NERC RC Exam Prep 2026 | Verified Questions
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Common standard time period for station battery to handle outage of AC power to chargers - 8-
12 hours
Time to restore data exchange redundancy when redundancy testing by RC/TOP/BA deemed
unsuccessful - 2 hours
Transition period to backup control facility (fully functioning) - 2 hours
Annual testing of backup control facility must prove to be functional for this long - 2 hours
Every 2 years TO/TOP/DSP must provide how many hours of system restoration training to field
switching personnel - 2 hours
Every 2 years GOP's with blackstart resources shall provide how many hours of training to
operating personnel responsible for startup - 2 hours
BAL-002 default contingency reserve restoration period (following disturbance recovery period)
- 90 minutes
How often should BA calculate and record inadvertent interchange - 60 minutes/hourly
How often should BA provide MW-hour meter readings to adjacent BA's - 60 minutes/hourly
TLR procedure (identifying TLR level and actions to be implemented) needs updating how often
- 60 minutes/hourly
, Hourly ATC for next 48 hours calculated how often - 60 minutes/hourly
During EEA2/3 the energy deficient entity needs to update the RC how often until alert is
terminated - 60 minutes/hourly
DOE-417 (disturbance reporting) should be completed by when - 60 minutes
BA with loss of resources must submit RFI with start time no more than how far beyond the
resource loss - 60 minutes
Sink BA should ensure interchange modifications are submitted how soon after the modification
- 60 minutes
If unable to calculate ACE for this long, BA must notify RC - 30 minutes
ACE cannot exceed BAAL for how long - 30 minutes
If AVR, PSS, or other voltage control device status changes from normal operation, GOP must
notify TOP within how long of the change (if it does not last longer than this, no reporting
necessary) - 30 minutes
GOP must notify TOP of change in reactive capability how quick - 30 minutes
TOP should return from unknown operating state how quick - 30 minutes
IROL Tv should be less than or equal to... (system should be returned to IROL within this time
frame of exceeding) - 30 minutes
& Answers | Reliability Coordinator Study Guide
+ Practice Test
Common standard time period for station battery to handle outage of AC power to chargers - 8-
12 hours
Time to restore data exchange redundancy when redundancy testing by RC/TOP/BA deemed
unsuccessful - 2 hours
Transition period to backup control facility (fully functioning) - 2 hours
Annual testing of backup control facility must prove to be functional for this long - 2 hours
Every 2 years TO/TOP/DSP must provide how many hours of system restoration training to field
switching personnel - 2 hours
Every 2 years GOP's with blackstart resources shall provide how many hours of training to
operating personnel responsible for startup - 2 hours
BAL-002 default contingency reserve restoration period (following disturbance recovery period)
- 90 minutes
How often should BA calculate and record inadvertent interchange - 60 minutes/hourly
How often should BA provide MW-hour meter readings to adjacent BA's - 60 minutes/hourly
TLR procedure (identifying TLR level and actions to be implemented) needs updating how often
- 60 minutes/hourly
, Hourly ATC for next 48 hours calculated how often - 60 minutes/hourly
During EEA2/3 the energy deficient entity needs to update the RC how often until alert is
terminated - 60 minutes/hourly
DOE-417 (disturbance reporting) should be completed by when - 60 minutes
BA with loss of resources must submit RFI with start time no more than how far beyond the
resource loss - 60 minutes
Sink BA should ensure interchange modifications are submitted how soon after the modification
- 60 minutes
If unable to calculate ACE for this long, BA must notify RC - 30 minutes
ACE cannot exceed BAAL for how long - 30 minutes
If AVR, PSS, or other voltage control device status changes from normal operation, GOP must
notify TOP within how long of the change (if it does not last longer than this, no reporting
necessary) - 30 minutes
GOP must notify TOP of change in reactive capability how quick - 30 minutes
TOP should return from unknown operating state how quick - 30 minutes
IROL Tv should be less than or equal to... (system should be returned to IROL within this time
frame of exceeding) - 30 minutes
