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Power generation experts evaluate the design, operation, and maintenance of electrical generation facilities and distribution systems.1 They address cases involving power plant failures, utility negligence, grid reliability issues, and regulatory compliance disputes. The North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) develops mandatory and enforceable reliability standards for the bulk electric system under Section 215 of the Federal Power Act, and those standards are approved and enforced by FERC.2 Equipment integrity in steam-generating plants is governed by the ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code (BPVC), the single largest source of technical data for the construction and operation of boilers and pressure vessels.3 These experts are essential in cases where utility operations, maintenance practices, or investment decisions are at issue.
NERC reliability standards are mandatory and enforceable across the North American bulk electric system under Section 215 of the Federal Power Act.
Case Types
Power plant failure and equipment malfunction
Utility negligence causing personal injury or property damage
Grid reliability and power outage disputes
Utility rate case and prudency review proceedings
Renewable energy project performance disputes
Qualifications
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FAQ
A power generation expert should have an engineering background with specialization in power systems, extensive experience in power plant operations or utility management, and knowledge of applicable reliability standards and regulatory requirements. The expert's experience should align with the type of generation facility at issue.
Power generation experts are needed in utility negligence cases, power plant accident investigations, equipment failure and warranty disputes, rate case proceedings, renewable energy project disputes, and any case involving the operation, maintenance, or regulatory compliance of electrical generation or distribution systems.
In general, energy expert fees are determined by the expert themselves, based on a variety of criteria. Among those criteria are professional experience, forensic experience, engineering certifications, regulatory expertise, and publications. Vident does have some influence over expert fees by comparing experts within a specialty, but ultimately it is a personal decision by the expert.
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