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NEW! Check out the first issue of Reliability Matters, a Transmission Reliability Program Quarterly update!

Transmission Reliability Program Customer Workshop - November 22, 2011


Transmission Operations & Maintenance Agreement Workshop Session
(9:00 a.m. - 12:00 pm)

Break (12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m)

Transmission Reliability Program Customer Workshop Session
(1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.)

What's Happening?


  • One-on -one Operations and Maintenance Obligations meetings being scheduled to validate asset lists.
  • The first edition of the Reliability Matters quarterly update was published in October.
  • 2011 Annual System Review (ASR) Letter analysis and development is complete and ready for customer review. Changes to this year's letter include:
    • Improved template format and language to cover more detailed information (i.e. listing of all applicable standards and standard version changes with enforcements dates).
    • Improved, in-depth analysis for letter content by TxRP with BPA subject matter experts.
    • Revamped, event-driven standard date-gap process that provides a standardized date range to better serve the self-certification process (an updated, signed copy of ASR letters that contain event driven standards will be sent out by February 1, 2012).

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


  • Took unified approach to all reliability related activities, coordinating between operations and governance
  • The Reliability Council is an Executive forum for collaborative planning and decision making for all reliability issues
  • Close customer coordination to ensure consistent application of standards within BPA's balancing authority


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