This book is organized in seventeen chapters (300 pages) each addressing a fundamental of  Power System Reliability. Rather than present the Reliability Standards strictly in the NERC alphabetic Standards blocks, the Standards are presented in the context of the appropriate power system fundamentals.  This organization is designed to provide the  technical information required to understand the Standards and provide relevance and perspective to highlight the purpose of each Standard or group of Standards.  This presentation format is designed to frame each group of standards so that information can be more easily assimilated and retained by electric power system operating personnel.

Each chapter is designed around a fundamental of Power System Reliability and its associated NERC Standards.  Background information is presented to explain the purpose, intent and technical relevance of the Standards in that group.  Key requirements of the Standards are summarized.  Finally, any remaining requirements from the Standards group are presented for completeness. Questions are presented at the end of most chapters to allow the reader to test for comprehension.

Click the link below to access the 2008 (the latest available) NERC Guide for the new NERC Exam.  You will see that the new exam will stress application and analysis type questions.  That is precisely why we organized our text the way we did.  We stress the presenting the Standards in the context of Power System Fundamentals.