NERC Certification Exam Latest Update 2024-
2025 135 Questions and 100% Verified Correct
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(NIA - NIS) - 10 β (FA - FS) - IME is the formula for the __________ equation? -
CORRECT ANSWER: ACE (Area Control Error) Equation
A __________ shall take all appropriate actions up to and including shedding firm load,
or directing the shedding of firm load, in order to return the system from an IROL or
SOL? - CORRECT ANSWER: Transmission Operator
A _________experiencing a reportable incident as detailed by the NERC or DOE
reporting procedures shall provide a preliminary written report to its Regional Reliability
Organization and NERC/DOE.
A) Generator Operator
B) Load Serving Entity
C) Reliability Coordinator
D) All of the above - CORRECT ANSWER: D) All of the above
A BA or RSG has how long to replace its Contingency Reserves?
A) 60 mins
B) 30 mins
,C) 90 mins
D) 15 mins - CORRECT ANSWER: C) 90 mins
A BA that is part of a multiple BA Interconnection that is not receiving overlap regulation
and uses a fixed Frequency Bias Setting must have its calculated setting validated by
the - CORRECT ANSWER: ERO (Electric Reliability Organization)
A Balancing Authority that is a part of a pseudo-tie in which the generator is physically
located is known at which of the following? - CORRECT ANSWER: Native BA
(Balancing Authority)
According to the NERC Standards, the Distribution Provider is required to have
Interpersonal Communication capabilities with which of the following? (Select all that
apply) - CORRECT ANSWER: Its Balancing Authority, Its Transmission Operator
After any event that results in an IROL violation, the Transmission Operator shall return
its transmission system to within IROL as soon as possible, but not longer than _____
minutes.
A) 15 mins
B) 30 mins
C) 45 mins
D) 10 mins - CORRECT ANSWER: B) 30 minutes
All of the following except ______ that owns a transmission protection system shall
analyze all protection system mis-operations and shall take corrective actions to avoid
future mis-operations? - CORRECT ANSWER: Load Serving Entity
, All of the reasons listed below can be a cause of inadvertent accumulation except -
CORRECT ANSWER: Market response
As a minimum, the BA must provide its System Operators with real-time values for all of
the following except ______ with each adjacent BA. - CORRECT ANSWER: MVAR
flows
At a minimum Balancing Authorities shall have operating agreements with
_____________ that shall, contain provisions for emergency assistance, including
provisions to obtain emergency assistance from - CORRECT ANSWER: Adjacent
Balancing Authorities
&
Remote Balancing Authorities
BA, RC, and TOPs are required to assess adherence to their documented
communications protocols for issuing and receiving Operating Instructions on what
interval? - CORRECT ANSWER: Once every 12 months (annually)
Balancing Areas utilize AUTOMATIC GENERATION CONTROL (AGC) to_____? -
CORRECT ANSWER: Adjust balancing authority area's demand and resources to help
maintain the reporting ACE
BAs use ______ to automatically direct the loading of regulating reserves on their
system. - CORRECT ANSWER: AGC (Automatic Generation Control)
Based on the information provided in the module, communications are NOT critical to
the operation of the electric power system. - CORRECT ANSWER: False
Control Performance Standard 2(CPS 2) was replaced as a Balancing Authority
performance measure by which of the following measures? - CORRECT ANSWER:
BAAL (Balancing Authority ACE Limit)
CPS1 Measures Control Performance by?
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