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Agenda Resources Subcommittee July 23, 2014 | 1:00–5:00 p.m. PDT July 24, 2014 | 8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. PDT Northwest Power Pool 7505 N.E. Ambassador Place Portland, Oregon (503) 445-1075 Conference: 1-866-740-1260 | Pass code: 5247004 | Security code: 679232 Introductions and Chair’s Remarks NERC Antitrust Compliance Guidelines and Public Announcement Agenda Items

1. Administrative

a. Membership and Guests* — Chair Beckerle

i. Resource Subcommittee (RS) Organization and Assignments

ii. RS Roster

iii. RS Survey Contacts

b. Arrangements — Don Badley

c. Parliamentary Procedures* — Larry Kezele

d. Approve — Meeting Agenda — Chair Beckerle

e. Approve — April 23–24, 2014 Meeting Minutes* — Chair Beckerle

f. Resources Subcommittee Action Items List*— Chair Beckerle

g. NERC–RS Confidentiality Agreement* — Chair Beckerle

2. Working Groups and Task Force Reports

a. Frequency Work Group — Sydney Niemeyer

b. Inadvertent Interchange Work Group — Tabitha Hernandez

c. Reserve Work Group — Bob Klueber

3. NERC Related Activity

a. NERC Operating Committee Action Items Assigned to RS — Chair Beckerle

i. Reliability Guideline: Generating Unit Operations During Complete Loss of Communications — Vice Chair Blalock

1) Operating Committee Concerns with Initial Version of the Reliability Guideline:

• Individuals in substations (personnel safety)

• Transmission element overloads (SOLs or IROLs)

• Conflict with EOP-002 (Requirement R5)

• Generators controlling to voltage

b. Eastern Interconnection Frequency Initiative Status Report — Vice Chair Blalock

i. Status – NERC Data Repository

c. Time Error Correction – Field Test to Reduce the Number and Depth of Time Error Corrections – Chair Beckerle

4. NERC Reliability Standards and Reliability Related Documents

a. Information – Project 2007-12 (Frequency Response) – Time Line of Implementation Activities Prior to the Compliance Enforcement Dates — Tom Pruitt and Bob Cummings

Background – BAL-003-1 (Frequency Response and Frequency Bias Setting) was adopted by the NERC Board of Trustees on February 7, 2013 and was filed at FERC on March 29, 2013. On July 18, 2013, FERC issued a notice of proposed rulemaking wherein FERC proposes to approve Reliability Standard BAL-003-1. On January 16, 2014, FERC approved BAL-003-1.

Regulatory Considerations:

i. Determination of compliance enforcement dates

Technical Considerations:

i. Fixed and Variable Bias and Forms 1 and 2

ii. BAL-003-1 Webcast

iii. FERC Form 714 data

iv. Field trial to test the transition from 1.0 % Bias to 0.9% Bias

b. Project 2010-14.2 Periodic Review of BAL Standards— Don Badley

i. BAL-004-0 (Time Error Correction)

ii. BAL-005-0.2b (Automatic Generation Control)

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iii. BAL-006-2 (Inadvertent Interchange)

5. RS Software Applications — Frank Carrera

6. 2013 Frequency Event Characteristics and Observations for each Interconnection — Carlos Martinez

7. Frequency and Control Performance and Time Error

a. Second Quarter Frequency Performance Report for all Four Interconnections — Song Xue

b. Frequency Performance, Trends, and Events and Time Error

i. Western Interconnection — John Tolo

ii. Eastern Interconnection — Brad Gordon, Terry Bilke

iii. ERCOT Interconnection — Sydney Niemeyer

iv. Hydro Québec Interconnection — Francis Monette

CLOSED SESSION (NDA required)

a. CPS1, CPS2, BAAL Data Trends — Chair Beckerle

b. DCS Data Trends — Chair Beckerle

END CLOSED SESSION

8. Future Meetings

a. October 29–30, 2014 – Las Vegas, NV (WECC RS Members Coordinating) or Austin, TX (ERCOT RS Members Coordinating)

b. January 28–29, 2015 – Miami, FL (FRCC RS Members Coordinating)

c. April 22–23, 2015 – TBD

d. Schedule future meetings *Background materials included.

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Antitrust Compliance Guidelines

I. General It is NERC’s policy and practice to obey the antitrust laws and to avoid all conduct that unreasonably restrains competition. This policy requires the avoidance of any conduct that violates, or that might appear to violate, the antitrust laws. Among other things, the antitrust laws forbid any agreement between or among competitors regarding prices, availability of service, product design, terms of sale, division of markets, allocation of customers or any other activity that unreasonably restrains competition. It is the responsibility of every NERC participant and employee who may in any way affect NERC’s compliance with the antitrust laws to carry out this commitment. Antitrust laws are complex and subject to court interpretation that can vary over time and from one court to another. The purpose of these guidelines is to alert NERC participants and employees to potential antitrust problems and to set forth policies to be followed with respect to activities that may involve antitrust considerations. In some instances, the NERC policy contained in these guidelines is stricter than the applicable antitrust laws. Any NERC participant or employee who is uncertain about the legal ramifications of a particular course of conduct or who has doubts or concerns about whether NERC’s antitrust compliance policy is implicated in any situation should consult NERC’s General Counsel immediately.

II. Prohibited Activities Participants in NERC activities (including those of its committees and subgroups) should refrain from the following when acting in their capacity as participants in NERC activities (e.g., at NERC meetings, conference calls and in informal discussions):

• Discussions involving pricing information, especially margin (profit) and internal cost information and participants’ expectations as to their future prices or internal costs.

• Discussions of a participant’s marketing strategies.

• Discussions regarding how customers and geographical areas are to be divided among competitors.

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• Discussions concerning the exclusion of competitors from markets.

• Discussions concerning boycotting or group refusals to deal with competitors, vendors or suppliers.

• Any other matters that do not clearly fall within these guidelines should be reviewed with NERC’s General Counsel before being discussed.

III. Activities That Are Permitted From time to time decisions or actions of NERC (including those of its committees and subgroups) may have a negative impact on particular entities and thus in that sense adversely impact competition. Decisions and actions by NERC (including its committees and subgroups) should only be undertaken for the purpose of promoting and maintaining the reliability and adequacy of the bulk power system. If you do not have a legitimate purpose consistent with this objective for discussing a matter, please refrain from discussing the matter during NERC meetings and in other NERC-related communications. You should also ensure that NERC procedures, including those set forth in NERC’s Certificate of Incorporation, Bylaws, and Rules of Procedure are followed in conducting NERC business. In addition, all discussions in NERC meetings and other NERC-related communications should be within the scope of the mandate for or assignment to the particular NERC committee or subgroup, as well as within the scope of the published agenda for the meeting. No decisions should be made nor any actions taken in NERC activities for the purpose of giving an industry participant or group of participants a competitive advantage over other participants. In particular, decisions with respect to setting, revising, or assessing compliance with NERC reliability standards should not be influenced by anti-competitive motivations. Subject to the foregoing restrictions, participants in NERC activities may discuss:

• Reliability matters relating to the bulk power system, including operation and planning matters such as establishing or revising reliability standards, special operating procedures, operating transfer capabilities, and plans for new facilities.

• Matters relating to the impact of reliability standards for the bulk power system on electricity markets, and the impact of electricity market operations on the reliability of the bulk power system.

• Proposed filings or other communications with state or federal regulatory authorities or other governmental entities.

• Matters relating to the internal governance, management and operation of NERC, such as nominations for vacant committee positions, budgeting and assessments, and employment matters; and procedural matters such as planning and scheduling meetings.

Agenda Item 1.a.i NERC Resources Subcommittee Organization

Gerald D. Beckerle (Chair) Ameren Services Company

Troy Blalock (Vice Chair) SCE&G

Michael J. Potishnak NPCC

Terry Bilke Midwest ISO

John Tolo Tucson Electric Power Company

Don McInnis Florida Power & Light Company

Brad Gordon PJM

William Kunkel Midwest Reliability Organization

Sydney L. Niemeyer NRG Texas Power, LLC

Tony Nguyen British Columbia Hydro

Michael Oatts Southern Company Services

Tom Pruitt Duke Energy

Robert C. Rhodes, Jr. Southwest Power Pool

Don Badley WECC/Northwest Power Pool

Francis Monette Hydro Quebec

Larry Kezele NERC

Inadvertent Interchange Working Group Tabitha Hernandez – Chair Don Badley Terry Bilke William Kunkel Tony Nguyen Tom Pruitt Mike Potishnak

Frequency Working Group Sydney Niemeyer – Chair Mike Potishnak Terry Bilke Gerry Beckerle Don Badley Robert Rhodes Bob Cummings Tony Nguyen Carlos Martinez Troy Blalock Tom Pruitt John Tolo Song Sue Sandip Sharma Francis Monette Bob Klueber Brad Gordon Antonio Franco

Operating Reserve Working Group Bob Klueber – Chair Don Badley Mike Potishnak Sydney Niemeyer Robert Rhodes John Tolo Tom Pruitt Gerry Beckerle Mike Oatts Troy Blalock

Survey Assignments Area Interchange Error Surveys (East) Terry Bilke Area Interchange Error Surveys (West) Tony Nguyen Frequency Response Surveys (ERCOT) Sydney Niemeyer Frequency Response Surveys (WECC) John Tolo, Tony Nguyen Frequency Response Surveys (East) Troy Blalock, Gerry Beckerle Frequency Response Surveys (HQ) Francis Monette Inadvertent Interchange Reports (East) Tabitha Hernandez Inadvertent Interchange Reports (West) Don Badley Time Error Reports (East) Brad Gordon Time Error Reports (West) John Tolo ERCOT Reports Sydney Niemeyer Time Error Reports (Hydro Quebec) Francis Monette

Updated: April 23, 2014

Agenda Item 1.a.ii RS Meeting

July 23-24, 2014

Resources Subcommittee

Chair Gerald D Beckerle

Senior Transmission Operations Supervisor

Ameren Services 1901 Chouteau Avenue, MC 630 St. Louis, Missouri 63166

(314)-554-6413 gbeckerle@ ameren.com

Vice Chair John T Blalock

Reliability Specialist SCE&G 601 Old Taylor Rd MCJ42 Cayce, South Carolina 29033

803 217-2040 803 933-8220 Fx jblalock@ scana.com

ERCOT Sydney L Niemeyer

Control System Specialist NRG Texas LP 1201 Fannin Suite 2132 Houston, Texas 77002

(713) 537-3715 (713) 537-3750 Fx sydney.niemeyer@ nrgenergy.com

MRO William B Kunkel

Senior Engineer Midwest Reliability Organization 380 St. Peter Street Suite 800 St. Paul, Minnesota 55102

(651) 855-1717 wb.kunkel@ midwestreliability.org

NPCC Michael Potishnak

Spriteland Energy 244 Stebbins Street Belchertown, Massachusetts 01007

(413) 323-8834 (413) 535-4343 Fx [email protected]

SERC Michael L Oatts

Manager, Reliability Coordination

Southern Company Services, Inc. 600 18th Street North Mail Bin PCC Birmingham, Alabama 35203

(205) 257-7743 (205) 257-6663 Fx mloatts@ southernco.com

SPP Robert C Rhodes

Manager, Reliability Standards Southwest Power Pool, Inc. 201 Worthen Drive Southwest Power Pool Little Rock, Arkansas 72223


WECC Tony M Nguyen

System Control Manager BC Hydro 333 Dunsmuir St. Vancouver, British Columbia V6B 5R3

(604) 455-1780 tony.nguyen@ bchydro.com

WECC John Tolo

Senior Director, System Control and Reliability and Planning

Tucson Electric Power Co. 3950 E Irvington Rd Tucson, Arizona 85714


Don E Badley

System Operations Manager Northwest Power Pool Corporation 7505 N.E. Ambassador Place Suite R Portland, Oregon 97220

(503) 445-1076 (503) 445-1070 Fx don.badley@ nwpp.org

Terry Bilke

Consulting Advisor MISO 720 City Center Drive Carmel, Indiana 46082-4202

(317) 249-5463 (317) 249-5358 Fx tbilke@ midwestiso.org

Tabitha J Hibbard-Hernandez

Advisor II Scheduling and Tariff Administration

MISO 720 City Center Drive Carmel, Indiana 46032

(317) 249-5106 thibbard@ midwestiso.org

Bob Klueber

Technical Manager – Balancing Authority and Dispatch Operations

MISO 701 City Center Drive Carmel, Indiana 46032

(317) 432-9057 bklueber@ misoenergy.org

Francis Monette

Engineer Scheduling and Control Room Support

Hydro-Quebec TransEnergie C.P. 10 000, succ. pl. Desjardins Floor B1 Monbtreal, Quebec H5B 1H7

(514) 289-2211 ext. 2242 Monette.Francis@ hydro.qc.ca

Thomas V. Pruitt

Principal Engineer Duke Energy Carolina 526 South Church Street Charlotte, North Carolina 28202-1006

(704) 382-4676 (704) 382-3230 Fx tom.pruitt@ duke-energy.com

Miguel Yanes

Manager, Operations Engineering Florida Power & Light Co. ,

305-442-5250 miguel.yanes@ fpl.com

Frank Carrera

Electric Power Group ,

(626) 685-2015 carrera@ electricpowergroup.com

Brad Gordon

PJM Interconnection, L.L.C. ,

(610) 666-2264 brad.gordon@ pjm.com

Observer Eddy Lim

Senior Electrical Engineer Federal Energy Regulatory Commission 888 First Street NE 92-79 Washington, D.C. 20426

(202) 502-6713 Eddy.Lim@ ferc.gov

Observer Carlos A Martinez

CERTS Researcher Advanced Systems Researchers 1566 W. Buffington, St. Upland, California 91784

(909) 981-9309 (909) 946-0996 Fx cmartinez@ ASResearchers.com

Observer Alan R. Oneal

CIP Audit Specialit - MRO Contractor

Midwest Reliability Organization ,

(515) 993-3411 ar.oneal@ midwestreliability.org

Charles C Aderholdt

, 404-446-2569

(404) 446-2595 Fx charles.aderholdt@ nerc.net

Observer Eric H. Allen

Senior Performance and Analysis Engineer

North American Electric Reliability Corporation 3353 Peachtree Road, N.E. Suite 600, North Tower Atlanta, Georgia 30326

(609) 651-7185 (404) 446-2595 Fx eric.allen@ nerc.net

Observer Robert W. Cummings

Director of Reliability Initiatives and System Analysis


(404) 446-9717 (404) 446-2595 Fx bob.cummings@ nerc.net

Svetlana Ekisheva Senior Statistician


(404) 446-2560 (404) 446-2595 Fx svetlana.ekisheva@ nerc.net

NERC Staff Larry J. Kezele

Senior Manager of Operations North American Electric Reliability Corporation 3353 Peachtree Road, N.E. Suite 600, North Tower Atlanta, Georgia 30326

(609) 273-0839 (404) 446-2595 Fx larry.kezele@ nerc.net

Observer Philip J. Tatro, P.E.

Principal Performance and Analysis Engineer, Reliability Initiatives and System Analysis


(404) 446-2560 (404) 446-2595 Fx phil.tatro@ nerc.net

NERC Staff Matthew Varghese

Senior Performance Analysis Engineer


(404) 446-2560 (404) 446-2595 Fx matthew.varghese@ nerc.net

Agenda Item 1.a.iii NERC Resources Subcommittee

Survey Contacts CONTACT REGION PHONE

Jacqueline Smith To Be Determined*

RFC (330) 247–3067

Sydney Niemeyer Sandip Sharma*

ERCOT (713) 537–3715 (512) 248–4298

Don McInnis* Katharine Tipton (Inadvertent) Donna Howard (CPS & AIE)

FRCC (305) 442–5272 (305) 442–5972 (813) 289–5644

William Kunkel* MRO (651) 855–1717

James Piper* Francis Monette

NPCC (518) 356–6288 (514) 289-2211

Troy Blalock Steve Corbin*

SERC (803) 217–2040 (205) 612-2925

Robert Rhodes* To Be Determined (CPS) Natash Brown(Inadvertent) Derek Hawkins (DCS)

SPP

(501) 614–3241 TBD (501) 688–1687 (501) 688–1662

Esperanza Cabeza de Vaca (CPS) WECC (801) 582–0353

John Tolo* Don Badley* Tony Nguyen*

WECC (520) 745–7106 (503) 445–1076 (604) 455–1780

Chris Scheetz NERC (609) 524–7030

Carlos Martinez CERTS (909) 981–9307

Frank Carrera EPG (626) 685-2015

TIME CORRECTIONS: Terry Oxandale (SPP Reliability Coordinator)

SPP (501) 614–3552

*Primary Contact

Updated: April 23, 2014

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Parliamentary Procedures Based on Robert’s Rules of Order, Newly Revised, 1990 Edition

Motions Unless noted otherwise, all procedures require a “second” to enable discussion.

When you want to… Procedure Debatable Comments Raise an issue for discussion

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Revise a Motion currently under discussion

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Reconsider a Motion already approved

Reconsider Yes Allowed only by member who voted on the prevailing side of the original motion.

End debate Call for the Question or End Debate

No If the Chair senses that the committee is ready to vote, he may say “if there are no objections, we will now vote on the Motion.” Otherwise, this motion is debatable and subject to 2/3 majority approval.

Record each member’s vote on a Motion

Request a Roll Call Vote

No Takes precedence over main motion. No debate required, but the members must approve by 2/3 majority.

Postpone discussion until later in the meeting

Lay on the Table Yes Takes precedence over main motion. Used only to postpone discussion until later in the meeting.

Postpone discussion until a future date

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Remove the motion for any further consideration

Postpone indefinitely

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Request a review of procedure

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Notes on Motions Seconds. A Motion must have a second to ensure that at least two members wish to discuss the issue. The “seconder” is not recorded in the minutes. Neither are motions that do not receive a second. Announcement by the Chair. The Chair should announce the Motion before debate begins. This ensures that the wording is understood by the membership. Once the Motion is announced and seconded, the Committee “owns” the motion, and must deal with it according to parliamentary procedure.

Revisions. Technically, revisions to the main motion are accomplished by the Amend procedure. However, immediately after making the motion, and before it is announced by the Chair, another member may ask that the motion be revised. If the original “motion -maker” agrees to the revision, then the revised motion will be the one debated. The original “seconder” need not be consulted, because the original “motion-maker” plus the “reviser” constitute a motion and a second.

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Meeting Minutes Resource Subcommittee April 23-24, 2014

Duke Energy 526 S. Church Street Charlotte, NC

Administrative A meeting of the Resources Subcommittee (RS) was held on April 23–24, 2014 in Charlotte, North Carolina. The agenda and attendance list are attached as Exhibits A and B, respectively.

Resources Subcommittee Chair Gerry Beckerle presided and Larry Kezele announced that a quorum was present, read the applicable Notice of Public Meeting and acknowledged the NERC Antitrust Compliance Guidelines. The subcommittee reviewed and revised the RS Organization and Assignments, the RS Roster, and the RS Survey Contacts.

January 22–23, 2014 Meeting Minutes The subcommittee approved the January 22–23, 2014 meeting minutes.

Resources Subcommittee Action Item List The RS reviewed, revised and updated the action item list, which is affixed as Exhibit C.

Resources Subcommittee Confidentiality Agreement Larry Kezele reviewed the list of those individuals that have signed the RS confidentiality agreement.

Working Group and Task Force Reports 1. Frequency Working Group Chair Sydney Niemeyer reported that the FWG met on April 23, 2014

and reviewed the master frequency event list for January and February 2014 for the Eastern,Quebec, Western and ERCOT Interconnections. He also reported that there is an error in theFrequency Response Standard Form 1.9a with regard to the use of variable bias.

2. Inadvertent Interchange Working Group Chair Tabitha Hernandez reported that the IIWG meton April 23, 2014 and discussed the following: 1) update on FRCC reporting to the NERC/CERTSInadvertent Tool, 2) a review of the Dissolving BA’s Inadvertent, NERC/CERTS Inadvertent ToolCleanup and NERC Tool Discrepancies whitepapers and 3) incorrect accumulative balances in theNERC tool. Future IIWG activities will include enhancements to the Inadvertent Interchangereporting tool and tool procedures documentation.

3. Operating Reserve Working Group Chair Beckerle reported that the ORWG has not met.

NERC Related Activity 1. RS Scope

Chair Beckerle noted that the Operating Committee requested each of its subcommittees to review its scope in order to bring more uniformity or consistency across all OC subcommittee scope

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documents. The OC last approved the Resources Subcommittee’s scope in December 2009. Chair Beckerle reviewed a proposed revision. The RS also reviewed the Interchange Subcommittee scope and decided to include a new function related to interchange scheduling as it impacts balancing and inadvertent interchange. Following a brief discussion, Brad Gordon moved to endorse the revised RS Scope (Exhibit D). The RS approved the motion.

2. Reliability Guideline: Generating Unit Operations during Complete Loss of Communications Larry Kezele reported that, at its December 10-11, 2013 meeting, the Operating Committee approved posting the draft Reliability Guideline: Generating Unit Operations during Complete Loss of Communications for a 45-day industry comment period. The reliability guideline was posted on January 15, 2014, with comments due by February 28, 2014. Vice Chair Blalock reported that at the subcommittee’s January 2014 meeting Sydney Niemeyer, Francis Monette, Brad Gordon, Tony Nguyen, Robert Rhodes, and Troy Blalock were tasked with reviewing the comments. He reviewed the comments received and proposed revisions to the reliability guideline.

Terry Bilke moved to endorse Reliability Guideline: Generating Unit Operations during Complete Loss of Communications subject to modification of the Interconnection generator frequency operating normal limits. The RS approved the motion. There were two abstentions made with comments during the RS approval of the motion. Those comments are recorded in Exhibit E.

3. Sharing Net Interchange Actual and Scheduled Data to Improve Reliability Don Badley and Terry Bilke reported that the WECC RC, on behalf of the Western Interconnection, and the MISO RC, on behalf of the Eastern Interconnection, have volunteered to create procedures and technology solutions that would lead to the development and implementation of an error checking matrix of BA interchange data for their respective Interconnections. These projects would have BAs share ICCP data with one Reliability Coordinator in their respective Interconnection. That RC would develop an error-checking matrix that could be reviewed if frequency was significantly off-schedule and the underlying cause is not known. The matrix could also be used if a BA's EMS were down as it would provide an alternate ACE calculation for the impacted RC and BA. BAs would share ICCP net interchange actual (by neighbor) and net interchange scheduled (total) data with the designated RC in their respective Interconnection and the designated RC would develop the error checking matrix. The RS will support the Operating Reliability Subcommittee as these projects move forward.

4. Eastern Interconnection Frequency Response Initiative Vice Chair Blalock reported that he provided an overview of the Eastern Interconnection Frequency Response Initiative to the Operating Committee at its March 2014 meeting. The OC fully supported the initiative and requested periodic updates as it moves forward. He also provided an overview of the status of the initiative and NERC’s efforts to establish a SharePoint site to store the generator data. He suggested that the RS host a webinar to explain the purpose and scope of the initiative. The RS is very supportive of conducting a NERC-wide webinar. Vice Chair Blalock will develop a draft webinar agenda. The webinar would be conducted on or about July 1, 2014.

5. Field Test to Reduce the Number and Depth of Time Error Corrections Terry Bilke summarized a proposal to reduce the number and depth of time error corrections (Presentation 1). For example, ERCOT recently widened the window before a time error correction is initiated from 10 seconds to 30 seconds. The 0.02 Hz offset could also be lowered to 0.01 Hz and

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perhaps the duration of a scheduled time error correction could be extended. John Tolo reported that WECC has petitioned the North American Energy Standards Board to broaden its time error correction window from 5 seconds to 30 seconds. NAESB may act on WECC’s petition in the very near future. Chair Beckerle requested that the RS further consider this topic at its July 2014 meeting.

8. Data Sharing and Data Quality Don Badley reported that WECC has completed its data sharing and confidentiality policy and that Peak Reliability is also developing a new data confidentiality procedure.

9. BAL Reliability Standard Audit Worksheets Terry Bilke reported that the BAL RSAW review project should be placed on hold temporarily due to NERC personnel changes.

NERC Reliability Standards and Reliability Related Documents

1. Project 2007-12 (Frequency Response and Frequency Bias Setting) Implementation Larry Kezele reported that BAL-003-1 (Frequency Response and Frequency Bias Setting) was adopted by the NERC Board of Trustees on February 7, 2013 and filed at FERC on March 29, 2013. On July 18, 2013, FERC issued a notice of proposed rulemaking wherein FERC proposes to approve Reliability Standard BAL-003-1. On September 27, 2013, NERC filed Comments in response to the proposed rulemaking and on October 15, 2013, NERC filed Reply Comments. On January 16, 2014, FERC approved BAL-003-1. The compliance enforcement date of Requirements 2, 3 and 4 of BAL-003-1 is April 1, 2015, while the compliance enforcement date of Requirement 1 is April 1, 2016. NERC compliance and NERC legal are currently working to provide guidance and further documentation of the above dates.

Technical Considerations of Implementing BAL-003-1 a. Fixed and Variable Bias – The RS discussed the implementation of fixed and variable bias

given the requirements of BAL-003-1. Chair Beckerle requested adding an item to the RS’s action item list regarding the possibility of sending out a letter to the survey contacts regarding fixed and variable bias. Chair Beckerle tasked Tony Nguyen, Don Badley, Sydney Niemeyer, Mike Potishnak, Francis Monette and Tom Pruitt with requesting and reviewing Form 1’s for BAs using variable bias.

b. Test/Transition to the 0.9% Bias– Terry Bilke proposed that the RS sanction a three month field test wherein a sampling of BAs or an Interconnection implements a 0.9% bias. Sydney Niemeyer suggested that the RS find a small BA with a larger non-conforming load to participate in the field test. A BA that is using variable bias should also be included in the field test. Mr. Bilke suggested that the RS form a task force to provide documentation for use during the field test. The RS observed that on April 1, 2015 the 1.0% bias will shift to 0.9% in accordance with the BAL-003-1. The RS will monitor the technical implementation of the new bias and can propose recommendations to change the percent bias setting as needed.

2. Five-Year Review of Reliability Standards Don Badley reported that a 45-day comment period on the BAL Periodic Review Team’s recommendations to revise BAL-005 and BAL-006 was open through April 7, 2014. The PRT is developing responses to the comments received.


http://www.nerc.com/FilingsOrders/us/NERC%20Filings%20to%20FERC%20DL/NERC%20Comments%20on%20NOPR%20on%20Frequency%20Response_FINAL.pdf

http://www.nerc.com/FilingsOrders/us/NERC%20Filings%20to%20FERC%20DL/NERC%20Reply%20Comments,%20Frequency%20Response_FINAL.pdf

NERC Operating Manual a. Area Interchange Error Survey Training Document

See action item list.

b. Frequency Response Characteristic Survey Training Document See action item list.

c. Inadvertent Interchange Accounting Training Document See action item list.

Resources Subcommittee Software Applications Frank Carrera, representing Electric Power Group (EPG), provided a status report of CERTS/NERC applications (Presentation 2). Maps in the Resource Adequacy application are being updated for release in May 2014 and the Inadvertent Interchange web site is being updated to include management functionality. He provided an overview of Frequency Management and Analysis application data issues. Mr. Carrera also provided highlights of the Interconnections annual reliability report. Interconnections 2013 Frequency Response Using Median and Regression and Primary Response Sustainability Carlos Martinez provided a comparison of median and regression methods and accuracy for estimating Interconnections frequency response using 2013 BAL-003 field test data and a definition of sustainability metrics for evaluating Interconnections’ early withdrawal statistics and performance during the 2013 BAL-003 field test (Presentation 3). Some of the observations and recommendations based on Mr. Martinez’s analysis include:

1. Recommendation: Continue using the median for estimating frequency response for BAL-003. Equivalent analysis and assessments should be done using BAL-003 field test data for years 2008 to 2012 and 2014.

2. Continue research, evaluation and report on metrics for capturing withdrawal conditions and its associated reliability risk with NERC staff and the RS.

Frequency and Control Performance and Time Error

1. Frequency Performance, Trends and Events and Time Error a. First Quarter Frequency and Time Error Performance Reports – Song Xue, EPG, reviewed the

preliminary WECC, Eastern, ERCOT and Hydro Quebec Interconnection frequency, control and time error correction performance reports (Presentation 4). The time error correction performance report was only available from ERCOT.

b. Western Interconnection Trends and Events John Tolo distributed the Western Interconnection year-to-date time error report by email following the RS meeting (Exhibit F).

c. Eastern Interconnection Trends and Events Brad Gordon reviewed the EI time error report (Presentation 5).

d. ERCOT Interconnection Trends and Events Sydney Niemeyer stated that EPG’s report captured ERCOT’s frequency, control and time error correction performance statistics.


e. Hydro Quebec Interconnection Trends and Events Francis Monette reviewed the Hydro Quebec Interconnection frequency and control performance and time error report (Exhibit G).

2. CPS1 and CPS2 Data Trends The subcommittee did not review CPS1 and CPS2 data trends.

3. DCS Data Trends The subcommittee did not review DCS data trends.

Dates and Locations of Future Meetings

Wednesday, July 23, 2014 (FWG) Wednesday, July 23, 2014 (IIWG) Wednesday, July 23, 2014 (RS) Thursday, July 24, 2014 (RS)

8:00 – 10:00 a.m. 10:00 a.m. – Noon 1:00 – 5:00 p.m. 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.

Portland, OR, Coordinator: WECC RS Members

Wednesday, October 29, 2014 (FWG) Wednesday, October 29, 2014 (IIWG) Wednesday, October 29, 2014 (RS) Thursday, October 30, 2014 (RS)

8:00 – 10:00 a.m. 10:00 a.m. – Noon 1:00 – 5:00 p.m. 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.

Las Vegas, NV: WECC RS Members or Austin, TX: ERCOT RS Members

Wednesday, January 28, 2015 (FWG) Wednesday, January 28, 2015 (IIWG) Wednesday, January 28, 2015 (RS) Thursday, January 29, 2015 (RS)

8:00 – 10:00 a.m. 10:00 a.m. – Noon 1:00 – 5:00 p.m. 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.

Miami, FL: FRCC RS Members

Wednesday, April 22, 2015 (FWG) Wednesday, April 22, 2015 (IIWG) Wednesday, April 22, 2015 (RS) Thursday, April 23, 2015 (RS)

8:00 – 10:00 a.m. 10:00 a.m. – Noon 1:00 – 5:00 p.m. 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.

TBD

Adjourn The subcommittee meeting adjourned at 3:36 p.m. EDT on April 24, 2014. Respectfully submitted,

Larry Kezele Larry Kezele Resources Subcommittee Secretary


Resources Subcommittee April 23–24, 2014 Meeting

Open Action Items List

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Subject Action Item/Assignment Due Date Completion Date

Tabitha Hernandez

Inadvertent Interchange Balances Determination

102810, Bill will draft a letter on behalf of the RS to the Balancing Authorities (BAs) in the Eastern Interconnection stating their inadvertent interchange balances prior to January, 2007 with a request to the BAs to identify any disputes with evidence to correct and establish a definitive historic and accurate inadvertent interchange balance.

012711 RS reviewed draft letter. Terry Bilke will issue the revised letter.

042011 Letter issued, with responses due from BAs by 041511. Discuss later in the agenda.

072711 Chair Bilke asked the Inadvertent Working Group seek additional resources to help in tracking inadvertent. He suggested that the working group generate a quarterly report for RS review. Gil Tam noted that EPG sends out two inadvertent reports each month that identifies what BAs have submitted data and the accuracy of the data.

10/26/11 Vice Chair Badley reported on his progress to resolve EI inadvertent balances.

012512. Data discrepancies still being addressed. Finalize at April 2012 meeting.

072512. Don Badley looking for historical Inadvertent Interchange data. Data may be available from CERTS. Data discrepancies still being addressed. Finalize at October 2012 meeting.

102412 The RS addressed data discrepancies. However, root causes have yet to be determined.

012313 Efforts continue to address EI inadvertent interchange mismatches.

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Agenda Item 1.fAgenda Item 1.f RS Meeting

July 23‐24, 2014

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042413 Mike Potishnak reported the following:

1. By June 1 2013, get FRCC fully validated and entered into the CERTS tool (Badley, Hernandez, Tam, Carrera)

2. By June 20 2013, update and reach closure on data base, particularly handing of atypical BAs (Badley, Hernandez)

3. By June 1 20913, get legal opinion on NAESB involvement (Kezele)

4. Get allocation algorithm to Larry by yesterday (Potishnak)

5. Facilitate NERC IT coordination with this effort – ongoing (Kezele)

6. All EI BAs agree on carry forward values for a recent common month by 7-15-13 (Potishnak, Badley, Hernandez)

7. By July 27 2013, allocate mismatches (Badley, Hernandez)

072413 Completed number 4 in the list above.

102913 No status change.

012214 Don McInnis will bring to the FRCC’s attention either using the CERTS tool or assigning another person to enter the data from the FRCC tool into the CERTS tool.

042314 Ongoing, with update to be provided at the July 2014 meeting.

Resources Subcommittee

NERC OC Operating Manual Docs

073108, RS members on each open BAL-related standard drafting team are to request that the SDT write or plan to write a modules for each SDT specific requirement and how to achieve technical results for the PSRD.

102908, Resources Subcommittee recommended to the OC that the RS documents that are found in the OC Operating Manual be kept in the manual.

102908, RS Working Groups and RBCSDT, BACSDT, and FRSDT are to revise the documents for accuracy. RS will then submit the revised documents to the RFWG to update the manual. SDTs can develop the documents as standards reference documents to support their respective standards.

012909, John Swez to review the Performance Standard Reference Document for accuracy. Ongoing action item.

RS Operating Manual documents are:

Ongoing

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Performance Standard Reference Guidelines (PSRG) – John Swez – Note the OC approved the PSRG on June 15, 2010, new PSRG inserted into the NERC Operating Manual

Area Interchange Error Survey Training Document – Don Badley and Inadvertent Interchange WG

Frequency Response Training Document – Sydney Niemeyer and Frequency WG

Inadvertent Interchange Accounting Training Document – Don Badley and Inadvertent Interchange WG – Expect update by next meeting.

121609, NERC posted the Performance Standard Reference Document for 45 day comment period which ends on Feb 12, 2010.

102710, The OC approved the PSRG on June 15, 2010. The RS anticipates the remaining OC Operating Manual documents to be revised during the SDT standards revision process.

072711 Chair Bilke reported that is an ongoing task.

10/26/11 No change in status.

012512. No change in status.

042512 No changes in status

072512 No changes in status

102412 IIWG beginning to address changes required in the Area Interchange Error Survey and Inadvertent Interchange Accounting Training Documents.

012313 No changes in status.


072413 Mike Potishnak proposed changes to II Accounting Training Document.


012214 No changes in status. Need to begin development of a frequency response training document. The RS discussed the existing AIE training document, which needs to be updated to include screen shots from the CERTS tool.

042314 No changes in status. PSRG – Hold off any work until BAL-001 and BAL-002 are completed. Perhaps create a new CPS and BAAL training document. Review again at the July 2014 meeting. AIE Survey Training Document – Needs to be updated to reflect use of the EPG AIE application. Tabitha will further investigate.

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Frequency Response Training Document – Sydney suggested archiving the FR training document and relying instead on the technical documentation for BAL-003-1. Larry Kezele will remove the FR training document from the Operating Manual and archive it to the RS related files website and add the FR Information document to the RS related files website. Don Badley will review and make a recommendation regarding the FR training document. II Accounting Training Document – Tabitha will review.

Larry Kezele CPS Data 102810, During the CPS data review, it was pointed out that not all Canadian entities are included in the CPS Summary. Tom to visit with Chris Scheetz to include future Canadian entities into the CPS Summary.

012711 Review data later in today’s meeting

072711 Some Canadian entities are still missing from the CPS1, CPS2, and DCS reports. Don Badley contacted Chris Scheetz regarding this issue.

10/26/11 Don Badley working with WECC staff to resolve.

012612 Chair Badley continues to address with Alberta and BC Hydro.

042512 Chair Badley will advise AESO and BC Hydro to send their CPS data directly to Chris Scheetz.

072512 Chair Badley will advise AESO and BC Hydro to send the CPS data directly to NERC (Chris Scheetz).

102412 Don Badley will review with Chris Scheetz and AESO and BC Hydro.

012313 NERC is willing to accept CPS data directly from Canadian BAs; however, WECC is internally reviewing.

042413 Don Badley will arrange a conference call with BC Hydro and AESO to further discuss.

072413 BC Hydro will be submitting its data through WECC Compliance. No progress on AESO.

102913 No change in status.

012214 BC Hydro has been sending data to WECC for two years. Data is still not being received by NERC. Chair Badley will discuss this with AESO.

042314 In process. Not yet complete. Don and Tony will provide an update at the July 2014 RS meeting.

012611

Larry Kezele EPG Software Application Users

072512. The subcommittee decided to annually review the list of those having access to the Resource Adequacy, Intelligent Alarm, Frequency Analysis and

July 2014

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Monitoring, Automatic Reliability Report, and Inadvertent Interchange software applications.

072413 Completed for this year. Will conduct review again in July 2014.

Tabitha Hernandez

Transferring Inadvertent Balancing

072413 Tabitha to write a white paper on how dissolving BA’s would transfer their inadvertent balance to the “new BA.”

102913 In progress.

012214 Draft reviewed and changes will be incorporated.

042314 Tabitha reported that the document is near final. She will resend it to the RS.

Tabitha Hernandez

Contact Regional Entity Administrators

072413 Tabitha to contact each Regional Administrator to discuss the locking and unlocking of NERC tool. The plan is for one person to lock the system for the Eastern Interconnect. This will ensure the function is getting completed.

102913 In progress.

012214 In progress. EPG provided the list of names.

042314 In progress.

Chair Beckerle

Fixed and Variable Bias

042314 The RS will consider sending a letter to the survey contacts regarding use of fixed versus variable bias along with potential FR reserve sharing group plans.

Tabitha Hernandez

Accumulated Inadvertent Balances

042314 Ms. Hernandez to write up a letter to Regional Administrators to work with their regional BA’s on confirming Accumulated Inadvertent Balances as of 12/31/2008.

Tabitha Hernandez

Training document for Regional Administrators

042314 Create a training document for Regional Administrators addressing the RS’s expectations of them.

Sydney Niemeyer

Review of Form 1 and Form 2 in regard to Variable Bias

042314 Review of Form 1 and Form 2 in regard to Variable Bias and BA load dampening estimation.

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FOR NERC RESOURCES SUBCOMMITTEE MEMBERS

This Confidentiality Agreement (“Agreement”), dated _______________, is between the North American Electric Reliability Corporation (“NERC”), and ____________________________________________________________________, a member of the NERC Resources Subcommittee (“RS Member”) (collectively referred to as “Parties”).

WHEREAS, NERC Compliance Monitoring and Enforcement Program collects, reviews, evaluates, and determines if the control performance data is acceptable or in violation of NERC reliability standards’ requirements; and

WHEREAS, NERC Resources Subcommittee, in accordance with the Resources Subcommittee Charter, is the NERC technical resource to support resolution of balancing resources and demand issues and interconnection frequency related issues by providing industry leadership and guidance on matters relating to balancing resources and demand issues and interconnection frequency related issues; reviewing balancing authorities’ control performance on a periodic basis; and addressing technical issues on Automatic Generation Control (AGC), Time Error Correction, Operating Reserves, and Frequency Response; and

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Agenda Item 1.g RS Meeting

July 23-24, 2014

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a. as such disclosure may be required by law or judicial or regulatory order; b. in accordance with paragraph 5; or c. that a RS Member who is NERC or Regional Entity staff member may make

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