NERC RC EXAM 2025 QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
Common standard time period for station battery to handle outage of AC power to chargers -
ANS 8-12 hours
Time to restore data exchange redundancy when redundancy testing by RC/TOP/BA deemed
unsuccessful - ANS 2 hours
Transition period to backup control facility (fully functioning) - ANS 2 hours
Annual testing of backup control facility must prove to be functional for this long - 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
Every 2 years GOP's with blackstart resources shall provide how many hours of training to
operating personnel responsible for startup - ANS 2 hours
BAL-002 default contingency reserve restoration period (following disturbance recovery period)
- ANS 90 minutes
How often should BA calculate and record inadvertent interchange - ANS 60 minutes/hourly
How often should BA provide MW-hour meter readings to adjacent BA's - ANS 60
minutes/hourly
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, TLR procedure (identifying TLR level and actions to be implemented) needs updating how often
- ANS 60 minutes/hourly
Hourly ATC for next 48 hours calculated how often - ANS 60 minutes/hourly
During EEA2/3 the energy deficient entity needs to update the RC how often until alert is
terminated - ANS 60 minutes/hourly
DOE-417 (disturbance reporting) should be completed by when - ANS 60 minutes
BA with loss of resources must submit RFI with start time no more than how far beyond the
resource loss - ANS 60 minutes
Sink BA should ensure interchange modifications are submitted how soon after the
modification - ANS 60 minutes
If unable to calculate ACE for this long, BA must notify RC - ANS 30 minutes
ACE cannot exceed BAAL for how long - ANS 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) - ANS 30 minutes
GOP must notify TOP of change in reactive capability how quick - ANS 30 minutes
TOP should return from unknown operating state how quick - ANS 30 minutes
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ANSWERS
Common standard time period for station battery to handle outage of AC power to chargers -
ANS 8-12 hours
Time to restore data exchange redundancy when redundancy testing by RC/TOP/BA deemed
unsuccessful - ANS 2 hours
Transition period to backup control facility (fully functioning) - ANS 2 hours
Annual testing of backup control facility must prove to be functional for this long - 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
Every 2 years GOP's with blackstart resources shall provide how many hours of training to
operating personnel responsible for startup - ANS 2 hours
BAL-002 default contingency reserve restoration period (following disturbance recovery period)
- ANS 90 minutes
How often should BA calculate and record inadvertent interchange - ANS 60 minutes/hourly
How often should BA provide MW-hour meter readings to adjacent BA's - ANS 60
minutes/hourly
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, TLR procedure (identifying TLR level and actions to be implemented) needs updating how often
- ANS 60 minutes/hourly
Hourly ATC for next 48 hours calculated how often - ANS 60 minutes/hourly
During EEA2/3 the energy deficient entity needs to update the RC how often until alert is
terminated - ANS 60 minutes/hourly
DOE-417 (disturbance reporting) should be completed by when - ANS 60 minutes
BA with loss of resources must submit RFI with start time no more than how far beyond the
resource loss - ANS 60 minutes
Sink BA should ensure interchange modifications are submitted how soon after the
modification - ANS 60 minutes
If unable to calculate ACE for this long, BA must notify RC - ANS 30 minutes
ACE cannot exceed BAAL for how long - ANS 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) - ANS 30 minutes
GOP must notify TOP of change in reactive capability how quick - ANS 30 minutes
TOP should return from unknown operating state how quick - ANS 30 minutes
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