NERC FAC-003-5 Vegetation Compliance
NERC FAC-003-5 requires documented Transmission Vegetation Management Programs with inspection schedules, clearance verification, and outage reporting. Federal law sets a statutory maximum penalty of $1 million per day per violation.
AcreSeal NERC FAC-003-5 Capabilities
MVCD Clearance Tracking
Select the transmission line voltage class for any vegetation encroachment record. AcreSeal automatically compares the measured clearance distance against the NERC Minimum Vegetation Clearance Distance and flags records below threshold as 'NERC MVCD Violation — Immediate Action Required.'
Below-Threshold Flagging
When a clearance measurement falls below the threshold AcreSeal sets for its voltage class (larger than the FAC-003-5 MVCD), AcreSeal shows a red-badge alert in the vegetation dashboard. It is an internal flag; it does not report to NERC.
Forensic Chain Attestation
Vegetation work orders, clearance measurements and remediation records are kept with their photos and audit history, and landowner complaint records are hash-chained and checkable at acreseal.com/verify. Whether an auditor accepts them is the auditor's decision.
NERC Regional Entities That Audit FAC-003-5
Texas RE (Texas)
SERC (Southeast)
ReliabilityFirst (Northeast/Midwest)
WECC (Western)
MRO (Midwest)
NPCC (Northeast)