Transition to the MRO

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Transition to the MRO

• Obligations of the Reliability Council

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Standards

• NERC and Regional Standards
• Regional process to develop and approve standards
• Needs to be developed and implemented
• Compliance and Enforcement
• Programs exist today
• Not all compliance templates are mature

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Compliance Program

• Reliability Compliance Self-Certification
• Self-Certification is a process whereby an entity
  assesses itself for compliance to NERC and
  regional standards.
• August 1 (annual)
• Final Compliance Report to NERC
• Program runs through the end of the year
  submitted to NERC office by the end of February

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Compliance Program

• Compliance Program
• MAPP Compliance Office (MCO) MAPPCOR staff
• MAPPCOR currently provides all services to the
  reliability compliance function in MAPP.
• Compliance Data Management Data System (CDMS)
• Database system that manages all aspects of the
  compliance program owned and operated by
  MAPPCOR. SPP used the CDMS to manage their 2003
  compliance program.
• Annual Self-Certification
• Periodic Operational reviews
• On-site audits on 3 year cycle

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Model Building

• NERC Model Data
• Each NERC Region is required to submit loadflow
  and stability data to the NERC Multi-regional
  Modeling Working Group (MMWG) annually.
• The purpose of MMWG is to coordinate the
  development of designated power flow and dynamics
  simulation base case models, realistically
  simulates steady state and dynamic bulk electric
  system behavior. MMWG develops a library of
  operating and planning power flow and dynamics
  simulation models, for the use of NERC members
  for reliability and transfer capability studies.
• First submission mid-July. Final submission
  mid-September.

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Model Building

• Who builds the regional models?
• MRO NERC assigns responsibility to the Region
• RTO FERC assigns responsibility to RTO
• MRO MISO need to develop clear process
• No duplication of efforts
• Models are accurate
• Done in timely manner
• Clearly defined responsibilities and
  accountabilities

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Reliability Assessments

• NERC Summer Assessment
• This report assesses the expected peak demand and
  available resources to meet that demand this
  summer based upon data submitted by the Regions.
• April 1 (annual)

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Reliability Assessments

• NERC Winter Assessment
• This report assesses the expected peak demand and
  available resources to meet that demand this
  winter based upon data submitted by the Regions.
• October 1 (annual)

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Reliability Assessments

• NERC Long Term Reliability Assessment
• NERCs Reliability Assessment Subcommittee (RAS)
  prepares an independent report, which includes
  an assessment of the long-term electric supply
  and demand and transmission reliability through
  ten years outward a discussion of key issues
  affecting reliability of future electric supply
  and transmission, and Regional assessments of
  electric supply reliability, including issues of
  specific regional concern.
• May 15 (annual)

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Reliability Assessments

• MAPP-MAIN-SPP (MMS) Transfer Capability Study
• MAIN-MAPP-SPP (MMS) Agreement is to review the
  reliability of the interconnected system along
  the interface of the three regions. A study is
  performed to determine the ability of this system
  to transfer power between MAIN, MAPP and SPP.
• Summer Study April 1 (annual)
• Winter Study October 1 (annual)

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Data Collection and Reports

• EIA 411 860
• The Load and Capability Report is prepared in
  response to the requirements of DOE, NERC and as
  set forth in the MAPP Agreement and the MAPP
  Reliability Handbook for a two-year monthly and a
  ten-year seasonal load and capability forecast
  from each MAPP Participant. Information is also
  used in the NERC assessments.
• April 1 (annual)

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Miscellaneous Data Requests

• Unscheduled Data Submissions (examples of past
  requests)
• Merchant Plant Data
• Spare Transformer Data
• Weather Normalization
• Resource Subcommittee requests (e.g., AIE surveys)

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Certification

• Control Area Certification Process
• Process for certifying a control area meets the
  standard.
• Functional Model
• Certification of certain functions (future)

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Conclusion

• Transition Plans needed for
• Standards development
• Compliance Program
• Model Building
• Reliability Assessments / Studies
• Data Collection and Reports
• Certification
• Committee structure / Staff support