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RC NERC EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS 2025
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
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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
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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
If unable to calculate ACE for this long, BA must notify RC -
correct answer- 30 minutes
ACE cannot exceed BAAL for how long - correct answer- 30
minutes
RC NERC EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS 2025
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
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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
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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
If unable to calculate ACE for this long, BA must notify RC -
correct answer- 30 minutes
ACE cannot exceed BAAL for how long - correct answer- 30
minutes
