NERC TEST QUESTIONS WITH
CORRECT ANSWERS
What spercentage sof sload sgives sa s1 sHz schange sin san sisland scondition? s- sans--6-10%
s(Think s6-10 sday sisland svacation)
If sACE sis sZero sbut ssystem sHz sis soff, swhat sshould sa ssystem soperator sdo? s- sans--
Nothing! sACE sbias sand sinterchange sschedule swill simprove sfrequency
If sACE sis sZero, swhy snot sadjust sgeneration sto shelp sfrequency? s- sans--Could soverload
sequipment, sthis sis sa sNERC sviolation
When srestoring sfrom sblackout scondition, swhat sshould sbe sdone swith sload? s- sans--All
sload sbreakers sshould sbe sopened, sload sshould sbe srestored sin sa scontrolled smanner snot
sto sexceed s5% sof scurrent savailable sgen
What's sthe spoint sof sCOM-001? s- sans--Each sTO, sBA, sRC sand sNERCNet sUse sOrgs
sneed sto shave sgood scomms
Where sdo sthey sneed sto shave scomms? s- sans--Internal, sBetween sRC, sTO sand sBA,
sOther sRC, sTO, sBA sand sauthorities
Where sapplicable scomms sshould sbe s______ sand s_______ srouted. s- sans--Redundant
sand sDiversely srouted, sjust sin scase ssomething sfails
How sdo swe sknow scomms swill sbe sgood? s- sans--They swill smanage, salarm, stest sand/or
sactively smonitor, sespecially semergency scomm sfacilities sand sequipment s(non-routine
sequipment)
When scan slanguages sother sthan sEnglish sbe sused? s- sans--Only sfor sinternal soperation,
sOperation sof sthe sBES srequires scomms sin sEnglish
What sis srequired sso soperation sduring sa sloss sof scomms swill sbe sensured? s- sans--
Written soperating sinstructions sand sprocedures
What sis sthe spoint sof sCOM-002? s- sans--Ensure sBA, sTO, sGO, sand sRC shave scomms
sand scapability sto suse sthem sfor saddressing semergency sand sthat soperators sare strained
sto suse sthem
Who sshould sa sBA sor sTO snotify sif sthey sare saware sof sany scondition sthat scould sthreaten
sarea sreliability sor swhen sshedding sload? s- sans--Notify stheir sRC sand sany sother
spotentially saffected sBA sor sTO
,How sshould sdirectives sbe sissued sby san sRC, sTO sor sBA? s- sans--In sa sclear, sconcise sand
sdefinitive smanner, susing s3 spart(way) scommunications
Who sis srequired sto screate sa sblackstart srestoration splan? sWho sapproves sit? s- sans--
Transmission sOperators; sIts sRC
When sis sthe sblackstart scondition sfinished? s- sans--When sthe schoice sof sthe snext sload sto
sbe srestored sis snot sdriven sby sfrequency sand svoltage scontrol
Who sdirects sthe sprocedure sfor srestoring sinterconnection sbetween sTos? s- sans--RC
What smust sbe sdone sprior sto simplementing schanges sin sa srestoration splan? s- sans--The
sparties sinvloved smust sbe stold sof schanges sto stheir srole sand sspecific stasks sprior sto
simplementation.
How soften smust sthe splan sbe sconfirmed sgiven sno schanges swere smade? s- sans--TO
sannually sreview sthe splan sand sreport sto sRC
After sa ssystem smodification sis smade, show slong sdoes sthe sTO shave sto supdate
srestoration splans? s- sans--90 sdays
Where sis sa scopy sof sthe srestoration splan srequired sto sbe skept? s- sans--Main sand sbackup
scontrol srooms
What smust sbe sdone son sthe srestoration splan severy sfive syears? s- sans--Analyze sthe splan
sthrough sactual sevents, ssteady sstate sand sdynamic ssimulations sor stesting sthat sthe splan
scan swork sas sintended.
How soften smust sa sBlackstart sResource sverify sit scan smeet sreal sand sreactive spower
srequirements sof sits scranking spath sand sintial sload? s- sans--Every s5 syears
How soften smust sthe slocation sof sloads srequired sto scontrol svoltage sand sHz sin sa
sblackstart sbe sverified swithin soperating slimits? s- sans--Every s5 syears
How soften sis sthe scapability sof sgenerating sresources srequired sto scontrol svoltage sand
sHz sin sa sblackstart scondition sverified? s- sans--Every s5 syears
What sshould sa sTO suse sif sthe srestoration splan scannot sbe sexecuted? s- sans--Use sits
srestoration sstrategies
Under swhat sconditions scan sa sTO sresynchronize swith sits sneighboring sTO? s- sans--Only
swith sRC sapproval sor swith sthe sestablished sprocedures sof sthe sRC
What sis sthe spoint sof sBlackstart sResource stesting? s- sans--To sensure sthe sresource sis
scapable sof sme4eting sthe srequirements sof sthe srestoration splan
, How soften smust sa sBlackstart sResource sbe sverified sat sa sminimum? s- sans--Once severy
s3 syears
Name stwo srequirements swhen stesting sa sBlackstart sResource: s- sans--Ability sto sstart
swith sno sBES ssupport sand sremain senergized swithout sthe srest sof sthe ssystem; sThe
sability sto senergize sa sbus
What sis sthe sfrequency sthat ssystem srestoration straining sfor soperators sis srequired? s-
sans--Annually
What sis sthe spurpose sof sannual soperator ssystem srestoration straining? s- sans--To sassure
sproper sexecution sof sits srestoration splan
Name s4 sthings srequired sin sannual soperator ssystem srestoration straining: s- sans--System
srestoration splan sincluding scoordination swith sRC sand sGO; sRestoration sPriorities;
sBuilding sof scranking spaths; sSynchronizng
How soften sand show smuch straining sis srequired sfor sfield sswitching spersonnel swho sare
sincluded sin sthe ssystem srestoration splan? s- sans--Minimum s2 shrs severy s2 syears
When smust sa sTO sor sGO sparticipate sin sRC srestoration sdrills, sexercises sor ssimulations?
s- sans--As srequested sby sthe sRC
What sis sa sBlackstart sResource sAgreement? s- sans--This sis san sagreement sbetween sa
sTO sand sGO sthat sincludes sthe sterms sand sconditions sof sthe suse sof sthe sBlackstart sUnit;
se.g. sprocedures, sprotocols, stesting srequirements
What sis srequired sby seach sGO sfor stheir sBlackstart sResources? s- sans--Documented
sprocuedures sfor sstarting seach sresource sand senergizing sa sbus
Who smust sa sGO snotify sif sa sBlackstart sResource sability sto sperform sits sfunction sis
schanged? s- sans--The sTO swho sholds sthe sagreement
What sis sthe stime srequirement sfor sa sGO sto snotify sits sTO swhen sa sBlackstart sResource
scapabilities sare scompromised? s- sans--24 sHours
Who sis srequired sto sperform sthe sagreed supon stesting sof sa sBlackstart sResource? s- sans-
-The sGO
What sminimum sinformation sshould sbe srecorded sfor sa sBlackstart sResource stest? s- sans-
-Name sof sResource, sunit stested, sdate sof stest, sduration sof stest, stime srequired sto sstart,
sand sany stest srequirements snot smet
If srequested sby sa sTO sor sRC, swhen smust sBlackstart sResource stest sresults sbe
sproduced? s- sans--The sGO shas s30 sdays sto sprovide stest sresults sto sits sTO sor sRC
CORRECT ANSWERS
What spercentage sof sload sgives sa s1 sHz schange sin san sisland scondition? s- sans--6-10%
s(Think s6-10 sday sisland svacation)
If sACE sis sZero sbut ssystem sHz sis soff, swhat sshould sa ssystem soperator sdo? s- sans--
Nothing! sACE sbias sand sinterchange sschedule swill simprove sfrequency
If sACE sis sZero, swhy snot sadjust sgeneration sto shelp sfrequency? s- sans--Could soverload
sequipment, sthis sis sa sNERC sviolation
When srestoring sfrom sblackout scondition, swhat sshould sbe sdone swith sload? s- sans--All
sload sbreakers sshould sbe sopened, sload sshould sbe srestored sin sa scontrolled smanner snot
sto sexceed s5% sof scurrent savailable sgen
What's sthe spoint sof sCOM-001? s- sans--Each sTO, sBA, sRC sand sNERCNet sUse sOrgs
sneed sto shave sgood scomms
Where sdo sthey sneed sto shave scomms? s- sans--Internal, sBetween sRC, sTO sand sBA,
sOther sRC, sTO, sBA sand sauthorities
Where sapplicable scomms sshould sbe s______ sand s_______ srouted. s- sans--Redundant
sand sDiversely srouted, sjust sin scase ssomething sfails
How sdo swe sknow scomms swill sbe sgood? s- sans--They swill smanage, salarm, stest sand/or
sactively smonitor, sespecially semergency scomm sfacilities sand sequipment s(non-routine
sequipment)
When scan slanguages sother sthan sEnglish sbe sused? s- sans--Only sfor sinternal soperation,
sOperation sof sthe sBES srequires scomms sin sEnglish
What sis srequired sso soperation sduring sa sloss sof scomms swill sbe sensured? s- sans--
Written soperating sinstructions sand sprocedures
What sis sthe spoint sof sCOM-002? s- sans--Ensure sBA, sTO, sGO, sand sRC shave scomms
sand scapability sto suse sthem sfor saddressing semergency sand sthat soperators sare strained
sto suse sthem
Who sshould sa sBA sor sTO snotify sif sthey sare saware sof sany scondition sthat scould sthreaten
sarea sreliability sor swhen sshedding sload? s- sans--Notify stheir sRC sand sany sother
spotentially saffected sBA sor sTO
,How sshould sdirectives sbe sissued sby san sRC, sTO sor sBA? s- sans--In sa sclear, sconcise sand
sdefinitive smanner, susing s3 spart(way) scommunications
Who sis srequired sto screate sa sblackstart srestoration splan? sWho sapproves sit? s- sans--
Transmission sOperators; sIts sRC
When sis sthe sblackstart scondition sfinished? s- sans--When sthe schoice sof sthe snext sload sto
sbe srestored sis snot sdriven sby sfrequency sand svoltage scontrol
Who sdirects sthe sprocedure sfor srestoring sinterconnection sbetween sTos? s- sans--RC
What smust sbe sdone sprior sto simplementing schanges sin sa srestoration splan? s- sans--The
sparties sinvloved smust sbe stold sof schanges sto stheir srole sand sspecific stasks sprior sto
simplementation.
How soften smust sthe splan sbe sconfirmed sgiven sno schanges swere smade? s- sans--TO
sannually sreview sthe splan sand sreport sto sRC
After sa ssystem smodification sis smade, show slong sdoes sthe sTO shave sto supdate
srestoration splans? s- sans--90 sdays
Where sis sa scopy sof sthe srestoration splan srequired sto sbe skept? s- sans--Main sand sbackup
scontrol srooms
What smust sbe sdone son sthe srestoration splan severy sfive syears? s- sans--Analyze sthe splan
sthrough sactual sevents, ssteady sstate sand sdynamic ssimulations sor stesting sthat sthe splan
scan swork sas sintended.
How soften smust sa sBlackstart sResource sverify sit scan smeet sreal sand sreactive spower
srequirements sof sits scranking spath sand sintial sload? s- sans--Every s5 syears
How soften smust sthe slocation sof sloads srequired sto scontrol svoltage sand sHz sin sa
sblackstart sbe sverified swithin soperating slimits? s- sans--Every s5 syears
How soften sis sthe scapability sof sgenerating sresources srequired sto scontrol svoltage sand
sHz sin sa sblackstart scondition sverified? s- sans--Every s5 syears
What sshould sa sTO suse sif sthe srestoration splan scannot sbe sexecuted? s- sans--Use sits
srestoration sstrategies
Under swhat sconditions scan sa sTO sresynchronize swith sits sneighboring sTO? s- sans--Only
swith sRC sapproval sor swith sthe sestablished sprocedures sof sthe sRC
What sis sthe spoint sof sBlackstart sResource stesting? s- sans--To sensure sthe sresource sis
scapable sof sme4eting sthe srequirements sof sthe srestoration splan
, How soften smust sa sBlackstart sResource sbe sverified sat sa sminimum? s- sans--Once severy
s3 syears
Name stwo srequirements swhen stesting sa sBlackstart sResource: s- sans--Ability sto sstart
swith sno sBES ssupport sand sremain senergized swithout sthe srest sof sthe ssystem; sThe
sability sto senergize sa sbus
What sis sthe sfrequency sthat ssystem srestoration straining sfor soperators sis srequired? s-
sans--Annually
What sis sthe spurpose sof sannual soperator ssystem srestoration straining? s- sans--To sassure
sproper sexecution sof sits srestoration splan
Name s4 sthings srequired sin sannual soperator ssystem srestoration straining: s- sans--System
srestoration splan sincluding scoordination swith sRC sand sGO; sRestoration sPriorities;
sBuilding sof scranking spaths; sSynchronizng
How soften sand show smuch straining sis srequired sfor sfield sswitching spersonnel swho sare
sincluded sin sthe ssystem srestoration splan? s- sans--Minimum s2 shrs severy s2 syears
When smust sa sTO sor sGO sparticipate sin sRC srestoration sdrills, sexercises sor ssimulations?
s- sans--As srequested sby sthe sRC
What sis sa sBlackstart sResource sAgreement? s- sans--This sis san sagreement sbetween sa
sTO sand sGO sthat sincludes sthe sterms sand sconditions sof sthe suse sof sthe sBlackstart sUnit;
se.g. sprocedures, sprotocols, stesting srequirements
What sis srequired sby seach sGO sfor stheir sBlackstart sResources? s- sans--Documented
sprocuedures sfor sstarting seach sresource sand senergizing sa sbus
Who smust sa sGO snotify sif sa sBlackstart sResource sability sto sperform sits sfunction sis
schanged? s- sans--The sTO swho sholds sthe sagreement
What sis sthe stime srequirement sfor sa sGO sto snotify sits sTO swhen sa sBlackstart sResource
scapabilities sare scompromised? s- sans--24 sHours
Who sis srequired sto sperform sthe sagreed supon stesting sof sa sBlackstart sResource? s- sans-
-The sGO
What sminimum sinformation sshould sbe srecorded sfor sa sBlackstart sResource stest? s- sans-
-Name sof sResource, sunit stested, sdate sof stest, sduration sof stest, stime srequired sto sstart,
sand sany stest srequirements snot smet
If srequested sby sa sTO sor sRC, swhen smust sBlackstart sResource stest sresults sbe
sproduced? s- sans--The sGO shas s30 sdays sto sprovide stest sresults sto sits sTO sor sRC
