Purpose
To establish Interpersonal Communication capabilities necessary to maintain reliability.
Applicability
4.1. Transmission Operator
4.2. Balancing Authority
4.3. Reliability Coordinator
4.4. Distribution Provider
4.5. Generator Operator
Effective Date
The first day of the second calendar quarter beyond the date that this standard is approved by applicable regulatory authorities,
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Purpose
To improve the reliability of the Bulk Electric System by requiring the reporting of events by Responsible Entities.
Applicability
4.1. Functional Entities: For the purpose of the Requirements and the EOP-004 Attachment 1 contained herein, the following functional entities will be collectively referred to as “Responsible Entity.”
4.1.1.
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Purpose
When actual flows on Major WECC Transfer Paths exceed System Operating Limits (SOL), their associated schedules and actual flows are not exceeded for longer than a specified time.
Applicability
4.1. Transmission Operators for the transmission paths in the most current Table titled “Major WECC Transfer Paths in the Bulk Electric System” provided at:
https://www.wecc.biz/Reliability/TableMajorPaths4-28-08.pdf
Requirements
R1.
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Purpose
To maintain a reliable electric transmission system by using a defense-in-depth strategy to manage vegetation located on transmission rights of way (ROW) and minimize encroachments from vegetation located adjacent to the ROW, thus preventing the risk of those vegetation-related outages that could lead to Cascading.
Applicability
4.1.
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Purpose
To ensure generators provide reactive support and voltage control, within generating Facility capabilities, in order to protect equipment and maintain reliable operation of the Interconnection.
Applicability
4.1. Generator Operator
4.2. Generator Owner
Effective Dates
The standard shall become effective on the first day of the first calendar quarter after the date that the standard is approved by an applicable governmental authority or as otherwise provided for in a jurisdiction where approval by an applicable governmental authority is required for a standard to go into effect.
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Purpose
To ensure that voltage levels, reactive flows, and reactive resources are monitored, controlled, and maintained within limits in real time to protect equipment and the reliable operation of the Interconnection.
Applicability
4.1. Transmission Operators
4.2. Generator Operators within the Western Interconnection (for the WECC Variance)
Effective Date
The standard shall become effective on the first day of the first calendar quarter after the date that the standard is approved by an applicable governmental authority or as otherwise provided for in a jurisdiction where approval by an applicable governmental authority is required for a standard to go into effect.
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Purpose
Protective relay settings shall not limit transmission loadability; not interfere with system operators’ ability to take remedial action to protect system reliability and; be set to reliably detect all fault conditions and protect the electrical network from these faults.
Applicability
4.1.
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Purpose
To ensure that transfers within a Balancing Authority Area using Point to Point Transmission Service are communicated and accounted for in congestion management procedures.
Applicability
4.1.1. Load-Serving Entities
Effective Date
See implementation plan. [Project 2008-12 Coordinate Interchange Standards Implementation Plan –
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Purpose
To specify the quantity and types of Contingency Reserve required to ensure reliability under normal and abnormal conditions.
Applicability
4.1 Balancing Authority
4.1.1. The Balancing Authority is the responsible entity unless the Balancing Authority is a member of a Reserve Sharing Group,
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Purpose
To ensure that all Special Protection Systems (SPS) are properly designed, meet performance requirements, and are coordinated with other protection systems. To ensure that maintenance and testing programs are developed and misoperations are analyzed and corrected.
Applicability
Effective Date
April 1,
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