Reliability Risk Priorities for the Western Interconnection | InPOWERd Report | August 2017

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Earl Shockley

The Western Interconnection Regional Advisory Body (WIRAB) commissioned a report from INPOWERD LLC on the NERC Reliability Issues Steering Committee’s (RISC) November 2016 report on ERO Reliability Risk Priorities. The INPOWERD Report provides a summary of the NERC RISC process and highlights key reliability risk profiles for the Western Interconnection, based on the 2016 ERO report.

The NERC RISC plans to release a new draft 2017 ERO Reliability Risk Priorities Report in mid-September and a Final 2017 ERO Reliability Risk Priorities Report in November 2017. The NERC Board of Trustees will then consider the 2017 ERO Risk Priorities at its February 2018 meeting.

The WIRAB-commissioned InPOWERd report can be used to help prepare WIRAB to review the upcoming November 2017 report on ERO Reliability Risk Priorities. With this information, WIRAB can work with the WECC Member Advisory Committee (MAC) to provide strategic guidance to the WECC Board of Directors on how it should develop its strategic planning process and utilize the work of the NERC RISC in implementing that process.

InPOWERd Report – Reliability Risk Priorities for the Western Interconnection
NERC RISC Report – 2016 ERO Reliability Risk Priorities

By Admin2 on August 24, 2017 in Announcements

About the Author

Earl Shockley

President and CEO of INPOWERD

earl.shockley@INPOWERD.com

Short Bio

Earl W. Shockley is the President and CEO of INPOWERD LLC and a nationally respected authority on NERC reliability, compliance strategy, and grid-risk governance. With more than 40 years of experience in real-time system operations, regulatory oversight, and enterprise risk management, he brings rare operational and regulatory depth to the challenges facing today’s electric grid. A former NERC executive and certified auditor, Earl has led or supported over 100 compliance and enforcement engagements, including audits, investigations, and major blackout reviews. He now serves as a trusted executive advisor and leadership coach to utility boards, CEOs, COOs, CFOs, CIOs, senior executives, and frontline leaders helping them strengthen decision-making, clarify accountability, and align governance, culture, and internal controls with reliable outcomes. Through INPOWERD, Earl helps organizations move beyond check-the-box compliance to build resilient, accountable cultures. His leadership approach blends real-world regulatory experience with trust-based leadership, adaptive leadership skills, and emotional intelligence empowering leaders to manage risk, navigate uncertainty, and protect reliability while strengthening public trust.

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