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1. When does the Contingency Reserve Restoration Period begin?
A. At the top of the hour after the Reportable Disturbance
B. At the start of the Reportable Disturbance
C. At the end of the Disturbance Recovery Period
D. When all Contingency Reserve has been exhausted: C. At the end of the
Disturbance Recovery Period
2. Which of the following terms is defined as the scan rate values of a
Balancing Authority's ACE measured in MW, which includes the difference
between the Balancing Authority's Net Interchange Actual and its Net Interchange
Scheduled, plus its Frequency Bias obligation, plus any known meter error?
A. Automatic Time Error
B. Reporting ACE
C. ACE Control Error
D. Reserve Sharing Group Reporting: B. Reporting ACE
3. Which of the following terms applies to the Western Interconnection only,
and the addition of a component to the ACE equation that modifies the control
point for the purpose of continuously paying back Primary Inadvertent Interchange
to correct accumulated time error?
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A. Reporting ACE
B. Automatic Time Error Correction
C. Reserve Sharing Group Reporting ACE
D. Regulation Reserve Sharing Group: B. Automatic Time Error Correction
4. You are a Balancing Authority Operator. A neighboring Balancing
Authority in the Interconnection suddenly has a 500 MW generator trip due to a
gener- ator ground. What part of the ACE equation, ACE = (NIA-NIS) - 10B (FA-
FS) - IME, allows you and other Balancing Authorities in the Interconnection to
help stabilize the Interconnection frequency error?
A. (FA- FS) - IME
B. NIA - NIS
C. 10B (FA-FS)
D. 4 IME: C. 10B (FA-FS)
5. Balancing Authority A is scheduled to import a net 200 MW and is actually
importing a net 150 MW. The Bias Setting is -100 MW/.1 HZ and Actual Fre-
quency is 59.95 Hz. What is Balancing Authority A's ACE reading?
A. +100 MW
B. -100 MW
C. 0 MW
D. -55 MW: C. 0 MW
6. Which of the following elements is NOT included in the ACE equations
frequency component?
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A. Actual Frequency (FA)
B. Scheduled Frequency (FS)
C. Frequency Bias Setting (B)
D. Meter Error (IME): D. Meter Error (IME)
7. A Balancing Authority is slightly under generating its Actual System
Frequency (FA) is 60.03 Hz. What is the result of the Balancing Authority's
action?
A. The Balancing Authority is helping the Interconnection Frequency.
B. The Balancing Authority is in CPS1 violation.
C. The Balancing Authority is hurting the Interconnection Frequency.
D. The Balancing Authority is in BAAL violation: A. The Balancing Authority
is helping the Interconnection Frequency
8. Which statement best describes the CPS1 requirement?
A. ACE must follow changes in load and schedule within a bandwidth called
L10.
B. The Responsible Entity must operate so its CPS1 is greater than or equal to
100% for the preceding 12-month period.
C. The average ACE for a defined 10-minute period must be within a limit
called L10.
D. ACE must start to return to zero one minute after crossing zero.: B. The
Responsible Entity must operate so its CPS1 is greater than or equal to 100% for
the preceding 12-month period
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9. A Balancing Authority's CPS1 calculation is computed using its clock-
minute average of two values. What are those two values?
A. Reporting ACE and Frequency Error
B. Actual and Scheduled Net Interchange NIA and NIS.
C. L10 and Reporting ACE
D. Actual and Scheduled Frequency (FA and FS): A. Reporting ACE and Fre-
quency Error
10. To conform to CPS requirements, a Balancing Authority must have which of
the following?
A. CPS1 greater than or equal to 90% or BAAL greater than or equal to 100%.
B. CPS1 greater than or equal to 100% and ACE does not exceed BAAL more
than 15 consecutive minutes.
C. CPS1 greater than or equal to 100% and ACE does not exceed BAAL more
than 30 consecutive minutes.
D. CPS1 greater than or equal to 90% and ACE does not exceed BAAL more
than 30 consecutive minutes.: C. CPS1 greater than or equal to 100% and ACE
does not exceed BAAL more than 30 consecutive minutes.
11. What should a Balancing Authority set Scheduled Frequency to for a slow
Time Error Correction?
A. 60.02 Hz
B. 59.98 Hz
C. 59.80 Hz
D. 60.20 Hz: A. 60.02 Hz
NERC RC EXAM PREP|| ACCURATE AND
FREQUENTLY TESTED QUESTIONS AND 100%
CORRECT ANSWERS WITH RATIONALES||
LATEST AND COMPLETE UPDATE WITH
EXPERT VERIFIED SOLUTIONS|| SURE PASS!!
1. When does the Contingency Reserve Restoration Period begin?
A. At the top of the hour after the Reportable Disturbance
B. At the start of the Reportable Disturbance
C. At the end of the Disturbance Recovery Period
D. When all Contingency Reserve has been exhausted: C. At the end of the
Disturbance Recovery Period
2. Which of the following terms is defined as the scan rate values of a
Balancing Authority's ACE measured in MW, which includes the difference
between the Balancing Authority's Net Interchange Actual and its Net Interchange
Scheduled, plus its Frequency Bias obligation, plus any known meter error?
A. Automatic Time Error
B. Reporting ACE
C. ACE Control Error
D. Reserve Sharing Group Reporting: B. Reporting ACE
3. Which of the following terms applies to the Western Interconnection only,
and the addition of a component to the ACE equation that modifies the control
point for the purpose of continuously paying back Primary Inadvertent Interchange
to correct accumulated time error?
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A. Reporting ACE
B. Automatic Time Error Correction
C. Reserve Sharing Group Reporting ACE
D. Regulation Reserve Sharing Group: B. Automatic Time Error Correction
4. You are a Balancing Authority Operator. A neighboring Balancing
Authority in the Interconnection suddenly has a 500 MW generator trip due to a
gener- ator ground. What part of the ACE equation, ACE = (NIA-NIS) - 10B (FA-
FS) - IME, allows you and other Balancing Authorities in the Interconnection to
help stabilize the Interconnection frequency error?
A. (FA- FS) - IME
B. NIA - NIS
C. 10B (FA-FS)
D. 4 IME: C. 10B (FA-FS)
5. Balancing Authority A is scheduled to import a net 200 MW and is actually
importing a net 150 MW. The Bias Setting is -100 MW/.1 HZ and Actual Fre-
quency is 59.95 Hz. What is Balancing Authority A's ACE reading?
A. +100 MW
B. -100 MW
C. 0 MW
D. -55 MW: C. 0 MW
6. Which of the following elements is NOT included in the ACE equations
frequency component?
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A. Actual Frequency (FA)
B. Scheduled Frequency (FS)
C. Frequency Bias Setting (B)
D. Meter Error (IME): D. Meter Error (IME)
7. A Balancing Authority is slightly under generating its Actual System
Frequency (FA) is 60.03 Hz. What is the result of the Balancing Authority's
action?
A. The Balancing Authority is helping the Interconnection Frequency.
B. The Balancing Authority is in CPS1 violation.
C. The Balancing Authority is hurting the Interconnection Frequency.
D. The Balancing Authority is in BAAL violation: A. The Balancing Authority
is helping the Interconnection Frequency
8. Which statement best describes the CPS1 requirement?
A. ACE must follow changes in load and schedule within a bandwidth called
L10.
B. The Responsible Entity must operate so its CPS1 is greater than or equal to
100% for the preceding 12-month period.
C. The average ACE for a defined 10-minute period must be within a limit
called L10.
D. ACE must start to return to zero one minute after crossing zero.: B. The
Responsible Entity must operate so its CPS1 is greater than or equal to 100% for
the preceding 12-month period
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9. A Balancing Authority's CPS1 calculation is computed using its clock-
minute average of two values. What are those two values?
A. Reporting ACE and Frequency Error
B. Actual and Scheduled Net Interchange NIA and NIS.
C. L10 and Reporting ACE
D. Actual and Scheduled Frequency (FA and FS): A. Reporting ACE and Fre-
quency Error
10. To conform to CPS requirements, a Balancing Authority must have which of
the following?
A. CPS1 greater than or equal to 90% or BAAL greater than or equal to 100%.
B. CPS1 greater than or equal to 100% and ACE does not exceed BAAL more
than 15 consecutive minutes.
C. CPS1 greater than or equal to 100% and ACE does not exceed BAAL more
than 30 consecutive minutes.
D. CPS1 greater than or equal to 90% and ACE does not exceed BAAL more
than 30 consecutive minutes.: C. CPS1 greater than or equal to 100% and ACE
does not exceed BAAL more than 30 consecutive minutes.
11. What should a Balancing Authority set Scheduled Frequency to for a slow
Time Error Correction?
A. 60.02 Hz
B. 59.98 Hz
C. 59.80 Hz
D. 60.20 Hz: A. 60.02 Hz
