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FPUA reviews 2024 NERC compliance work; no new standards required this year
Summary
Staff reported results of FPUA's 2023 gap assessment and 2024 compliance activity, including self‑reports and use of a third‑party vendor since April 2024. Key future priorities include substation physical security, emergency preparedness and potential exposure from new load.
Eric Meyer, electric and gas supervisor and engineer, presented FPUA’s North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) compliance overview for 2024 and briefed the board on regional regulatory relationships and recent actions.
Meyer reviewed FPUA’s registration status (transmission owner and distribution provider), noted that FPUA does not own generation assets and that Florida Power & Light operates the 138 kV transmission system. He said NERC did not issue new enforceable standards for FPUA in 2024, so no additional procedures were required this year. Meyer recapped a 2023 gap assessment that identified two document‑control issues; FPUA self‑reported those issues in March 2024 and received findings from the regional entity (SERC) later in 2024 but did not receive penalties.
As a result of the self‑report, FPUA contracted a third‑party vendor in April 2024 to assist with NERC compliance management; that vendor is completing an in‑depth review of remaining standards. Meyer identified several ongoing priorities: heightened substation physical security because of nationwide attacks on infrastructure, cold‑weather and emergency preparedness, and evaluating whether new load or assets will change FPUA’s compliance obligations.
No board action was required; the presentation served as an informational update.
