NERC RC EXAM
1. Common standard time period for station battery to handle outage of AC
power to chargers
*Answer* 8-12 hours
2. Time to restore data exchange redundancy when redundancy testing by
RC/TOP/BA deemed unsuccessful
*Answer* 2 hours
3. Transition period to backup control facility (fully functioning)
*Answer* 2 hours
4. Annual testing of backup control facility must prove to be functional for this
long
*Answer* 2 hours
5. Every 2 years TO/TOP/DSP must provide how many hours of system restora-
tion training to field switching personnel
*Answer* 2 hours
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,6. Every 2 years GOP's with blackstart resources shall provide how many hours
of training to operating personnel responsible for startup
*Answer* 2 hours
7. BAL-002 default contingency reserve restoration period (following distur-
bance recovery period)
*Answer* 90 minutes
8. How often should BA calculate and record inadvertent interchange
*Answer* 60 min- utes/hourly
9. How often should BA provide MW-hour meter readings to adjacent BA's
*Answer* 60 minutes/hourly
10. TLR procedure (identifying TLR level and actions to be implemented) needs
updating how often
*Answer* 60 minutes/hourly
11. Hourly ATC for next 48 hours calculated how often
*Answer* 60 minutes/hourly
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, 12. During EEA2/3 the energy deficient entity needs to update the RC how often
until alert is terminated
*Answer* 60 minutes/hourly
13. DOE-417 (disturbance reporting) should be completed by when
*Answer* 60 minutes
14. BA with loss of resources must submit RFI with start time no more than how
far beyond the resource loss
*Answer* 60 minutes
15. Sink BA should ensure interchange modifications are submitted how soon
after the modification
*Answer* 60 minutes
16. If unable to calculate ACE for this long, BA must notify RC
*Answer* 30 minutes
17. ACE cannot exceed BAAL for how long
*Answer* 30 minutes
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1. Common standard time period for station battery to handle outage of AC
power to chargers
*Answer* 8-12 hours
2. Time to restore data exchange redundancy when redundancy testing by
RC/TOP/BA deemed unsuccessful
*Answer* 2 hours
3. Transition period to backup control facility (fully functioning)
*Answer* 2 hours
4. Annual testing of backup control facility must prove to be functional for this
long
*Answer* 2 hours
5. Every 2 years TO/TOP/DSP must provide how many hours of system restora-
tion training to field switching personnel
*Answer* 2 hours
1/
22
,6. Every 2 years GOP's with blackstart resources shall provide how many hours
of training to operating personnel responsible for startup
*Answer* 2 hours
7. BAL-002 default contingency reserve restoration period (following distur-
bance recovery period)
*Answer* 90 minutes
8. How often should BA calculate and record inadvertent interchange
*Answer* 60 min- utes/hourly
9. How often should BA provide MW-hour meter readings to adjacent BA's
*Answer* 60 minutes/hourly
10. TLR procedure (identifying TLR level and actions to be implemented) needs
updating how often
*Answer* 60 minutes/hourly
11. Hourly ATC for next 48 hours calculated how often
*Answer* 60 minutes/hourly
2/
22
, 12. During EEA2/3 the energy deficient entity needs to update the RC how often
until alert is terminated
*Answer* 60 minutes/hourly
13. DOE-417 (disturbance reporting) should be completed by when
*Answer* 60 minutes
14. BA with loss of resources must submit RFI with start time no more than how
far beyond the resource loss
*Answer* 60 minutes
15. Sink BA should ensure interchange modifications are submitted how soon
after the modification
*Answer* 60 minutes
16. If unable to calculate ACE for this long, BA must notify RC
*Answer* 30 minutes
17. ACE cannot exceed BAAL for how long
*Answer* 30 minutes
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