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Operating Committee Chair Report. Scott Kinney July 15 , 2014 WECC Operating Committee Meeting Salt Lake City, UT. Board/Annual Meeting Highlights. NERC update - Gerry Cauley Board and MAC relationship Open Communication WECC – identify risks and avoid reliability issues
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Operating CommitteeChair Report Scott Kinney July 15, 2014 WECC Operating Committee Meeting Salt Lake City, UT
Board/Annual Meeting Highlights • NERC update - Gerry Cauley • Board and MAC relationship • Open Communication • WECC – identify risks and avoid reliability issues • Panel – key reliability challenges • Reliability Assurance Initiative – risk based compliance • WECC outreach – energy policy communication and guidance • Board and MAC developed guiding principals policy • Board approved committee structure review taskforce • Data sharing – new draft NDA
KeyRecently Approved OC Items • Approved extension of the BAAL (RBC) Field Trial with an ACE transmission limit of 4 X L10 • Support NAESB approval of a manual time error correction bandwidth of +/- 30 seconds and termination at +/- 25 seconds • Approved WECC Pre and Post Contingency Plan Guideline
Current OC Activities • Finalizing RBC Field Trial Report • Finalizing Unscheduled Flow Events Evaluation • Discuss Unscheduled Flow Dues Calculation • Proposal to remove 1995 dues cap • Long term solution • Review and approval of Path Operator Task Force Recommendations
Future OCActivities • Work with Board and MAC on future committee structure • Support Peak Reliability ECC Taskforce • Support Dynamic/Pseudo Tie Scheduling Evaluation Taskforce • Support 15 Minute Scheduling Taskforce post implementation review • Draft 2015 OC Goals
Scott Kinney Operating Committee Chair WECC Operating CommitteeMeeting July 15, 2014 Questions?