WECC-0070 Governor Droop Criterion

1. WECC-0070Governor Droop Criterion Standards Processes

2. Welcome! • Defining the Basics • Who’s on the Team • Team rights and obligations • Meeting Access • The Process

3. Team • Who’s the Chair? • Who’s the Vice Chair? • Who’s the Secretary? • Who’s on the Team?

4. Team Obligations • The Team serves the WECC • Your focus is on the interconnection • Avoid “personal” positions • Avoid “company” positions • The Team serves a reliability function • To be a “Team” requires participation • Stay active and informed • Bring your expertise and creative ideas • Do your homework “before” the meeting • Read minutes and other documents “before” the meeting

5. Getting Around • WECC-0070 “Pages” • Request • Team Site • Calendar • Load to your Outlook • Minutes and their location • Documents • Comments • When in doubt…go here! • http://www.wecc.biz/Standards/Development/WECC-0070/default.aspx • Your Team Lead will create an email exploder

6. Meeting Access • WECC-0070 Governor Droop Criterion • “Unless otherwise noticed, all drafting team meetings will use the following telephone bridge, pass code, and meeting URL: Bridge:       1-719-359-4032 Passcode:  649658 URL:          http://wecc.na5.acrobat.com/droop/ • Web Site is Mountain Time

7. Conducting Meetings • The goal is forward progress • Schedule meetings for efficient use of time • Roberts Rules of Order (Abridged) • Limit Debate • Establish a specific time window for debate and abide by it. • Establish a team conclusion at the end of the debate period. • The team agrees to support the team decision • Chair • Can rule an individual “Out of Order” • Can request removal of an individual

8. Process and Related Documents • Process for Developing and Approving WECC Standards • http://www.wecc.biz/Standards/Development/Documents/Standards_Development_Process_Approved.pdf • The WECC Bylaws • http://www.wecc.biz/library/WECC%20Documents/Business%20and%20Governance%20Documents/WECC%20Bylaws%202009.pdf

9. Development Principles • All meetings of the DT shall be open to the public and broad participation is encouraged. • All participants eligible to vote at a WECC Standing Committee retain full opportunity and representation to vote on the final document when presented at the Standing Committee. • Nothing in these Development Principles shall infringe on an individual’s rights to appeal a Standing Committee vote regarding the resultant document. • All DT members are encouraged to always be present; proxy voting by a DT member is not allowed. • The Process does not require a quorum to be present before a DT vote is taken. • The Process does not require notice that a DT vote will be taken. • The Process does not require notice that a DT subset group will meet.

10. Development Principles • It takes only a simple majority to carry a vote on any DT issue. • DT voting may take place face-to-face, electronically, in real-time or within a scheduled window. • Voting on which position to adopt on a drafting issue is reserved for the DT members. • Voting on inclusion or exclusion of specific language in the document under development is reserved for the DT members. • Voting on minutes and related business motions is reserved for the DT members. • Straw Polls are of excellent advisory value but the DT is not obligated to abide by a straw poll.

11. Regional Criterion Structure • Purpose Statement • What is the document designed “To Do” • Applicable Entities • Can draft these after the Requirements • They will flow naturally from the Requirements • They must be entities mentioned in the NERC Functional Model • Requirements • Measures • Mirror the Requirements • Draft after the Requirements are locked in

12. Regional Criterion Structure • Compliance • For a “criterion”, a Compliance section is not needed. • No Violation Severity Levels • No Violation Risk Factors • No civil penalty • Ten Benchmarks for Excellence • NERC has created a benchmark that can be used by any team to know if their work product meets the goals • http://www.nerc.com/files/NERC_Drafting_Team_Guidelines_Endorsed_by_SC_April2009.pdf

13. Notice • All meetings of the full drafting team require 30 days notice to the industry • Sub teams may meet without notice • All meetings of the drafting team are open to the public

14. Notice • Minutes • Select a secretary • Contains the basics • Contains attendance list • Draft minutes posted to the Team Site within five business days of the meeting • Drafts • Keep a current draft of your criterion/ work product posted on the Team Site with each meeting.

15. Process Sequence • 45 day Posting • Answer “each” of the Comments • 30 day Posting • Answer “each” of the Comments • Must repost if there is a “substantive” change • Substantive = “Surprise” • Repeat until done • Vote to forward to Standing Committee • 30 day Notice to SC • Vote

16. Questions?