1. Steve Rueckert – Director of Standards
Standards Update
Steve Rueckert – Director of Standards
Western Electricity Coordinating Council

2. Western Electricity Coordinating Council
BAL-002-WECC-2a
Interpretation of R2 approved by FERC in a letter order dated 1/24/17
Field test
Western Electricity Coordinating Council

3. Western Electricity Coordinating Council
TOP-007-WECC-1a
FERC approved, in a letter order dated March 10, 2017, the filing to retire TOP-007-WECC-1a
Retirement date is April 1, 2017
Western Electricity Coordinating Council

4. Western Electricity Coordinating Council
VAR-501-WECC-3
Power System Stabilizer Regional Reliability Standard
NERC filed a joint petition (NERC/WECC) for approval on March 10, 2017
Includes tuning provisions
Includes requirement to install PSS in certain conditions
Western Electricity Coordinating Council

5. FAC-010-2.1 and FAC-011-2 Regional Variances
WECC Ballot Pool and WECC Board have approved retirement of the WECC Regional Variances
NERC Enhanced Periodic Review of several FAC Standards is underway
Vic Howell (Peak Reliability) chairs the EPR drafting team
Petition to Retire on hold pending EPR team concluding their work
Western Electricity Coordinating Council

6. Western Electricity Coordinating Council
VAR-002-WECC-2
A SAR was submitted to retire the WECC Regional Reliability Standard
Less Stringent Than NERC Continent-wide standard
Additional drafting team members being sought
Western Electricity Coordinating Council

7. Western Electricity Coordinating Council
Five-year Review
PRC-001-WECC-CRT-2, Governor Droop Setting
First draft revisions posted for comment through April 10, 2017
Additional drafting team members being sought
PRC-004-WECC-3, Protection System and RAS Misoperation
Remove reporting requirements
Retire?
Western Electricity Coordinating Council