Regional Reliability Standard PRC-006-NPCC-1- Automatic Underfrequency Load Shedding
electric-grid · Federal Energy Regulatory Commission · Published 2013-02-27 · Effective 2013-04-29 · 78 FR 13213
Document
Document number
2013-04430
Federal Register citation
78 FR 13213
CFR reference
18 CFR 40
Type
Rule
Action
Final rule.
Category
electric-grid
Sub-agency
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Publication date
2013-02-27
Effective date
2013-04-29
Energy docket
Docket No. RM12-12-000
Abstract
Under section 215 of the Federal Power Act (FPA), the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission) approves regional Reliability Standard PRC-006-NPCC-1 (Automatic Underfrequency Load Shedding), submitted to the Commission for approval by the North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC). Regional Reliability Standard PRC-006- NPCC-1 applies to generator owners, planning coordinators, distribution providers, and transmission owners in the Northeast Power Coordinating Council Region. Regional Reliability Standard PRC-006-NPCC-1 is designed to ensure the development of an effective automatic underfrequency load shedding (UFLS) program to preserve the security and integrity of the Bulk-Power System during declining system frequency events, in coordination with the NERC continent-wide UFLS Reliability Standard PRC-006-1. The Commission approves the related violation risk factors, violation severity levels, implementation plan, and effective dates proposed by NERC.