable Bulk Electric System in the geographic area known as the Western Interconnection. WECC has been approved by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) as the Regional Entity for the Western Interconnection. The North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) delegated some of its authority to create, monitor, and enforce reliability standards to WECC through a Delegation Agreement.

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Reliability & Security Workshop

The WECC Reliability & Security Workshop provides in-depth education and training through lectures, presentations, expert panel discussions, interactive dialogue in an open forum, question-and-answer sessions, and networking opportunities. Meeting topics include lessons learned and process improvement for implementing risk-based concepts in the Compliance Monitoring and Enforcement Program (CMEP), enforcement trends and statistics, and information on audit approaches for upcoming O&P standards and CIP standards.

Workshop Contact: Mailee Cook

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