NERC RC Exam
A generator must be equipped with a governor if it is over how many mw - ANS 10mw
\A governor is isochronous if the droop is what - ANS 0%
\According to DCS, a contingency is considered a reportable disturbance if it is what
percent of the MSSC - ANS 80%
\Ace calculation occurs how often - ANS 6 seconds
\ACE cannot exceed BAAL for how long - ANS 30 minutes
\Alternative interpersonal communication capability testing should be completed how
often by TOP/BA/RC - ANS 30 days/monthly
\Annual testing of backup control facility must prove to be functional for this long - ANS
2 hours
\ATC for the next 12 months (months 2-13) should be calculated how often - ANS Weekly
\B in ACE equation should be what percent of annual peak load - ANS 1%
\BA with loss of resources must submit RFI with start time no more than how far beyond
the resource loss - ANS 60 minutes
\BA's frequency & ACE metering equipment should be available with a minimum
accuracy of 0.001Hz for what percent of the year - ANS 99.5%
\BAL-002 default contingency reserve restoration period (following disturbance recovery
period) - ANS 90 minutes
\Changes to Operating plan with regards to backup facility should be updated/approved
within how many days of the change - ANS 60 calendar days
\Common standard time period for station battery to handle outage of AC power to
chargers - ANS 8-12 hours
\Complete loss of communication (including backup) is reportable if it lasts longer than...
- ANS 30 minutes
\Conflicts between neighboring RC restoration plans should be resolved how quickly -
ANS 30 calendar days
\Congestion management requests in Eastern Interconnection from one RC to another
must be implemented how quickly - ANS 15 minutes
\CPS-1 12 month compliance factor is evaluated how often - ANS monthly
\CPS-1 compliance factor is for how long of a period - ANS 12 months
\CPS-1 compliance factor requirement - ANS at least 100%
\CPS-1 measures the average frequency vs. NERC frequency target how often - ANS 1
minute
\DCS states that the BA should return ACE to 0 within the recovery period for what
percent of reportable disturbances - ANS 100%
\Default disturbance recovery period (time to return ACE to 0 following a disturbance,
DCS) - ANS 15 minutes
\Default ramp rate for for Eastern Interconnection interchange schedules - ANS 10
minutes
\Default ramp rate for Western Interconnection interchange schedules - ANS 20 minutes
, \DOE-417 (disturbance reporting) should be completed by when - ANS 60 minutes
\During EEA2/3 the energy deficient entity needs to update the RC how often until alert is
terminated - ANS 60 minutes/hourly
\During restoration, BES should be operated no more than what percent above or below
nominal voltage profile - ANS 10%
\During restoration, loads should be added in blocks not to exceed what percent of
synchronized generating capability - ANS 5%
\Every 2 years GOP's with blackstart resources shall provide how many hours of training
to operating personnel responsible for startup - ANS 2 hours
\Every 2 years TO/TOP/DSP must provide how many hours of system restoration training
to field switching personnel - ANS 2 hours
\Firm load shedding of how many MW (regardless if manually shed or auto shed) is
reportable by the initiating entity - ANS 100mw
\GO should provide tap settings/ranges and impedance data to TOP & transmission
planner within how long of a request - ANS 30 calendar days
\Good rule of thumb - frequency will sag 0.5Hz for what percent increase in load - ANS
5%
\GOP must notify TOP of change in reactive capability how quick - ANS 30 minutes
\GOP should provide blackstart test results to RC/TOP within how long of request - ANS
30 calendar days
\GOP with blackstart resource must notify TOP of any change to capabilities affecting
ability to meet restoration plan within how long of the change - ANS 24 hours
\Hourly ATC for next 48 hours calculated how often - ANS 60 minutes/hourly
\How long do you need to wait to reuse interchange tag numbers - ANS 12 months
\How long does TOP/RC/BA have to report communication capability failure - ANS 1 hour
\How long must time error corrections last at minimum - ANS 1 hour
\How many hours of emergency operations training must each BA/TOP provide to their
operating personnel - ANS 32 hours
\How often are blackstart resources required to be tested - ANS At least every 3 years
\How often is ATC for next 31 days calculated - ANS 24 hours/daily
\How often should BA calculate and record inadvertent interchange - ANS 60
minutes/hourly
\How often should BA check and calibrate time error and frequency devices against a
common reference - ANS 12 months/annually
\How often should BA provide MW-hour meter readings to adjacent BA's - ANS 60
minutes/hourly
\How soon is the selected unaffiliated third-party reviewing the TO/TOP security plan
required to complete the review - ANS 90 days
\If alternative interpersonal communication testing is unsuccessful, how long does
TOP/BA/RC have to initiate repair or replacement - ANS 2 hours
\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) - ANS 30 minutes
\If BA denies interchange, they have how long to notify RC - ANS 10 minutes
A generator must be equipped with a governor if it is over how many mw - ANS 10mw
\A governor is isochronous if the droop is what - ANS 0%
\According to DCS, a contingency is considered a reportable disturbance if it is what
percent of the MSSC - ANS 80%
\Ace calculation occurs how often - ANS 6 seconds
\ACE cannot exceed BAAL for how long - ANS 30 minutes
\Alternative interpersonal communication capability testing should be completed how
often by TOP/BA/RC - ANS 30 days/monthly
\Annual testing of backup control facility must prove to be functional for this long - ANS
2 hours
\ATC for the next 12 months (months 2-13) should be calculated how often - ANS Weekly
\B in ACE equation should be what percent of annual peak load - ANS 1%
\BA with loss of resources must submit RFI with start time no more than how far beyond
the resource loss - ANS 60 minutes
\BA's frequency & ACE metering equipment should be available with a minimum
accuracy of 0.001Hz for what percent of the year - ANS 99.5%
\BAL-002 default contingency reserve restoration period (following disturbance recovery
period) - ANS 90 minutes
\Changes to Operating plan with regards to backup facility should be updated/approved
within how many days of the change - ANS 60 calendar days
\Common standard time period for station battery to handle outage of AC power to
chargers - ANS 8-12 hours
\Complete loss of communication (including backup) is reportable if it lasts longer than...
- ANS 30 minutes
\Conflicts between neighboring RC restoration plans should be resolved how quickly -
ANS 30 calendar days
\Congestion management requests in Eastern Interconnection from one RC to another
must be implemented how quickly - ANS 15 minutes
\CPS-1 12 month compliance factor is evaluated how often - ANS monthly
\CPS-1 compliance factor is for how long of a period - ANS 12 months
\CPS-1 compliance factor requirement - ANS at least 100%
\CPS-1 measures the average frequency vs. NERC frequency target how often - ANS 1
minute
\DCS states that the BA should return ACE to 0 within the recovery period for what
percent of reportable disturbances - ANS 100%
\Default disturbance recovery period (time to return ACE to 0 following a disturbance,
DCS) - ANS 15 minutes
\Default ramp rate for for Eastern Interconnection interchange schedules - ANS 10
minutes
\Default ramp rate for Western Interconnection interchange schedules - ANS 20 minutes
, \DOE-417 (disturbance reporting) should be completed by when - ANS 60 minutes
\During EEA2/3 the energy deficient entity needs to update the RC how often until alert is
terminated - ANS 60 minutes/hourly
\During restoration, BES should be operated no more than what percent above or below
nominal voltage profile - ANS 10%
\During restoration, loads should be added in blocks not to exceed what percent of
synchronized generating capability - ANS 5%
\Every 2 years GOP's with blackstart resources shall provide how many hours of training
to operating personnel responsible for startup - ANS 2 hours
\Every 2 years TO/TOP/DSP must provide how many hours of system restoration training
to field switching personnel - ANS 2 hours
\Firm load shedding of how many MW (regardless if manually shed or auto shed) is
reportable by the initiating entity - ANS 100mw
\GO should provide tap settings/ranges and impedance data to TOP & transmission
planner within how long of a request - ANS 30 calendar days
\Good rule of thumb - frequency will sag 0.5Hz for what percent increase in load - ANS
5%
\GOP must notify TOP of change in reactive capability how quick - ANS 30 minutes
\GOP should provide blackstart test results to RC/TOP within how long of request - ANS
30 calendar days
\GOP with blackstart resource must notify TOP of any change to capabilities affecting
ability to meet restoration plan within how long of the change - ANS 24 hours
\Hourly ATC for next 48 hours calculated how often - ANS 60 minutes/hourly
\How long do you need to wait to reuse interchange tag numbers - ANS 12 months
\How long does TOP/RC/BA have to report communication capability failure - ANS 1 hour
\How long must time error corrections last at minimum - ANS 1 hour
\How many hours of emergency operations training must each BA/TOP provide to their
operating personnel - ANS 32 hours
\How often are blackstart resources required to be tested - ANS At least every 3 years
\How often is ATC for next 31 days calculated - ANS 24 hours/daily
\How often should BA calculate and record inadvertent interchange - ANS 60
minutes/hourly
\How often should BA check and calibrate time error and frequency devices against a
common reference - ANS 12 months/annually
\How often should BA provide MW-hour meter readings to adjacent BA's - ANS 60
minutes/hourly
\How soon is the selected unaffiliated third-party reviewing the TO/TOP security plan
required to complete the review - ANS 90 days
\If alternative interpersonal communication testing is unsuccessful, how long does
TOP/BA/RC have to initiate repair or replacement - ANS 2 hours
\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) - ANS 30 minutes
\If BA denies interchange, they have how long to notify RC - ANS 10 minutes
