Today’s LiveWire Spotlight evaluates NERC’s informational filing addressing the technical and logistical proficiency of BAL-003-1.1’s frequency response methodology in Year 1 of actual practice. The report concludes that the implementation of BAL-003-1.1 is...
Today’s LiveWire Spotlight looks at NERC’s 2018 Reliability Report, their most recent evaluation of North America’s Bulk Power System’s resilience, security, frequency response, and exposure to reliability threats. The report concludes that 2017 was “adequate”...
Today’s LiveWire Spotlight examines three “teachable moments” where a latent failure mechanism in a situational awareness system manifested itself unexpectedly and resulted in a threat to Bulk Electric System reliability. The Lessons Learned look at actual...
Today’s LiveWire Spotlight looks at FERC Dockets RD18-2-000 and RD18-5-000, which accept two updated WECC Regional Standards. BAL-004-WECC-3 sets the reliability criteria for Time Error Corrections and Primary Inadvertent Interchange payback in the WECC...
Today’s LiveWire Spotlight evaluates the latest report from the ERO Enterprise providing Compliance/Enforcement performance statistics and information. The report highlights key activities that took place during the quarter related to efficiency improvements,...
Today’s LiveWire Spotlight examines FERC Order 847, which announces the Commission’s approval to replace the System Protection Coordination standard (PRC-001-1.1(ii)) with two other standards. PER-006-1 establishes the criteria for Generator Operator training on...
