NERC
The North American body setting and enforcing mandatory grid reliability standards, including critical-infrastructure rules.
Current numbers
Level 3NERC's highest (Essential Actions) alert tier — first used for load, on computational loads
Project 2026-02NERC standards-development project defining the CLE functional class and obligations
May 4, 2026NERC Level 3 "Essential Actions" Alert issued; 7 mandated actions, responses due Aug 3, 2026