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September 18, 2013 – Reliability committee

September 18, 2013 – Reliability committee. Jerry Elliott. Lead Analyst – System Operations support. Periodic Reviews. Operating Procedures. Operating Procedure Reviews - Current Process. ISO conducts required periodic reviews of all Operating Procedures as follows,

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September 18, 2013 – Reliability committee

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  1. September 18, 2013 – Reliability committee Jerry Elliott Lead Analyst – System Operations support Periodic Reviews Operating Procedures

  2. Operating Procedure Reviews - Current Process • ISO conducts required periodic reviews of all Operating Procedures as follows, • OP-4, OP-6, OP-7 and OP-19 at least annually • All other OPs at least every two years • OP documents are often times changed more frequently due to business and compliance requirements • If necessary changes are identified they are highlighted and put through the document change process which includes NEPOOL consideration and upon approval a new revision number is assigned, the revision history is updated and the new document is published • If no changes are identified as part of these reviews, the document is still considered valid and remains unaltered as the official version • The fact that a review was conducted is logged and tracked separately

  3. Operating Procedure Reviews – Identified need to revise the process • When an OP review identifies no changes are required a document can remain in effect for several years and outwardly appear as if no review has been conducted • This routinely raises questions as to the validity of the document • These concerns are resolved once the ISO produces the review history • Transparency of the review process is needed

  4. Operating Procedure Reviews – Future Process • ISO will enhance the recording of periodic Operating Procedure reviews in the revision history of the published document • This includes when no changes were identified • When no changes are identified • The revision history will be updated to reflect the review and the revision number will be advanced by .1 • For instance; if the current OP -7 Rev 10 is reviewed with no changes, it will be republished as Rev 10.1 • The appropriate NEPOOL Technical Committee will be notified of the review as part of the Chairman’s Remarks. • OP9 is considered by the Markets Committee, all other OPs are considered by the Reliability Committee

  5. Operating Procedures – Future Process • No change to the process when changes are identified • The changes are highlighted and put through the document change process which includes NEPOOL consideration and upon approval a new revision number is assigned, the revision history is updated and the new document is published • For instance; if the current OP-7 Rev 10 is reviewed and changes are identified, once approved it will be published as Rev 11

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