About Us Page 1 of 1 Meetings | Careers | Contact Us | Site Map Home About Us Newsroom CIP Compliance Reliability Standards ERO Transition About Us About ReliabilityFirst z About Us Home ReliabilityFirst is a not-for-profit company incorporated in the State of Delaware, which began operations z Board of Directors on January 1, 2006. ReliabilityFirst's mission is to preserve and enhance electric service reliability and security for the interconnected electric systems within the ReliabilityFirst geographic area. z Membership z Our Location On July 20, 2006, the North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) was certified as the Electric z Staff Contact Info Reliability Organization (ERO) in the United States, pursuant to Section 215 of the Federal Power Act of z Staff Organizational Chart 2005. Included in this certification was a provision for the ERO to delegate authority for the purpose of z Links proposing and enforcing reliability standards by entering into delegation agreements with regional entities. z Territory ReliabilityFirst is one of the eight approved Regional Entities in North America, under the North American z Policies and Committee Charters Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC). z 2009 Business Plan and Budget Headquartered in Fairlawn, Ohio, ReliabilityFirst's primary responsibilities include developing reliability z 2008 Business Plan and Budget standards and monitoring compliance to those reliability standards for all owners, operators and users of z 2007 Audit Report the bulk electric system and providing seasonal and long-term assessments of bulk electric system reliability within the Region. ReliabilityFirst Member companies operate in thirteen states including the District of Columbia. ReliabilityFirst Organizational Chart Home > About Us ReliabilityFirst Corporation 320 Springside Drive, Suite 300, Akron, OH 44333 Phone: 330.456.2488 - General Fax: 330.456.3648 Compliance Fax: 330.456.5408 - HR Fax: 330.456.5390 Our Location Copyright ©2008 Website related questions or comments? Mail [email protected] Emergency Contact Information M-F 8am-5pm ET 330.456.2488 After Hours 330.704.0716 http://www.rfirst.org/MiscForms/AboutUs.aspx 1/16/2009.