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Reliability Standards - BOT Approved
Standard
 Number		 Title Effective
Date		 Development
History
Resource and Demand Balancing
BAL-001-0a Real Power Balancing Control Performance

Interpretation (Archive)

10/23/07

Archive

BAL-002-0

Disturbance Control Performance 04/01/05
BAL-003-0a Frequency Response and Bias

Interpretation (Archive)

10/23/07

BAL-004-1

Time Error Correction

First day of first quarter after applicable regulatory approval or, in those jurisdictions where regulatory approval is not required, upon Board of Trustees approval.

 Archive
BAL-005-0a Automatic Generation Control

Interpretation (Archive)

 05/02/07 Archive

BAL-006-1

Inadvertent Interchange 05/01/06 Archive

 Critical Infrastructure Protection

CIP-001-1 Sabotage Reporting 01/01/07 Archive
CIP-002-1 Critical Cyber Asset Identification

Phased-in Implementation:

Please see
Implementation Plan
for complete list
of dates for
compliance with
the requirements.

06/01/06 Archive

Implementation
Plan
CIP-003-1 Security Management Controls 06/01/06
CIP-004-1 Personnel & Training 06/01/06
CIP-005-1 Electronic Security Perimeter(s) 06/01/06
CIP-006-1 Physical Security of Critical Cyber Assets 06/01/06
CIP-007-1 Systems Security Management 06/01/06
CIP-008-1 Incident Reporting and Response Planning 06/01/06
CIP-009-1 Recovery Plans for Critical Cyber Assets

06/01/06

 Communications

COM-001-1 Telecommunications 01/01/07 Archive
COM-002-2 Communications and Coordination 01/01/07 Archive

 Emergency Preparedness and Operations

EOP-001-0 Emergency Operations Planning 04/01/05 Archive 
EOP-002-2 Capacity and Energy Emergencies 01/01/07 Archive
EOP-003-1 Load Shedding Plans 01/01/07 Archive
EOP-004-1 Disturbance Reporting

IROL and Preliminary Disturbance Reporting Form (Word Form)

 01/01/07 Archive
EOP-005-1 System Restoration Plans 05/02/07 Archive
EOP-006-1 Reliability Coordination – System Restoration 01/01/07 Archive
EOP-007-0 Establish, Maintain, and Document a Regional Blackstart Capability Plan 04/01/05 Archive
EOP-008-0 Plans for Loss of Control Center Functionality 04/01/05
EOP-009-0 Documentation of Blackstart Generating Unit Test Results 04/01/05

 Facilities Design, Connections, and Maintenance

FAC-001-0 Facility Connection Requirements 04/01/05 Archive
FAC-002-0 Coordination of Plans for New Facilities 04/01/05
FAC-003-1 Vegetation Management Program 04/07/06 Archive
FAC-008-1 Facility Ratings Methodology 08/07/06 Archive
FAC-009-1 Establish and Communicate Facility Ratings 10/07/06
FAC-010-1 System Operating Limits Methodology for the Planning Horizon 07/01/08 Archive
FAC-011-1 System Operating Limits Methodology for the Operations Horizon 10/01/08
FAC-012-1 Transfer Capability Methodology 08/07/06
FAC-013-1 Establish and Communicate Transfer Capabilities 10/07/06
FAC-014-1 Establish and Communicate System Operating Limits 01/01/09

 Interchange Scheduling and Coordination

INT-001-3 Interchange Information 1st day of 1st quarter after BOT adoption Archive
INT-003-2 Interchange Transaction Implementation 01/01/07 Archive
INT-004-2 Dynamic Interchange Transaction Modifications 1st day of 1st quarter after BOT adoption

Archive

INT-005-2 Interchange Authority Distributes Arranged Interchange 05/02/07

Archive

Archive (INT-005-006, &008)

INT-006-2 Response to Interchange Authority 05/02/07
INT-007-1 Interchange Confirmation 01/01/07
INT-008-2 Interchange Authority Distributes Status 05/02/07
INT-009-1 Implementation of Interchange 01/01/07
INT-010-1 Interchange Coordination Exemptions

01/01/07

 Interconnection Reliability Operations and Coordination

IRO-001-1 Reliability Coordination – Responsibilities and Authorities 01/01/07 Archive
IRO-002-1 Reliability Coordination – Facilities 01/01/07 Archive
IRO-003-2 Reliability Coordination – Wide-Area View 01/01/07 Archive
IRO-004-1 Reliability Coordination - Operations Planning 11/01/06 Archive
IRO-005-2 Reliability Coordination – Current-Day Operations 01/01/07 Archive
IRO-006-4 Reliability Coordination – Transmission Loading Relief 1st day of 1st quarter after BOT adoption Archive
IRO-014-1 Procedures, Processes, or Plans to Support Coordination Between Reliability Coordinators 11/01/06 Archive
IRO-015-1 Notifications and Information Exchange Between Reliability Coordinators 11/01/06
IRO-016-1 Coordination of Real-time Activities Between Reliability Coordinators 11/01/06

 Modeling, Data, and Analysis

MOD-001-0 Documentation of TTC and ATC Calculation Methodologies 04/01/05 Archive
MOD-002-0 Review of TTC and ATC Calculations and Results 04/01/05
MOD-003-0 Procedure for Input on TTC and ATC Methodologies and Values 04/01/05
MOD-004-0 Documentation of Regional CBM Methodologies 04/01/05
MOD-005-0 Procedure for Verifying CBM Values 04/01/05
MOD-006-0 Procedures for Use of CBM Values 04/01/05
MOD-007-0 Documentation of the Use of CBM 04/01/05
MOD-008-0 Documentation and Content of Each Regional TRM Methodology 04/01/05
MOD-009-0 Procedure for Verifying TRM Values 04/01/05
MOD-010-0 Steady-State Data for Transmission System Modeling and Simulation 04/01/05
MOD-011-0 Regional Steady-State Data Requirements and Reporting Procedures 04/01/05
MOD-012-0 Dynamics Data for Transmission System Modeling and Simulation 04/01/05
MOD-013-1 Maintenance and Distribution of Dynamics Data Requirements and Reporting Procedures 11/02/06 Archive
MOD-014-0 Development of Interconnection-Specific Steady State System Models 04/01/05 Archive
MOD-015-0 Development of Interconnection-Specific Dynamics System Models 04/01/05
MOD-016-1 Documentation of Data Reporting Requirements for Actual and Forecast Demands, Net Energy for Load, and Controllable Demand-Side Management   11/02/06 Archive
MOD-017-0 Aggregated Actual and Forecast Demands and Net Energy for Load 04/01/05 Archive
MOD-018-0 Reports of Actual and Forecast Demand Data 04/01/05
MOD-019-0 Forecasts of Interruptible Demands and DCLM Data 04/01/05
MOD-020-0 Providing Interruptible Demands and DCLM Data 04/01/05
MOD-021-0 Accounting Methodology for Effects of Controllable DSM in Forecasts 04/01/05
MOD-024-1 Verification of Generator Gross and Net Real Power Capability Phased-in Implementation:
R1 and R2 — 04/01/06
R3 — 01/01/07		 01/01/07

Archive
MOD-025-1 Verification of Generator Gross and Net Reactive Power Capability

Phased-in Implementation:
Requirement 1 and Requirement 2 — January 1, 2007

Requirement 3:
January 1, 2008 — 1st 20% compliant
January 1, 2009 — 2nd 20% compliant
January 1, 2010 — 3rd 20% compliant
January 1, 2011 — 4th 20% compliant
January 1, 2012 — 5th 20% compliant

 01/01/07

 Nuclear

NUC-001-1 Nuclear Plant Interface Coordination First day of first quarter 15 months after applicable regulatory approvals. 05/02/07

Archive

 Organization Certification

       

 Personnel Performance, Training, and Qualifications

PER-001-0 Operating Personnel Responsibility and Authority 04/01/05 Archive
PER-002-0 Operating Personnel Training 04/01/05
PER-003-0 Operating Personnel Credentials 04/01/05
PER-004-1 Reliability Coordination – Staffing 01/01/07 Archive

 Protection and Control

PRC-001-1 System Protection Coordination 01/01/07 Archive
PRC-002-1 Define and Document Disturbance Monitoring Equipment Requirements 05/02/07 Archive
PRC-003-1 Regional Requirements for Transmission and Generation Protection System Misoperations 05/01/06 Archive
PRC-004-1 Analysis and Mitigation of Transmission and Generation Protection System Misoperations 08/01/06
PRC-005-1 Transmission and Generation Protection System Maintenance and Testing 05/01/06
PRC-006-0 Development and Documentation of Regional UFLS Programs 04/01/05 Archive
PRC-007-0 Assuring Consistency with Regional UFLS Program Requirements 04/01/05
PRC-008-0 Underfrequency Load Shedding Equipment Maintenance Programs 04/01/05
PRC-009-0 UFLS Performance Following an Underfrequency Event 04/01/05
PRC-010-0 Assessment of the Design and Effectiveness of UVLS Program 04/01/05
PRC-011-0 UVLS System Maintenance and Testing 04/01/05
PRC-012-0 Special Protection System Review Procedure 04/01/05
PRC-013-0 Special Protection System Database 04/01/05
PRC-014-0 Special Protection System Assessment 04/01/05
PRC-015-0 Special Protection System Data and Documentation 04/01/05
PRC-016-0 Special Protection System Misoperations 04/01/05
PRC-017-0 Special Protection System Maintenance and Testing 04/01/05
PRC-018-1 Disturbance Monitoring Equipment Installation and Data Reporting

Phased in over four years after BOT adoption:

Requirements 1 and 2:

  • 50% compliant two years after initial issuance of regional requirements per RELIABILITY STANDARD PRC-002 Requirement 5.

  • 75% compliant three years after initial issuance of regional requirements per reliability standard PRC-002 R5.

  • 100% compliant four years after initial issuance of regional requirements per reliability standard PRC-002

 R5.Requirements 3 through 6:

  • 100% compliant six months after BOT adoption for already installed DME.

  • 100% compliant six months after installation for DMEs installed to meet Regional Reliability Organization requirements per reliability standard PRC-002 Requirements 1, 2 and 3.

 08/02/06 Archive
PRC-020-1 Under-Voltage Load Shedding Program Database 05/01/06
PRC-021-1 Under-Voltage Load Shedding Program Data 08/01/06
PRC-022-1 Under-Voltage Load Shedding Program Performance 05/01/06
PRC-023-1 Transmission Relay Loadability

02/12/08

Archive

 Transmission Operations

TOP-001-1 Reliability Responsibilities and Authorities 01/01/07 Archive
TOP-002-2 Normal Operations Planning 01/01/07 Archive
TOP-003-0 Planned Outage Coordination 04/01/05 Archive
TOP-004-1 Transmission Operations 10/01/07 Archive
TOP-004-2 Transmission Operations 01/01/09  
TOP-005-1 Operational Reliability Information 11/01/06 Archive
TOP-006-1 Monitoring System Conditions 01/01/07 Archive
TOP-007-0 Reporting SOL and IROL Violations 04/01/05 Archive
TOP-008-1 Response to Transmission Limit Violations 01/01/07 Archive

 Transmission Planning

TPL-001-0 System Performance Under Normal Conditions 04/01/05 Archive
TPL-002-0 System Performance Following Loss of a Single BES Element 04/01/05
TPL-003-0 System Performance Following Loss of Two or More BES Elements 04/01/05
TPL-004-0 System Performance Following Extreme BES Events 04/01/05
TPL-005-0 Regional and Interregional Self-Assessment Reliability Reports 04/01/05
TPL-006-0 Assessment Data from Regional Reliability Organizations 04/01/05

 Voltage and Reactive

VAR-001-1a Voltage and Reactive Control

Interpretation (Archive)

 02/02/07 Archive
VAR-002-1a Generator Operation for Maintaining Network Voltage Schedules

Interpretation (Archive)

08/02/07
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