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Emergency Preparedness & ResponseWhat should frequency be during Normal Operations? - answer59.97‐60.03 Hz
What should voltage be during Normal Operations? - answer within +/‐ 5% of nominal
voltage
What should ACE be during Normal Operations? - answer0
For blackouts, RTUs (Remote Terminal Unit) should not be powered from.... - answer
An AC power source
Transmission Loading Relief (TLR) is used as a coordinated action to prevent or
manage... – answer potential or actual SOL and IROL exceedances
EOP‐011 Emergency Operations:
To address the effects of operating Emergencies by ensuring each TO and BA has
developed _________ to mitigate operating Emergencies, and those plans are
coordinated within a RC area - answer Operating Plans
An operating plan is made up of these two things. - answer Operating Procedure &
Operating Process
A document that identifies specific steps or tasks that should be taken by one or more
specific operating positions to achieve specific operating goals. - answerOperating
Procedure
A document that identifies general steps for achieving a generic operating goal.
Includes steps with options that may be selected depending upon Real‐time conditions.
- answerOperating Process
Each Reliability Coordinator with a Balancing Authority experiencing a potential or
actual Energy Emergency within its Reliability Coordinator Area declares a(n)
____________. - answerEnergy Emergency Alert
A generation capacity deficiency can be used to describe? - answerAn EEA
EEA 1 means.... - answerAll available generation resources in use
EEA 2 means... - answerLoad management procedures in effect
EEA 3 means... - answerFirm load interruption is imminent or in progress
, In EEA 1, are you still able to sell to other BAs? - answeryou should not sell because
you are barely able to balance your load already.
Each RC that receives an emergency notification from a TO or BA within its RC Area
shall notify, within _______ (time) from the time of receiving notification:
• Other BAs and TAs in its RC Area
• Neighboring Reliability Coordinators - answer30 minutes
An Energy Deficient Area has steadily increasing demand, but insufficient generation
resources. Assistance is provided by all units in the Interconnection via their _______
__________.
A Balancing Area operator would take corrective actions, such as.... (2) -
answerfrequency response
• Bring on generation or declare an EEA to prevent a large frequency decay
A Balancing Authority has enough resources to meet a forecasted peak load and their
contingency reserves. When the forecast is updated, the peak is 200 MW higher than
originally expected. Which Energy Emergency Alert (EEA) is appropriate for this cold
winter morning peak scenario?
a) The Balancing Authority should call the Reliability Coordinator requesting an EEA 1
b) The Balancing Authority should call the Reliability Coordinator requesting an EEA 2
c) The Balancing Authority and the Reliability Coordinator should jointly determine the
appropriate level
d) The Balancing Authority issues an EEA 1 - answerC
The _______ reviews the Operating Plans, then notifies the BA and TO of the results of
its review. - answerRC
Insufficient generation to meet demand, Transmission capacity and SOLs are
exceeded. What should a BA/TO do in this situation? - answerShed customer load
Before shedding firm load, if time allows, you should try? (3) - answer1) Re-dispatch of
generation
2) Reconfiguring the transmission system
3) Interrupting interruptible load
Low voltages are a result usually caused by? - answerheavy power flows on
transmission lines
When voltage is low in an area and all other options have been exhausted, the system
operator should? - answershed load in the low voltage area
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