In this episode of What’s the Bright Idea with SERC, host Joe Tromba is joined by Jermaine Green, Manager of SERC’s CIP Monitoring team, to discuss audits and the role of CIP monitoring in supporting the reliability and security of the Bulk Power System. The conversation explores the purpose of monitoring activities, the audit process and how continuous improvement helps registered entities strengthen their compliance programs. Listeners will gain insight into how monitoring supports collabor...

In this episode, we take a closer look at what defines good data—and why data quality is essential to decision‑making in the electric reliability industry. Host Joseph Tromba, legal counsel at SERC, is joined by data analytics experts Mike Petramalo and Srushtee Pawar to explore how reliable, consistent, and accurate data strengthen reliability assessments, risk identification, and long‑term planning across the region. You’ll learn: Why bad data can be more harmful than no dataThe four charac...

In this episode of What’s the Bright Idea with SERC, host Joseph Tromba speaks with SERC experts Anaisha Jaykumar and Gaurav Karandikar about resource adequacy, including balance of generation, load, and reserves for a reliable grid. They further explore challenges grid providers face, from extreme weather and supply chain risks to rapid load growth, renewable integration, and the retirement of baseload plants. The conversation also looks at advances in forecasting, essential reliability serv...

Load growth is changing grid reliability planning and operations. From EVs and data centers to crypto and electrification, demand is rising faster than the infrastructure needed to support it. In this episode, Host Joe Tromba talks with SERC’s Melinda Montgomery about the drivers, the risks, and why reliability planning is now so critical. SERC Regional Risk Report: https://tinyurl.com/aaz58srb SERC Reliability Corporation’s new risk-focused website, serc.org, is nearly ready to launch. With ...

Host Joe Tromba sits down with Chris Holmquest, Senior Reliability and Security Advisor at SERC Reliability Corporation, for part two of their conversation exploring the evolving world of Critical Infrastructure Protection (CIP). With more than four decades in the power industry, Chris shares his unique perspective on the transformation of technology, operations and security, from coal-fired power plants and control centers without personal computers (PCs) to today's complex cyber and physica...

In this first installment of a two-part conversation, host Joe Tromba sits down with Chris Holmquest, Senior Reliability and Security Advisor at SERC Reliability Corporation, to explore the evolving world of Critical Infrastructure Protection (CIP). With more than four decades in the power industry, Chris shares his unique perspective on the transformation of technology, operations and security, from coal-fired power plants and control centers without personal computers (PCs) to today's compl...

In this episode, host Joseph Tromba is joined by Stephen Brown, Director of Cyber and Physical Security at SERC, to explore the role of cybersecurity in protecting the electric grid. As threats in the digital world evolve, safeguarding systems and data become increasingly critical; not only for personal security, but also for maintaining the reliability of our energy infrastructure. Tune in as they discuss the intersection of cybersecurity and electric reliability, why it matters and what it ...

In this episode, Maggie Peacock gives an overview of Artificial Intelligence and provides how it comes into play in the electric reliability space.

In this episode Ted and Pete do a deep dive into the Inverter-Based Resources Initiative. Here is NERC's Glossary of Terms for reference.