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The Intersection of Regulation & Resilience
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What Multi-Region Entities Need to Know About Coordinated Oversight in 2026 [Updated]
NERC's Coordinated Oversight Program lets multi-region entities consolidate compliance monitoring under one Lead Regional Entity, eliminating duplicate audits across six footprints. New for 2026: Category 2 GO/GOP eligibility opens May 15, annual asset verification becomes formal, periodic group reviews go standard. Breakdown of qualifications, modification paths, and audit prep questions.
Inside the ERPQ: How One Form Shapes Your Audit
NERC's Currently Compliant Episode 9 introduced the consolidated Entity Risk Profile Questionnaire (ERPQ). What the podcast did not draw is the bigger picture: with ICE eliminated and continuous internal controls evaluation now embedded across CMEP, the ERPQ is the entry point into how the ERO Enterprise sees you for every monitoring cycle.