Missed Questions - Balance & Interchange

Question 1

Each BA or RSG must review its contingencies on a \_\_\_\_\_ basis: 
A. Quarterly
B. Annual
C. As req'd by NERC
D. Semi-annually

Answer 1

B. Annual

Question 2

Each BA shall plan to be able to meet daily load patterns and changes in \_\_\_\_\_\_\_:
A. Market requirements
B. System load characteristics
C. ATC
D. Reserve sharing requirements

Answer 2

B. System load characteristics

Question 3

In order for a generator to qualify as regulating reserve it must have which of the following characteristics?
A. Must be synchronized and its governor not blocked
B. Must be off-line and avail in 10 min
C. Must be synch’d and governor blocked
D. Must be 100MW and synch’d

Answer 3

A. Must be synchronized and its governor not blocked

Question 4

If a BA has on-peak inadvertent accumulation of -350 MW, which of the following entities could a bilateral payback be arranged with?
A. on-peak of -400 MW
B. off-peak of +300 MW
C. off-peak of -500 MW
D. on-peak of +250

Answer 4

D. On-peak of +250 MW

Question 5

Each BA is required to have enough operating reserves to meet which of the following? 
A. 150% of regulating requirement
B. Loss of multiple contingencies
C. DCS
D. Regional black start margin

Answer 5

C. DCS

Question 6

A BA's accumulated inadvertent is required to be accounted for on all of the following basis except:
A. Hourly
B. Daily
C. Weekly
D. Monthly

Answer 6

C. Weekly

Question 7

If interchange transactions have been curtailed due to system congestion and the congestion has been cleared, what course of action should the system operator take?
A. Allow the transactions to re-start
B. Cancel transactions for the remainder of the day
C. Wait for someone to contact you
D. Request a waiver from NERC

Answer 7

A. Allow the transactions to re-start

Question 8

Only certain entities can make a modification to a transaction tag for reliability related issues. Of the ones listed below, who is NOT? 
A. Load balancing area
B. Transmission provider
C. Load serving entity
D. Generation balancing area

Answer 8

C. Load serving entity

Question 9

Who is responsible for assessing the transaction start and end time, energy profile, and scheduling path on a tag?
A. Transmission provider
B. PSEs
C. BA
D. RC

Answer 9

C. BA

Question 10

Who is responsible for assessing the loss accounting, proper transmission priority, and energy profile accommodation on a tag.
 A. PSEs
B. Transmission providers
C. BA
D. RC

Answer 10

B. Transmission providers

Question 11

Interchange transaction tags may be modified for market-related issues at what time?
A. While the tag is in progress or scheduled to be started
B. Only before implementation
C. Tags cannot be modified for market-related issues.
D. Only when the market operator agrees

Answer 11

C. Tags cannot be modified for market-related issues.