Reliability Standards Committee 2009 Scope and Plan Judith James Manager, Reliability Standards

RSC Scope and Plan for Regional Standards ●Coordinate Texas RE Regional Standards development with the development of standards appearing in the NERC work plan. ●Reliability Standards Committee set the example of how to systematically view NERC standards for viable and reasonable regional needs and standards.

3 NERC Development Plan--location

RSC Scope and Plan for Regional Standards ●Goals that this plan will support:  Help to identify variances early to be included in the continent- wide standard instead of going through regional process.  Ensure that topics addressed by the reliability standards parallel changing industry needs within our region.  Start dialogue with NERC drafting teams to strengthen the relationship with the industry that will ensure adequate regional input to standards development.  Identify potential regional market/operational issues that need to be addressed.  Increase level of awareness for RSC and the ERCOT region’s industry overall.  Empower RSC and the industry to use the standards development process to enhance existing standards---not just creating more rules to follow.

5 NERC Projects initiated in 2006 Project ERCOT Members on Team System Personnel Training Assess Transmission Future Needs System Restoration and Blackstart Backup Facilities Reliability Coordination Transfer Capabilities: ATC, TTC, CBM and TRM Transmission Loading Relief Facility Ratings2

6 NERC Projects initiated in 2007 Project ERCOT Members on Team Under Frequency Load Shedding Operating Personnel Communications Protocols Real-time Operations Certifying System Operators Balancing Authority Controls System Protection Coordination Vegetation Management Generator Verification Disturbance Monitoring Frequency Response Permanent Changes to CI Timing Table Protection System Maintenance and Testing Reliability-based Control Violation Severity Levels1

7 NERC Projects initiated in 2008 Project ERCOT Members on Team Voltage and Reactive Control Under Voltage Load Shedding Credible Multiple Element Contingencies Cyber Security – Order EOP Violation Severity Levels Revisions Coordinate Interchange Standards0

8 NERC Projects anticipated to commence in 2009 Project ERCOT Members on Team Disturbance and Sabotage Reporting Real-time Tools Emergency Operations Phasor Measurement Units Resource Adequacy Assessments2

9 NERC Projects anticipated to commence in 2010/11  Support Personnel Training  Connecting New Facilities to the Grid  Modeling Data  Demand Data  Protection Systems  Equipment Monitoring and Diagnostic Devices

10 Plan and Schedule for RSC Evaluation of Projects in 2009  RSC evaluate proposed standards by dividing 39 NERC projects up into 10 meetings this year (about 4 projects per meeting)  Evaluate by using segment presentations.  Goal: Get through 39 projects this year with an initial cut on whether a potential regional variance or regional standard may be necessary for individual NERC standards that are currently under development within each project.

11 Plan and Schedule for RSC Evaluation of Projects in 2009 ●Seven segments plus ERCOT---eight segments. ●Four presentations per RSC meeting---one presentation by each of four different segments. ●Alternate next month with four new segments so that no segment has a presentation two months in a row. ●Each presentation is a high-level analysis, review, and initial determination as to whether a regional standard or variance may be applicable or necessary for development. ●Assign SAR development.

12 Consumer Date  System Personnel Training3/4  Under Frequency Load Shedding5/6  EOP Violation Severity Levels Revisions7/1  Phasor Measurements Units9/2  Demand Data11/4

13 Cooperative Date  Backup Facilities3/4  Violation Severity Levels5/6  Under Voltage Load Shedding7/1  Emergency Operations9/2  Equipment Monitoring and Diagnostic Devices11/4

14 Independent Generator Date  Facility Ratings3/4  Generator Verification5/6  Voltage and Reactive Control7/1  Frequency Response 9/2  Connecting New Facilities to the Grid11/4

15 Independent Power Marketer Date ● System Restoration and Blackstart3/4 ● Certifying System Operators5/6 ● Cyber Security — Order 7067/1 ● Real-time Tools9/2 ● Protection Systems11/4

16 Independent Retail Electric Provider Date  Operating Personnel Communications Protocols4/1  Vegetation Management6/3  Disturbance Monitoring8/5  Protection System Maintenance & Testing10/7

17 Investor Owned Utility Date  Transfer Capabilities: ATC, TTC, CBM, and TRM4/1  Transmission Loading Relief6/3  Real-time Operations8/3  Credible Multiple Element Contingencies10/7  Resource Adequacy Assessments12/2

18 Municipal Date  System Protection Coordination4/1  Disturbance and Sabotage Reporting 6/3  Permanent Changes to CI Timing Table8/5  Support Personnel Training10/7  Modeling Data12/2

19 ERCOT Date  Assess Transmission Future Needs4/1  Reliability Coordination6/3  Balancing Authority Controls8/5  Reliability-based Control10/7  Coordinate Interchange Standards12/2

20 Your Presentation Should Include ●Overview of the project—introduction of major issues that project addresses. ●Project schedule---where is it now? ●Name of team member from ERCOT Region. ●Summary of project highlights, successes, setbacks. ●Any potential reliability/operational/market issues for the ERCOT region. ●Comparison of ERCOT regional operations as applies to the project v. other regional operations. ●High level review of regional standard applicability if any, including relationship to any protocols. ●Is regional standard/variance necessary---first cut decision?

21 Presentation ●Your presentation is not a final decision. ●It will be just a first cut, initial, very preliminary, brainstorm if you will, on whether a regional standard may be applicable for your particular project/set of standards. ●Presentation about 15 to 30 minutes, depending on the project.

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