1. OC Organizational Structure Review Task Force
Stacen Tyskiewicz
OSRTF Vice-Chair
October 19, 2016

2. OSRTF Membership OSRTF Contributors OSRTF Members
Ashbaker, Steve
Baran, Eric
Carman, Keith
Hydzik, Richard - Ch
Mizumori, Michelle
Moore, Geoffrey
Peters, Albert
Silver, Kenneth
Tolo, John
Tyskiewicz, Stacen – V Ch
OSRTF Contributors
Freeman, Charles "Bud“
Hundal, Raj
Meyers, Andrew
Reynolds, Tim
Vojdani, Raymond
Williams, Craig

3. OSRTF Review Approach Delegation Agreement WECC Bylaws
Activities previously approved for funding under Section 215
WECC legal provided feedback on our approach
Three criteria each which had to be met:
OC activities should support WECC’s reliability mission under Sections 7c, 7d, 7e, and 7f of Delegation Agreement
OC activities should provide value to WECC members
OC activities should complement but not unnecessarily duplicate NERC efforts

4. WECC Delegated Activities

5. OC Function - Improve Reliability
Identification and mitigation of key vulnerabilities
Physical and cyber security
Human performance
Equipment misoperations/failures
Optimum sharing of operating and system data and event analysis insights to:
Deepen understanding of issues
Promote operational excellence
Share best practices/lessons learned
Provide value to membership
OSRTF proposal aligns with WECC’s Value Proposition “Enhanced Reliability & Security”

6. Subcommittee / Work Group Evaluation
Sorted each group into “buckets”
Performance Analysis / Event Analysis
Situational Awareness and Security Monitoring
Reliability Improvement
Unknown – not sure where they fell

7. Five Discoveries OC’s main objective is Reliability Improvement
Two OC functions support Delegated Functions and mission
Event and Performance Analysis
Situational Awareness and Security Monitoring
Some functions align with RC function or will be moving there
Functions that are very specialized but do not require OC oversight
Some duplication of effort, little work product, or unable to determine value to membership

8. ORSTF Proposal
Combine DEWG & EMSWG

9. Acronym Decoder RWG – Relay Work Group
HPWG – Human Performance Work Group
PWG – Performance Work Group
GOWG – Generator Operator Work Group
CIIMS – Critical Infrastructure and Information Management Subcommittee
DEWG – Data Exchange Work Group
EMSWG – Energy Management System Work Group
TELWG – Telecommunications Work Group
PSWG – Physical Security Work Group
CSWG – Cyber Security Work Group
JSIS – Joint Synchronized Information Subcommittee
RASRS – Remedial Action Reliability Subcommittee
UFAS – Unscheduled Flow Administrative Subcommittee

10. Event and Performance Analysis Subcommittee (EPAS)
Reliability Assessment and Performance Analysis, and Event Analysis and Reliability Improvement
Currently supported by:
Operating Practices and Event Analysis Subcommittee (OPEAS)
Operating Issues Work Group (OIWG)
Performance Work Group (PWG)
Relay Work Group (RWG)
Human Performance Work Group (HPWG)
Energy Management System Work Group (EMSWG)
Data Exchange Work Group (DEWG)

11. Event and Performance Analysis Subcommittee (EPAS)
Combine OPEAS and OIWG to form EPAS
Focus on Event Analysis
Leverage the NERC Event Analysis Process data
Lessons Learned
Reliability Guidelines
Analysis of trends
Workgroup structure
Ensures subject matter experts are available
WECC Staff engaged in the Event Analysis Process
EPAS in evaluating Event Analysis data

12. Event and Performance Analysis Subcommittee (EPAS)
Work Groups supporting EPAS
HPWG
EA Process indicates human performance is an issue
Operator Training Subcommittee (OTS) is focused on WECC CEH training
Recommend disbanding OTS as review indicates WECC no longer needs to provide operator CEH’s
RWG
EA Process indicates system protection performance is an issue
Review of quarterly misoperation reports for trends
GOWG (new)
GOP issues not captured well with TP/TC OC structure
Ongoing issues – frequency response, etc.
PWG
Tracks and monitors BA performance data
Liaison to NERC Resources Subcommittee
Propose to track ERS measures here

13. Situational Awareness and Security Monitoring Subcommittee (SASMS)
CIIMS becomes SASMS
Combine DEWG and EMSWG supporting SASMS
EMSWG
Coordinates the development of network and data modeling policies in support of EMS throughout the Western Interconnection
DEWG
Traditionally focused on the WECC Operations Network (WON)
The WON has been replaced by a hub-and-spoke configuration managed at the entity
Now deals more with issues specific to data policy and less with the infrastructure
As the focus shifted, it aligns more with EMSWG

14. Situational Awareness and Security Monitoring Subcommittee (SASMS)
DEWG + EMSWG
The two work groups have been meeting jointly but have preferred to remain separate for one key reason, participation
Work groups deal with overlapping subjects but each has different skillsets
Many entities cover the data-exchange and EMS responsibilities separately
Representation of both aspects is critical to the success of the work group
Need to maintain larger representation

15. Situational Awareness and Security Monitoring Subcommittee (SASMS)
Work Groups supporting SASMS
TELWG
Infrastructure coordination for telecomm services
Best practices, guidelines, etc.
PSWG
Active and large work group
Encourage sharing lessons learned, best practices, etc., more widely
Recommend engaging NERC Physical Security Subcommittee

16. Situational Awareness and Security Monitoring Subcommittee (SASMS)
Work Groups supporting SASMS
CSWG
Address “gap” between
Cyber security experts
Regulatory compliance
Management of EMS
Provides focus on cyber security
Acts as a liaison forum
Technical experts and the compliance/security professionals
Western Interconnection stakeholders and the various national cyber security groups: NERC, the Department of Homeland Security, etc.
This group will add value to current CIP efforts and promote reliability and security within the Western Interconnection
Newly formed CSWG

17. Joint Synchronized Information Subcommittee (JSIS)
PMU’s provide high quality data for BPS event analysis
PMU data is hosted at Peak
JSIS move to Peak?
JSIS chair recommended maintaining the current structure
There is also a similar group being formed by NERC
Two Work Groups support JSIS
Oscillations Analysis Work Group (OAWG) meets bi-weekly to review System Events
Disturbance Data Work Group (DDWG) collects and analyzes PMU data to facilitate analysis of system performance
Recommend no change to JSIS and that it continue to report to the OC and the PCC

18. Remedial Action Subcommittee Reliability Subcommittee (RASRS)
PRC assigns RAS review to the RC
The implementation timeline is 36 months after regulatory approval
OSRTF recommends RASRS remain within the OC structure for now
WECC staff, Peak, and the OSRTF work together to determine where this function should reside once the standard is implemented
Transition plan will be needed
Recommend no change to this group at this time

19. Unscheduled Flow Administrative Subcommittee (UFAS)
WECC may not be the best fit for UFAS
Nevertheless, WECC is currently the designated Administrator of the Western Interconnection Unscheduled Flow Mitigation Plan (WIUFMP)
Until a new administrator is selected, the OSRTF agrees that this group should continue to perform their necessary functions per the WIUFMP tariff
This will allow the functionality provided by UFAS to continue
Recommend that the UFAS group be phased out if and when a new administrator is selected at some future time
For now, remains part of the OC
Plan requires Qualified Device Owners and Qualified Path Operators to review and select Administrator of the Plan every two years; current plan will be in second year beginning January Qualified Device Owners and Qualified Path Operators need to take on Plan Administration; at that point UFAS would need to be part of WECC

20. External Forum Groups
Several subcommittees, work groups, and task forces were not recommended to continue under the proposed OC structure realignment
This was not a reflection of their work or value added, but related more to whether WECC or the OC is the best fit for these groups and their relationship to the reliability functions of the EPAS or SASM
Did not meet the three criteria
Need a transition plan for these groups

21. Interchange Scheduling and Accounting Subcommittee (ISAS)
ISAS works to improve scheduling and tagging processes (i.e. the equitable and efficient functioning of the commercial electric power market
Ensures these processes complement North American Energy Standards Board (NAESB) and NERC Standards
Very specialized and software-tool intensive.
Peak has formed a WECC Interchange Tool (WIT) Users Group that may perform some of the activities historically performed by ISAS and applicable Work Groups
OSRTF does not believe that ISAS meets all three criteria for inclusion into the EPAS or SASMS
Recommend ISAS be moved to Market Interface Committee

22. Next Day Study Work Group (NDSWG)
Coordination of Next-day Studies is critical to the reliability of the Western Interconnection
There was discussion as to whether this was more properly an interconnection issue or a group that mostly interfaces with Peak
The conclusion was that all BA/TOP interaction on next-day studies was with Peak
The OSRTF recommends transfer of the NDSWG to Peak (once Peak has demonstrated the ability to take on this group and necessary governance)
The transition to Peak will be addressed in the Transition Plan

23. Path Operations Implementation Task Force (POITF)
The POITF will sunset as it completes its work

24. Technical Operations Subcommittee (TOS)
Substation Work Group (SSWG)
Hosts an annual spring meeting
Functions as a networking forum
Did not meet three criteria
Would be an ideal External Forum
Controls Work Group (CWG)
Currently inactive
RWG moved to EPAS
TELWG moved to SASMS
OSRTF recommends disbanding TOS, SSWG, and CWG
It should be noted that CWG, SSWG and TOS could present a case to EPAS or SASM justifying they should remain as a WG

25. Essential Reliability Services Work Group (ERSWG) in WECC
NERC has formed the ERSWG under NERC PC and OC
WECC is transitioning to a higher non-traditional generation mix
WECC should support the NERC effort but not duplicate it
OSRTF believes that PWG can adequately monitor the NERC Essential Reliability Services (ERS) efforts
OSRTF recommends PWG modify their charter to reflect these new responsibilities
NERC Resource Subcommittee has the bulk of ERSTF Measures; PWG works hand-in-hand with NERC RS

26. OC and MIC Combination?
OSRTF concluded that this exceeded the scope of the OSRTF Charter
Bylaw changes, etc.
Joint OC/MIC discussion at July 2016 meeting indicated support for existing structure
Opportunities for joint sessions for common issues under existing structure

27. Joint PCC-TEPPC Review Task Force
The JPTRTF proposing to create a new Reliability Assessment Committee (RAC)
Replaces PCC & TEPPC
RAC would report to WECC CEO rather than BOD
How will JPTRTF impact MIC and OC proposals?

28. Timeline
October 2016 – Present recommendations to the Operating Committee for approval
December 2016 – Present to Board of Directors for approval
Transition plan in 2017

29. Motion
Resolved, that the Western Electricity Coordinating Council (WECC) Operating Committee (OC) hereby approves the recommendations of the Organizational Structure Review Task Force (OSRTF) as described in its Proposed Operating Committee Structure whitepaper dated August 25, 2016.