NERC RC Exam – Verified Questions And Answers
For Reliability Coordinator Certification (Updated)
Common standard time period for station battery to handle outage of
AC power to chargers ~CORRECT ANSWER~8-12 hours
Time to restore data exchange redundancy when redundancy testing
by RC/TOP/BA deemed unsuccessful ~CORRECT ANSWER~2 hours
Transition period to backup control facility (fully functioning)
~CORRECT ANSWER~2 hours
Annual testing of backup control facility must prove to be functional for
this long ~CORRECT ANSWER~2 hours
Every 2 years TO/TOP/DSP must provide how many hours of system
restoration training to field switching personnel ~CORRECT
ANSWER~2 hours
Every 2 years GOP's with blackstart resources shall provide how many
hours of training to operating personnel responsible for startup
~CORRECT ANSWER~2 hours
BAL-002 default contingency reserve restoration period (following
disturbance recovery period) ~CORRECT ANSWER~90 minutes
, How often should BA calculate and record inadvertent interchange
~CORRECT ANSWER~60 minutes/hourly
How often should BA provide MW-hour meter readings to adjacent
BA's ~CORRECT ANSWER~60 minutes/hourly
TLR procedure (identifying TLR level and actions to be implemented)
needs updating how often ~CORRECT ANSWER~60 minutes/hourly
Hourly ATC for next 48 hours calculated how often ~CORRECT
ANSWER~60 minutes/hourly
During EEA2/3 the energy deficient entity needs to update the RC how
often until alert is terminated ~CORRECT ANSWER~60
minutes/hourly
DOE-417 (disturbance reporting) should be completed by when
~CORRECT ANSWER~60 minutes
BA with loss of resources must submit RFI with start time no more
than how far beyond the resource loss ~CORRECT ANSWER~60
minutes
Sink BA should ensure interchange modifications are submitted how
soon after the modification ~CORRECT ANSWER~60 minutes
For Reliability Coordinator Certification (Updated)
Common standard time period for station battery to handle outage of
AC power to chargers ~CORRECT ANSWER~8-12 hours
Time to restore data exchange redundancy when redundancy testing
by RC/TOP/BA deemed unsuccessful ~CORRECT ANSWER~2 hours
Transition period to backup control facility (fully functioning)
~CORRECT ANSWER~2 hours
Annual testing of backup control facility must prove to be functional for
this long ~CORRECT ANSWER~2 hours
Every 2 years TO/TOP/DSP must provide how many hours of system
restoration training to field switching personnel ~CORRECT
ANSWER~2 hours
Every 2 years GOP's with blackstart resources shall provide how many
hours of training to operating personnel responsible for startup
~CORRECT ANSWER~2 hours
BAL-002 default contingency reserve restoration period (following
disturbance recovery period) ~CORRECT ANSWER~90 minutes
, How often should BA calculate and record inadvertent interchange
~CORRECT ANSWER~60 minutes/hourly
How often should BA provide MW-hour meter readings to adjacent
BA's ~CORRECT ANSWER~60 minutes/hourly
TLR procedure (identifying TLR level and actions to be implemented)
needs updating how often ~CORRECT ANSWER~60 minutes/hourly
Hourly ATC for next 48 hours calculated how often ~CORRECT
ANSWER~60 minutes/hourly
During EEA2/3 the energy deficient entity needs to update the RC how
often until alert is terminated ~CORRECT ANSWER~60
minutes/hourly
DOE-417 (disturbance reporting) should be completed by when
~CORRECT ANSWER~60 minutes
BA with loss of resources must submit RFI with start time no more
than how far beyond the resource loss ~CORRECT ANSWER~60
minutes
Sink BA should ensure interchange modifications are submitted how
soon after the modification ~CORRECT ANSWER~60 minutes
