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Energy Emergency Alerts Flashcards

1
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EEA Level 1 brief description:

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Capacity emergency is imminent, Operating Reserves depleted

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EEA Level 2 brief description

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Load management is in effect but NO firm load reduction

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EEA Level 3 brief description

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Firm Load IS being interrupted

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All available generation resources in use

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EEA 1

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Load management procedures in effect

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EEA 2

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Firm Load interruption is imminent or in progress

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EEA 3

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7
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An EEA may be initiated only by a _________.

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Reliability Coordinator

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EEA may be initiated only by an RC at ______________ or __________

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RC’s own request; upon the request of an energy deficient BA

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An RC who declares an EEA shall notify all _________ and ___________________in its Reliability Coordinator Area

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Balancing Authorities; Transmission Operators

The RC shall also notify all neighboring RC’s

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10
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The BA is experiencing conditions where all available generation resources are committed to meet firm Load, firm transactions, and reserve commitments, and is concerned about sustaining its required Contingency Reserves.

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EEA 1

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Non-firm wholesale energy sales (other than those that are recallable to meet reserve requirements) have been curtailed.

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EEA 1

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The BA is no longer able to provide its expected energy requirements and is an energy deficient BA.

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EEA 2

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An energy deficient BA has implemented its Operating Plan(s) to mitigate Emergencies

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EEA 2

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14
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An energy deficient BA is still able to maintain minimum Contingency Reserve requirements

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EEA 2

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15
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During EEA 2, RC and energy deficient BA’s have the following responsibilities:

Notifying other BA and market participants

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The energy deficient BA shall communicate its needs to other BA’s and market participants. Upon request from the energy deficient BA, the respective RC shall post the declaration of the alert level, along with the name of the energy deficient BA on the RCIS website.

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16
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During EEA 2, RC and energy deficient BA’s have the following responsibilities:

Declaration Period

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The energy deficient BA shall update its RC of the situation at a minimum of every hour until the EEA 2 is terminated. The RC shall update the energy deficiency information posted on the RCIS website as changes occur and pass this information on to the neighboring RC’s, BA’s and TO’s.

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During EEA 2, RC and energy deficient BA’s have the following responsibilities:

Sharing information on resource availability

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Other RC’s of BA’s with available resources shall coordinate, as appropriate, with the RC that has an energy deficient BA.

18
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During EEA 2, RC and energy deficient BA’s have the following responsibilities:

Evaluating and mitigating transmission limitations

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The RC shall review Transmission outages and work with the TO’s to see if it’s possible to return to service any Transmission Elements that may relieve the loading on SOL’s or IROL’s.

19
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During EEA 2, RC and energy deficient BA’s have the following responsibilities:

Requesting BA actions. Before requesting an EEA 3, the energy deficient BA must make use of all available resources; this includes, but is not limited to:

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All available generation units are on line
-All generation capable of being on line in the time frame of the Emergency is on line

Demand-Side Management
-Activate Demand-Side Management within provisions of any applicable agreements

20
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The energy deficient BA is unable to meet minimum Contingency Reserve requirements

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EEA 3

21
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During EEA 3, RC and energy deficient BA’s have the following responsibilities:

Continue actions from EEA 2

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The RC and energy deficient BA shall continue to take all actions initiated during EEA 2

22
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During EEA 3, RC and energy deficient BA’s have the following responsibilities:

Declaration Period

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The energy deficient BA shall update its RC of the situation at a minimum of every hour until the EEA 3 is terminated. The RC shall update the energy deficiency information posted on the RCIS website as changes occur and pass this information on to the neighboring RC’s, BA’s and TO’s.

23
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During EEA 3, RC and energy deficient BA’s have the following responsibilities:

Reevaluating and revising SOL’s and IROL’s

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The RC shall evaluate the risks of revising SOL’s and IROL’s for the possibility of delivery of energy to the energy deficient BA. Reevaluation of SOL’s and IROL’s shall be coordinate with other RC’s and only with the agreement of the Transmission Operator whose Transmission Owner equipment would be affected. SOL’s and IROL’s shall only be revised as long as an EEA 3 condition exists, or as allowed by the TO whose equipment is at risk. The following are minimum requirements that must be met before SOL’s or IROL’s are revised.

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During EEA 3, RC and energy deficient BA’s have the following responsibilities:

Energy deficient BA obligations

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The energy deficient BA, upon notification from its RC of the situation, it will immediately take whatever actions are necessary to mitigate any undue risk to the interconnection. These actions may include Load shedding.

25
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During EEA 3, RC and energy deficient BA’s have the following responsibilities:

Returning to pre-Emergency conditions

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Whenever energy is made available to an energy deficient BA such that the Systems can be returned to its pre-Emergency SOL’s or IROL’s condition, the energy deficient BA shall request the RC to downgrade the alert level.

26
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During EEA 3, RC and energy deficient BA’s have the following responsibilities:

Notification of other parties

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Upon notification from the energy deficient BA that an alert has been downgraded, the RC shall notify the neighboring RC’s (via RCIS), BA’s and TO’s that its Systems can be returned to its normal limits.

27
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During EEA 3, RC and energy deficient BA’s have the following responsibilities:

Alert 0 - Termination

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When the energy deficient BA is able to meet its Load and Operating Reserve requirements, it shall request its RC to terminate the EEA

28
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During EEA 3, RC and energy deficient BA’s have the following responsibilities:

Notification

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The RC shall notify all other RC’s via the RCIS of the termination. The RC shall also notify the neighboring BA’s and TO’s.

29
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What is RCIS?

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Reliability Coordinator Information System

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