WECC Operating Committee

Request for Discussion and GuidanceMOD-001-WECC-RBP-0

Reliability Data Exchange (MOD)October 24, 2013

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oWECC is reviewing all Regional Business Practices and Criteria (started 2008) Eliminate “Version Zero” drafting Accurately categorize based on Document

Categorization Policy

o The MOD identified for remediation Approved in 2006 Not updated since Remains in Version Zero language Remains “ambiguous”

Background

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o Ambiguous Applicable to “Adjacent Entities”

• “Entities Interfacing with common interchange metering or transmission facilities.”

• Doesn’t conform to NERC Functional Model Must provide “Network Model Data”

• “power system…equipment…attributes”• Must provide additional data “IF”

• Provide more data IF the data would affect the stability analysis of the Adjacent Entity’s system.

• No mention of who makes that decision or how

Version Zero “Snapshot”

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o The MOD is a RBP (Document erroneously labeled as a “Standard”)

o RBP Requirements apply to all WECC members Requirements are monitored for adherence “Process for Monitoring Adherence to WECC” RBP

Requirement (Board September 6, 2012)o May be too ambiguous to adhere or to monitor

How do you know who is supposed to do what?

Why does it Matter?

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oRetire it Is the document needed any longer? Is the content covered elsewhere?

oModify it Call a drafting team to remedy the concerns

• Draft new language for adherence

oReclassify it Should it be a WECC Guideline?

• Guidelines are not monitored for adherence

Potential Options

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o Q4 2012 Initiated a review

o April 2013 Critical Infrastructure and Information Management

Subcommittee (CIIMS) asked the Energy Management System Work Group (EMSWG) to review the document and suggest options for remediation.

o June 2013 CIIMS suggested that retirement of the document

would be a viable alternative.

Progress Thus Far…

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o Draft a Standards Authorization Request

All proposed remedies will require a SAR

“Requesters may be any individual or organization.”

“WECC membership is not a requirement as long as the requester has an interest in electric system reliability or commercial business practices in the Western Interconnection.”

Next Steps

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o Staff is ready to draft the SAR

To modify/eliminate the Version Zero ambiguities• …..if needed

If no longer needed then retire it

If it still has merit but doesn’t warrant “monitoring and adherence” then re-classify it.

Seeking Guidance

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o Straw polloWhat is the general consensus of the Operating

Committee? Redraft? Retire? Re-classify?

oRegardless of path taken, the Procedures are triggered and full due process will apply The entire Ballot Pool will be allowed to opine on

the choice

Seeking Guidance

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oDiscussion please

oWhat is the general consensus in the room?

Choices….Choices

Discussion