Show Notes
“Compliance and enforcement are necessary tools in our toolkit, but we have a much broader vision and mission that's really focused on a highly reliable and secure North American bulk power system. And those standards are the floor, but there's so much more we can do. And the biggest tool in our toolkit is outreach and education.” - Sara Patrick
Bryson interviews Sara on her work leading the Midwest Reliability Organization to identify, prioritize and assure effective and efficient mitigation of risks to the security of the North American bulk power system.
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