What is the NERC CIP?
The North American Electric Reliability Corporation is a nonprofit corporation tasked with ensuring the reliability and security of the bulk power transmission system in North America (the U.S., Canada and part of Mexico). NERC is a federally designated Electric Reliability Organization that develops and enforces reliability standards and requirements for planning and operating the collective bulk power system. NERC standards have been accredited by the American National Standards Institute and cover elements such as resource and demand balance, transmission, personnel and training, emergency preparedness and the design and maintenance of facilities, including nuclear power facilities. The NERC Critical Infrastructure Protection plan comprises more than 100 NERC Reliability Standards, and sets requirements for protecting critical assets used in the bulk electric system and the systems that support those assets. NERC CIP consists of nine standards covering the security of electronic per
