IEEE Power & Energy Society (PES) Power System Relaying and Control (PSRC) Committee
PES Power System Relaying and Control (PSRC) Committee is responsible for the development of standards, guides and reports covering different aspects of protection and control of electric power systems.
by Catherine Dalton, Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI)
Our May PSRC meeting took place in Cleveland, OH, during the week of May 11-14, 2026, with a successful turnout of 254 participants!
The PSRC is in sync with the PES strategic direction, to be the leading provider of the latest technological development in the power and energy industry for the betterment of humanity. Core competencies include education, standards, publications and conferences.
Officers include Gene Henneberg, Chair; Jim Niemira, Vice Chair; Gary Kobet, Secretary. Erin Jessup, Standards Coordinator. There are currently 131voting members of PSRC, as of May 1, 2026.
PSRC Membership: IEEE PES PSRC has a LinkedIn page with 244 members currently. We want YOU to participate! Please join our group: IEEE PES PSRC (public group). The process….
1. Log into your LinkedIn account
2. Search for “IEEE PES PSRC”
3. Select ‘Groups’ from the header menu. 4. Select “Join”
IEEE Copyright: Please help protect it! You may see LinkedIn posts or elsewhere that illegally share IEEE standards documents. If you do, please forward information including any links to the post to: infringement@ieee.org to alert IEEE.
IEEE PES PSRC Awards: Adrian Zvarych is now our Awards Chair. Reminder for Standards Working Group awards and certificates of appreciation. Once your working group has completed its work, please contact Adrian for the process to request awards and certificates.
PSRC Career Service and Gentlefolk Awards were presented to Jim Niemira, our wonderful Vice Chair.
Technical Paper Coordinator Report: Conferences for which PSRC members can submit abstracts and possibly present technical papers include the following:
- IEEE PES General Meeting, July 19-23, 2026, Montreal, QC, CA Powering the Digital Era ; 72 papers proposed; 36 accepted; five panel sessions /
- 2027 IEEE PES Grid Edge Technologies Conference & Exposition, April 19-22, 2027, Salt Lake City, UT
Subcommittee Chair and Working Group Chair Training; O&P Manual Revision and Working Group Chair Training is underway. Working group chairs can find the Training Manual Posted on PSRC Knowledge Base on the pes-psrc.org website.
Standard Coordinator’s Report by Erin Jessup. Please refer to the Main committee meeting minutes for specific projects and status. Great progress has been achieved on many standards, including 31 PARs, amendments, and revisions, with emphasis on IEEE and IEC alignment, safety, and testing. Notable projects include C37.90, C37.92, C37.243, C37.1.2 and others, with deadlines and ballot statuses detailed in meeting minutes.
PSRC Subcommittee Updates: All of PSRC’s Subcommittees, H, I, J, K, C, D, are diligently working on numerous Standards, Guides, technical papers, tutorials, webinars, etc. for our industry. Subcommittee chairs Hugo Monterrubio (H), Angelo Tempone (I), Will English (J), Brandon Davies (K), Manish Patel C), and Alla Deronja (D).
Please refer to the PSRC Main Committee May 2026 Meeting Minutes on the pes-psrc.org website for detailed subcommittee updates. How can you get involved? Join us at any of our meetings and volunteer for the Working Groups that interest you.
External and International Liaisons: Reports were provided on CIGRE B5 activities, joint standards projects, and international events like Paris Session, Energy Forum, and Grid of Future symposiums. Collaboration efforts with IEC TC 95 and other organizations were highlighted.
NERC and IBR Standards: Updates were provided on reliability standards, disturbance reports, and large load integration challenges, including the Iberian blackout case. FERC approvals for IBR standards are noted, with emphasis on system resilience and cybersecurity.
IEEE PES PSRC appreciates all that our volunteers offer. We congratulate the recent awardees and encourage active participation in upcoming meetings and standards development activities.
Future Meetings:
- September 13-16, 2026, Reno, NV, Peppermill Hotel and Casino
- January 17-21, 2027, JTCM, San Antonio, TX, San Antonio Marriott River Center
- May 10-13, 2027, Baltimore, MD, Renaissance Harbor place
- September 13-16, 2027, Louisville, KY, The Galt House Hotel
- January 9-13, 2028, JTCM, Garden Grove, CA, Hyatt Regency Orange County
Biography:
Catherine Dalton is a Strategic Account Executive at EPRI. She has broad experience in the electric utility industry. She is a Senior Member of the IEEE, and an active participant in IEEE PES PSRC. She has a master’s degree in electrical engineering (Ohio State University,) and a MBA from the University of Dayton. Previously she worked for American Electric Power, Basler Electric, SEL and Beckwith Electric.
