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Top 10 Computational Load Accountability Mapping Questions for Leaders
NERC's August 19, 2026 posting split the single Computational Load Entity concept into two registrations, Computational Load Owner and Computational Load Operator, and raised the thresholds to 50 MW and 100 kV. Ten questions that help leaders map who is responsible for the work and who is accountable for the outcome, before registration positions harden.
The Computational Load Entity Just Became Two
NERC's August 19 posting replaced the Computational Load Entity with two separate registrations, Computational Load Owner and Computational Load Operator, raised the thresholds to 50 MW and 100 kV, and moved the test for who is in scope into a new Site definition. What changed between April and August, who should be running the applicability test, and the eight questions to answer before the window closes.