In the News

GADS Data Reporting Instructions — Updates for 2010

Effective January 1, 2010, the following GADS Data Reporting Instruction are valid:

NERC will no longer accept the 95/97 format beginning with the 1st Quarter 2010 data submittal to NERC
Change in contact information when sending quarterly GADS files to NERC
Change in Unit Status Form
Cause Codes Added – Fossil-Steam, Fluidized-Bed Fossil, Nuclear, Hydro/Pumped Storage Units, Gas Turbines, Jet Engine, Diesel Engines, Miscellaneous Units, Combined Cycle & Co-Gen Block, Geothermal, Outside Management Control

We recommend that you keep up-to-date on the most current GADS reporting revisions by downloading a copy of the NERC GADS Data Reporting Instructions.

News Releases & Items of Interest

Click the following links to review recent announcements and news articles:

ISO New England (02/03/2006)
Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) (09/15/2005)
Solomon Associates Launches GADS NxL (02/03/2005) —
the Next Level of GADS Reliability Software
Ron Fluegge Joins Solomon Associates (02/01/2005)

Published Papers and Tutorials

Benchmarking In Today's Competitive Environment, American Society of Mechanical Engineers – PWR-Vol. 34, Proceedings of the 1999 International Joint Power Generation Conference – Power, Volume 2, ASME 1999, July 28, 1999
Tutorial: The ABCs of RAM Improvement – Methods and Data, ASME International Joint Power Generation Conference & Exposition, July 25, 2000
Tutorial: Use of Reliability Data and Processes in the Competitive Power Marketplace, ASME 2001 International Joint Power Generation Conference & Exposition, June 6, 2001

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