Regional Criteria Work Group (RCWG)Recommendation for RPIC
August 15, 2012
Brian Theaker
RCWG Chair
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• Background
• RCWG Recommendation
• Comments
• Other issues outside RCWG scope
• RPIC vote on recommendation
• Next steps
Agenda
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• RCWG formed in August 2011
• Focus: Regional Criteria (“RegCr”)
• Joint RPIC/GNC concerns
• MembershipoChairs of standing committeesoRPIC and GNC members
Background
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RCWG Membership
• Steve Ashbaker, WECC RPIC*• John Tolo, TEP (OC Chair) GNC**• Dick Ferreira, TANC* Board• Bob Harshbarger, PSE (MIC Chair)• Vicken Kasarjian, SMUD*• Diana Pommen, AESO*• Steve Rueckert, WECC• John Stout, Mariner Consulting (Board Vice-Chair)**• Brian Theaker, NRG Energy, Inc. (RCWG Chair)*• Scott Waples, Avista (PCC Chair)• Tom Botello, SCE (emeritus)
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• RegCr impose mandatory requirements but are not under the CMEP
• Only WECC members are required to adhere to RegCr requirementso Loss of WECC membership most severe sanction
for failing to adhere
• Perception that RegCr were increasingly being used for reliability purposes o Frequency Responsive Reserve
RegCr Concerns
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• Develop recommendations to:o Eliminate RegCr that do not serve reliabilityo Incorporate RegCr requirements to standards,
incl. new as appropriate
• Annual list of applicable RegCr
• Estimate impact of non-adherence to RegCr
• Develop methods of monitoring adherenceoMinimally burdensome
RCWG Charter
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• Documents that impose mandatory requirements that materially affect reliability should be standards
• Documents that impose mandatory requirements that do not materially affect reliability but do promote efficient business should be Regional Business Practices
RCWG Principles
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• RCWG White Paper
• Mark-up of WECC Document Categorization Policy
• Proposed Process for Monitoring Adherence to WECC RBP Requirements
Final RCWG Package Includes
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• Retain eight (9) RegCr that satisfy “Fill-In-The-Blank” requirements as RegCr:o EOP-007-WECC-CRT-1
Blackstart Unit Testingo MOD-[011-013]-WECC-CRT-1
Steady State and Dynamic Datao PRC-[012-014]-WECC-CRT-2
Remedial Action Schemeso PRC-003-WECC-CRT-1
Relay Mis-operation o PRC-006-WECC-CRT-1
Underfrequency Load Shedding
Recommendation
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• Draft SARs to evaluate seven (7) existing RC for promotion to standards:o PRC-001-WECC-CRT-1
(Governor Droop criterion)o PRC-024-WECC-CRT-1
(Low Voltage Ride-Though Criterion)o TPL-[001-004]-WECC-CRT-2
(System Performance Criteria)o VAR-502-WECC-CRT-0
(Power System Stabilizer Design and Performance)
Recommendation (2)
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• Request custodian work group (Telecommunications Work Group) to evaluate one (1) existing Regional Criterion for possible demotion to a guidelineoCOM-001-WECC-CRT-1
Digital Circuits Sychronization
Recommendation (3)
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• Rename sixteen (16) existing “INT” RegCr as “Regional Business Practices”o INT-001, 003, 004, 005, 007, 008, 009, 010,
011, 014, 015, 016, 017, 018, 020, 021oNo fundamental change in the nature of the
requirements they impose oNo desire to derail INT re-write effort underwayo If parties feel INTs are mis-categorized, they
can submit a SAR
Recommendation (4)
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Proposed Disposition of RegCr
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• Approve and implement “Process for Monitoring Adherence to WECC Regional Business Practice Requirements”
Recommendation (5)
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• Staff posts list of applicable RBP annually• 3rd party reporting of alleged non-adherence
WECC staff review allegations of non-adherence Confidentiality maintained If non-adherent, submit plan for adherence Appeals to Board/designated committee WECC posting of confirmed non-adherence
• Still missing: an exemptions/exceptions process
RBP Adherence Process Components
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• Initial recommendation posted May 1
• Comments received June 1o Ten sets of comments receivedoOpposition to annual officer confirmationoDivided on other aspects
• Revised recommendation posted July 10o Six sets of comments received July 25oWith one exception, comments editorial
Member Feedback
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• Support annual confirmation • Indirect impacts of failure to adhere to RBP• Guideline development must follow process set
forth in Bylaws §8.5.6oOutside RCWG scope
• Categorization dispute resolution processo June RPIC meeting – whom? WSC? RPIC?
• Need an exemptions/exceptions processoRCWG agrees – but whom?
Powerex Positions
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• Develop recommendations to:o Eliminate RegCr that do not serve reliabilityo Incorporate RegCr requirements to standards,
incl. new as appropriate
• Annual list of applicable RegCr
• Estimate impact of non-adherence to RegCr
• Methods of monitoring adherenceoMinimally burdensome
RCWG Charter & Recommendation
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• Exceptions/exemptions process
• Document categorization dispute resolution process
Follow-up items:
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• Moved, that the Reliability Policy Issues Committee approve the RCWG recommendation as presented on August 15, 2012
Motion
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• Seek Board approval at next available Board meeting
Next steps
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