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“Doing” Compliance Versus Being Secure – Integrate security & compliance activities

Compliance standards and programs such as NERC CIP V5 are created to improve the overall security of critical infrastructure.  However, much of the time, companies do as little as possible and seem to scramble to create the compliance program at the last possible moment.  To get the most out of compliance efforts and to improve …

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NERC CIP Version 4 Change To Automatic Load Shedding

Listed, is the the change to NERC CIP Version 4 as it applies to Automatic Load Shedding 1.13. Each system or Facility that performs automatic load shedding, without human operator initiation, of 300 MW or more implementing Under Voltage Load Shedding (UVLS) or Under Frequency Load Shedding (UFLS) as required by the regional load shedding …

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NERC CIP Version 4 Transmission Substations and Facility Changes

The following are changes to NERC CIP Version 4 as it applies to transmission substations and facilities are listed below followed by a brief description of each: 1.6. Transmission Facilities operated at 500 kV or higher. This means that any substation that maintains transmission lines at a capacity of 500kv or higher are now considered …

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NERC CIP Version 4 Changes to Systems and Facilities Critical to System Restoration

The following are changes to NERC CIP Version 4 as it applies to systems and facilities critical to system restoration: 1.4. Each Black start Resource identified in the Transmission Operator’s restoration plan. This means that if a transmission operator defines a black start resource in their restoration plan as critical than all of those resources …

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The key differences between NERC CIP Version 3 and NERC CIP Version 4

The basic difference between the two versions is that NERC CIP Version 4 is much more specific pertaining CIP 002 and the identification of Critical Assets. The result appears to be that control canters, substations, and generation facilities that utilities did not previously declare critical assets will be declared critical assets under version 4. This …

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