Agenda

Operating Reliability Subcommittee

November13, 2012 | 8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. (Central)

November14, 2012 | 8:00 a.m.–Noon (Central)

Southwest Power Pool

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Little Rock, Arkansas

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Introductions and Chair’s Remarks

NERC Antitrust Compliance Guidelines and Public Announcement

Agenda

1.Administrative Matters

  1. Arrangements – Secretary
  2. Announcement of Quorum – Secretary
  3. Operating Reliability Subcommittee Roster*
  4. Parliamentary Procedures* – Secretary
  5. Balancing Authority-to-Reliability Coordinator Mapping* – Secretary
  6. Future Meetings – Secretary

i.February 12–13, 2013 – Miami, FL (hosted by FRCC)

ii.May 7–8, 2013 – Kansas City, KS (hosted by KCPL/SPP)

iii.September 10–11, 2013 – Denver, CO or Vancouver, WA (hosted by WECC RC)

iv.Schedule future meetings

2.Meeting Minutes*– Approve – Chair Frosch

a.Minutes of September11–12, 2012 Operating Reliability Subcommittee Meeting

3.Reliability Plans* – Chair Frosch

a.Periodic Review of Reliability Plans

b.New or Revised Reliability Plans for Endorsement

4.Operations Review*

a.Operations Review – All

b.Use of Proxy Flowgates – All

5.Interconnection Frequency Monitoring*

a.Frequency Monitor Reports and Frequency Excursions

  1. Eastern Interconnection – Vice Chair Wise
  2. ERCOT – Chair Frosch
  3. WECC – Mike Cassiadoro
  4. HQT – Richard Mailhot

6.NERC/EPG Reliability Monitoring Applications Status Report – Gil Tam

7.Interconnections 2011-2012 Frequency Control Performance and Status of NERC Frequency Response Standard – Carlos Martinez

8.Performance Analysis Subcommittee – Jessica Bian

a.Review Data Request for Post Seasonal Assessments (2011/12 Winter and 2012 Summer)

  1. ERO Post-Seasonal Request Letter*

b.Revised Situation Awareness Metrics

c.Metric Proposals to Measure Reliability Impact of Variable Generation Integration

9.Geomagnetic Disturbance Task Force (Phase 2) Status Report – Frank Koza

a.Disseminating Space Weather Prediction Center GMD Warnings

10.FERC NOPR – Reliability Standards for Geomagnetic Disturbances – Frank Koza

11.Department of Energy Request for 2011 IDC Data – Yasser Bahbaz

a.IDC CO-330 (Authorization for OATI Use of IDC Data for DOE Studies (2011))*

12.Retirement of IDC Related Reference Documents – Yasser Bahbaz

a.Parallel Flow Calculation Procedures Reference Document (Approved by the Operating Committee on November 16, 2000)*

b.Flowgate Administration Reference Document (Approved by the Operating Committee on March 13, 2008)*

c.Reliability Coordinator Reference Document (Approved by the Operating Committee on March 15, 2006)*

13.Energy Emergency Alert Level 3 Reports – Chair Frosch

14.FERC Order 764 (Integration of Variable Energy Resources) – Mike Oatts

a.FERC Order 764

b.15-Minute Scheduling

15.IDC Working Group Status Report – Yasser Bahbaz

16.Data Exchange Working Group Status Report – Keith Mitchell

17.Telecommunications Working Group Status Report – Clifton Johnson

*Background materials included.

ORS Meeting Agenda

November 13-14, 2012