Western Electricity Coordinating Council EPAS Update Greg Park EPAS Chair Western Electricity Coordinating Council

Western Electricity Coordinating Council EPAS Subcommittees Generator Operator Work Group (GOWG) Carla Holly (BP Wind Energy) – Chair Human Performance Work Group (HPWG) Norm Szczepanski (SMUD) – Outgoing Chair Rodney Krause (BPAT) – Incoming Chair Performance Work Group (PWG) James Wells (LADWP) – Chair Relay Work Group (RWG) Randy Spacek (Avista) – Chair Western Electricity Coordinating Council

Western Electricity Coordinating Council EPAS Vice Chair Jill Hoyt of Peak RC is the current Vice Chair Resignation effective November 8, 2018 due to wind down activities at Peak RC Seeking nominees for Jill’s replacement Western Electricity Coordinating Council

GOWG Update of Activities Last met on September 13th Had presentations regarding GADs Wind Solar Battery RC Developments PRC-018 WECC Plan for Dynamic Performance and Monitoring WECC Disturbance/Performance Monitoring Plan Siting Requirements Western Electricity Coordinating Council

GOWG Update of Activities Reviewed CAISO EIM Transition Update on the PRC-024 and potential impacts to Inverter Based Resources NERC’s Weather Preparation for Severe Cold Weather webinar WECC’s Gas/Electric Interface Study Western Electricity Coordinating Council

GOWG Update of Activities Present on frequency response performance in the Western Interconnection Present lessons learned from Event Analysis relevant to generators Western Electricity Coordinating Council

Western Electricity Coordinating Council GOWG Future Meetings December 6, 2018 – Webinar February 12, 2019 – Salt Lake City April 30, 2019 – Salt Lake City August 20, 2019 – Salt Lake City November 2019 – date TBD – likely webinar Western Electricity Coordinating Council

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HP Event Analysis Work Group (HPEAWG) Deliverable Human performance lessons learned Status “Loss of Communication to Multiple SCADA RTU’s at a Switching Center” Added to NERC Lessons Learned page June 5, 2018 Presented at Chief’s meeting May 2017 Presented Webinar at OC meeting July 2017 New Lessons Learned are in progress Requesting Closed Door approval from the Board of Directors in December 2018 for event analysis review meetings Western Electricity Coordinating Council

HP Event Analysis Work Group (HPEAWG) Requesting Closed Door approval from the Board of Directors in December 2018 for event analysis review meetings Western Electricity Coordinating Council

HP In The Control Room (HPCRTF) Deliverable Create a tool box of human performance tools for the control room Status Distractions in the control room survey resulted in 3-year strategy Year 1 project – Phone Call Distractions 2018 Goal: Best Practices delivered at WECC HP Conference, October 16-19 Year 2 project – Alarms 2019 Goal: Best Practices Year 3 project – People Distractions 2020 Goal: Best Practices Western Electricity Coordinating Council

HP Maturity Model Task Force (HPMMTF) Deliverable HP Maturity Model Status 2018 – Research complete conducted by: • Pamela Ey, Ph.D., IDM • Michael Legatt, Ph.D., Resilient Grid • Jeffrey Sill, MBA, Rochester Gas and Electric – Research coded by HPMMTF – White Paper to be released at 2018 HP Conference 2019 – Create question bank to determine current maturity level – Write tools to cross the gap between levels Western Electricity Coordinating Council

HP Knowledge Transfer Task Force(HPKTTF) Deliverable Knowledge Transfer was identified as part of the WECC Misoperations Reduction Strategy to: Host educational webinars on knowledge transfer techniques Develop a best practice guide for knowledge transfer practices Status Creating HP resource list Presented knowledge transfer activity at Misoperations Workshop June 6, 2018 Western Electricity Coordinating Council

Human Performance Conference October 16-19, 2018 Deliverable A conference to create a proactive focus on reducing human error within the WECC regional utilities, to address precursors that impact system reliability, and to identify and share successful human performance initiatives. Status Attendees will walk away with tools that can be applied immediately. Western Electricity Coordinating Council

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RWG Update - Misoperations Continue to provide feedback to Western Interconnect entities on their misoperation quarterly NERC 1600 data submittals. Expectation of Root cause Clarifications Correct cause identified Missing data Provide expertise to questions from entities on operations Review of Q1 and Q2 reports complete Western Electricity Coordinating Council

RWG Update – NPCC Joint Meeting Introduction Regional Organization Structure Charters Protection System Misoperation Working Group Review and Feedback Process Reduction Strategies Analysis and Metrics Discussion of NERC PRC standards NPCC Directory 7 Bulk Power System Protection Criteria NPCC Directory 4 Future Joint meetings Western Electricity Coordinating Council

Western Electricity Coordinating Council RWG Update – 2017 Report Expected date October 1, 2018 The RWG 2017 misoperation analysis: Trend Human Error: As-Left and Settings largest category Unknown reduced: Attributed to RWG Review Recommendation RWG continue to review Process to follow up on CAPs and reporting corrections Quarter by Quarter analysis compared to previous year Western Electricity Coordinating Council

RWG-Misoperation Reduction Strategy Provided technical expertise and contributed to WECC’s Performance Analysis Subcommittee in WECC’s Misoperation Reduction Strategy. Participated in June Workshop Provided feedback for Webinars Western Electricity Coordinating Council

Western Electricity Coordinating Council RWG-Participation MIDAS Work Group Development of a Data Reporting Instruction (DRI) Participation by to RWG members representing WECC Western Electricity Coordinating Council

Western Electricity Coordinating Council EPAS Update Met late September in person in Salt Lake City Continue to meet via webinar to review regional NERC Event Analysis Reports Received an update on the recently approved IROL framework document Update on NERC Event Analysis Process Western Electricity Coordinating Council

Western Electricity Coordinating Council EPAS Update Update from NERC E-ISAC on their functions and processes GridEx V in November 2019 GridSecCon 2018 in Las Vegas October 16-19th Update on GridEx IV Western Electricity Coordinating Council

Western Electricity Coordinating Council EAS Update Upcoming changes to the EAP process Events involving near-misses Inverter disturbances Other things as identified in a ERO audit Western Electricity Coordinating Council

EAS Update – New Lessons Learned LL20180801 Loss of Substation Data Circuits to SCADA LL20180802 Firewall Failure After Time Limit Exceeded Western Electricity Coordinating Council

Western Electricity Coordinating Council EAS Update – LL Numbers 10 NERC Lessons Learned have been published to date in 2018 1 Generation Facilities 4 Communications 5 Transmission Facilities 9 NERC Lessons Learned were published in 2017 1 Facilities Design, Commission, and Maintenance 3 Generation Facilities 1 Transmission Facilities Western Electricity Coordinating Council

EAS Update – LL Upcoming Lessons Learned submitted to NERC currently under review WECC – LL174 “Substation Fires and First Responders” This LL comes from two 2017 events. Getting several expert Firefighter inputs. NPCC – LL184 “Avoiding IROL Exceedances by Rigorous Commissioning & Clear Procedures” Transformer differential tripped, remaining transformers picked up load, causing an IROL (post contingency thermal limit). IROL reduction actions were not completed before exceeding TV . RE/Entity answers to questions are being incorporated. MRO – LL188 “Networking Packet Broadcast Storm” When a 2nd network cable was connected from a Voice Over IP (VOIP) phone to a network, a packet broadcast storm prevented network communications. SCADA was lost for several hours. This should be ready for approval on next EAS call. RF – LL178 “Initiatives to Address and Reduce Misoperations” A misops reduction initiative success story. This should be ready for approval on next EAS call. NPCC – LL189 “Field Modification & RAS Operation Lead to Partial System Collapse” A relay mod enabled line stub bus protection, which misop’ed. The mod also kept a RAS from working right. The review team is selecting a time to meet. Western Electricity Coordinating Council

Lessons Learned Submitted to NERC still needing info Western Electricity Coordinating Council

Lessons Learned Metrics Western Electricity Coordinating Council

Misoperations Metrics Western Electricity Coordinating Council

Western Electricity Coordinating Council OE-417 WECC Total Western Electricity Coordinating Council

EOP-004-2 Reports by Category Western Electricity Coordinating Council

EOP-004-2 Reports by Region Western Electricity Coordinating Council

Event Analysis Metrics Western Electricity Coordinating Council

Event Analysis Metrics Western Electricity Coordinating Council

Event Analysis Metrics https://www.nerc.com/pa/rrm/ea/CA_Reference_Materials_DL/CCAP%20Manual%20January%202018.pdf Western Electricity Coordinating Council

Event Analysis Metrics Western Electricity Coordinating Council

Event Analysis Metrics Western Electricity Coordinating Council

Western Electricity Coordinating Council WECC OC Western Electricity Coordinating Council

Western Electricity Coordinating Council WECC OC Update Met on October 10, 2018 Western Electricity Coordinating Council

Western Electricity Coordinating Council Contact Information Greg Park greg@nwpp.org Western Electricity Coordinating Council