Project 2006-03 System Restoration and Blackstart
 
 
Status:
The revised standards have been adopted by the NERC Board of Trustees.
 
Purpose/Industry Need:
  • EOP-005 — System Restoration Plans
  • EOP-006 — Reliability Coordination - System Restoration
  • EOP-007 — Establish, Maintain, and Document a Regional Blackstart Capability Plan
  • EOP-009 — Documentation of Blackstart Generating Unit Test Results 
The purpose of revising the four standards is to:
  1. Provide an adequate level of reliability for the North American bulk power systems - the standards are complete and the requirements are set at an appropriate level to ensure reliability.
  2. Ensure they are enforceable as mandatory reliability standards with financial penalties - the applicability to bulk power system owners, operators, and users, and as appropriate particular classes of facilities, are clearly defined; the purpose, requirements, and measures are results-focused and unambiguous; the consequences of violating the requirements are clear.
  3. Incorporate other general improvements described in the standards development work plan.  (See attachments)
  4. Consider stakeholder comments received during the initial development of the standards and other comments received from ERO regulatory authorities, as noted in the attached review sheets.
  5. Satisfy the standards procedure requirement for five-year review of the standards.
 
EOP-005 is a Version 0 standard that was modified to add some requirements that were translated from the Phase III & IV measures; EOP-006, EOP-007, and EOP-009 are Version 0 standards.  As the electric reliability organization begins enforcing compliance with reliability standards under Section 215 of the Federal Power Act in the United States and applicable statutes and regulations in Canada , the industry needs a set of clear, measurable, and enforceable reliability standards.  The Version 0 standards and the translation of Phase III & IV planning measures, while a good foundation, were translated from historical operating and planning policies and guides that were appropriate in an era of voluntary compliance.  The Version 0 standards, Phase III & IV standards, and recent updates were put in place as a temporary starting point to start up the electric reliability organization and begin enforcement of mandatory standards.  However, it is important to update the standards in a timely manner, incorporating improvements to make the standards more suitable for enforcement and to capture prior recommendations that were deferred during the Version 0 and Phase III & IV translations.
 
In addition, FERC indicated it will not propose to accept or remand EOP-007-0, as it applies only to regional reliability organizations.
 
​Draft ​Actions ​Dates Results ​Consideration of Comments

Draft 5
System Restoration and Blackstart Standards

EOP-001-2
Redline to last approval

EOP-005-2
Clean | Redline to last posting

EOP-006-2
Clean | Redline to last posting

Supporting Materials:
Implementation Plan
Clean | Redline to last posting

Recirculation Ballot
 
​05/06/09 - 05/18/09
(closed)

Summary>>

Full Record>>

Initial Ballot

Info>> | Vote>>

​04/14/09 - 04/23/09
(closed)

Summary>>

Full Record>>

Consideration of Comments>>
Pre-ballot Review
 
​03/16/09 - 04/14/09
(closed)

​Draft 4
System Restoration and Blackstart Standards

EOP-005-2
Clean | Redline to last posting

EOP-006-2
Clean | Redline to last posting

Supporting Materials:
Comment Form (Word)

Implementation Plan
Clean | Redline to last posting

​Comment Period
 

​10/21/08 - 11/18/08 (closed)


Consideration of Comments>>

​Draft 3
System Restoration and Blackstart Standards

OP-005-2
Clean | Redline to last posting

EOP-006-2
Clean | Redline to last posting

Supporting Materials:
Comment Form (Word)

Implementation Plan
Clean | Redline to last posting

​Comment Period

Info>>


​04/15/08 - 05/29/08
(closed)
​re
Consideration of Comments>>

​Draft 2
System Restoration and Blackstart Standards

EOP-005-2
Clean | Redline to last posting

EOP-006-2
Clean | Redline to last posting

Supporting Materials:
Implementation Plan

​Comment Period
 
 
​01/07/08 - 02/05/08
(closed)
​​Comments Received>> ​​Consideration of Comments>>

​Draft 1
System Restoration and Blackstart Standards

EOP-005-2 | EOP-006-2

​Comment Period

Info>>

Submit Comments>>

​08/15/07 - 09/28/07
(closed)
​​​Comments Received>> Consideration of Comments>>

Standard Drafting Team Nominations Open

Info>> | Submit Nomination>>

Draft SAR Version 3
Clean | Redline to last posting​ ​

​04/18/07 - 05/02/07 (closed)

​Draft 2
System Restoration and Blackstart

Draft SAR Version 2
Clean | Redline to 1st posting

​Comment Period
 
 
​02/08/07 - 03/09/07
(closed)
Comments Received>> ​​​Consideration of Comments>>

Draft 1
System Restoration and Blackstart

Draft SAR Version 1

​SAR Drafting Team Nominations and Comment Period

Info>>

Submit Nomination>>

​11/06/06 - 12/05/06 
(closed)
 
11/06/06 - 11/17/06
(closed)
Comments Received>> Consideration of Comments>>