NERC RC Exam Questions With
Answers
Alternative interpersonal communication capability testing should be completed how
often by TOP/BA/RC - CORRECT ANSWER- 30 days/monthly
If alternative interpersonal communication testing is unsuccessful, how long does
TOP/BA/RC have to initiate repair or replacement - CORRECT ANSWER- 2 hours
When is it required to notify entities of defective or non-working interpersonal
communication capabilities - CORRECT ANSWER- 30 minutes
How long does TOP/RC/BA have to report communication capability failure -
CORRECT ANSWER- 1 hour
How many hours of emergency operations training must each BA/TOP provide to their
operating personnel - CORRECT ANSWER- 32 hours
B in ACE equation should be what percent of annual peak load - CORRECT
ANSWER- 1%
How long must time error corrections last at minimum - CORRECT ANSWER- 1 hour
A generator must be equipped with a governor if it is over how many mw - CORRECT
ANSWER- 10mw
What is the normal governor droop - CORRECT ANSWER- 5%
A governor is isochronous if the droop is what - CORRECT ANSWER- 0%
What is the minimum BAAL compliance score - CORRECT ANSWER- 90%
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
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
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) - CORRECT ANSWER- 30 minutes
Answers
Alternative interpersonal communication capability testing should be completed how
often by TOP/BA/RC - CORRECT ANSWER- 30 days/monthly
If alternative interpersonal communication testing is unsuccessful, how long does
TOP/BA/RC have to initiate repair or replacement - CORRECT ANSWER- 2 hours
When is it required to notify entities of defective or non-working interpersonal
communication capabilities - CORRECT ANSWER- 30 minutes
How long does TOP/RC/BA have to report communication capability failure -
CORRECT ANSWER- 1 hour
How many hours of emergency operations training must each BA/TOP provide to their
operating personnel - CORRECT ANSWER- 32 hours
B in ACE equation should be what percent of annual peak load - CORRECT
ANSWER- 1%
How long must time error corrections last at minimum - CORRECT ANSWER- 1 hour
A generator must be equipped with a governor if it is over how many mw - CORRECT
ANSWER- 10mw
What is the normal governor droop - CORRECT ANSWER- 5%
A governor is isochronous if the droop is what - CORRECT ANSWER- 0%
What is the minimum BAAL compliance score - CORRECT ANSWER- 90%
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
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
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) - CORRECT ANSWER- 30 minutes
