averting disaster - grid reliability issues and standards national energy restructuring conference...
TRANSCRIPT
![Page 1: Averting Disaster - Grid Reliability Issues and Standards National Energy Restructuring Conference April 1, 2004 Washington, DC](https://reader030.vdocuments.net/reader030/viewer/2022032612/56649de55503460f94add973/html5/thumbnails/1.jpg)
Averting Disaster - Grid Reliability Issues and Standards
National Energy Restructuring ConferenceApril 1, 2004Washington, DC
![Page 2: Averting Disaster - Grid Reliability Issues and Standards National Energy Restructuring Conference April 1, 2004 Washington, DC](https://reader030.vdocuments.net/reader030/viewer/2022032612/56649de55503460f94add973/html5/thumbnails/2.jpg)
NERC Actions to Address the August 14, 2003, Blackout
National Energy Restructuring ConferenceApril 1, 2004Washington, DC
![Page 3: Averting Disaster - Grid Reliability Issues and Standards National Energy Restructuring Conference April 1, 2004 Washington, DC](https://reader030.vdocuments.net/reader030/viewer/2022032612/56649de55503460f94add973/html5/thumbnails/3.jpg)
3
NERC Control Areas
![Page 4: Averting Disaster - Grid Reliability Issues and Standards National Energy Restructuring Conference April 1, 2004 Washington, DC](https://reader030.vdocuments.net/reader030/viewer/2022032612/56649de55503460f94add973/html5/thumbnails/4.jpg)
4 1:31:34 p.m.1:31:34 p.m.
August 14, 2003What Happened?
765kVDC
Voltage
MontrealOttawa
Toronto
DetroitCleveland
AkronCanton
Buffalo
New YorkPittsburg
Toledo
2:02 p.m.3:05:41 to 3:41:33 p.m.3:45:33 to 4:08:58 p.m.4:08:58 to 4:10:27 p.m.4:10:00 to 4:10:38 p.m.4:10:40 to 4:10:44 p.m.4:10:44 to 4:13:00 p.m.
![Page 5: Averting Disaster - Grid Reliability Issues and Standards National Energy Restructuring Conference April 1, 2004 Washington, DC](https://reader030.vdocuments.net/reader030/viewer/2022032612/56649de55503460f94add973/html5/thumbnails/5.jpg)
5
Investigation OrganizationNERC Steering
Group
MAAC/ECAR/NPCC Coordinating Group
MAAC
ECAR
NPCC
MEN Study Group
Project Planning and Support
Sequence of Events
Data Requests and Management
Investigation Team Lead
System Modeling and Simulation Analysis
NERC & Regional Standards/Procedures
& Compliance
Transmission System Performance,
Protection, ControlMaintenance & Damage
Operations - Tools, SCADA/EMS
Communications Op Planning
System Planning, Design, & Studies
Root Cause AnalysisCooper Systems
Generator Performance, Protection, Controls
Maintenance & Damage
U.S – CanadaTask Force
Vegetation/ROW Management
Frequency/ACE
Restoration
Investigation Process Review
![Page 6: Averting Disaster - Grid Reliability Issues and Standards National Energy Restructuring Conference April 1, 2004 Washington, DC](https://reader030.vdocuments.net/reader030/viewer/2022032612/56649de55503460f94add973/html5/thumbnails/6.jpg)
6
Key Findings of Investigation
![Page 7: Averting Disaster - Grid Reliability Issues and Standards National Energy Restructuring Conference April 1, 2004 Washington, DC](https://reader030.vdocuments.net/reader030/viewer/2022032612/56649de55503460f94add973/html5/thumbnails/7.jpg)
7
Causes of the Blackout
● Inadequate Situational Awareness
● Failure to manage tree growth in ROWs
● Failure of Reliability Coordinators diagnostic support
![Page 8: Averting Disaster - Grid Reliability Issues and Standards National Energy Restructuring Conference April 1, 2004 Washington, DC](https://reader030.vdocuments.net/reader030/viewer/2022032612/56649de55503460f94add973/html5/thumbnails/8.jpg)
8
Violations of NERC Reliability Standards
Failure to return system to safe operating state within 30 minutes
Failure to notify others of impending emergency
State estimator was not used
Inadequate training
Reliability coordinator did not notify others
Reliability coordinator did not have adequate monitoring capability
![Page 9: Averting Disaster - Grid Reliability Issues and Standards National Energy Restructuring Conference April 1, 2004 Washington, DC](https://reader030.vdocuments.net/reader030/viewer/2022032612/56649de55503460f94add973/html5/thumbnails/9.jpg)
9
Key Findings● Several violations● Compliance monitoring
process is inadequate● Differing interpretations● Repeats past mistakes● Data deficiencies in models● Planning inadequate● Technologies inconsistent● Communications not
effective
![Page 10: Averting Disaster - Grid Reliability Issues and Standards National Energy Restructuring Conference April 1, 2004 Washington, DC](https://reader030.vdocuments.net/reader030/viewer/2022032612/56649de55503460f94add973/html5/thumbnails/10.jpg)
10
NERC Guiding Principles
● Specific information on all violations
● Improve compliance
● Greater transparency to violations
● Work closely with FERC, states, provinces
● Ensure public interest is met
![Page 11: Averting Disaster - Grid Reliability Issues and Standards National Energy Restructuring Conference April 1, 2004 Washington, DC](https://reader030.vdocuments.net/reader030/viewer/2022032612/56649de55503460f94add973/html5/thumbnails/11.jpg)
11
NERC Blackout Recommendations
● Corrective actions
● Strategic initiatives
● Technical initiatives
0
400
800
1200
1600
12:00 13:00 14:00 15:00 16:00
Time - EDT
Flo
ws
(M
W)
Harding - Chamberlin
Hanna - JuniperStar - South Canton
Sammis - Star
East Lake 5 Trip
Harding - Chamberlin Line Trip
Hanna - Juniper Line Trip
Sammis - Star Line Trip
Star - South Canton Line Trip
![Page 12: Averting Disaster - Grid Reliability Issues and Standards National Energy Restructuring Conference April 1, 2004 Washington, DC](https://reader030.vdocuments.net/reader030/viewer/2022032612/56649de55503460f94add973/html5/thumbnails/12.jpg)
12
Corrective Actions
● Specific actions to correct the direct causes of the blackout
● Certify actions completed by June 30
● Experts to be available to assist
![Page 13: Averting Disaster - Grid Reliability Issues and Standards National Energy Restructuring Conference April 1, 2004 Washington, DC](https://reader030.vdocuments.net/reader030/viewer/2022032612/56649de55503460f94add973/html5/thumbnails/13.jpg)
13
Strategic Initiatives
● Readiness audits
● Performance audits
● Vegetation-related outage reporting
● Recommendations implementation tracking
![Page 14: Averting Disaster - Grid Reliability Issues and Standards National Energy Restructuring Conference April 1, 2004 Washington, DC](https://reader030.vdocuments.net/reader030/viewer/2022032612/56649de55503460f94add973/html5/thumbnails/14.jpg)
14
Readiness Audits
● Audit all control areas and reliability coordinators
● Conduct every 3-years
● Reports to the board
![Page 15: Averting Disaster - Grid Reliability Issues and Standards National Energy Restructuring Conference April 1, 2004 Washington, DC](https://reader030.vdocuments.net/reader030/viewer/2022032612/56649de55503460f94add973/html5/thumbnails/15.jpg)
15
Performance Reviews
● Modify NERC Compliance Enforcement Program Regions to submit results to NERC Provide list of non-compliant entities
● Regular confidential reports to the Board Specific violations Results of audits
![Page 16: Averting Disaster - Grid Reliability Issues and Standards National Energy Restructuring Conference April 1, 2004 Washington, DC](https://reader030.vdocuments.net/reader030/viewer/2022032612/56649de55503460f94add973/html5/thumbnails/16.jpg)
16
Vegetation Outage Reports
● Transmission owners to report tree contacts to Regions (230+ kV)
● Regions report to NERC
● Use WECC as model
● Regions to conduct annual vegetation management surveys
![Page 17: Averting Disaster - Grid Reliability Issues and Standards National Energy Restructuring Conference April 1, 2004 Washington, DC](https://reader030.vdocuments.net/reader030/viewer/2022032612/56649de55503460f94add973/html5/thumbnails/17.jpg)
17
Recommendations Tracking
● NERC and Regions will track: Implementation of recommendations Compliance audits Lessons learned from system
disturbances Use successful regional processes as
model
![Page 18: Averting Disaster - Grid Reliability Issues and Standards National Energy Restructuring Conference April 1, 2004 Washington, DC](https://reader030.vdocuments.net/reader030/viewer/2022032612/56649de55503460f94add973/html5/thumbnails/18.jpg)
18
Technical Initiatives
● Operator & reliability coordinator emergency response training
● Reactive power & voltage control● Cascade mitigation● RC & CA responsibilities● Real-time operating tools● Restoration review● Time-synchronized measurements ● Reevaluate system design, planning & operating
criteria● System modeling & data exchange standards
![Page 19: Averting Disaster - Grid Reliability Issues and Standards National Energy Restructuring Conference April 1, 2004 Washington, DC](https://reader030.vdocuments.net/reader030/viewer/2022032612/56649de55503460f94add973/html5/thumbnails/19.jpg)
19
So Where Are We?
●NERC Steering Group – technical investigation is ongoing
●Recommendations approved by NERC standing committees, stakeholders, and Board of Trustees
● Implementing recommendations
●Finalize technical report this spring
![Page 20: Averting Disaster - Grid Reliability Issues and Standards National Energy Restructuring Conference April 1, 2004 Washington, DC](https://reader030.vdocuments.net/reader030/viewer/2022032612/56649de55503460f94add973/html5/thumbnails/20.jpg)
20
Issues to be Resolved● Role of FERC, NRCan
● Non-jurisdictional entities
● Funding: resources and $$$
● Migrating old standards to new
● Recommendations in final report
● Voluntary vs. mandatory reliability standards or: Will reliability legislation ever pass??
![Page 21: Averting Disaster - Grid Reliability Issues and Standards National Energy Restructuring Conference April 1, 2004 Washington, DC](https://reader030.vdocuments.net/reader030/viewer/2022032612/56649de55503460f94add973/html5/thumbnails/21.jpg)
NERC Actions to Address the August 14, 2003, Blackout
National Energy Restructuring ConferenceApril 1, 2004Washington, DC