North American Generator Forum Update

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Often the most powerful and successful efforts start with a few people coming together to solve a problem. In the past 5 years a number of “compliance communities” have sprung up across North America. Panelists give their individual takes on how they are using these communities to keep up on current industry-specific security regulatory developments and how they are sharing this information with the forums they represent. The panel will discuss the challenges of providing relevant information to their constituencies, communication strategies, community-driven solutions and the power of group dynamics as it relates to addressing security regulation as well as their thoughts on the importance of participating in community-based programs.

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North American Generator Forum
Update
EnergySec Security Summit
September 26, 2012

Josh
Sandler,
NAGF
Steering
Commi7ee

Duke
Energy

NAGF Current Status

Ø Generator
Forum
presently
has
over

500
individual

members
represenBng
approximately
200
diﬀerent

registered
enBBes

Ø Membership
in
the
Generator
Forum
is
voluntary
and

open
to
all
currently

registered
enBBes,
or
enBBes

preparing
to
register
with
NERC
as
a
GO
and/or
GOP

Ø ParBcipate
in
meeBngs
and
webinars
on
current
issues

and
developments—guest
presenters
include
NERC

and
Regional
staﬀ

Ø Access
Forum’s
website
to
review
and
post
materials

Ø Forum’s
membership
includes
GO/GOPs
of
all
sizes
and

across
all
regions

NAGF Growth Since
Founding in 2009
The
NAGF
is
evolving
by
focusing
on
three
goals:

(1) Enhancing
and
reﬁning
the
framework
we’ve

established
by
implemenBng
a
dues
structure

and
obtaining
not-‐for
proﬁt
status;

(2) Developing
and
expanding
our
outreach
and

collaboraBve
work;
and

(3) PromoBng
broader
member
engagement

through
working
groups
and
more
opportuniBes

for
experience
and
informaBon
sharing

NAGF Developments and
Activities

Ø  Steering Committee Expanding from 10 to14 to
accommodate new members from PSEG, PPL,
NAES, Duke Energy, EON and MeagPower
Ø  Dues Proposal being finalized—three tier structure
($500 to $2,000 range)
Ø  Not-for-Profit Status to be obtained
Ø  Webinars:
Ø  FFT – Done
Ø Cyber Security Cost Recovery – Done
Ø Frequency Response - Upcoming
Ø Weatherization - Upcoming

NAGF Developments and
Activities (Cont’d)
Ø  Working Groups--Best Practice Development and Peer
Reviews
•  Renewables/Nuclear
•  ICP/Compliance Culture
•  Operational Excellence
•  Generator TOP Registration and Compliance
•  Standards “SWAT” Team - NEW
•  Security Practices Group - NEW
Ø  Human Performance Initiative with NERC
Ø  Pursue Best Practice; look beyond Standards
Compliance
Ø  Exploring collaboration on operational issues

NAGF Developments and
Activities (Cont’d)
Ø Planning 2nd Annual National Meeting
Ø November 1st – 2nd @ NERC offices in Atlanta, GA
•  Commissioner Norris Keynote Speaker (Invited)
•  Gerry Cauley, Paul Barber, Mike Moon, Rebecca
Michael and Ken Lotterhos
•  Regional Compliance and Enforcement Staff
Panel
•  Consultant Panel to Provide Audit, ICP Insights
and Assess Evolution and Trends of Regulatory
Scheme

Josh Sandler
Steering Committee, NAGF
Duke Energy
josh.sandler@duke-energy.com
(704) 382-4504

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Heather Hedden, Senior Consultant at Enterprise Knowledge, presented “The Role of Taxonomy and Ontology in Semantic Layers” at a webinar hosted by Progress Semaphore on April 16, 2024. Taxonomies at their core enable effective tagging and retrieval of content, and combined with ontologies they extend to the management and understanding of related data. There are even greater benefits of taxonomies and ontologies to enhance your enterprise information architecture when applying them to a semantic layer. A survey by DBP-Institute found that enterprises using a semantic layer see their business outcomes improve by four times, while reducing their data and analytics costs. Extending taxonomies to a semantic layer can be a game-changing solution, allowing you to connect information silos, alleviate knowledge gaps, and derive new insights. Hedden, who specializes in taxonomy design and implementation, presented how the value of taxonomies shouldn’t reside in silos but be integrated with ontologies into a semantic layer. Learn about: - The essence and purpose of taxonomies and ontologies in information and knowledge management; - Advantages of semantic layers leveraging organizational taxonomies; and - Components and approaches to creating a semantic layer, including the integration of taxonomies and ontologies

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1. North American Generator Forum Update EnergySec Security Summit September 26, 2012 Josh Sandler, NAGF Steering Commi7ee Duke Energy

2. NAGF Current Status Ø Generator Forum presently has over 500 individual members represenBng approximately 200 diﬀerent registered enBBes Ø Membership in the Generator Forum is voluntary and open to all currently registered enBBes, or enBBes preparing to register with NERC as a GO and/or GOP Ø ParBcipate in meeBngs and webinars on current issues and developments—guest presenters include NERC and Regional staﬀ Ø Access Forum’s website to review and post materials Ø Forum’s membership includes GO/GOPs of all sizes and across all regions

3. NAGF Growth Since Founding in 2009 The NAGF is evolving by focusing on three goals: (1) Enhancing and reﬁning the framework we’ve established by implemenBng a dues structure and obtaining not-‐for proﬁt status; (2) Developing and expanding our outreach and collaboraBve work; and (3) PromoBng broader member engagement through working groups and more opportuniBes for experience and informaBon sharing

4. NAGF Developments and Activities Ø  Steering Committee Expanding from 10 to14 to accommodate new members from PSEG, PPL, NAES, Duke Energy, EON and MeagPower Ø  Dues Proposal being finalized—three tier structure ($500 to $2,000 range) Ø  Not-for-Profit Status to be obtained Ø  Webinars: Ø  FFT – Done Ø Cyber Security Cost Recovery – Done Ø Frequency Response - Upcoming Ø Weatherization - Upcoming

5. NAGF Developments and Activities (Cont’d) Ø  Working Groups--Best Practice Development and Peer Reviews •  Renewables/Nuclear •  ICP/Compliance Culture •  Operational Excellence •  Generator TOP Registration and Compliance •  Standards “SWAT” Team - NEW •  Security Practices Group - NEW Ø  Human Performance Initiative with NERC Ø  Pursue Best Practice; look beyond Standards Compliance Ø  Exploring collaboration on operational issues

6. NAGF Developments and Activities (Cont’d) Ø Planning 2nd Annual National Meeting Ø November 1st – 2nd @ NERC offices in Atlanta, GA •  Commissioner Norris Keynote Speaker (Invited) •  Gerry Cauley, Paul Barber, Mike Moon, Rebecca Michael and Ken Lotterhos •  Regional Compliance and Enforcement Staff Panel •  Consultant Panel to Provide Audit, ICP Insights and Assess Evolution and Trends of Regulatory Scheme

7. Josh Sandler Steering Committee, NAGF Duke Energy josh.sandler@duke-energy.com (704) 382-4504

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