Western Electricity Coordinating Council RWG Update Randy Spacek RWG Chair Western Electricity Coordinating Council

Misoperation Quarterly Reviews 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 operation Western Electricity Coordinating Council

RWG 2017 Misoperation Report Expected date September 1, 2018 The RWG analyzes the misoperation data to: Provide trend analysis of Protection System misoperations data and possible root cause identification; Form conclusions/recommendations from the analysis to reduce the likelihood of future misoperations; Develop guidance and best practices to industry through technical documents and webinars pertaining to protection system misoperation trends, conclusions, and recommendations; Along with the WECC’s Performance Analysis Subcommittee publish results, to WECC’s Event and Performance Analysis Subcommittee (EPAS) and the WECC membership. Western Electricity Coordinating Council

Misoperation Reduction Strategy Provide technical expertise and contribute to WECC’s Performance Analysis Subcommittee for WECC’s Misoperation Reduction Strategy. Perform as advisory for Strategy Participate in Workshops Provide Documentation Western Electricity Coordinating Council

New Documentation Development With WECC’s Performance Analysis Subcommittee identify and develop documentation for WECC membership Investigative action checklist white paper – Randy Spacek Effective Techniques for Testing Application of Settings – Dean Bender/David Beach Commission Testing – Douglas Kirby/Dan Shields Western Electricity Coordinating Council