NERC RC UPDATED ACTUAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS
Question 1.
Common standard time period for station battery to handle outage of AC power to chargers
ANSWER
8-12 hours
Question 2.
Time to restore data exchange redundancy when redundancy testing by RC/TOP/BA deemed
unsuccessful
ANSWER
2 hours
Question 3.
Transition period to backup control facility (fully functioning)
ANSWER
2 hours
Question 4.
Annual testing of backup control facility must prove to be functional for this long
ANSWER
2 hours
Question 5.
Every 2 years TO/TOP/DSP must provide how many hours of system restoration training to field
switching personnel
ANSWER
2 hours
,Question 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
Question 7.
BAL-002 default contingency reserve restoration period (following disturbance recovery period)
ANSWER
90 minutes
Question 8.
How often should BA calculate and record inadvertent interchange
ANSWER
60 minutes/hourly
Question 9.
How often should BA provide MW-hour meter readings to adjacent BA's
ANSWER
60 minutes/hourly
Question 10.
TLR procedure (identifying TLR level and actions to be implemented) needs updating how often
ANSWER
60 minutes/hourly
Question 11.
Hourly ATC for next 48 hours calculated how often
, ANSWER
60 minutes/hourly
Question 12.
During EEA2/3 the energy deficient entity needs to update the RC how often until alert is terminated
ANSWER
60 minutes/hourly
Question 13.
DOE-417 (disturbance reporting) should be completed by when
ANSWER
60 minutes
Question 14.
BA with loss of resources must submit RFI with start time no more than how far beyond the resource
loss
ANSWER
60 minutes
Question 15.
Sink BA should ensure interchange modifications are submitted how soon after the modification
ANSWER
60 minutes
Question 16.
If unable to calculate ACE for this long, BA must notify RC
ANSWER
30 minutes
CORRECT ANSWERS
Question 1.
Common standard time period for station battery to handle outage of AC power to chargers
ANSWER
8-12 hours
Question 2.
Time to restore data exchange redundancy when redundancy testing by RC/TOP/BA deemed
unsuccessful
ANSWER
2 hours
Question 3.
Transition period to backup control facility (fully functioning)
ANSWER
2 hours
Question 4.
Annual testing of backup control facility must prove to be functional for this long
ANSWER
2 hours
Question 5.
Every 2 years TO/TOP/DSP must provide how many hours of system restoration training to field
switching personnel
ANSWER
2 hours
,Question 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
Question 7.
BAL-002 default contingency reserve restoration period (following disturbance recovery period)
ANSWER
90 minutes
Question 8.
How often should BA calculate and record inadvertent interchange
ANSWER
60 minutes/hourly
Question 9.
How often should BA provide MW-hour meter readings to adjacent BA's
ANSWER
60 minutes/hourly
Question 10.
TLR procedure (identifying TLR level and actions to be implemented) needs updating how often
ANSWER
60 minutes/hourly
Question 11.
Hourly ATC for next 48 hours calculated how often
, ANSWER
60 minutes/hourly
Question 12.
During EEA2/3 the energy deficient entity needs to update the RC how often until alert is terminated
ANSWER
60 minutes/hourly
Question 13.
DOE-417 (disturbance reporting) should be completed by when
ANSWER
60 minutes
Question 14.
BA with loss of resources must submit RFI with start time no more than how far beyond the resource
loss
ANSWER
60 minutes
Question 15.
Sink BA should ensure interchange modifications are submitted how soon after the modification
ANSWER
60 minutes
Question 16.
If unable to calculate ACE for this long, BA must notify RC
ANSWER
30 minutes
