Welcome to the BPA Reliability Program and NERC Standards website!
Transmission Reliability Program Customer Meetings
Common Grounds Customer Meeting - March 28, 2012 (Spokane, WA)
Bulk Electric System (BES) Customer Collaborative Meeting - March 29, 2012
(8:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. in the BPA Rates Hearing Room)
What's Happening?
- A third Operations and Maintenance Agreement Template Workshop will be held in the BPA Rates Hearing Room from 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. on May 31, 2012. The agenda and meeting materials will be available by May 23.
- The Electric Reliability Organization (ERO) cost allocation project for the 2013 WECC operating year using 2011 Net Energy Load (NEL) data is underway.
Check out the second issue of Reliability Matters, a Transmission Reliability Program Quarterly update!
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Reliability Program and NERC Standards
Since June 18, 2007, the U.S. electric industry operates under the North American Electric Reliability Corporation's (NERC's) mandatory, enforceable reliability standards. Utilities and other bulk power industry participants will face sanctions for violating any of the more than 107, plus the Western Electricity Coordinating Council standards - up to $1 million per day, per violation.
BPA has established a comprehensive reliability program and is actively engaging customers and customer representatives through implementation of mandatory standards. BPA is providing this site to share information and collaborate as we work to enhance the reliability of the Northwest electric system together.
Key Efforts
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Took unified approach to all reliability related activities, coordinating between operations and governance
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The Reliability Council is an Executive forum for collaborative planning and decision making for all reliability issues
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Close customer coordination to ensure consistent application of standards within BPA's balancing authority
Doing Business
