Project 2010-14.2.1 Phase 2 of Balancing Authority Reliability-based Controls – BAL-005, BAL-006, FAC-001

Related Files |  2007-05 - Balancing Authority Controls2007-18 - Reliability-based Control 

Status
Final ballots for BAL-005-1 – Balancing Authority Control, FAC-001-3 – Facility Interconnection Requirements, and the recommended retirement of BAL-006-2 – Inadvertent Interchange concluded 8 p.m. Eastern, Monday, February 8, 2016. The voting results can be accessed via the links below. The standards will be submitted to the Board of Trustees for adoption and then filed with the appropriate regulatory authorities.

Background
The NERC Standards Committee appointed eleven industry subject matter experts to serve on the BARC 2 periodic review team (BARC 2 PRT) in the fall of 2013. The BARC 2 PRT used background information on the standards and the questions set forth in the Periodic Review Template developed by NERC and approved by the Standards Committee, along with associated worksheets and reference documents, to determine whether BAL-005-0_2b and BAL-006-2 should be: (1) affirmed as is (i.e., no changes needed); (2) revised (which may include revising or retiring one or more requirements); or (3) withdrawn.

As a result of that examination, the BARC 2 PRT recommended to REVISE BAL-005-0_2b and BAL-006-2.

The NERC Standards Committee appointed ten industry subject matter experts to serve on the BARC 2 standard drafting team (BARC 2 SDT) in the fall of 2014.

Standard(s) Affected: BAL-005-0.2b - Automatic Generation Control, BAL-006-2 - Inadvertent Interchange, FAC-001-1 - Facility Connection Requirements

Purpose/Industry Need
The objective of BAL-005 is to establish requirements for acquiring necessary data for the Balancing Authority to calculate Reporting ACE so that balancing of resources and demand can be achieved under Tie-Line Bias Control. The current objective of BAL-006 is to define a process for monitoring Balancing Authorities to ensure that, over the long term, Balancing Authority Areas do not excessively depend on other Balancing Authority Areas in the Interconnection for meeting their demand or Interchange obligations. As the revisions proposed for BAL-006 focus on the minimum requirements for Adjacent Balancing Authorities to agree upon the hourly MW amounts of scheduled and actual Interchange between them, which reinforces that errors in coordination or process will be identified.

Draft Actions Dates Results Consideration of Comments


Final Draft

BAL-005-1
Clean | Redline to Last Posted
Redline to Last Approved

FAC-001-3
Clean | Redline to Last Posted
Redline to Last Approved

Implementation Plans

BAL-005-1
Clean | Redline to Last Posted

BAL-006-2
Clean | Redline to Last Posted

FAC-001-3

White Paper

​Final Ballots

Info

Vote
​01/29/16 - 02/08/16 ​Summary

Ballot Results

BAL-005-1

BAL-006-2

FAC-001-3


Draft 2

BAL-005-1
Clean | Redline to Last Posted


FAC-001-3
Clean | Redline to Last Posted


Implementation Plans

BAL-005-1
Clean | Redline to Last Posted

BAL-006-2
Clean | Redline to Last Posted


FAC-001-3

Supporting Materials

Unofficial Comment Form (Word)


Mapping Documents

BAL-005-1
Clean | Redline to Last Posted


BAL-006-2
Clean | Redline to Last Posted


FAC-001-3

Clean | Redline to Last Posted


VRF/VSL Justifications
BAL-005-1

FAC-001-3


White Paper





Draft RSAWs

BAL-005-1

FAC-001-3

Additional Ballots and
Non-binding Polls

The ballots and non-binding poll for this posting are additional (even though the system shows them as initial). The standards were previously balloted together and are now balloting separately.

Note: A non-binding poll will not be conducted for BAL-006-2 due to its recommended retirement.

Updated Info


Info

Vote
​12/31/15 - 01/11/16 Summary

Ballot Results

BAL-005-1

BAL-006-2

FAC-001-3

Non-binding Poll Results

BAL-005-1

FAC-001-3​

Comment Period

Info

Submit Comments
11/10/15 - 01/11/16​ Comments Received​ Consideration of Comments
Info

Send RSAW feedback to:
RSAWfeedback@nerc.net
11/24/15 - 01/11/16​

White Paper

Supporting Materials

Unofficial Survey Form (Word)

BAL-006-2 Recommended Revisions
Clean | Redline


​Survey Period

Info

Submit Responses
​09/16/15 - 09/25/15 Comments Received​ Consideration of Comments​

Supporting Materials

Unofficial Comment Form (Word)

Mapping Documents

BAL-005-1

BAL-006-3

FAC-001-3
(Updated) 

White Paper
(New)





Draft RSAWs

BAL-005-1

FAC-001-3




Initial Ballot and Non-binding Poll

Updated Info

Info

Vote

​09/04/15 - 09/14/15 Summary

Ballot Results

Non-binding Poll Results​
Comment Period

Info

Submit Comments
​07/30/15 - 09/14/15 Comments Received Consideration of Comments​
Join Ballot Pools ​07/30/15 - 08/28/15
Info

Send RSAW feedback to:
 
08/14/15 - 09/14/15

Project 2010-14.2 Periodic Review of BAL Standards Reference Material



Final Standard Authorization Request (SAR)



SAR

BAL-005 and BAL-006

Clean / Redline to Last Posted
Supporting Documents

Unofficial Comment Form (Word)
Unofficial Nomination Form (Word)


Comment Period

Info


07/16/14 - 08/14/14 Comments Received Consideration of Comments

Nomination Period

Info

07/16/14 - 07/30/14