The rise in the SERC renewable energy resource portfolio will affect how the grid is operated in the future. The SERC Variable Energy Resources Working Group (VERWG) provides an important platform for the stakeholders to come together and evaluate the effects of variable energy resource integration on the reliability of the Bulk Power System in the SERC Region. Through the work of the VERWG, SERC stakeholders play the vital role of ensuring mitigation of risks due to growing variable energy resources integration in the SERC Region.