Project 2010-14.1 Phase 1 of Balancing Authority Reliability-based Controls: Reserves


Related Files | Field Trial Documents and Tools | Project 2007-05 - Balancing Authority Controls | Project 2007-18 - Reliability-based Control

Status
A final ballot for BAL-002-2 – Disturbance Control Standard Contingency Reserve for Recovery from a Balancing Contingency Event concluded 8 p.m. Eastern, Thursday, October 8, 2015. The voting results can be accessed via the links below. The standard will be submitted to the Board of Trustees for adoption and then filed with the appropriate regulatory authorities.

BAL-002-2 was approved by FERC in an order issued January 19, 2017. In that order, FERC directed changes to the Violation Risk Factors for some requirements. The changes are posted to this page for Board of Trustees review.


Purpose/Industry Need
The purpose of this project is to ensure that Balancing Authorities take actions to maintain interconnection frequency with each Balancing Authority contributing its fair share to frequency control.  

This project is intended to address the following:

 
- FERC Final Rule “Mandatory Reliability Standards for the Bulk-Power System, FERC Order 693” on the NERC standards BAL-002.  
 - Issues raised by stakeholders and compliance teams related to BAL-001-0.1a Real Power Balancing Control Performance and BAL-002-1 Disturbance Control Performance.  
 - To ensure that when finalized, the standards associated with this project conform to the latest versions of NERC’s Reliability Standards Development Procedure.

Background
The NERC Standards Committee approved the merger of Project 2007-05 Balancing Authority Controls and Project 2007-18 Reliability-based Control as Project 2010-14 Balancing Authority Reliability-based Controls on July 28, 2010.  The NERC Standards Committee also approved the separation of Project 2010-14 Balancing Authority Reliability-based Controls into two phases and moving Phase 1 (Project 2010-14.1 Balancing Authority Reliability-based Controls - Reserves) into formal standards development on July 13, 2011.  The Project 2010-14.1 Phase 1 proposes revisions to BAL-001-0.1a Real Power Balancing Control Performance and BAL-002-1 Disturbance Control Performance.  The project also initially proposed two new standards, BAL-012-1 Operating Reserve Policy and BAL-013-1 Large Loss of Load Performance.  BAL-012-1 was posted for a 45-day formal comment period with an initial ballot and non-binding poll through January 14, 2013.  The initial ballot failed to achieve the required two-thirds industry approval.  Based on industry comments received during this ballot period, the drafting team elected to cease any further development of the proposed BAL-012-1 standard.  This project will address the FERC Order 693 Directive for development of a continent-wide Contingency Reserve standard.

The standards within Project 2010-14.1 are an important part of the ERO's strategic goal to develop technically sufficient standards with requirements that provide clear and unambiguous performance expectations and reliability benefits.

Draft
Action Dates Results Consideration of Comments

Revised Violation Risk Factors in Response to
FERC Order No. 835


BAL-002-2(i)
Clean | Redline


Posted for Board Review

06/30/17

Posted for Board Review

Posted for Board Review

Draft 7

BAL-002-2
Clean | Redline to Last Posted

Implementation Plan
Clean | Redline to Last Posted

Supporting Materials

Background Document
Clean | Redline to Last Posted





Revised Draft Reliability Standard Audit Worksheet (RSAW)

Final Ballot

Info

Vote

09/29/15 - 10/08/15​ Summary

Ballot Results
Revised Draft RSAW

Info​

VRF/VSL Justification
Clean | Redline to Last Posted

Posted for Information October 6, 2015


Draft 7

BAL-002-2
Clean | Redline to Last Posting

Implementation Plan
Clean | Redline to Last Posting

Supporting Materials

Unofficial Comment Form (Word)

Background Document
Clean | Redline to Last Posting

Mapping Document
Clean | Redline to Last Posting

CR Form 1

 

 

 

 

 

 

Draft RSAW


Additional Ballot and Non-binding Poll

The ballot and non-binding poll for this posting are additional.
Since the previous ballot pools for this project are outdated,
new ballot pools
are being formed in the SBS.

Updated Info

Info

Vote

08/11/15 - 08/21/15​

Non-binding Poll extended an additional day (from 8/20/15) to reach quorum
Summary

Ballot Results

Non-binding Poll Results​

Comment Period

Info

Submit Comments
​07/07/15 - 08/20/15 Comments Received​ ​Consideration of Comments


Join Ballot Pools

If you previously joined the ballot pools for BAL-002-2,
you must join these ballot pools to cast a vote.
Previous BAL-002-2 ballot pool members will not be carried
over to these ballot pools.

​07/07/15 - 08/05/15


Please send RSAW feedback to:

RSAWfeedback@nerc.net

​07/22/15 - 08/20/15


​Draft 6

BAL-002-2
Clean | Redline to Last Posting

Implementation Plan
Clean | Redline to Last Posting

Supporting Materials

Unofficial Comment Form (Word)

Background Document
Clean | Redline to Last Posting

Mapping Document

Additional Ballot and Non-binding Poll
 
 
03/06/15 – 03/18/15
 
Extended an additional day to reach quorum

Summary

Ballot Results

Non-binding Poll Results​


Comment Period
 

01/29/15 – 03/18/15 Comments Received​ Consideration of Comments


Please send RSAW feedback to:
 
02/16/15 - 03/18/15​


​Draft 5

BAL-002-2
Clean |Redline to Last Posting

Implementation Plan
Clean |Redline to Last Posting

Supporting Materials

Unofficial Comment Form (Word)

Background Document
Clean |Redline to Last Posting

Mapping Document

CR Form 1


Draft RSAW

Additional Ballot and Non-binding Poll

Updated Info

Info
 
Vote
09/23/14 – 10/03/14

​Summary

Ballot Results

Non-binding Poll Results

Consideration of Comments
Comment Period
 
 
08/19/14 – 10/03/14
Comments Received​

Please send RSAW feedback to:
 
​09/11/14 - 10/03/14


​Draft 4

BAL-002-2
Clean |Redline to Last Posting

Implementation Plan
Clean |Redline to Last Posting

Supporting Materials

Unofficial Comment Form (Word)

Background Document
Clean |Redline to Last Posting

Mapping Document
Clean |Redline to Last Posting

CR Form 1

 

Additional Ballot and Non-binding Poll

Updated Info

Info

Vote

12/02/13 - 12/12/13​

​Summary

Ballot Results

Non-binding Poll Results

​Consideration of Comments

Comment Period 

Info

10/28/13 - 12/11/13​​

Comments Received​

Draft 3
 
 
Implementation Plan
 
Supporting Materials

Unofficial Comment Form (Word)
 
Background Document
Clean | Redline to Last Posting
 

Mapping Document
Clean | Redline to Last Posting

 

 

Additional Ballot

Updated Info

Vote​

09/06/13 - 09/17/13

Summary

Ballot Results

Non-binding Poll Results​

Consideration of Comments​

Comment Period

Info

08/02/13 - 09/17/13

Comments Received​ ​
 
Implementation Plan
 
Supporting Materials

Background Document
Clean | Redline to Last Posting
 
VRF/VSL Justification
Clean | Redline to Last Posting
 
Mapping Document

Final Ballot

Info

Vote​

07/16/13 - 07/25/13

  

Summary

Ballot Results​


BAL-001-2
Clean | Redline to Last Posting

Implementation Plan
Clean | Redline to Last Posting

BAL-002-2
Clean | Redline to Last Posting

Implementation Plan
Clean | Redline to Last Posting

BAL-013-1
Clean | Redline to Last Posting

Implementation Plan
Clean | Redline to Last Posting

Supporting Materials

Unofficial Comment Forms (Word)

BAL-001-2

BAL-002-2

BAL-013-1

Background Documents

BAL-001-2
Clean | Redline to Last Posting

BAL-002-2
Clean

BAL-013-1
Clean | Redline to Last Posting

Mapping Documents

BAL-001-2

BAL-002-2

VRF/VSL Justification

BAL-001-2

BAL-002-2

BAL-013-1

   Initial Ballots and Non-binding Polls

Info

Vote

04/16/13 - 04/25/13​

Summary


Ballot Results:

BAL-002-2

BAL-001-2BAL-013-1

 

Non-binding Poll Results:

BAL-001-2

BAL-002-2

BAL-013-1

 

Formal Comment Period

Info

Submit Comments

BAL-001-2

BAL-002-2

BAL-013-1

03/12/13 - 04/25/13

Comments Received:

BAL-001-2

BAL-002-2

BAL-013-1
Consideration of Comments:

BAL-001-2

BAL-002-2

Join Ballot Pools

03/12/13 - 04/10/13

Draft 2

BAL-012-1
Clean | Redline to Last Posting

Supporting Materials

Unofficial Comment Form (Word)

 Background Document
Clean | Redline to Last Posting

Implementation Plan
Clean | Redline to Last Posting

VRF/VSL Justification


Initial Ballot and Non-binding Poll

Updated Info

Info

Vote

1/4/2013 – 1/14/2013

Summary

Ballot Results

Non-binding Poll Results

 


Formal Comment Period

Info

11/30/2012 – 1/14/2013  Comments Received  
 
11/30/2012 – 1/3/2013    


Draft 1

BAL-001-1
Clean 

Supporting Materials

Unofficial Comment Form (Word) 

BAL-001-0.1a

 Background Document

   Implementation Plan  

Mapping Document

VRF/VSL Justification  

  Formal Comment Period  

Info

Comment Form - BAL-001-1

6/4/2012 -7/3/2012

Comments Received  Consideration of Comments
Draft 1
BAL-002-2
 
 
 
Formal Comment Period
 
 
Comment Form - BAL-002-2
6/4/2012 -7/3/2012 Comments Received  

Draft 1

BAL-012-1
 
 
 
Formal Comment Period
 
 
Comment Form - BAL-012-1
6/4/2012 - 7/3/2012 Comments Received Consideration of Comments

Draft 1

BAL-013-1
 
Supporting Materials

Unofficial Comment Form (Word)
 
 
Formal Comment Period
 
 
Comment Form - BAL-013-1
6/4/2012 -7/3/2012 Comments Received  

All comments should be forwarded to sarcomm@nerc.net.