Status:
The revised standards have been adopted by the NERC Board of Trustees.
Purpose/Industry Need:
- EOP-005 — System Restoration Plans
- EOP-006 — Reliability Coordination - System Restoration
- EOP-007 — Establish, Maintain, and Document a Regional Blackstart Capability Plan
- EOP-009 — Documentation of Blackstart Generating Unit Test Results
The purpose of revising the four standards is to:
- Provide an adequate level of reliability for the North American bulk power systems - the standards are complete and the requirements are set at an appropriate level to ensure reliability.
- Ensure they are enforceable as mandatory reliability standards with financial penalties - the applicability to bulk power system owners, operators, and users, and as appropriate particular classes of facilities, are clearly defined; the purpose, requirements, and measures are results-focused and unambiguous; the consequences of violating the requirements are clear.
- Incorporate other general improvements described in the standards development work plan. (See attachments)
- Consider stakeholder comments received during the initial development of the standards and other comments received from ERO regulatory authorities, as noted in the attached review sheets.
- Satisfy the standards procedure requirement for five-year review of the standards.
EOP-005 is a Version 0 standard that was modified to add some requirements that were translated from the Phase III & IV measures; EOP-006, EOP-007, and EOP-009 are Version 0 standards. As the electric reliability organization begins enforcing compliance with reliability standards under Section 215 of the Federal Power Act in the United States and applicable statutes and regulations in Canada , the industry needs a set of clear, measurable, and enforceable reliability standards. The Version 0 standards and the translation of Phase III & IV planning measures, while a good foundation, were translated from historical operating and planning policies and guides that were appropriate in an era of voluntary compliance. The Version 0 standards, Phase III & IV standards, and recent updates were put in place as a temporary starting point to start up the electric reliability organization and begin enforcement of mandatory standards. However, it is important to update the standards in a timely manner, incorporating improvements to make the standards more suitable for enforcement and to capture prior recommendations that were deferred during the Version 0 and Phase III & IV translations.
In addition, FERC indicated it will not propose to accept or remand EOP-007-0, as it applies only to regional reliability organizations.
