Real-time Operations (Project 2007-03)

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Status
The Standards Committee is posting the 1st draft of the Real-time Operations standards for a 45-day comment period beginning October 7, 2008.

Purpose/Industry Need 
The industry needs clearer, unambiguous and enforceable standards in order to effectively operate the Bulk Electric System.

1. Clarify requirements for real-time operations of the Bulk Electric System in the cited standards. 

2. Consider stakeholder comments received during the initial development of the standards and other comments received from ERO regulatory authorities as noted in Appendix B.

3. Consider other general improvements as described in Appendix A.

4. This satisfies the ANSI procedure requirement for five-year review of the standards.

Applicable Standards:    

• COM-001-1 Telecommunications

• COM-002-2 Communications and Coordination

• IRO-004-1 Reliability Coordination – Operations Planning

• IRO-005-2 Reliability Coordination – Current Day Operations

• IRO-006-3 Reliability Coordination – Transmission Loading Relief

• TOP-001-1 Reliability Responsibilities and Authorities

• TOP-002-2 Normal Operations Planning

• TOP-003-0 Planned Outage Coordination

• TOP-004-1 Transmission Operations

• TOP-005-1 Operational Reliability Information

• TOP-006-1 Monitoring System Conditions

• TOP-007-0 Reporting Sol and IROL Violations

• TOP-008-0 Response to Transmission Violations

• PER-001-0 Operating Personnel Responsibility and Authority