NERC RC Exam UPDATED ACTUAL
Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers
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
GOP must notify TOP of change in reactive capability how quick - CORRECT
ANSWER -30 minutes
Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers
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
GOP must notify TOP of change in reactive capability how quick - CORRECT
ANSWER -30 minutes
