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NERC RC EXAM NEWEST 2025/ 2026 TEST BANK| 2
VERSIONS (VERSION A & B) WITH COMPLETE 600
REAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT VERIFIED
ANSWERS/ ALREADY GRADED A+| NERC
RELIABILITY COORDINATOR CERTIFICATION
EXAM PREP (MOST RECENT!!)
You have a 600 MW unit that is currently loaded at 300 MW and
frequency drops .2 Hz. What will the new output of the generator be as a
result of the drop in frequency due to droop characteristic?
A. 300 MW
B. 340 MW
C. 260 MW
D. 380 MW - Correct Answer -B. 340 MW
If a BA is unable to calculate its ACE for more than ____ it shall notify
its RC.
A. 15 minutes
B. 60 minutes
C. 30 minutes
D. 20 minutes - Correct Answer -C. 30 minutes
The system frequency is currently 60.03 Hz. The Synchronized
generating capacity is 3200 MW. The system load is currently 2200
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MW. What is the maximum amount of load block that should be
restored?
A. 160 MW
B. 220 MW
C. 110 MW
D. 320 MW - Correct Answer -A. 160 MW
A balancing authority has a bias setting of -150 MW. The frequency falls
.05 Hz due to an external disturbance. How many MW would you
expect this balancing authority area to provide to the disturbance?
A. +150 MW
B. +75 MW
C. -150 MW
D. -75 MW - Correct Answer -B. +75 MW
Areas of North America with igneous rock formations would be subject
to which of the following due to the igneous rock formations?
A. Earthquakes
B. High customer load
C. Impacts of GMD activity
D. Earthquake aftershocks - Correct Answer -C. Impacts of GMD
activity
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If you use a dynamic schedule that is less than or equal to 250 MW, how
much does the average energy profile have to vary by in order to have to
submit a new or modified tag?
A. 25 MW
B. 25%
C. 10%
D. 10 MW - Correct Answer -A. 25 MW
The data scan rate for the ACE calculation has to occur at least every
A. Four seconds
B. 10 seconds
C. 15 seconds
D. Six seconds - Correct Answer -D. Six seconds
The MSSC for your BA area is 850 MW. A defined disturbance for DCS
reporting would be equal to how many MW's?
A. 680
B. 725
C. 600
D. 805 - Correct Answer -A. 680
What is the IEEE number for a differential relay?
A. 25
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B. 50
C. 21
D. 87 - Correct Answer -D. 87
Between the times of 0930 and 0940 the system is operating normally.
The average for the ACE is 33 MW. The BA L10 is 29.5 MW. Which of
the following NERC performance standards was in violation?
A. BAAL
B. DCS
C. CPS1
D. CPS2 - Correct Answer -D. CPS2
Who is responsible to initiate the confirmation process for interchange
schedules?
A. Balancing Authority
B. Generation providing entity
C. Transmission service provider
D. Purchasing selling entity - Correct Answer -A. Balancing authority
A 10% reduction in voltage results in the effective value of a capacitor
being
A. Reduced by more than 10%
B. Increased by 10%
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NERC RC EXAM NEWEST 2025/ 2026 TEST BANK| 2
VERSIONS (VERSION A & B) WITH COMPLETE 600
REAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT VERIFIED
ANSWERS/ ALREADY GRADED A+| NERC
RELIABILITY COORDINATOR CERTIFICATION
EXAM PREP (MOST RECENT!!)
You have a 600 MW unit that is currently loaded at 300 MW and
frequency drops .2 Hz. What will the new output of the generator be as a
result of the drop in frequency due to droop characteristic?
A. 300 MW
B. 340 MW
C. 260 MW
D. 380 MW - Correct Answer -B. 340 MW
If a BA is unable to calculate its ACE for more than ____ it shall notify
its RC.
A. 15 minutes
B. 60 minutes
C. 30 minutes
D. 20 minutes - Correct Answer -C. 30 minutes
The system frequency is currently 60.03 Hz. The Synchronized
generating capacity is 3200 MW. The system load is currently 2200
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MW. What is the maximum amount of load block that should be
restored?
A. 160 MW
B. 220 MW
C. 110 MW
D. 320 MW - Correct Answer -A. 160 MW
A balancing authority has a bias setting of -150 MW. The frequency falls
.05 Hz due to an external disturbance. How many MW would you
expect this balancing authority area to provide to the disturbance?
A. +150 MW
B. +75 MW
C. -150 MW
D. -75 MW - Correct Answer -B. +75 MW
Areas of North America with igneous rock formations would be subject
to which of the following due to the igneous rock formations?
A. Earthquakes
B. High customer load
C. Impacts of GMD activity
D. Earthquake aftershocks - Correct Answer -C. Impacts of GMD
activity
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If you use a dynamic schedule that is less than or equal to 250 MW, how
much does the average energy profile have to vary by in order to have to
submit a new or modified tag?
A. 25 MW
B. 25%
C. 10%
D. 10 MW - Correct Answer -A. 25 MW
The data scan rate for the ACE calculation has to occur at least every
A. Four seconds
B. 10 seconds
C. 15 seconds
D. Six seconds - Correct Answer -D. Six seconds
The MSSC for your BA area is 850 MW. A defined disturbance for DCS
reporting would be equal to how many MW's?
A. 680
B. 725
C. 600
D. 805 - Correct Answer -A. 680
What is the IEEE number for a differential relay?
A. 25
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B. 50
C. 21
D. 87 - Correct Answer -D. 87
Between the times of 0930 and 0940 the system is operating normally.
The average for the ACE is 33 MW. The BA L10 is 29.5 MW. Which of
the following NERC performance standards was in violation?
A. BAAL
B. DCS
C. CPS1
D. CPS2 - Correct Answer -D. CPS2
Who is responsible to initiate the confirmation process for interchange
schedules?
A. Balancing Authority
B. Generation providing entity
C. Transmission service provider
D. Purchasing selling entity - Correct Answer -A. Balancing authority
A 10% reduction in voltage results in the effective value of a capacitor
being
A. Reduced by more than 10%
B. Increased by 10%
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