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Standards Update

Steve RueckertDirector of Standards

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Current NERC Projects

• TOP/IRO Revisions– Project a result of FERC proposal to remand

several IRO and TOP standards.• Removed critical reliability aspects

– Includes three TOP and six IRO standards – Two new defined terms• Real-time Assessment• Operational Planning Analysis

– Ballot September 10-19

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Current NERC Projects

• BAL-002-2• Clarifies that a responsible entity is not subject

to returning its reporting ACE to the recovery state if:– It is experiencing an EEA– A Balancing Contingency Event exceeds its MSSC

• Fourth Ballot – closes October 2

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Current NERC Projects

• Ten additional projects that will be balloted before October 22

• See the NERC Weekly Standards and Compliance Bulletin– http://

www.nerc.com/pa/Stand/Pages/default.aspx• 2015-2017 RSDP states that the pace of work

will likely become more deliberate

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Recent WECC Ballots

• VAR-002-WECC-2 Automatic Voltage Regulator• VAR-501-WECC-2 Power System Stabilizer– Retirement of P81-type Requirements• Required Documentation

– 83% Quorum– 100% Weighted Sector Approval– Before the Board for approval on September 18 – If approved will be sent to NERC/FERC for approval

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Recent WECC Ballots

• INT-018-WECC-CRT-1 Use of e-Tag Energy Product Codes Specific to the WECC– Reformatted for consistency– Definitions removed and added to Glossary• No changes to the definitions

– 82% Quorum– 97.2% Weighted Sector Approval– Before the Board for approval on September 18

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Current WECC Projects

• WECC-0101 Generator Validation Policy Conversion– Proposes to incorporate elements from the WECC

Generator Testing and Validation Policy into mandatory standards as a WECC Regional Variance

– Lowers the threshold for testing from 75 MW to 20 MW

– Requires validation every five years rather than every ten years

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Current WECC Projects

• WECC-0107 PSS Design and Performance– Proposes to incorporate elements from the WECC

Policy Statement on Power System Stabilizers and the Tuning Guide into VAR-501-WECC-2

– Would continue to require PSS to be in service– Would require PSS installation– Would require PSS tuning

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Current WECC Projects

• WECC-0108 Modification of INT-021-WECC-CRT-1.3– WIT Checkout Confirmation– Process for scheduling and checkout between BAs

needs to be clarified– Will serve as the primary means for confirmation

for NET Scheduled Interchange and NET Actual Interchange

– Drafting team has been solicited• Poor response - window extended until September 15

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Current WECC Projects

• WECC-0110 INT-011-WECC-CRT-2 Ten Minute Recallable e-Tag Functionality for Reserves– Define the use of ten-minute recallable e-Tags as a

reserve product. – Conflicts with BAL-002-WECC-2• Needs to be modified

– Drafting team has been solicited• Poor response - window extended until September 15