The Reliability Panel's Template for Compliance Programs replaces the 2019 Template for Generator Compliance Programs — the document most compliance programs in service today were built against. It was published on 30 July 2026 and applies from 27 August 2026. Compliance programs must be consistent with it by 27 February 2027. This is a rewrite, not a refresh. Here's what actually moved. What changed structurally 2019 2026 Title Template for Generator Compliance Programs Temp

If you read one chapter of the Template for Compliance Programs, make it Chapter 2. The compliance principles have always been the philosophical core of the Template — but they've now been rebuilt and given a much clearer job: every compliance program should be consistent with them, and any deviation from the Template must be justified against them. Here's the full set, in plain language: Balance risk against cost. Testing and monitoring regimes should weigh the cost of compl