1. Operating Practices & Event Analysis Subcommittee OPEAS Chair Report August 24, 2016
Kenneth Silver
Los Angeles Department of Water & Power
Chair, WECC OPEAS
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OC Chair Report
2016 OC Goals
Support and implement approved Path Operator Task Force Report recommendations
Approve long term unscheduled flow dues calculation methodology to ensure full cost recovery for device owners
Develop OC leadership program for future committee, subcommittee, and work group chairs and vice-chairs to ensure consistency and continuity
Utilize the results of the Event Analysis Process to improve the reliable operation of the BES
Develop improved communication, coordination process, and support of and with WECC MAC, Peak MAC and WECC Leadership
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OC Approval Items
White Paper on EHV Transmission Line Protection- Approved.
White Paper on Installing and Maintaining Protective Relay Systems - Approved.
Unscheduled Flow Cost Allocation proposal – Failed (see UFAS report)
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4. Operating Committee Structure Review Task Force
Reviewed committee assignment, charter, criteria used and proposed new structure.
Comments were made both in favor of moving ISAS out of OC (maybe to MIC) and in remaining with OC
Concern was expressed that there would be no forum for reviewing the training impact of new standards or providing trainer training if OTS goes away.
Discussed JGC idea of combining OC and MIC.
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NERC OC
Discussed gas-electric interdependency and the need for closer coordination.
GridEx3 exercise continued to show the importance of communication and coordinated response.
EPA Clean Power Plan is set for full compliance in The three basic tenets are:
Heat rate improvement for coal fired plants
Re-dispatch of natural gas combined cycle plants
Increased use of renewable energy.
NERC is reviewing the Functional Model
Lessons Learned has led to a recommendation of additional lightning protection in areas prone to lightning.
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WECC BAL Field Trial
Goal is to evaluate impact of retiring Requirement R2 (Spinning Reserve).
BAL-003 FRR is performance based and a much better measure.
Conditions to monitor are changes in DCS performance and system wide frequency response.
The OC supported moving forward with a field trial.
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7. Interchange Scheduling & Accounting Subcommittee
There are regional practices that are contributing to after-the-fact tags.
A white paper will summarize the issues and propose policy changes.
A WIT Users Group is being formed.
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8. Remedial Action Scheme Reliability Subcommittee
RASRS reviewed 23 new or revised RAS schemes.
A new RAS definition becomes effective April 2017.
RAS is replacing SPS.
PRC assigns most RAS responsibility to Peak.
RASRS may transition from WECC to Peak.
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9. Critical Infrastructure Information Management Subcommittee
In 2016 to date, there were five significant EMS events, three caused by network infrastructure.
Duration of EMS outages seems to be increasing and is greater than in the Eastern Interconnection.
NERC EMSWG is planning the 2016 Monitoring and Situational Awareness Conference in Folsom on September
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10. Unscheduled Flow Administrative Subcommittee
Proposed that Monthly Qualified Device cost repayment in the Western Interconnection Unscheduled Flow Mitigation Plan (WIUFMP) will be allocated based on the proportion of a Balancing Authority’s NAI absolute values compared to the total for all Balancing Authorities’ NAI during hours of Qualified Device usage.
Comments noted the plan potentially ignores significant internal flows and does not recognize the non-impact of HVDC schedules.
Motion passed at MIC.
OC Transmission Providers approved but Transmission Customers rejected
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11. Operations Training Subcommittee
WECC CEH training will be retired at the end of 2016
Several initiatives are on holding pending outcome of OSRTF recommendations.
Human Performance Conference will be held November 7-10.
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Additional other Subcommittees reported. Refer to the OC website for additional information.
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Questions?
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