# Regional Reliability Standard BAL-002-WECC-2-Contingency Reserve
> **Federal Energy Regulatory Commission** · Final rule. · Published 2013-11-29 · Effective 2014-01-28 · 78 FR 71448
## Document
- **Document number:** 2013-28626
- **Category:** electric-grid
- **Sub-agency:** Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
- **Federal Register citation:** 78 FR 71448
- **CFR reference:** 18 CFR 40
- **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.

## Source
- [Federal Register document](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2013/11/29/2013-28626/regional-reliability-standard-bal-002-wecc-2-contingency-reserve)
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