IRO-010-1a: Reliability Coordinator Data Specification and Collection

Purpose
To prevent instability, uncontrolled separation, or cascading outages that adversely impact the reliability of the interconnection by ensuring the Reliability Coordinator has the data it needs to monitor and assess the operation of its Reliability Coordinator Area.

Applicability

• Reliability Coordinator
• Balancing Authority
• Generator Owner
• Generator Operator
• Interchange Authority
• Load-Serving Entity
• Transmission Operator
• Transmission Owner

Proposed Effective Date
In those jurisdictions where no regulatory approval is required, the standard shall become effective on the latter of either April 1, 2009 or the first day of the first calendar quarter, three months after BOT adoption.

In those jurisdictions where regulatory approval is required, the standard shall become effective on the latter of either April 1, 2009 or the first day of the first calendar quarter, three months after applicable regulatory approval.

Requirements
R1. The Reliability Coordinator shall have a documented specification for data and information to build and maintain models to support Real-time monitoring, Operational Planning Analyses, and Real-time Assessments of its Reliability Coordinator Area to prevent instability, uncontrolled separation, and cascading outages. The specification shall include the following: (Violation Risk Factor: Low) (Time Horizon: Operations Planning)

R1.1. List of required data and information needed by the Reliability Coordinator to support Real-Time Monitoring, Operational Planning Analyses, and Real-Time Assessments.

R1.2. Mutually agreeable format.

R1.3. Timeframe and periodicity for providing data and information (based on its hardware and software requirements, and the time needed to do its Operational Planning Analyses).

R1.4. Process for data provision when automated Real-Time system operating data is unavailable.

R2. The Reliability Coordinator shall distribute its data specification to entities that have Facilities monitored by the Reliability Coordinator and to entities that provide Facility status to the Reliability Coordinator. (Violation Risk Factor: Low) (Time Horizon: Operations Planning)

R3. Each Balancing Authority, Generator Owner, Generator Operator, Interchange Authority, Load serving Entity, Reliability Coordinator, Transmission Operator, and Transmission Owner shall provide data and information, as specified, to the Reliability Coordinator(s) with which it has a reliability relationship. (Violation Risk Factor:Medium) (Time Horizon: Operations Planning; Same-day Operations; Real-time Operations)

Measures
M1. The Reliability Coordinator shall have, and make available upon request, a documented data specification that contains all elements identified in Requirement R1.

M2. The Reliability Coordinator shall have, and make available upon request, evidence that it distributed its data specification to entities that have Facilities monitored by the Reliability Coordinator and to entities that provide Facility status to the Reliability Coordinator. This evidence could include, but is not limited to, dated paper or electronic notice used to distribute its data specification showing recipient, and data or information requested or other equivalent evidence. (R2)

M3. The Balancing Authority, Generator Owner, Generator Operator, Load-Serving Entity, Reliability Coordinator, Transmission Operator and Transmission Owner shall each have, and make available upon request, evidence to confirm that it provided data and information, as specified in Requirement R3. This evidence could include, but is not limited to, dated operator logs, dated voice recordings, dated computer printouts, dated SCADA data, or other equivalent evidence.

Interpretation