{"690226":{"#nid":"690226","#data":{"type":"external_news","title":"NEETRAC Examines Implications of IEEE Entity Standards for North American Utilities","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EA quiet but consequential shift is underway in how technical standards are produced for the global electric power industry. Through the IEEE\u2019s \u201centity\u201d standards development process, organizations, rather than individual engineers, can write and ballot standards that may ultimately be treated as globally applicable. While this method is common in some sectors, it is relatively new in the power and energy space, where standards have historically been shaped by North American utilities, manufacturers, and technical committees. As entity standards proliferate, utilities are being encouraged to scrutinize applicability more closely to avoid unintended system, regulatory, or interoperability risks.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EIn this statement from NEETRAC, the organization outlines how these changes within IEEE\u2019s standards development processes could affect utilities that rely on IEEE documents for equipment design, procurement, and operations. The commentary notes that the IEEE\u2019s entity development pathway\u2014now widely used outside North America\u2014has enabled the publication of standards that reflect foreign grid practices and priorities. NEETRAC\u2019s membership believes that these standards deserve closer technical review before being adopted or referenced in North American applications.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.tdworld.com\/overhead-transmission\/blog\/55343581\/neetrac-examines-implications-of-ieee-entity-standards-for-north-american-utilities\u0022\u003ERead more on the TDWorld Webpage\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ENEETRAC explores the evolving landscape of IEEE standards development highlighting the emerging use of entity-based process within the IEEE Power and Energy Society that enable organizations, especially foreign entities like China, to influence global power industry standards, potentially impacting North American systems.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":"","uid":"36413","created_gmt":"2026-05-11 16:17:38","changed_gmt":"2026-05-11 16:19:16","author":"pdevarajan3","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","publication":"TDWorld.com","field_article_url":"","publication_url":"https:\/\/www.tdworld.com\/overhead-transmission\/blog\/55343581\/neetrac-examines-implications-of-ieee-entity-standards-for-north-american-utilities","dateline":{"date":"2026-01-14T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2026-01-14T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"680250":{"id":"680250","type":"image","title":"neetracstory-stockimage.jpeg","body":null,"created":"1778516294","gmt_created":"2026-05-11 16:18:14","changed":"1778516294","gmt_changed":"2026-05-11 16:18:14","alt":"Rolled Documents with plans and standards printed","file":{"fid":"264494","name":"neetracstory-stockimage.jpeg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/2026\/05\/11\/neetracstory-stockimage.jpeg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/2026\/05\/11\/neetracstory-stockimage.jpeg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":63626,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/2026\/05\/11\/neetracstory-stockimage.jpeg?itok=dpxGubuo"}}},"media_ids":["680250"],"groups":[{"id":"1188","name":"Research Horizons"},{"id":"367481","name":"SEI Energy"},{"id":"1280","name":"Strategic Energy Institute"}],"categories":[{"id":"144","name":"Energy"},{"id":"194609","name":"Industry"},{"id":"135","name":"Research"}],"keywords":[{"id":"188853","name":"go-seiinthenews"},{"id":"187927","name":"go-inthenews"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}