Regulatory and Regional Affairs

Regulatory mandates at the State and Federal level continue to increase every year. PUCT, ERCOT, EPA, NERC/FERC and other agencies require Electric Cooperatives (Co-ops) and Municipally-Owned electric systems (MOUs) to report and be in compliance with numerous environmental, regulatory and operational requirements.

Regulatory Services: Schneider Engineering, Ltd. (SE) provides Clients with a cost-effective service that tracks all the various regulatory requirements and deadlines, provides representation at meetings, prepares required filings and supports Clients with all these issues. We achieve this by offering the following services:

• NERC reliability standards compliance documentation
• Electric System—Emergency Operations Plans
• Spill Prevention Control / Countermeasure Plans
• Standards and procedures development
• Ongoing document / records management
• Audit support
• Briefings and training sessions
• Client studies such as arc-flash / sectionalizing
• Certificate of Convenience and Necessity (CCN) support
• New -- Monthly Regulatory "Watchdog" Bulletin

Agencies: Our engineers and professional staff know how to cut through the large amount of information and focus on the specific requirements that have real implications for our Clients. SE’s regulatory compliance team monitors and tracks the following regulatory agencies at the State and Federal levels:

• FERC/NERC
• DOE
• EPA
• PUCT
• ERCOT
• TRE

Regional Affairs: The SE team also tracks and monitors other regional issues such as CREZ and other renewable energy issues. These “regional affairs” can have significant implications for our Clients. So let us do the research, attend the appropriate meetings, prepare documents and filings and keep you posted on the latest developments. Combined with our other participating Clients, this solution saves your utility time and money and ensures that your utility has the latest word on all these important regulatory and regional affairs issues.