electric-grid · Federal Energy Regulatory Commission · Published 2011-03-23 · Effective 2011-05-23 · 76 FR 16277
Document
Document number
2011-6739
Federal Register citation
76 FR 16277
CFR reference
18 CFR 40
Type
Rule
Action
Final rule.
Category
electric-grid
Sub-agency
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Publication date
2011-03-23
Effective date
2011-05-23
Energy docket
Docket No. RM10-16-000
Abstract
Under section 215 of the Federal Power Act, the Commission approves three Emergency Operations and Preparedness (EOP) Reliability Standards, EOP-001-1 (Emergency Operations Planning), EOP-005-2 (System Restoration from Blackstart Resources), and EOP-006-2 (System Restoration Coordination) as well as the definition of the term "Blackstart Resource" submitted to the Commission for approval by the North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC), the Electric Reliability Organization certified by the Commission. The approved Reliability Standards require transmission operators, generation operators, and certain transmission owners and distribution providers to ensure that plans, facilities and personnel are prepared to enable system restoration from Blackstart Resources and require reliability coordinators to establish plans and prepare personnel to enable effective coordination of the system restoration process. The Commission also approves the NERC's proposal to retire four existing EOP Reliability Standards and a definition that are replaced by the Standards and definition approved in this Final Rule.