Regional Reliability Standard BAL-002-WECC-2-Contingency Reserve
electric-grid · Federal Energy Regulatory Commission · Published 2013-11-29 · Effective 2014-01-28 · 78 FR 71448
Document
Document number
2013-28626
Federal Register citation
78 FR 71448
CFR reference
18 CFR 40
Type
Rule
Action
Final rule.
Category
electric-grid
Sub-agency
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Publication date
2013-11-29
Effective date
2014-01-28
Energy docket
Docket No. RM13-13-000
Abstract
Under section 215 of the Federal Power Act, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission) approves regional Reliability Standard BAL-002-WECC-2 (Contingency Reserve). The North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) and Western Electricity Coordinating Council (WECC) submitted the regional Reliability Standard to the Commission for approval. The regional Reliability Standard applies to balancing authorities and reserve sharing groups in the WECC Region and is meant to specify the quantity and types of contingency reserve required to ensure reliability under normal and abnormal conditions.