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Reliability Assessment Guidebook (RAG): Status Report. Tom Burgess RAG Ad Hoc Task Force. RAG Scope. The goal of this Guidebook is to: Improve consistency and transparency of assessments Increase granularity in assessments Outline the process to assess emerging industry issues
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Reliability Assessment Guidebook (RAG): Status Report Tom Burgess RAG Ad Hoc Task Force
RAG Scope • The goal of this Guidebook is to: • Improve consistency and transparency of assessments • Increase granularity in assessments • Outline the process to assess emerging industry issues • Foundations/expectations/requirement for the NERC portion of the assessments • Provide a framework for conducting comprehensive and independent assessments • This Guidebook will be a reference for regional entities and registered entities, and is organized to clarify reliability assessment expectations and objectives. • It is intended to document expectations and provide a comprehensive outline for reliability assessments.
RAG Scope The deliverables are: • Draft Guidebook for approval at the September 2008 PC meeting for use during the 2009 LTRA work • Process recommendations addressing: • Differences and inconsistencies that may arise to further refine the Guidebook • Review/feedback about subjects completed and subjects requiring enhancement • Proposed completion of an updated Guidebook in the 3rd quarter of every year to support the subsequent year’s assessments Action: Approve RAG Ad Hoc Task Force Scope
RAG Status • Scope developed • Outline Prepared • Statement of Work for Industry Experts Drafted • Additional Representation desired: • Tom Burgess (Chair), • Jeff Mitchell (RFC), • WECC representative or staff • ERCOT representative or TRE staff • Mark Lauby (NERC Staff)
RAG Schedule • June 15 Draft Outline completed • June 30 Industry review of the Guidebook Outline completed • July Review and feedback with stakeholders • July 30-31 Review and feedback with stakeholders at LTRA public workshop • August 29 Guidebook preparation completed • September 10-11 Review final Reliability Assessment Guidebook completed by PC • October 30 Reliability Assessment Guidebook completed and launched
Discussion Tom Burgess RAG Ad Hoc Task Force