PJM GENERATOR EXAM SCRIPT 2026
QUESTIONS WITH FULL CORRECT ANSWERS
◉ A Heavy Load Voltage Schedule Warning has been issued for the
PJM RTO. Generation Operators should: Answer: Ensure all unit
voltage regulators are in service
◉ PJM can issue the Deploy All Resources Action for________ Answer:
the entire RTO, specific Control Zones or a subset of a Control Zone if
transmission limitations exist
◉ Under the National Terrorism Advisory System (NTAS) there are 2
types of alerts: Elevated Threat Alert and __________. Answer:
Imminent Threat Alert
◉ A Geomagnetic Disturbance Warning is issued by PJM when the
NOAA has issued a warning or an alert for a potential geo-magnetic
storm of severity _______ or greater. Answer: K7
◉ The Generating Capacity reported on a Supplementary Status
Report (SSR) includes which of the following? (Select 2) Answer:
Capacity from offline Hydro and CT units that can be synchronized
within 10 minutes.
Total Capacity from online Generation.
, ◉ What is the requested response time for members to reply to a
request for SSR data? Answer: 10 Minutes
◉ If a PJM Member has received reports of a terrorism or sabotage
threat to their facilities, they would notify whom at PJM (in addition
to NERC and the DOE) to share this information? Answer: The PJM
Shift Supervisor
◉ What is the purpose of a capacity emergency warning? (Select 2)
Answer: To keep Members informed of actual capacity shortages or
contingencies that may jeopardize reliability during real time
operations. To ask Members to take specific actions in order to
provide relief to the PJM system
◉ PJM has issued a Minimum Generation Alert. Your current
generation output is 200 MW. The Economic Minimum is 150 MW
and Emergency Minimum is 125 MW. How much ERG should be
reported for this unit? Answer: 25 MW
◉ A Manual Load Dump Warning will be issued when: Answer:
Primary Reserve is less than the largest generating unit or the loss of
a transmission facility jeopardizes reliability after all possible
measures have been taken to increase reserves
QUESTIONS WITH FULL CORRECT ANSWERS
◉ A Heavy Load Voltage Schedule Warning has been issued for the
PJM RTO. Generation Operators should: Answer: Ensure all unit
voltage regulators are in service
◉ PJM can issue the Deploy All Resources Action for________ Answer:
the entire RTO, specific Control Zones or a subset of a Control Zone if
transmission limitations exist
◉ Under the National Terrorism Advisory System (NTAS) there are 2
types of alerts: Elevated Threat Alert and __________. Answer:
Imminent Threat Alert
◉ A Geomagnetic Disturbance Warning is issued by PJM when the
NOAA has issued a warning or an alert for a potential geo-magnetic
storm of severity _______ or greater. Answer: K7
◉ The Generating Capacity reported on a Supplementary Status
Report (SSR) includes which of the following? (Select 2) Answer:
Capacity from offline Hydro and CT units that can be synchronized
within 10 minutes.
Total Capacity from online Generation.
, ◉ What is the requested response time for members to reply to a
request for SSR data? Answer: 10 Minutes
◉ If a PJM Member has received reports of a terrorism or sabotage
threat to their facilities, they would notify whom at PJM (in addition
to NERC and the DOE) to share this information? Answer: The PJM
Shift Supervisor
◉ What is the purpose of a capacity emergency warning? (Select 2)
Answer: To keep Members informed of actual capacity shortages or
contingencies that may jeopardize reliability during real time
operations. To ask Members to take specific actions in order to
provide relief to the PJM system
◉ PJM has issued a Minimum Generation Alert. Your current
generation output is 200 MW. The Economic Minimum is 150 MW
and Emergency Minimum is 125 MW. How much ERG should be
reported for this unit? Answer: 25 MW
◉ A Manual Load Dump Warning will be issued when: Answer:
Primary Reserve is less than the largest generating unit or the loss of
a transmission facility jeopardizes reliability after all possible
measures have been taken to increase reserves
