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Perspectives on asset performance, reliability, and compliance

Articles from the NAES Asset Solutions team on the operating, reliability, and compliance decisions that shape asset value, written by the engineers and directors who do the work.

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Insights & Articles

Latest from NAES Asset Solutions

Practical perspectives on O&M economics, OT security and NERC CIP readiness, and electrical-maintenance compliance. Select any article to open the PDF in a new window.

Finding the Economic Optimum in Power Plant O M, first page

Finding the Economic Optimum in Power Plant O&M

By Robert Wolfe, Director of Asset Optimization

Why the lowest O&M budget is rarely the most profitable. O&M spending is best evaluated by the operating margin it enables, balancing reliability, performance, risk, and commercial obligations.

Read the Article (PDF) ↗CIP-003-9 Is Not Just a Compliance Update It s a Visibility Problem, first page

CIP-003-9 Is Not Just a Compliance Update, It’s a Visibility Problem

By Justin Grabe, NAES Asset Solutions

Why CIP-003-9 is better understood as an operational-visibility challenge for low-impact BES Cyber Systems than as a one-time compliance deadline.

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NFPA 70B Is Now a Standard. Electrical Maintenance Programs Need to Catch Up

By Jim Forehand, CMRP, Director, Risk & Reliability

What the shift of NFPA 70B from recommended practice to a standard means for how facilities plan and document electrical maintenance.

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