NERC RC Exam questions and answers 2026\2027 A+
Grade
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
Grade
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
