1. Brian Theaker RCWG Chair
Regional Criteria Work Group (RCWG) Recommendation for RPIC August 15, 2012
Brian Theaker
RCWG Chair

2. Agenda Background RCWG Recommendation Comments
Other issues outside RCWG scope
RPIC vote on recommendation
Next steps

3. Background RCWG formed in August 2011
Focus: Regional Criteria (“RegCr”)
Joint RPIC/GNC concerns
Membership
Chairs of standing committees
RPIC and GNC members

4. 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)

5. RegCr Concerns
RegCr impose mandatory requirements but are not under the CMEP
Only WECC members are required to adhere to RegCr requirements
Loss of WECC membership most severe sanction for failing to adhere
Perception that RegCr were increasingly being used for reliability purposes
Frequency Responsive Reserve

6. RCWG Charter Develop recommendations to:
Eliminate RegCr that do not serve reliability
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 adherence
Minimally burdensome

7. RCWG Principles
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

8. Final RCWG Package Includes
RCWG White Paper
Mark-up of WECC Document Categorization Policy
Proposed Process for Monitoring Adherence to WECC RBP Requirements

9. Recommendation
Retain eight (9) RegCr that satisfy “Fill-In-The-Blank” requirements as RegCr:
EOP-007-WECC-CRT-1 Blackstart Unit Testing
MOD-[ ]-WECC-CRT-1 Steady State and Dynamic Data
PRC-[ ]-WECC-CRT-2 Remedial Action Schemes
PRC-003-WECC-CRT-1 Relay Mis-operation
PRC-006-WECC-CRT-1 Underfrequency Load Shedding

10. Recommendation (2)
Draft SARs to evaluate seven (7) existing RC for promotion to standards:
PRC-001-WECC-CRT-1 (Governor Droop criterion)
PRC-024-WECC-CRT-1 (Low Voltage Ride-Though Criterion)
TPL-[ ]-WECC-CRT-2 (System Performance Criteria)
VAR-502-WECC-CRT-0 (Power System Stabilizer Design and Performance)

11. Recommendation (3)
Request custodian work group (Telecommunications Work Group) to evaluate one (1) existing Regional Criterion for possible demotion to a guideline
COM-001-WECC-CRT-1 Digital Circuits Sychronization

12. Recommendation (4)
Rename sixteen (16) existing “INT” RegCr as “Regional Business Practices”
INT-001, 003, 004, 005, 007, 008, 009, 010, 011, 014, 015, 016, 017, 018, 020, 021
No fundamental change in the nature of the requirements they impose
No desire to derail INT re-write effort underway
If parties feel INTs are mis-categorized, they can submit a SAR

13. Proposed Disposition of RegCr

14. Recommendation (5)
Approve and implement “Process for Monitoring Adherence to WECC Regional Business Practice Requirements”

15. RBP Adherence Process Components
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

16. Member Feedback Initial recommendation posted May 1
Comments received June 1
Ten sets of comments received
Opposition to annual officer confirmation
Divided on other aspects
Revised recommendation posted July 10
Six sets of comments received July 25
With one exception, comments editorial

17. Powerex Positions Support annual confirmation
Indirect impacts of failure to adhere to RBP
Guideline development must follow process set forth in Bylaws §8.5.6
Outside RCWG scope
Categorization dispute resolution process
June RPIC meeting – whom? WSC? RPIC?
Need an exemptions/exceptions process
RCWG agrees – but whom?

18. RCWG Charter & Recommendation
Develop recommendations to:
Eliminate RegCr that do not serve reliability
Incorporate RegCr requirements to standards, incl. new as appropriate
Annual list of applicable RegCr
Estimate impact of non-adherence to RegCr
Methods of monitoring adherence
Minimally burdensome

19. Follow-up items: Exceptions/exemptions process
Document categorization dispute resolution process

20. Motion
Moved, that the Reliability Policy Issues Committee approve the RCWG recommendation as presented on August 15, 2012

21. Next steps
Seek Board approval at next available Board meeting

22. Questions? Brian Theaker RCWG Chair NRG Energy, Inc.