NERC RC Exam Questions & Answers
8-12 hours
Common standard time period for
station battery to handle outage
of AC power to chargers
2 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
90 minutes
BAL-002 default contingency
reserve restoration period
(following disturbance recovery
period)
60 minutes/hourly
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
Hourly ATC for next 48 hours 60 minutes/hourly
calculated how often
60 minutes/hourly
During EEA2/3 the energy
deficient entity needs to update
the RC how often until alert is
terminated
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60 minutes
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
If unable to calculate ACE for this 30 minutes
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)
GOP must notify TOP of change 30 minutes
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)
RC completes RT assessments 30 minutes
of SOL/IROL violations how often
30 minutes
Once BA/TOP notifies RC of
emergency conditions, RC has
how long to notify other BA/TOP's
and neighboring RC's
30 minutes
Unplanned evacuation from BES
control center facility is reportable
by BA/TOP/RC if it lasts longer
than...
8-12 hours
Common standard time period for
station battery to handle outage
of AC power to chargers
2 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
90 minutes
BAL-002 default contingency
reserve restoration period
(following disturbance recovery
period)
60 minutes/hourly
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
Hourly ATC for next 48 hours 60 minutes/hourly
calculated how often
60 minutes/hourly
During EEA2/3 the energy
deficient entity needs to update
the RC how often until alert is
terminated
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60 minutes
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
If unable to calculate ACE for this 30 minutes
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)
GOP must notify TOP of change 30 minutes
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)
RC completes RT assessments 30 minutes
of SOL/IROL violations how often
30 minutes
Once BA/TOP notifies RC of
emergency conditions, RC has
how long to notify other BA/TOP's
and neighboring RC's
30 minutes
Unplanned evacuation from BES
control center facility is reportable
by BA/TOP/RC if it lasts longer
than...
