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IEEE PES Standards Process
Many of the PES Technical Committees and their Subcommittees create and maintain standardization documents related to the Committee scope of activity. There are three types of standardization document: Standard, Recommended Practice and Guide. These three types of document are generically referred to as “IEEE Standards”.
The American National Standard document development process is based on the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) Essential Requirements for openness, balance, consensus and due process. The IEEE Standards Association (IEEE-SA) oversees the IEEE standards development process.
The IEEE-SA Standards Development OnLine, SDOL, provides a step-by-step description of the IEEE standards development process, including forms and tools. Standards projects are started in the IEEE-SA with the approval of a PAR (Project Authorization Request). PARs define the sponsor, scope, purpose, and contact points for the document project. In the IEEE-SA list of active PARs all those with a sponsor code starting with PE/ are PES Technical Committees document projects.
There are two methods of participating in document development. First is to become a member of the PES Technical Committee group developing the document. The second approach is to join the document balloting pool. The cost of balloting pool membership depends on if the applicant already has membership to the IEEE or an IEEE society.
Active PES Standards
- IEEE 824-2025 - IEEE Approved Draft Standard for Series Capacitor Banks in Power Systems
This standard represents an update to IEEE 824-2004. Series capacitor bank component and bank duty cycle ratings, equipment insulation levels, protective functions component testing, instruction books, nameplates, and safety are covered in this standard.
- IEEE 1142-2025 - IEEE Guide for the Selection, Testing, Application, and Installation of 300 V to 500 kV Cables Having Radial-Moisture Barriers and/or Longitudinal Water Blocking
Detailed information relating to the design, testing, application, and installation of various types of electrical cables to reduce the deleterious effect of moisture and chemical ingress and resultant failures in service is provided in this guide. This includes single and multiconductor cables over a complete range of voltage ratings. Testing criteria and installation […]
- IEEE C57.12.37-2025 - IEEE Standard for the Electronic Reporting of Distribution Transformer Test Data
A basis for the electronic reporting of transformer test data on liquid-immersed distribution transformers, as defined in the IEEE C57.12.2X, IEEE C57.12.3X, and IEEE C57.12.4X standards series, is provided in this standard. The specific set of test data to be reported, and the report format are detailed along with an extended set of data as an option for the user.
- IEEE C57.12.53-2026 - IEEE Guide for Mitigating Corrosion on Subsurface Transformers and Network Protectors
General recommendations and technical references, classifications to define corrosive environments, strategies to mitigate corrosion, guidance on equipment enclosure specifications, and cathodic protection recommendations for transformers and network protectors installed in subsurface structures are provided in this guide.
- IEEE C57.16-2025 - IEEE Standard for Requirements, Terminology, and Test Code for Dry-Type Air-Core Series-Connected Reactors
Recommendations are given for reactors intended for series connection, in both transmission and distribution systems, to control power flow under steady-state conditions and/or limit fault current under short-circuit conditions. Dry-type air-core reactors covered by this standard are self-cooled by natural air convection. Other reactors, including filter reactors, shunt […]
- IEEE C37.74-2025 - IEEE Standard Requirements for Subsurface, Vault, and Pad-mounted Load-Interrupter Switchgear and Fused Load-Interrupter Switchgear for Alternating Current Systems up to and including 38 kV
Required definitions, ratings, procedures for performing design tests and production tests, and construction requirements for subsurface, vault, and pad-mounted load-interrupter switchgear and fused load-interrupter switchgear for ac systems up to and including 38 kV are covered in this standard.
- IEEE C57.94-2025 - IEEE Recommended Practice for Installation, Application, Operation, and Maintenance of Dry-Type Distribution and Power Transformers
Recommendations for the operation and maintenance of dry-type distribution and power transformers are provided in this recommended practice.
- IEEE C37.113-2025 - IEEE Guide for Protective Relay Applications to Transmission Lines
Concepts and applications of ac transmission line protection are presented in this guide. Many important issues, such as coordination of settings, operating times, characteristics of relays, mutual coupling of lines, and use of communication channels, are examined. The impact of different electrical parameters and system performance considerations on the selection of […]
- IEEE 1829-2025 - IEEE Guide for Conducting Corona Tests on Hardware Assemblies for Overhead Transmission Lines and Substations
Uniform procedures for the testing of ac transmission line and station bus hardware assemblies in high-voltage (>100 kV) laboratories are established by this guide, Two tests are described by the guide: The first test is a corona performance test and the second is a radio interference voltage (RIV) test, Visible techniques to determine the onset of positive corona are […]
- IEEE 979-2025 - IEEE Guide for Substation Fire Protection
This guide's contents have been developed to address electric substation fire risk. The substation fire risk strategies in this document are based on industry standards and good practices. The details provided are incorporated from substation fires, research and testing, advancements in fire protection and environmental concerns.
Highlighted Standards
Standard Number: IEEE 1264 – 2022: IEEE Guide For Animal Mitigation for Electric Power Supply Substations
Standard Description: Documented in this guide are methods and designs to mitigate interruptions, equipment damage, and personnel safety issues resulting from animal intrusions into electric power supply substations, thereby improving reliability and safety, and minimizing the associated revenue loss.
Standard Number: IEEE 1366 – 2022: IEEE Guide For Electric Power Distribution Reliability Indices
Standard Description: Distribution reliability indices and factors that affect their calculations are defined in this guide. The indices are intended to apply to distribution systems, substations, circuits, and defined regions.
Standard Number: IEEE/ASHRAE 1635 – 2022: IEEE/ASHRAE Guide for the Ventilation and Thermal Management of Batteries for Stationary Applications
Standard Description: Vented lead-acid (VLA), valve-regulated lead-acid (VRLA), nickel-cadmium (Ni-Cd – both fully vented and partially-recombinant types), and Li-ion stationary battery installations are discussed in this guide, written to serve as a bridge between the electrical designer and the heating, ventilation, and air-conditioning (HVAC) designer. Ventilation of stationary battery installations is critical to improving battery life while reducing the hazards associated with hydrogen production (hydrogen production is not a concern with Li-ion under normal operating conditions [it is under thermal runaway conditions]). This guide describes battery operating modes and the hazards associated with each. It provides the HVAC designer with the information to provide a cost-effective ventilation solution.