WITH 500 QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED CORRECT ANSWERS PASS\\\GRADE A+
How many certification credentials does NERC have examinations for?
A) 2
B) 4
C) 6
D) 3 - answer-4
Match the acronym with the appropriate organization.
FERC North American Electric Reliability Corp
NERC Florida Reliability Coordinating Council
FRCC Reliability First
RF Federal Energy Regulatory Commission - answer-1. FERC Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission
2. NERC North American Electric Reliability Corporation
3. FRCC Florida Reliability Coordinating Council
4. RF Reliability First
True/False
Balancing Authorities are responsible to ensure that transmission facilities are operated
within the limits that are established by the Transmission Owners. - answer-False
The first power pool in the industry was created in 1927 and was known as which of the
following? - answer-Pennsylvania-New Jersey Interconnection
How many Interconnections are there in North America?
A) 4
B) 6
C) 2
D) 8 - answer-A) 4
True/False
All four Interconnections operate at ____ Hz, but are not in synchronization with each
other.
,A) 59Hz/False
B) 62Hz/True
C) 60HZ/True
D) 60.02Hz/False - answer-C) 60Hz
How many High-Voltage Direct Current transmission lines are there in operation
between the Western and ERCOT Interconnections?
A) 2
B) 0
C) 5
D) 3 - answer-B) 0
Match the Interconnection with the approximated size in MWs.
1. Eastern 78,000 MW
2. ERCOT 610,000 MW
3. Western 42,000 MW
4. Quebec 265,000 MW - answer-1. Eastern 610,000 MW
2. ERCOT 78,000 MW
3. Western 265,000 MW
4. Quebec 42,000 MW
In the early days of the electric power system, why weren't high voltage transmission
lines needed to serve the customer demand? - answer-Because the generation was
built close to the customer load
Of the NERC Regional Entities, how many Regional Entities are in the Eastern
Interconnection?
A) 2
B) 3
C) 4
D) 6 - answer-C) 4
The entity that is responsible for ensuring, in real time, that their area demand and
supply are finely balanced is known as a? - answer-BA (Balancing Authority)
CPS1 Measures Control Performance by?
A) Comparing how well a Transmission Operator's ACE performs in conjunction with the
Frequency Error of the Interconnection
B) Comparing how well a Balancing Area's ACE performs in conjunction with the
Frequency Error of the Interconnection
, C) Comparing how well a Balancing Authority's' ACE performs in conjunction with the
Frequency Error of the Interconnection
D) Comparing how well ACE performs in conjunction with the Frequency Error of the
Interconnection - answer-B) Comparing how well a Balancing Area's ACE performs in
conjunction with the Frequency Error of the Interconnection
In the ACE equation β represents which of the following?
A) Frequency Bias
B) Frequency
C) MW
D) Scheduled Interval - answer-A) β is the Frequency Bias Setting (MW/0.1 Hz) for the
Balancing Authority. The constant factor 10 converts the frequency setting to MW/Hz
Each Balancing Authority is required to balance its resources and demand in real‐time
so that its clock‐minute average of its Area Control Error (ACE) does not exceed its
BAAL for more than how long?
A) 15 clock minutes
B) 30 minutes
C) 25 consecutive clock minutes
D) 30 consecutive clock minutes - answer-D) 30 consecutive clock minutes
(NIA - NIS) - 10 β (FA - FS) - IME is the formula for the __________ equation? -
answer-ACE (Area Control Error) Equation
The Contingency Event Recovery Period is _______ minutes.
A) 30 mins
B) 60 mins
C) 90 mins
D) 15 mins - answer-D) 15
Each Balancing Area or Reserve Sharing Group must review it's Contingencies on at
least a/an __________ basis.