NERC Petition, Ex. A, Proposed Reliability Standard PRC-006-2

Exhibit A
Proposed Reliability Standard PRC-006-2

Standard PRC-006-2 — Automatic Underfrequency Load Shedding
A. Introduction
1.
Title:
Automatic Underfrequency Load Shedding
2.

Number:

PRC-006-2

3.

Purpose: To establish design and documentation requirements for automatic
underfrequency load shedding (UFLS) programs to arrest declining frequency, assist
recovery of frequency following underfrequency events and provide last resort
system preservation measures.

4.

Applicability:
4.1. Planning Coordinators
4.2. UFLS entities shall mean all entities that are responsible for the ownership,
operation, or control of UFLS equipment as required by the UFLS program
established by the Planning Coordinators. Such entities may include one or
more of the following:
4.2.1 Transmission Owners
4.2.2 Distribution Providers
4.3. Transmission Owners that own Elements identified in the UFLS program
established by the Planning Coordinators.

5.

Effective Date:
This standard is effective on the first day of the first calendar quarter six months after
the date that the standard is approved by an applicable governmental authority or as
otherwise provided for in a jurisdiction where approval by an applicable governmental
authority is required for a standard to go into effect. Where approval by an applicable
governmental authority is not required, the standard shall become effective on the
first day of the first calendar quarter after the date the standard is adopted by the
NERC Board of Trustees or as otherwise provided for in that jurisdiction.

6.

Background:
PRC-006-2 was developed under Project 2008-02: Underfrequency Load Shedding
(UFLS). The drafting team revised PRC-006-1 for the purpose of addressing the
directive issued in FERC Order No. 763. Automatic Underfrequency Load Shedding and
Load Shedding Plans Reliability Standards, 139 FERC ¶ 61,098 (2012).

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B. Requirements and Measures
R1.

Each Planning Coordinator shall develop and document criteria, including
consideration of historical events and system studies, to select portions of the Bulk
Electric System (BES), including interconnected portions of the BES in adjacent
Planning Coordinator areas and Regional Entity areas that may form islands. [VRF:
Medium][Time Horizon: Long-term Planning]

M1. Each Planning Coordinator shall have evidence such as reports, or other documentation
of its criteria to select portions of the Bulk Electric System that may form islands
including how system studies and historical events were considered to develop the
criteria per Requirement R1.
R2.

Each Planning Coordinator shall identify one or more islands to serve as a basis for
designing its UFLS program including: [VRF: Medium][Time Horizon: Long-term
Planning]
2.1. Those islands selected by applying the criteria in Requirement R1, and
2.2. Any portions of the BES designed to detach from the Interconnection (planned
islands) as a result of the operation of a relay scheme or Special Protection
System, and
2.3. A single island that includes all portions of the BES in either the Regional Entity
area or the Interconnection in which the Planning Coordinator’s area resides. If a
Planning Coordinator’s area resides in multiple Regional Entity areas, each of
those Regional Entity areas shall be identified as an island. Planning Coordinators
may adjust island boundaries to differ from Regional Entity area boundaries by
mutual consent where necessary for the sole purpose of producing contiguous
regional islands more suitable for simulation.

M2. Each Planning Coordinator shall have evidence such as reports, memorandums,
e-mails, or other documentation supporting its identification of an island(s) as a basis
for designing a UFLS program that meet the criteria in Requirement R2, Parts 2.1
through 2.3.
R3.

Each Planning Coordinator shall develop a UFLS program, including notification of and
a schedule for implementation by UFLS entities within its area, that meets the
following performance characteristics in simulations of underfrequency conditions
resulting from an imbalance scenario, where an imbalance = [(load — actual
generation output) / (load)], of up to 25 percent within the identified island(s). [VRF:
High][Time Horizon: Long-term Planning]
3.1. Frequency shall remain above the Underfrequency Performance Characteristic
curve in PRC-006-2 - Attachment 1, either for 60 seconds or until a steady-state
condition between 59.3 Hz and 60.7 Hz is reached, and
3.2. Frequency shall remain below the Overfrequency Performance Characteristic
curve in PRC-006-2 - Attachment 1, either for 60 seconds or until a steady-state
condition between 59.3 Hz and 60.7 Hz is reached, and
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3.3. Volts per Hz (V/Hz) shall not exceed 1.18 per unit for longer than two seconds
cumulatively per simulated event, and shall not exceed 1.10 per unit for longer
than 45 seconds cumulatively per simulated event at each generator bus and
generator step-up transformer high-side bus associated with each of the
following:
• Individual generating units greater than 20 MVA (gross nameplate rating)
directly connected to the BES
• Generating plants/facilities greater than 75 MVA (gross aggregate nameplate
rating) directly connected to the BES
• Facilities consisting of one or more units connected to the BES at a common
bus with total generation above 75 MVA gross nameplate rating.
M3. Each Planning Coordinator shall have evidence such as reports, memorandums,
e-mails, program plans, or other documentation of its UFLS program, including the
notification of the UFLS entities of implementation schedule, that meet the criteria in
Requirement R3, Parts 3.1 through 3.3.
R4.

Each Planning Coordinator shall conduct and document a UFLS design assessment at
least once every five years that determines through dynamic simulation whether the
UFLS program design meets the performance characteristics in Requirement R3 for
each island identified in Requirement R2. The simulation shall model each of the
following: [VRF: High][Time Horizon: Long-term Planning]
4.1. Underfrequency trip settings of individual generating units greater than 20 MVA
(gross nameplate rating) directly connected to the BES that trip above the
Generator Underfrequency Trip Modeling curve in PRC-006-2 - Attachment 1.
4.2. Underfrequency trip settings of generating plants/facilities greater than 75 MVA
(gross aggregate nameplate rating) directly connected to the BES that trip above
the Generator Underfrequency Trip Modeling curve in PRC-006-2 - Attachment 1.
4.3. Underfrequency trip settings of any facility consisting of one or more units
connected to the BES at a common bus with total generation above 75 MVA
(gross nameplate rating) that trip above the Generator Underfrequency Trip
Modeling curve in PRC-006-2 - Attachment 1.
4.4. Overfrequency trip settings of individual generating units greater than 20 MVA
(gross nameplate rating) directly connected to the BES that trip below the
Generator Overfrequency Trip Modeling curve in PRC-006-2 — Attachment 1.
4.5. Overfrequency trip settings of generating plants/facilities greater than 75 MVA
(gross aggregate nameplate rating) directly connected to the BES that trip below
the Generator Overfrequency Trip Modeling curve in PRC-006-2 — Attachment 1.
4.6. Overfrequency trip settings of any facility consisting of one or more units
connected to the BES at a common bus with total generation above 75 MVA

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(gross nameplate rating) that trip below the Generator Overfrequency Trip
Modeling curve in PRC-006-2 — Attachment 1.
4.7. Any automatic Load restoration that impacts frequency stabilization and operates
within the duration of the simulations run for the assessment.
M4. Each Planning Coordinator shall have dated evidence such as reports, dynamic
simulation models and results, or other dated documentation of its UFLS design
assessment that demonstrates it meets Requirement R4, Parts 4.1 through 4.7.
R5.

Each Planning Coordinator, whose area or portions of whose area is part of an island
identified by it or another Planning Coordinator which includes multiple Planning
Coordinator areas or portions of those areas, shall coordinate its UFLS program design
with all other Planning Coordinators whose areas or portions of whose areas are also
part of the same identified island through one of the following: [VRF: High][Time
Horizon: Long-term Planning]
•

Develop a common UFLS program design and schedule for implementation per
Requirement R3 among the Planning Coordinators whose areas or portions of
whose areas are part of the same identified island, or

•

Conduct a joint UFLS design assessment per Requirement R4 among the Planning
Coordinators whose areas or portions of whose areas are part of the same
identified island, or

•

Conduct an independent UFLS design assessment per Requirement R4 for the
identified island, and in the event the UFLS design assessment fails to meet
Requirement R3, identify modifications to the UFLS program(s) to meet
Requirement R3 and report these modifications as recommendations to the other
Planning Coordinators whose areas or portions of whose areas are also part of
the same identified island and the ERO.

M5. Each Planning Coordinator, whose area or portions of whose area is part of an island
identified by it or another Planning Coordinator which includes multiple Planning
Coordinator areas or portions of those areas, shall have dated evidence such as joint
UFLS program design documents, reports describing a joint UFLS design assessment,
letters that include recommendations, or other dated documentation demonstrating
that it coordinated its UFLS program design with all other Planning Coordinators whose
areas or portions of whose areas are also part of the same identified island per
Requirement R5.
R6.

Each Planning Coordinator shall maintain a UFLS database containing data necessary to
model its UFLS program for use in event analyses and assessments of the UFLS
program at least once each calendar year, with no more than 15 months between
maintenance activities. [VRF: Lower][Time Horizon: Long-term Planning]

M6. Each Planning Coordinator shall have dated evidence such as a UFLS database, data
requests, data input forms, or other dated documentation to show that it maintained a
UFLS database for use in event analyses and assessments of the UFLS program per

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Requirement R6 at least once each calendar year, with no more than 15 months
between maintenance activities.
R7.

Each Planning Coordinator shall provide its UFLS database containing data necessary to
model its UFLS program to other Planning Coordinators within its Interconnection
within 30 calendar days of a request. [VRF: Lower][Time Horizon: Long-term Planning]

M7. Each Planning Coordinator shall have dated evidence such as letters, memorandums,
e-mails or other dated documentation that it provided their UFLS database to other
Planning Coordinators within their Interconnection within 30 calendar days of a
request per Requirement R7.
R8.

Each UFLS entity shall provide data to its Planning Coordinator(s) according to the
format and schedule specified by the Planning Coordinator(s) to support maintenance
of each Planning Coordinator’s UFLS database. [VRF: Lower][Time Horizon: Long-term
Planning]

M8. Each UFLS Entity shall have dated evidence such as responses to data requests,
spreadsheets, letters or other dated documentation that it provided data to its
Planning Coordinator according to the format and schedule specified by the Planning
Coordinator to support maintenance of the UFLS database per Requirement R8.
R9.

Each UFLS entity shall provide automatic tripping of Load in accordance with the UFLS
program design and schedule for implementation, including any Corrective Action Plan,
as determined by its Planning Coordinator(s) in each Planning Coordinator area in
which it owns assets. [VRF: High][Time Horizon: Long-term Planning]

M9. Each UFLS Entity shall have dated evidence such as spreadsheets summarizing feeder
load armed with UFLS relays, spreadsheets with UFLS relay settings, or other dated
documentation that it provided automatic tripping of load in accordance with the UFLS
program design and schedule for implementation , including any Corrective Action
Plan, per Requirement R9.
R10. Each Transmission Owner shall provide automatic switching of its existing capacitor
banks, Transmission Lines, and reactors to control over-voltage as a result of
underfrequency load shedding if required by the UFLS program and schedule for
implementation, including any Corrective Action Plan, as determined by the Planning
Coordinator(s) in each Planning Coordinator area in which the Transmission Owner
owns transmission. [VRF: High][Time Horizon: Long-term Planning]
M10. Each Transmission Owner shall have dated evidence such as relay settings, tripping
logic or other dated documentation that it provided automatic switching of its existing
capacitor banks, Transmission Lines, and reactors in order to control over-voltage as a
result of underfrequency load shedding if required by the UFLS program and schedule
for implementation, including any Corrective Action Plan, per Requirement R10.
R11. Each Planning Coordinator, in whose area a BES islanding event results in system
frequency excursions below the initializing set points of the UFLS program, shall

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conduct and document an assessment of the event within one year of event actuation
to evaluate: [VRF: Medium][Time Horizon: Operations Assessment]
11.1. The performance of the UFLS equipment,
11.2. The effectiveness of the UFLS program.
M11. Each Planning Coordinator shall have dated evidence such as reports, data gathered
from an historical event, or other dated documentation to show that it conducted an
event assessment of the performance of the UFLS equipment and the effectiveness of
the UFLS program per Requirement R11.
R12. Each Planning Coordinator, in whose islanding event assessment (per R11) UFLS
program deficiencies are identified, shall conduct and document a UFLS design
assessment to consider the identified deficiencies within two years of event actuation.
[VRF: Medium][Time Horizon: Operations Assessment]
M12. Each Planning Coordinator shall have dated evidence such as reports, data gathered
from an historical event, or other dated documentation to show that it conducted a
UFLS design assessment per Requirements R12 and R4 if UFLS program deficiencies are
identified in R11.
R13. Each Planning Coordinator, in whose area a BES islanding event occurred that also
included the area(s) or portions of area(s) of other Planning Coordinator(s) in the same
islanding event and that resulted in system frequency excursions below the initializing
set points of the UFLS program, shall coordinate its event assessment (in accordance
with Requirement R11) with all other Planning Coordinators whose areas or portions of
whose areas were also included in the same islanding event through one of the
following: [VRF: Medium][Time Horizon: Operations Assessment]
•

Conduct a joint event assessment per Requirement R11 among the Planning
Coordinators whose areas or portions of whose areas were included in the same
islanding event, or

•

Conduct an independent event assessment per Requirement R11 that reaches
conclusions and recommendations consistent with those of the event
assessments of the other Planning Coordinators whose areas or portions of
whose areas were included in the same islanding event, or

•

Conduct an independent event assessment per Requirement R11 and where the
assessment fails to reach conclusions and recommendations consistent with
those of the event assessments of the other Planning Coordinators whose areas
or portions of whose areas were included in the same islanding event, identify
differences in the assessments that likely resulted in the differences in the
conclusions and recommendations and report these differences to the other
Planning Coordinators whose areas or portions of whose areas were included in
the same islanding event and the ERO.

M13. Each Planning Coordinator, in whose area a BES islanding event occurred that also
included the area(s) or portions of area(s) of other Planning Coordinator(s) in the same
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islanding event and that resulted in system frequency excursions below the initializing
set points of the UFLS program, shall have dated evidence such as a joint assessment
report, independent assessment reports and letters describing likely reasons for
differences in conclusions and recommendations, or other dated documentation
demonstrating it coordinated its event assessment (per Requirement R11) with all
other Planning Coordinator(s) whose areas or portions of whose areas were also
included in the same islanding event per Requirement R13.
R14. Each Planning Coordinator shall respond to written comments submitted by UFLS
entities and Transmission Owners within its Planning Coordinator area following a
comment period and before finalizing its UFLS program, indicating in the written
response to comments whether changes will be made or reasons why changes will not
be made to the following [VRF: Lower][Time Horizon: Long-term Planning]:
14.1. UFLS program, including a schedule for implementation
14.2. UFLS design assessment
14.3. Format and schedule of UFLS data submittal
M14. Each Planning Coordinator shall have dated evidence of responses, such as e-mails and
letters, to written comments submitted by UFLS entities and Transmission Owners
within its Planning Coordinator area following a comment period and before finalizing
its UFLS program per Requirement R14.
R15. Each Planning Coordinator that conducts a UFLS design assessment under
Requirement R4, R5, or R12 and determines that the UFLS program does not meet the
performance characteristics in Requirement R3, shall develop a Corrective Action Plan
and a schedule for implementation by the UFLS entities within its area. [VRF:
High][Time Horizon: Long-term Planning]
15.1. For UFLS design assessments performed under Requirement R4 or R5, the
Corrective Action Plan shall be developed within the five-year time frame
identified in Requirement R4.
15.2. For UFLS design assessments performed under Requirement R12, the Corrective
Action Plan shall be developed within the two-year time frame identified in
Requirement R12.
M15. Each Planning Coordinator that conducts a UFLS design assessment under
Requirement R4, R5, or R12 and determines that the UFLS program does not meet the
performance characteristics in Requirement R3, shall have a dated Corrective Action
Plan and a schedule for implementation by the UFLS entities within its area, that was
developed within the time frame identified in Part 15.1 or 15.2.

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C. Compliance
1.

Compliance Monitoring Process
1.1. Compliance Enforcement Authority
As defined in the NERC Rules of Procedure, “Compliance Enforcement Authority” (CEA)
means NERC or the Regional Entity in their respective roles of monitoring and
enforcing compliance with the NERC Reliability Standards.
1.2. Evidence Retention
Each Planning Coordinator and UFLS entity shall keep data or evidence to show
compliance as identified below unless directed by its Compliance Enforcement
Authority to retain specific evidence for a longer period of time as part of an
investigation:
•

Each Planning Coordinator shall retain the current evidence of Requirements
R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R12, R14, and R15, Measures M1, M2, M3, M4, M5, M12,
M14, and M15 as well as any evidence necessary to show compliance since
the last compliance audit.

•

Each Planning Coordinator shall retain the current evidence of UFLS database
update in accordance with Requirement R6, Measure M6, and evidence of the
prior year’s UFLS database update.

•

Each Planning Coordinator shall retain evidence of any UFLS database
transmittal to another Planning Coordinator since the last compliance audit in
accordance with Requirement R7, Measure M7.

•

Each UFLS entity shall retain evidence of UFLS data transmittal to the Planning
Coordinator(s) since the last compliance audit in accordance with
Requirement R8, Measure M8.

•

Each UFLS entity shall retain the current evidence of adherence with the UFLS
program in accordance with Requirement R9, Measure M9, and evidence of
adherence since the last compliance audit.

•

Transmission Owner shall retain the current evidence of adherence with the
UFLS program in accordance with Requirement R10, Measure M10, and
evidence of adherence since the last compliance audit.

•

Each Planning Coordinator shall retain evidence of Requirements R11, and
R13, and Measures M11, and M13 for 6 calendar years.

If a Planning Coordinator or UFLS entity is found non-compliant, it shall keep
information related to the non-compliance until found compliant or for the
retention period specified above, whichever is longer.
The Compliance Enforcement Authority shall keep the last audit records and all
requested and submitted subsequent audit records.

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1.3. Compliance Monitoring and Assessment Processes:
Compliance Audit
Self-Certification
Spot Checking
Compliance Violation Investigation
Self-Reporting
Complaints
1.4. Additional Compliance Information
None

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2.
R#
R1

Violation Severity Levels
Lower VSL

N/A

Moderate VSL

High VSL

Severe VSL

The Planning Coordinator
developed and documented
criteria but failed to include
the consideration of historical
events, to select portions of
the BES, including
interconnected portions of
the BES in adjacent Planning
Coordinator areas and
Regional Entity areas that may
form islands.

The Planning Coordinator
developed and documented
criteria but failed to include
the consideration of historical
events and system studies, to
select portions of the BES,
including interconnected
portions of the BES in adjacent
Planning Coordinator areas
and Regional Entity areas, that
may form islands.

The Planning Coordinator failed
to develop and document
criteria to select portions of the
BES, including interconnected
portions of the BES in adjacent
Planning Coordinator areas and
Regional Entity areas, that may
form islands.

The Planning Coordinator
identified an island(s) to serve

The Planning Coordinator
identified an island(s) to serve

OR
The Planning Coordinator
developed and documented
criteria but failed to include
the consideration of system
studies, to select portions of
the BES, including
interconnected portions of
the BES in adjacent Planning
Coordinator areas and
Regional Entity areas, that
may form islands.
R2

N/A

The Planning Coordinator
identified an island(s) to

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R#

Lower VSL

Moderate VSL

High VSL

Severe VSL

serve as a basis for designing
its UFLS program but failed to
include one (1) of the Parts as
specified in Requirement R2,
Parts 2.1, 2.2, or 2.3.

as a basis for designing its
UFLS program but failed to
include two (2) of the Parts as
specified in Requirement R2,
Parts 2.1, 2.2, or 2.3.

as a basis for designing its UFLS
program but failed to include all
of the Parts as specified in
Requirement R2, Parts 2.1, 2.2,
or 2.3.
OR
The Planning Coordinator failed
to identify any island(s) to serve
as a basis for designing its UFLS
program.

R3

N/A

The Planning Coordinator
developed a UFLS program,
including notification of and a
schedule for implementation
by UFLS entities within its
area where imbalance = [(load
— actual generation output) /
(load)], of up to 25 percent
within the identified island(s).,
but failed to meet one (1) of
the performance
characteristic in Requirement
R3, Parts 3.1, 3.2, or 3.3 in
simulations of
underfrequency conditions.

The Planning Coordinator
developed a UFLS program
including notification of and a
schedule for implementation
by UFLS entities within its area
where imbalance = [(load —
actual generation output) /
(load)], of up to 25 percent
within the identified island(s).,
but failed to meet two (2) of
the performance
characteristic in Requirement
R3, Parts 3.1, 3.2, or 3.3 in
simulations of underfrequency
conditions.

The Planning Coordinator
developed a UFLS program
including notification of and a
schedule for implementation by
UFLS entities within its area
where imbalance = [(load —
actual generation output) /
(load)], of up to 25 percent
within the identified
island(s).,but failed to meet all
the performance characteristic
in Requirement R3, Parts 3.1,
3.2, and 3.3 in simulations of
underfrequency conditions.
OR
The Planning Coordinator failed
to develop a UFLS program

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R#

Lower VSL

Moderate VSL

High VSL

Severe VSL
including notification of and a
schedule for implementation by
UFLS entities within its area

R4

The Planning Coordinator
conducted and documented a
UFLS assessment at least
once every five years that
determined through dynamic
simulation whether the UFLS
program design met the
performance characteristics
in Requirement R3 for each
island identified in
Requirement R2 but the
simulation failed to include
one (1) of the items as
specified in Requirement R4,
Parts 4.1 through 4.7.

The Planning Coordinator
conducted and documented a
UFLS assessment at least once
every five years that
determined through dynamic
simulation whether the UFLS
program design met the
performance characteristics in
Requirement R3 for each
island identified in
Requirement R2 but the
simulation failed to include
two (2) of the items as
specified in Requirement R4,
Parts 4.1 through 4.7.

The Planning Coordinator
conducted and documented a
UFLS assessment at least once
every five years that
determined through dynamic
simulation whether the UFLS
program design met the
performance characteristics in
Requirement R3 for each
island identified in
Requirement R2 but the
simulation failed to include
three (3) of the items as
specified in Requirement R4,
Parts 4.1 through 4.7.

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The Planning Coordinator
conducted and documented a
UFLS assessment at least once
every five years that determined
through dynamic simulation
whether the UFLS program
design met the performance
characteristics in Requirement
R3 but simulation failed to
include four (4) or more of the
items as specified in
Requirement R4, Parts 4.1
through 4.7.
OR
The Planning Coordinator failed
to conduct and document a UFLS
assessment at least once every
five years that determines
through dynamic simulation
whether the UFLS program
design meets the performance
characteristics in Requirement
R3 for each island identified in
Requirement R2

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R#

Lower VSL

Moderate VSL

High VSL

Severe VSL

R5

N/A

N/A

N/A

The Planning Coordinator, whose
area or portions of whose area is
part of an island identified by it
or another Planning Coordinator
which includes multiple Planning
Coordinator areas or portions of
those areas, failed to coordinate
its UFLS program design through
one of the manners described in
Requirement R5.

R6

N/A

N/A

N/A

The Planning Coordinator failed
to maintain a UFLS database for
use in event analyses and
assessments of the UFLS
program at least once each
calendar year, with no more
than 15 months between
maintenance activities.

R7

The Planning Coordinator
provided its UFLS database to
other Planning Coordinators
more than 30 calendar days
and up to and including 40
calendar days following the
request.

The Planning Coordinator
provided its UFLS database to
other Planning Coordinators
more than 40 calendar days
but less than and including 50
calendar days following the
request.

The Planning Coordinator
provided its UFLS database to
other Planning Coordinators
more than 50 calendar days
but less than and including 60
calendar days following the
request.

The Planning Coordinator
provided its UFLS database to
other Planning Coordinators
more than 60 calendar days
following the request.

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R#

Lower VSL

Moderate VSL

High VSL

Severe VSL
The Planning Coordinator failed
to provide its UFLS database to
other Planning Coordinators.

R8

The UFLS entity provided data
to its Planning Coordinator(s)
less than or equal to 10
calendar days following the
schedule specified by the
Planning Coordinator(s) to
support maintenance of each
Planning Coordinator’s UFLS
database.

The UFLS entity provided data
to its Planning Coordinator(s)
more than 10 calendar days
but less than or equal to 15
calendar days following the
schedule specified by the
Planning Coordinator(s) to
support maintenance of each
Planning Coordinator’s UFLS
database.

The UFLS entity provided data
to its Planning Coordinator(s)
more than 15 calendar days
but less than or equal to 20
calendar days following the
schedule specified by the
Planning Coordinator(s) to
support maintenance of each
Planning Coordinator’s UFLS
database.

The UFLS entity provided data
to its Planning Coordinator(s)
but the data was not
according to the format
specified by the Planning
Coordinator(s) to support
maintenance of each Planning
Coordinator’s UFLS database.
The UFLS entity provided less
than 100% but more than
(and including) 95% of
automatic tripping of Load in
accordance with the UFLS

The UFLS entity provided less
than 95% but more than (and
including) 90% of automatic
tripping of Load in accordance
with the UFLS program design

OR
The UFLS entity failed to provide
data to its Planning
Coordinator(s) to support
maintenance of each Planning
Coordinator’s UFLS database.

OR

R9

The UFLS entity provided data to
its Planning Coordinator(s) more
than 20 calendar days following
the schedule specified by the
Planning Coordinator(s) to
support maintenance of each
Planning Coordinator’s UFLS
database.

The UFLS entity provided less
than 90% but more than (and
including) 85% of automatic
tripping of Load in accordance
with the UFLS program design

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The UFLS entity provided less
than 85% of automatic tripping
of Load in accordance with the
UFLS program design and
schedule for implementation,

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R#

Lower VSL

Moderate VSL

High VSL

program design and schedule
for implementation, including
any Corrective Action Plan, as
determined by the Planning
Coordinator(s) area in which
it owns assets.

and schedule for
implementation, including any
Corrective Action Plan, as
determined by the Planning
Coordinator(s) area in which it
owns assets.

and schedule for
implementation, including any
Corrective Action Plan, as
determined by the Planning
Coordinator(s) area in which it
owns assets.

including any Corrective Action
Plan, as determined by the
Planning Coordinator(s) area in
which it owns assets.

R10

The Transmission Owner
provided less than 100% but
more than (and including)
95% automatic switching of
its existing capacitor banks,
Transmission Lines, and
reactors to control overvoltage if required by the
UFLS program and schedule
for implementation, including
any Corrective Action Plan, as
determined by the Planning
Coordinator(s) in each
Planning Coordinator area in
which the Transmission
Owner owns transmission.

The Transmission Owner
provided less than 95% but
more than (and including)
90% automatic switching of its
existing capacitor banks,
Transmission Lines, and
reactors to control overvoltage if required by the
UFLS program and schedule
for implementation, including
any Corrective Action Plan, as
determined by the Planning
Coordinator(s) in each
Planning Coordinator area in
which the Transmission
Owner owns transmission.

The Transmission Owner
provided less than 90% but
more than (and including) 85%
automatic switching of its
existing capacitor banks,
Transmission Lines, and
reactors to control overvoltage if required by the UFLS
program and schedule for
implementation, including any
Corrective Action Plan, as
determined by the Planning
Coordinator(s) in each
Planning Coordinator area in
which the Transmission Owner
owns transmission.

The Transmission Owner
provided less than 85%
automatic switching of its
existing capacitor banks,
Transmission Lines, and reactors
to control over-voltage if
required by the UFLS program
and schedule for
implementation, including any
Corrective Action Plan, as
determined by the Planning
Coordinator(s) in each Planning
Coordinator area in which the
Transmission Owner owns
transmission.

R11

The Planning Coordinator, in
whose area a BES islanding
event resulting in system
frequency excursions below
the initializing set points of

The Planning Coordinator, in
whose area a BES islanding
event resulting in system
frequency excursions below
the initializing set points of

The Planning Coordinator, in
whose area a BES islanding
event resulting in system
frequency excursions below
the initializing set points of the

The Planning Coordinator, in
whose area a BES islanding event
resulting in system frequency
excursions below the initializing
set points of the UFLS program,

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Lower VSL

Moderate VSL

High VSL

the UFLS program, conducted
and documented an
assessment of the event and
evaluated the parts as
specified in Requirement R11,
Parts 11.1 and 11.2 within a
time greater than one year
but less than or equal to 13
months of actuation.

the UFLS program, conducted
and documented an
assessment of the event and
evaluated the parts as
specified in Requirement R11,
Parts 11.1 and 11.2 within a
time greater than 13 months
but less than or equal to 14
months of actuation.

UFLS program, conducted and
documented an assessment of
the event and evaluated the
parts as specified in
Requirement R11, Parts 11.1
and 11.2 within a time greater
than 14 months but less than
or equal to 15 months of
actuation.
OR
The Planning Coordinator, in
whose area an islanding event
resulting in system frequency
excursions below the
initializing set points of the
UFLS program, conducted and
documented an assessment of
the event within one year of
event actuation but failed to
evaluate one (1) of the Parts
as specified in Requirement
R11, Parts11.1 or 11.2.

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Severe VSL
conducted and documented an
assessment of the event and
evaluated the parts as specified
in Requirement R11, Parts 11.1
and 11.2 within a time greater
than 15 months of actuation.
OR
The Planning Coordinator, in
whose area an islanding event
resulting in system frequency
excursions below the initializing
set points of the UFLS program,
failed to conduct and document
an assessment of the event and
evaluate the Parts as specified in
Requirement R11, Parts 11.1 and
11.2.
OR
The Planning Coordinator, in
whose area an islanding event
resulting in system frequency
excursions below the initializing
set points of the UFLS program,
conducted and documented an
assessment of the event within
one year of event actuation but
failed to evaluate all of the Parts

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R#

Lower VSL

Moderate VSL

High VSL

Severe VSL
as specified in Requirement R11,
Parts 11.1 and 11.2.

R12

R13

N/A

N/A

The Planning Coordinator, in
which UFLS program
deficiencies were identified
per Requirement R11,
conducted and documented a
UFLS design assessment to
consider the identified
deficiencies greater than two
years but less than or equal to
25 months of event actuation.

The Planning Coordinator, in
which UFLS program
deficiencies were identified
per Requirement R11,
conducted and documented a
UFLS design assessment to
consider the identified
deficiencies greater than 25
months but less than or equal
to 26 months of event
actuation.

The Planning Coordinator, in
which UFLS program deficiencies
were identified per Requirement
R11, conducted and documented
a UFLS design assessment to
consider the identified
deficiencies greater than 26
months of event actuation.

N/A

N/A

The Planning Coordinator, in
whose area a BES islanding event
occurred that also included the
area(s) or portions of area(s) of
other Planning Coordinator(s) in
the same islanding event and
that resulted in system
frequency excursions below the
initializing set points of the UFLS

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OR
The Planning Coordinator, in
which UFLS program deficiencies
were identified per Requirement
R11, failed to conduct and
document a UFLS design
assessment to consider the
identified deficiencies.

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R#

Lower VSL

Moderate VSL

High VSL

Severe VSL
program, failed to coordinate its
UFLS event assessment with all
other Planning Coordinators
whose areas or portions of
whose areas were also included
in the same islanding event in
one of the manners described in
Requirement R13

R14

N/A

N/A

N/A

The Planning Coordinator failed
to respond to written comments
submitted by UFLS entities and
Transmission Owners within its
Planning Coordinator area
following a comment period and
before finalizing its UFLS
program, indicating in the
written response to comments
whether changes were made or
reasons why changes were not
made to the items in Parts 14.1
through 14.3.

R15

N/A

The Planning Coordinator
determined, through a UFLS
design assessment performed
under Requirement R4, R5, or
R12, that the UFLS program
did not meet the performance
characteristics in Requirement

The Planning Coordinator
determined, through a UFLS
design assessment performed
under Requirement R4, R5, or
R12, that the UFLS program
did not meet the performance
characteristics in Requirement

The Planning Coordinator
determined, through a UFLS
design assessment performed
under Requirement R4, R5, or
R12, that the UFLS program did
not meet the performance
characteristics in Requirement

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R#

Lower VSL

Moderate VSL

High VSL

Severe VSL

R3, and developed a
Corrective Action Plan and a
schedule for implementation
by the UFLS entities within its
area, but exceeded the
permissible time frame for
development by a period of
up to 1 month.

R3, and developed a
Corrective Action Plan and a
schedule for implementation
by the UFLS entities within its
area, but exceeded the
permissible time frame for
development by a period
greater than 1 month but not
more than 2 months.

R3, but failed to develop a
Corrective Action Plan and a
schedule for implementation by
the UFLS entities within its area.

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OR
The Planning Coordinator
determined, through a UFLS
design assessment performed
under Requirement R4, R5, or
R12, that the UFLS program did
not meet the performance
characteristics in Requirement
R3, and developed a Corrective
Action Plan and a schedule for
implementation by the UFLS
entities within its area, but
exceeded the permissible time
frame for development by a
period greater than 2 months.

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D. Regional Variances
D.A. Regional Variance for the Quebec Interconnection
The following Interconnection-wide variance shall be applicable in the Quebec
Interconnection and replaces, in their entirety, Requirements R3 and R4 and the
violation severity levels associated with Requirements R3 and R4.
D.A.3. Each Planning Coordinator shall develop a UFLS program, including a schedule
for implementation by UFLS entities within its area, that meets the following
performance characteristics in simulations of underfrequency conditions
resulting from an imbalance scenario, where an imbalance = [(load — actual
generation output) / (load)], of up to 25 percent within the identified island(s).
[VRF: High][Time Horizon: Long-term Planning]
D.A.3.1.

Frequency shall remain above the Underfrequency Performance
Characteristic curve in PRC-006-2 - Attachment 1A, either for 30
seconds or until a steady-state condition between 59.3 Hz and 60.7
Hz is reached, and

D.A.3.2.

Frequency shall remain below the Overfrequency Performance
Characteristic curve in PRC-006-2 - Attachment 1A, either for 30
seconds or until a steady-state condition between 59.3 Hz and 60.7
Hz is reached, and

D.A.3.3.

Volts per Hz (V/Hz) shall not exceed 1.18 per unit for longer than
two seconds cumulatively per simulated event, and shall not exceed
1.10 per unit for longer than 45 seconds cumulatively per simulated
event at each generator bus and generator step-up transformer
high-side bus associated with each of the following:
DA.3.3.1.

Individual generating unit greater than 50 MVA (gross
nameplate rating) directly connected to the BES

DA.3.3.2.

Generating plants/facilities greater than 50 MVA (gross
aggregate nameplate rating) directly connected to the
BES

DA.3.3.3.

Facilities consisting of one or more units connected to
the BES at a common bus with total generation above
50 MVA gross nameplate rating.

M.D.A.3. Each Planning Coordinator shall have evidence such as reports,
memorandums, e-mails, program plans, or other documentation of its UFLS
program, including the notification of the UFLS entities of implementation
schedule, that meet the criteria in Requirement D.A.3 Parts D.A.3.1 through
DA3.3.

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D.A.4. Each Planning Coordinator shall conduct and document a UFLS design
assessment at least once every five years that determines through dynamic
simulation whether the UFLS program design meets the performance
characteristics in Requirement D.A.3 for each island identified in Requirement
R2. The simulation shall model each of the following; [VRF: High][Time
Horizon: Long-term Planning]
D.A.4.1

Underfrequency trip settings of individual generating units that are
part of plants/facilities with a capacity of 50 MVA or more
individually or cumulatively (gross nameplate rating), directly
connected to the BES that trip above the Generator
Underfrequency Trip Modeling curve in PRC-006-2 - Attachment 1A,
and

D.A.4.2

Overfrequency trip settings of individual generating units that are
part of plants/facilities with a capacity of 50 MVA or more
individually or cumulatively (gross nameplate rating), directly
connected to the BES that trip below the Generator Overfrequency
Trip Modeling curve in PRC-006-2 - Attachment 1A, and

D.A.4.3

Any automatic Load restoration that impacts frequency stabilization
and operates within the duration of the simulations run for the
assessment.

M.D.A.4. Each Planning Coordinator shall have dated evidence such as reports,
dynamic simulation models and results, or other dated documentation of its
UFLS design assessment that demonstrates it meets Requirement D.A.4
Parts D.A.4.1 through D.A.4.3.

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D#
DA3

Lower VSL
N/A

Moderate VSL

High VSL

Severe VSL

The Planning Coordinator
developed a UFLS program,
including a schedule for
implementation by UFLS entities
within its area, but failed to
meet one (1) of the performance
characteristic in Parts D.A.3.1,
D.A.3.2, or D.A.3.3 in simulations
of underfrequency conditions

The Planning Coordinator
developed a UFLS program
including a schedule for
implementation by UFLS entities
within its area, but failed to meet
two (2) of the performance
characteristic in Parts D.A.3.1,
D.A.3.2, or D.A.3.3 in simulations
of underfrequency conditions

The Planning Coordinator
developed a UFLS program
including a schedule for
implementation by UFLS entities
within its area, but failed to meet
all the performance characteristic
in Parts D.A.3.1, D.A.3.2, and
D.A.3.3 in simulations of
underfrequency conditions
OR
The Planning Coordinator failed
to develop a UFLS program.

DA4

N/A

The Planning Coordinator
conducted and documented a
UFLS assessment at least once
every five years that determines
through dynamic simulation
whether the UFLS program
design meets the performance
characteristics in Requirement
D.A.3 but simulation failed to
include one (1) of the items as
specified in Parts D.A.4.1,
D.A.4.2 or D.A.4.3.

The Planning Coordinator
conducted and documented a
UFLS assessment at least once
every five years that determines
through dynamic simulation
whether the UFLS program
design meets the performance
characteristics in Requirement
D3 but simulation failed to
include two (2) of the items as
specified in Parts D.A.4.1, D.A.4.2
or D.A.4.3.

The Planning Coordinator
conducted and documented a
UFLS assessment at least once
every five years that determines
through dynamic simulation
whether the UFLS program
design meets the performance
characteristics in Requirement D3
but simulation failed to include
all of the items as specified in
Parts D.A.4.1, D.A.4.2 and
D.A.4.3.
OR

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D#

Lower VSL

Moderate VSL

High VSL

Severe VSL
The Planning Coordinator failed
to conduct and document a UFLS
assessment at least once every
five years that determines
through dynamic simulation
whether the UFLS program
design meets the performance
characteristics in Requirement
D.A.3

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D.B.

Regional Variance for the Western Electricity Coordinating Council
The following Interconnection-wide variance shall be applicable in the Western
Electricity Coordinating Council (WECC) and replaces, in their entirety, Requirements R1,
R2, R3, R4, R5, R11, R12, and R13.
D.B.1. Each Planning Coordinator shall participate in a joint regional review with the
other Planning Coordinators in the WECC Regional Entity area that develops and
documents criteria, including consideration of historical events and system
studies, to select portions of the Bulk Electric System (BES) that may form
islands. [VRF: Medium][Time Horizon: Long-term Planning]
M.D.B.1. Each Planning Coordinator shall have evidence such as reports, or other
documentation of its criteria, developed as part of the joint regional review
with other Planning Coordinators in the WECC Regional Entity area to select
portions of the Bulk Electric System that may form islands including how system
studies and historical events were considered to develop the criteria per
Requirement D.B.1.
D.B.2. Each Planning Coordinator shall identify one or more islands from the regional
review (per D.B.1) to serve as a basis for designing a region-wide coordinated
UFLS program including: [VRF: Medium][Time Horizon: Long-term Planning]
D.B.2.1. Those islands selected by applying the criteria in Requirement D.B.1,
and
D.B.2.2. Any portions of the BES designed to detach from the Interconnection
(planned islands) as a result of the operation of a relay scheme or
Special Protection System.
M.D.B.2. Each Planning Coordinator shall have evidence such as reports, memorandums,
e-mails, or other documentation supporting its identification of an island(s),
from the regional review (per D.B.1), as a basis for designing a region-wide
coordinated UFLS program that meet the criteria in Requirement D.B.2 Parts
D.B.2.1 and D.B.2.2.
D.B.3. Each Planning Coordinator shall adopt a UFLS program, coordinated across the
WECC Regional Entity area, including notification of and a schedule for
implementation by UFLS entities within its area, that meets the following
performance characteristics in simulations of underfrequency conditions
resulting from an imbalance scenario, where an imbalance = [(load — actual
generation output) / (load)], of up to 25 percent within the identified island(s).
[VRF: High][Time Horizon: Long-term Planning]
D.B.3.1.

Frequency shall remain above the Underfrequency Performance
Characteristic curve in PRC-006-2 - Attachment 1, either for 60
seconds or until a steady-state condition between 59.3 Hz and 60.7
Hz is reached, and
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D.B.3.2.

Frequency shall remain below the Overfrequency Performance
Characteristic curve in PRC-006-2 - Attachment 1, either for 60
seconds or until a steady-state condition between 59.3 Hz and 60.7
Hz is reached, and

D.B.3.3.

Volts per Hz (V/Hz) shall not exceed 1.18 per unit for longer than two
seconds cumulatively per simulated event, and shall not exceed 1.10
per unit for longer than 45 seconds cumulatively per simulated event
at each generator bus and generator step-up transformer high-side
bus associated with each of the following:
D.B.3.3.1. Individual generating units greater than 20 MVA (gross
nameplate rating) directly connected to the BES
D.B.3.3.2. Generating plants/facilities greater than 75 MVA (gross
aggregate nameplate rating) directly connected to the
BES
D.B.3.3.3. Facilities consisting of one or more units connected to
the BES at a common bus with total generation above 75
MVA gross nameplate rating.

M.D.B.3. Each Planning Coordinator shall have evidence such as reports, memorandums,
e-mails, program plans, or other documentation of its adoption of a UFLS
program, coordinated across the WECC Regional Entity area, including the
notification of the UFLS entities of implementation schedule, that meet the
criteria in Requirement D.B.3 Parts D.B.3.1 through D.B.3.3.
D.B.4. Each Planning Coordinator shall participate in and document a coordinated
UFLS design assessment with the other Planning Coordinators in the WECC
Regional Entity area at least once every five years that determines through
dynamic simulation whether the UFLS program design meets the performance
characteristics in Requirement D.B.3 for each island identified in Requirement
D.B.2. The simulation shall model each of the following: [VRF: High][Time
Horizon: Long-term Planning]
D.B.4.1.

Underfrequency trip settings of individual generating units greater
than 20 MVA (gross nameplate rating) directly connected to the BES
that trip above the Generator Underfrequency Trip Modeling curve
in PRC-006-2 - Attachment 1.

D.B.4.2.

Underfrequency trip settings of generating plants/facilities greater
than 75 MVA (gross aggregate nameplate rating) directly connected
to the BES that trip above the Generator Underfrequency Trip
Modeling curve in PRC-006-2 - Attachment 1.

D.B.4.3.

Underfrequency trip settings of any facility consisting of one or more
units connected to the BES at a common bus with total generation
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above 75 MVA (gross nameplate rating) that trip above the
Generator Underfrequency Trip Modeling curve in PRC-006-2 Attachment 1.
D.B.4.4.

Overfrequency trip settings of individual generating units greater
than 20 MVA (gross nameplate rating) directly connected to the BES
that trip below the Generator Overfrequency Trip Modeling curve in
PRC-006-2 — Attachment 1.

D.B.4.5.

Overfrequency trip settings of generating plants/facilities greater
than 75 MVA (gross aggregate nameplate rating) directly connected
to the BES that trip below the Generator Overfrequency Trip
Modeling curve in PRC-006-2 — Attachment 1.

D.B.4.6.

Overfrequency trip settings of any facility consisting of one or more
units connected to the BES at a common bus with total generation
above 75 MVA (gross nameplate rating) that trip below the
Generator Overfrequency Trip Modeling curve in PRC-006-2 —
Attachment 1.

D.B.4.7.

Any automatic Load restoration that impacts frequency stabilization
and operates within the duration of the simulations run for the
assessment.

M.D.B.4. Each Planning Coordinator shall have dated evidence such as reports, dynamic
simulation models and results, or other dated documentation of its participation
in a coordinated UFLS design assessment with the other Planning Coordinators in
the WECC Regional Entity area that demonstrates it meets Requirement D.B.4
Parts D.B.4.1 through D.B.4.7.
D.B.11.

Each Planning Coordinator, in whose area a BES islanding event results in system
frequency excursions below the initializing set points of the UFLS program, shall
participate in and document a coordinated event assessment with all affected
Planning Coordinators to conduct and document an assessment of the event
within one year of event actuation to evaluate: [VRF: Medium][Time Horizon:
Operations Assessment]
D.B.11.1. The performance of the UFLS equipment,
D.B.11.2 The effectiveness of the UFLS program

M.D.B.11. Each Planning Coordinator shall have dated evidence such as reports, data
gathered from an historical event, or other dated documentation to show that it
participated in a coordinated event assessment of the performance of the UFLS
equipment and the effectiveness of the UFLS program per Requirement D.B.11.

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D.B.12.

Each Planning Coordinator, in whose islanding event assessment (per D.B.11)
UFLS program deficiencies are identified, shall participate in and document a
coordinated UFLS design assessment of the UFLS program with the other
Planning Coordinators in the WECC Regional Entity area to consider the
identified deficiencies within two years of event actuation. [VRF: Medium][Time
Horizon: Operations Assessment]

M.D.B.12. Each Planning Coordinator shall have dated evidence such as reports, data
gathered from an historical event, or other dated documentation to show that it
participated in a UFLS design assessment per Requirements D.B.12 and D.B.4 if
UFLS program deficiencies are identified in D.B.11.

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D#
D.B.1

Lower VSL
N/A

Moderate VSL

High VSL

The Planning Coordinator
participated in a joint regional
review with the other Planning
Coordinators in the WECC
Regional Entity area that
developed and documented
criteria but failed to include the
consideration of historical
events, to select portions of the
BES, including interconnected
portions of the BES in adjacent
Planning Coordinator areas, that
may form islands

The Planning Coordinator
participated in a joint regional
review with the other Planning
Coordinators in the WECC
Regional Entity area that
developed and documented
criteria but failed to include the
consideration of historical events
and system studies, to select
portions of the BES, including
interconnected portions of the
BES in adjacent Planning
Coordinator areas, that may form
islands

OR

Severe VSL
The Planning Coordinator failed
to participate in a joint regional
review with the other Planning
Coordinators in the WECC
Regional Entity area that
developed and documented
criteria to select portions of the
BES, including interconnected
portions of the BES in adjacent
Planning Coordinator areas that
may form islands

The Planning Coordinator
participated in a joint regional
review with the other Planning
Coordinators in the WECC
Regional Entity area that
developed and documented
criteria but failed to include the
consideration of system studies,
to select portions of the BES,
including interconnected
portions of the BES in adjacent
Planning Coordinator areas, that
may form islands
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D#
D.B.2

Lower VSL

Moderate VSL

High VSL

N/A
N/A

The Planning Coordinator
identified an island(s) from the
regional review to serve as a
basis for designing its UFLS
program but failed to include one
(1) of the parts as specified in
Requirement D.B.2, Parts D.B.2.1
or D.B.2.2

Severe VSL
The Planning Coordinator
identified an island(s) from the
regional review to serve as a
basis for designing its UFLS
program but failed to include all
of the parts as specified in
Requirement D.B.2, Parts D.B.2.1
or D.B.2.2
OR
The Planning Coordinator failed
to identify any island(s) from the
regional review to serve as a
basis for designing its UFLS
program.

D.B.3

N/A

The Planning Coordinator
adopted a UFLS program,
coordinated across the WECC
Regional Entity area that
included notification of and a
schedule for implementation by
UFLS entities within its area, but
failed to meet one (1) of the
performance characteristic in
Requirement D.B.3, Parts
D.B.3.1, D.B.3.2, or D.B.3.3 in

The Planning Coordinator
adopted a UFLS program,
coordinated across the WECC
Regional Entity area that included
notification of and a schedule for
implementation by UFLS entities
within its area, but failed to meet
two (2) of the performance
characteristic in Requirement
D.B.3, Parts D.B.3.1, D.B.3.2, or
D.B.3.3 in simulations of
underfrequency conditions

The Planning Coordinator
adopted a UFLS program,
coordinated across the WECC
Regional Entity area that
included notification of and a
schedule for implementation by
UFLS entities within its area, but
failed to meet all the
performance characteristic in
Requirement D.B.3, Parts
D.B.3.1, D.B.3.2, and D.B.3.3 in

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D#

Lower VSL

Moderate VSL

High VSL

simulations of underfrequency
conditions

Severe VSL
simulations of underfrequency
conditions
OR
The Planning Coordinator failed
to adopt a UFLS program,
coordinated across the WECC
Regional Entity area, including
notification of and a schedule for
implementation by UFLS entities
within its area.

D.B.4

The Planning Coordinator
participated in and
documented a coordinated
UFLS assessment with the other
Planning Coordinators in the
WECC Regional Entity area at
least once every five years that
determines through dynamic
simulation whether the UFLS
program design meets the
performance characteristics in
Requirement D.B.3 for each
island identified in Requirement
D.B.2 but the simulation failed
to include one (1) of the items
as specified in Requirement

The Planning Coordinator
participated in and documented
a coordinated UFLS assessment
with the other Planning
Coordinators in the WECC
Regional Entity area at least once
every five years that determines
through dynamic simulation
whether the UFLS program
design meets the performance
characteristics in Requirement
D.B.3 for each island identified in
Requirement D.B.2 but the
simulation failed to include two
(2) of the items as specified in

The Planning Coordinator
participated in and documented
a coordinated UFLS assessment
with the other Planning
Coordinators in the WECC
Regional Entity area at least once
every five years that determines
through dynamic simulation
whether the UFLS program
design meets the performance
characteristics in Requirement
D.B.3 for each island identified in
Requirement D.B.2 but the
simulation failed to include three
(3) of the items as specified in

The Planning Coordinator
participated in and documented
a coordinated UFLS assessment
with the other Planning
Coordinators in the WECC
Regional Entity area at least once
every five years that determines
through dynamic simulation
whether the UFLS program
design meets the performance
characteristics in Requirement
D.B.3 for each island identified in
Requirement D.B.2 but the
simulation failed to include four
(4) or more of the items as

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D#

Lower VSL
D.B.4, Parts D.B.4.1 through
D.B.4.7.

Moderate VSL

High VSL

Requirement D.B.4, Parts D.B.4.1
through D.B.4.7.

Requirement D.B.4, Parts D.B.4.1
through D.B.4.7.

Severe VSL
specified in Requirement D.B.4,
Parts D.B.4.1 through D.B.4.7.
OR
The Planning Coordinator failed
to participate in and document a
coordinated UFLS assessment
with the other Planning
Coordinators in the WECC
Regional Entity area at least once
every five years that determines
through dynamic simulation
whether the UFLS program
design meets the performance
characteristics in Requirement
D.B.3 for each island identified in
Requirement D.B.2

D.B.11

The Planning Coordinator, in
whose area a BES islanding
event resulting in system
frequency excursions below the
initializing set points of the
UFLS program, participated in
and documented a coordinated
event assessment with all
Planning Coordinators whose
areas or portions of whose
areas were also included in the

The Planning Coordinator, in
whose area a BES islanding event
resulting in system frequency
excursions below the initializing
set points of the UFLS program,
participated in and documented
a coordinated event assessment
with all Planning Coordinators
whose areas or portions of
whose areas were also included
in the same islanding event and

The Planning Coordinator, in
whose area a BES islanding event
resulting in system frequency
excursions below the initializing
set points of the UFLS program,
participated in and documented
a coordinated event assessment
with all Planning Coordinators
whose areas or portions of
whose areas were also included
in the same islanding event and

The Planning Coordinator, in
whose area a BES islanding event
resulting in system frequency
excursions below the initializing
set points of the UFLS program,
participated in and documented
a coordinated event assessment
with all Planning Coordinators
whose areas or portions of
whose areas were also included
in the same islanding event and
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D#

Lower VSL

Moderate VSL

High VSL

same islanding event and
evaluated the parts as specified
in Requirement D.B.11, Parts
D.B.11.1 and D.B.11.2 within a
time greater than one year but
less than or equal to 13 months
of actuation.

evaluated the parts as specified
in Requirement D.B.11, Parts
D.B.11.1 and D.B.11.2 within a
time greater than 13 months but
less than or equal to 14 months
of actuation.

evaluated the parts as specified
in Requirement D.B.11, Parts
D.B.11.1 and D.B.11.2 within a
time greater than 14 months but
less than or equal to 15 months
of actuation.

evaluated the parts as specified
in Requirement D.B.11, Parts
D.B.11.1 and D.B.11.2 within a
time greater than 15 months of
actuation.

OR

The Planning Coordinator, in
whose area an islanding event
resulting in system frequency
excursions below the initializing
set points of the UFLS program,
failed to participate in and
document a coordinated event
assessment with all Planning
Coordinators whose areas or
portion of whose areas were also
included in the same island event
and evaluate the parts as
specified in Requirement D.B.11,
Parts D.B.11.1 and D.B.11.2.

The Planning Coordinator, in
whose area an islanding event
resulting in system frequency
excursions below the initializing
set points of the UFLS program,
participated in and documented
a coordinated event assessment
with all Planning Coordinators
whose areas or portions of
whose areas were also included
in the same islanding event
within one year of event
actuation but failed to evaluate
one (1) of the parts as specified
in Requirement D.B.11, Parts
D.B.11.1 or D.B.11.2.

Severe VSL

OR

OR
The Planning Coordinator, in
whose area an islanding event
resulting in system frequency
excursions below the initializing
set points of the UFLS program,
participated in and documented
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D#

Lower VSL

Moderate VSL

High VSL

Severe VSL
a coordinated event assessment
with all Planning Coordinators
whose areas or portions of
whose areas were also included
in the same islanding event
within one year of event
actuation but failed to evaluate
all of the parts as specified in
Requirement D.B.11, Parts
D.B.11.1 and D.B.11.2.

D.B.12

N/A

The Planning Coordinator, in
which UFLS program deficiencies
were identified per Requirement
D.B.11, participated in and
documented a coordinated UFLS
design assessment of the
coordinated UFLS program with
the other Planning Coordinators
in the WECC Regional Entity area
to consider the identified
deficiencies in greater than two
years but less than or equal to 25
months of event actuation.

The Planning Coordinator, in
which UFLS program deficiencies
were identified per Requirement
D.B.11, participated in and
documented a coordinated UFLS
design assessment of the
coordinated UFLS program with
the other Planning Coordinators
in the WECC Regional Entity area
to consider the identified
deficiencies in greater than 25
months but less than or equal to
26 months of event actuation.

The Planning Coordinator, in
which UFLS program deficiencies
were identified per Requirement
D.B.11, participated in and
documented a coordinated UFLS
design assessment of the
coordinated UFLS program with
the other Planning Coordinators
in the WECC Regional Entity area
to consider the identified
deficiencies in greater than 26
months of event actuation.
OR
The Planning Coordinator, in
which UFLS program deficiencies
were identified per Requirement
D.B.11, failed to participate in
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D#

Lower VSL

Moderate VSL

High VSL

Severe VSL
and document a coordinated
UFLS design assessment of the
coordinated UFLS program with
the other Planning Coordinators
in the WECC Regional Entity area
to consider the identified
deficiencies

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E. Associated Documents
Version History
Version

Date

Action

Change Tracking

0

April 1, 2005

Effective Date

New

1

May 25, 2010

Completed revision, merging and
updating PRC-006-0, PRC-007-0 and
PRC-009-0.

1

November 4, 2010

Adopted by the Board of Trustees

1

May 7, 2012

FERC Order issued approving PRC006-1 (approval becomes effective
July 10, 2012)

1

November 9, 2012

2

November 13, 2014

FERC Letter Order issued accepting
the modification of the VRF in R5
from (Medium to High) and the
modification of the VSL language in
R8.
Adopted by the Board of Trustees

Revisions made under
Project 2008-02:
Undervoltage Load
Shedding (UVLS) &
Underfrequency Load
Shedding (UFLS) to address
directive issued in FERC
Order No. 763.
Revisions to existing
Requirement R9 and
R10 and addition of
new Requirement
R15.

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PRC-006-2 – Attachment 1
Underfrequency Load Shedding Program
Design Performance and Modeling Curves for
Requirements R3 Parts 3.1-3.2 and R4 Parts 4.1-4.6
63

62

60

59

58

57
0.1

1

Time (sec)

10

100

Generator Overfrequency Trip Modeling (Requirement R4 Parts 4.4-4.6)
Overfrequency Performance Characteristic (Requirement R3 Part 3.2)
Underfrequency Performance Characteristic (Requirement R3 Part 3.1)
Generator Underfrequency Trip Modeling (Requirement R4 Parts 4.1-4.3)

Curve Definitions
Generator Overfrequency Trip Modeling

Overfrequency Performance Characteristic

t≤2s

t>2s

t≤4s

4 s < t ≤ 30 s

t > 30 s

f = 62.2
Hz

f = -0.686log(t) + 62.41
Hz

f = 61.8
Hz

f = -0.686log(t) + 62.21
Hz

f = 60.7
Hz

Generator Underfrequency Trip
Modeling

Underfrequency Performance Characteristic

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t≤2s

t>2s

t≤2s

2 s < t ≤ 60 s

t > 60 s

f = 57.8
Hz

f = 0.575log(t) + 57.63
Hz

f = 58.0
Hz

f = 0.575log(t) + 57.83
Hz

f = 59.3
Hz

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Rationale:
During development of this standard, text boxes were embedded within the standard to explain
the rationale for various parts of the standard. Upon BOT approval, the text from the rationale
text boxes was moved to this section.
Rationale for R9:
The “Corrective Action Plan” language was added in response to the FERC directive from Order
No. 763, which raised concern that the standard failed to specify how soon an entity would
need to implement corrections after a deficiency is identified by a Planning Coordinator (PC)
assessment. The revised language adds clarity by requiring that each UFLS entity follow the
UFLS program, including any Corrective Action Plan, developed by the PC.
Also, to achieve consistency of terminology throughout this standard, the word “application”
was replaced with “implementation.” (See Requirements R3, R14 and R15)
Rationale for R10:
The “Corrective Action Plan” language was added in response to the FERC directive from Order
No. 763, which raised concern that the standard failed to specify how soon an entity would
need to implement corrections after a deficiency is identified by a PC assessment. The revised
language adds clarity by requiring that each UFLS entity follow the UFLS program, including any
Corrective Action Plan, developed by the PC.
Also, to achieve consistency of terminology throughout this standard, the word “application”
was replaced with “implementation.” (See Requirements R3, R14 and R15)
Rationale for R15:
Requirement R15 was added in response to the directive from FERC Order No. 763, which
raised concern that the standard failed to specify how soon an entity would need to implement
corrections after a deficiency is identified by a PC assessment. Requirement R15 addresses the
FERC directive by making explicit that if deficiencies are identified as a result of an assessment,
the PC shall develop a Corrective Action Plan and schedule for implementation by the UFLS
entities.
A “Corrective Action Plan” is defined in the NERC Glossary of Terms as, “a list of actions and an
associated timetable for implementation to remedy a specific problem.” Thus, the Corrective
Action Plan developed by the PC will identify the specific timeframe for an entity to implement
corrections to remedy any deficiencies identified by the PC as a result of an assessment.

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A. Introduction
1.

Title:

Automatic Underfrequency Load Shedding

2.

Number:

PRC-006-12

3.

Purpose: To establish design and documentation requirements for automatic
underfrequency load shedding (UFLS) programs to arrest declining frequency, assist
recovery of frequency following underfrequency events and provide last resort
system preservation measures.

4.

Applicability:
1.1.4.1.

Planning Coordinators

1.2.4.2. UFLS entities shall mean all entities that are responsible for the
ownership, operation, or control of UFLS equipment as required by the UFLS
program established by the Planning Coordinators. Such entities may include
one or more of the following:
4.2.1 Transmission Owners
4.2.2 Distribution Providers
4.3. 4.3 Transmission Owners that own Elements identified in the UFLS program
established by the Planning Coordinators.
5.

(Proposed) Effective Date:
1.3. TheThis standard, with the exception of Requirement R4, Parts 4.1 through 4.6, is
effective on the first day of the first calendar quarter one yearsix months after the
date that the standard is approved by an applicable regulatory approvals.
1.4. Parts 4.1 through 4.6 of Requirement R4governmental authority or as otherwise
provided for in a jurisdiction where approval by an applicable governmental authority
is required for a standard to go into effect. Where approval by an applicable
governmental authority is not required, the standard shall become effective and
enforceable one year following the receipt of generation data as required in PRC-0241, but no sooner than one year followingon the first day of the first calendar quarter
after applicable regulatory approvals of PRC-006-1the date the standard is adopted
by the NERC Board of Trustees or as otherwise provided for in that jurisdiction.

6.

Background:
PRC-006-2 was developed under Project 2008-02: Underfrequency Load Shedding
(UFLS). The drafting team revised PRC-006-1 for the purpose of addressing the
directive issued in FERC Order No. 763. Automatic Underfrequency Load Shedding and
Load Shedding Plans Reliability Standards, 139 FERC ¶ 61,098 (2012).

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B. Requirements and Measures
R1.

Each Planning Coordinator shall develop and document criteria, including
consideration of historical events and system studies, to select portions of the Bulk
Electric System (BES), including interconnected portions of the BES in adjacent
Planning Coordinator areas and Regional Entity areas that may form islands. [VRF:
Medium][Time Horizon: Long-term Planning]

M1. Each Planning Coordinator shall have evidence such as reports, or other
documentation of its criteria to select portions of the Bulk Electric System that may
form islands including how system studies and historical events were considered to
develop the criteria per Requirement R1.
R2.

Each Planning Coordinator shall identify one or more islands to serve as a basis for
designing its UFLS program including: [VRF: Medium][Time Horizon: Long-term
Planning]
2.1. Those islands selected by applying the criteria in Requirement R1, and
2.2. Any portions of the BES designed to detach from the Interconnection (planned
islands) as a result of the operation of a relay scheme or Special Protection
System, and
2.3. A single island that includes all portions of the BES in either the Regional Entity
area or the Interconnection in which the Planning Coordinator’s area resides. If
a Planning Coordinator’s area resides in multiple Regional Entity areas, each of
those Regional Entity areas shall be identified as an island. Planning
Coordinators may adjust island boundaries to differ from Regional Entity area
boundaries by mutual consent where necessary for the sole purpose of
producing contiguous regional islands more suitable for simulation.

M2. Each Planning Coordinator shall have evidence such as reports, memorandums,
e-mails, or other documentation supporting its identification of an island(s) as a basis
for designing a UFLS program that meet the criteria in Requirement R2, Parts 2.1
through 2.3.
R3.

Each Planning Coordinator shall develop a UFLS program, including notification of and
a schedule for implementation by UFLS entities within its area, that meets the
following performance characteristics in simulations of underfrequency conditions
resulting from an imbalance scenario, where an imbalance = [(load — actual
generation output) / (load)], of up to 25 percent within the identified island(s). [VRF:
High][Time Horizon: Long-term Planning]
3.1. Frequency shall remain above the Underfrequency Performance Characteristic
curve in PRC-006-12 - Attachment 1, either for 60 seconds or until a steady-state
condition between 59.3 Hz and 60.7 Hz is reached, and
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3.2. Frequency shall remain below the Overfrequency Performance Characteristic
curve in PRC-006-12 - Attachment 1, either for 60 seconds or until a steady-state
condition between 59.3 Hz and 60.7 Hz is reached, and
3.3. Volts per Hz (V/Hz) shall not exceed 1.18 per unit for longer than two seconds
cumulatively per simulated event, and shall not exceed 1.10 per unit for longer
than 45 seconds cumulatively per simulated event at each generator bus and
generator step-up transformer high-side bus associated with each of the
following:
 Individual generating units greater than 20 MVA (gross nameplate rating)
directly connected to the BES
 Generating plants/facilities greater than 75 MVA (gross aggregate nameplate
rating) directly connected to the BES
 Facilities consisting of one or more units connected to the BES at a common
bus with total generation above 75 MVA gross nameplate rating.
M3. Each Planning Coordinator shall have evidence such as reports, memorandums,
e-mails, program plans, or other documentation of its UFLS program, including the
notification of the UFLS entities of implementation schedule, that meet the criteria in
Requirement R3, Parts 3.1 through 3.3.
R4.

Each Planning Coordinator shall conduct and document a UFLS design assessment at
least once every five years that determines through dynamic simulation whether the
UFLS program design meets the performance characteristics in Requirement R3 for
each island identified in Requirement R2. The simulation shall model each of the
following: [VRF: High][Time Horizon: Long-term Planning]
4.1. Underfrequency trip settings of individual generating units greater than 20 MVA
(gross nameplate rating) directly connected to the BES that trip above the
Generator Underfrequency Trip Modeling curve in PRC-006-12 - Attachment 1.
4.2. Underfrequency trip settings of generating plants/facilities greater than 75 MVA
(gross aggregate nameplate rating) directly connected to the BES that trip above
the Generator Underfrequency Trip Modeling curve in PRC-006-12 - Attachment
1.
4.3. Underfrequency trip settings of any facility consisting of one or more units
connected to the BES at a common bus with total generation above 75 MVA
(gross nameplate rating) that trip above the Generator Underfrequency Trip
Modeling curve in PRC-006-12 - Attachment 1.
4.4. Overfrequency trip settings of individual generating units greater than 20 MVA
(gross nameplate rating) directly connected to the BES that trip below the
Generator Overfrequency Trip Modeling curve in PRC-006-12 — Attachment 1.
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4.5. Overfrequency trip settings of generating plants/facilities greater than 75 MVA
(gross aggregate nameplate rating) directly connected to the BES that trip below
the Generator Overfrequency Trip Modeling curve in PRC-006-12 — Attachment
1.
4.6. Overfrequency trip settings of any facility consisting of one or more units
connected to the BES at a common bus with total generation above 75 MVA
(gross nameplate rating) that trip below the Generator Overfrequency Trip
Modeling curve in PRC-006-12 — Attachment 1.
4.7. Any automatic Load restoration that impacts frequency stabilization and
operates within the duration of the simulations run for the assessment.
M4. Each Planning Coordinator shall have dated evidence such as reports, dynamic
simulation models and results, or other dated documentation of its UFLS design
assessment that demonstrates it meets Requirement R4, Parts 4.1 through 4.7.
R5.

Each Planning Coordinator, whose area or portions of whose area is part of an island
identified by it or another Planning Coordinator which includes multiple Planning
Coordinator areas or portions of those areas, shall coordinate its UFLS program design
with all other Planning Coordinators whose areas or portions of whose areas are also
part of the same identified island through one of the following: [VRF: High][Time
Horizon: Long-term Planning]


Develop a common UFLS program design and schedule for implementation per
Requirement R3 among the Planning Coordinators whose areas or portions of
whose areas are part of the same identified island, or



Conduct a joint UFLS design assessment per Requirement R4 among the Planning
Coordinators whose areas or portions of whose areas are part of the same
identified island, or



Conduct an independent UFLS design assessment per Requirement R4 for the
identified island, and in the event the UFLS design assessment fails to meet
Requirement R3, identify modifications to the UFLS program(s) to meet
Requirement R3 and report these modifications as recommendations to the
other Planning Coordinators whose areas or portions of whose areas are also
part of the same identified island and the ERO.

M5. Each Planning Coordinator, whose area or portions of whose area is part of an island
identified by it or another Planning Coordinator which includes multiple Planning
Coordinator areas or portions of those areas, shall have dated evidence such as joint
UFLS program design documents, reports describing a joint UFLS design assessment,
letters that include recommendations, or other dated documentation demonstrating
that it coordinated its UFLS program design with all other Planning Coordinators

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whose areas or portions of whose areas are also part of the same identified island per
Requirement R5.
R6.

Each Planning Coordinator shall maintain a UFLS database containing data necessary
to model its UFLS program for use in event analyses and assessments of the UFLS
program at least once each calendar year, with no more than 15 months between
maintenance activities. [VRF: Lower][Time Horizon: Long-term Planning]

M6. Each Planning Coordinator shall have dated evidence such as a UFLS database, data
requests, data input forms, or other dated documentation to show that it maintained
a UFLS database for use in event analyses and assessments of the UFLS program per
Requirement R6 at least once each calendar year, with no more than 15 months
between maintenance activities.
R7.

Each Planning Coordinator shall provide its UFLS database containing data necessary
to model its UFLS program to other Planning Coordinators within its Interconnection
within 30 calendar days of a request. [VRF: Lower][Time Horizon: Long-term Planning]

M7. Each Planning Coordinator shall have dated evidence such as letters, memorandums,
e-mails or other dated documentation that it provided their UFLS database to other
Planning Coordinators within their Interconnection within 30 calendar days of a
request per Requirement R7.
R8.

Each UFLS entity shall provide data to its Planning Coordinator(s) according to the
format and schedule specified by the Planning Coordinator(s) to support maintenance
of each Planning Coordinator’s UFLS database. [VRF: Lower][Time Horizon: Long-term
Planning]

M8. Each UFLS Entity shall have dated evidence such as responses to data requests,
spreadsheets, letters or other dated documentation that it provided data to its
Planning Coordinator according to the format and schedule specified by the Planning
Coordinator to support maintenance of the UFLS database per Requirement R8.
R9.

Each UFLS entity shall provide automatic tripping of Load in accordance with the UFLS
program design and schedule for applicationimplementation, including any Corrective
Action Plan, as determined by its Planning Coordinator(s) in each Planning
Coordinator area in which it owns assets. [VRF: High][Time Horizon: Long-term
Planning]

M9. Each UFLS Entity shall have dated evidence such as spreadsheets summarizing feeder
load armed with UFLS relays, spreadsheets with UFLS relay settings, or other dated
documentation that it provided automatic tripping of load in accordance with the
UFLS program design and schedule for implementation , including any Corrective
Action Plan, per Requirement R9.

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R10. Each Transmission Owner shall provide automatic switching of its existing capacitor
banks, Transmission Lines, and reactors to control over-voltage as a result of
underfrequency load shedding if required by the UFLS program and schedule for
applicationimplementation, including any Corrective Action Plan, as determined by
the Planning Coordinator(s) in each Planning Coordinator area in which the
Transmission Owner owns transmission. [VRF: High][Time Horizon: Long-term
Planning]
M10. Each Transmission Owner shall have dated evidence such as relay settings, tripping
logic or other dated documentation that it provided automatic switching of its existing
capacitor banks, Transmission Lines, and reactors in order to control over-voltage as a
result of underfrequency load shedding if required by the UFLS program and schedule
for implementation, including any Corrective Action Plan, per Requirement R10.
R11. Each Planning Coordinator, in whose area a BES islanding event results in system
frequency excursions below the initializing set points of the UFLS program, shall
conduct and document an assessment of the event within one year of event actuation
to evaluate: [VRF: Medium][Time Horizon: Operations Assessment]
11.1. The performance of the UFLS equipment,
11.2. The effectiveness of the UFLS program.
M11. Each Planning Coordinator shall have dated evidence such as reports, data gathered
from an historical event, or other dated documentation to show that it conducted an
event assessment of the performance of the UFLS equipment and the effectiveness of
the UFLS program per Requirement R11.
R12. Each Planning Coordinator, in whose islanding event assessment (per R11) UFLS
program deficiencies are identified, shall conduct and document a UFLS design
assessment to consider the identified deficiencies within two years of event
actuation. [VRF: Medium][Time Horizon: Operations Assessment]
M12. Each Planning Coordinator shall have dated evidence such as reports, data gathered
from an historical event, or other dated documentation to show that it conducted a
UFLS design assessment per Requirements R12 and R4 if UFLS program deficiencies
are identified in R11.
R13. Each Planning Coordinator, in whose area a BES islanding event occurred that also
included the area(s) or portions of area(s) of other Planning Coordinator(s) in the
same islanding event and that resulted in system frequency excursions below the
initializing set points of the UFLS program, shall coordinate its event assessment (in
accordance with Requirement R11) with all other Planning Coordinators whose areas
or portions of whose areas were also included in the same islanding event through
one of the following: [VRF: Medium][Time Horizon: Operations Assessment]

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

Conduct a joint event assessment per Requirement R11 among the Planning
Coordinators whose areas or portions of whose areas were included in the same
islanding event, or



Conduct an independent event assessment per Requirement R11 that reaches
conclusions and recommendations consistent with those of the event
assessments of the other Planning Coordinators whose areas or portions of
whose areas were included in the same islanding event, or



Conduct an independent event assessment per Requirement R11 and where the
assessment fails to reach conclusions and recommendations consistent with
those of the event assessments of the other Planning Coordinators whose areas
or portions of whose areas were included in the same islanding event, identify
differences in the assessments that likely resulted in the differences in the
conclusions and recommendations and report these differences to the other
Planning Coordinators whose areas or portions of whose areas were included in
the same islanding event and the ERO.

R14. Each Planning Coordinator shall respond to written comments submitted by UFLS
entities and Transmission Owners within its Planning Coordinator area following a
comment period and before finalizing its UFLS program, indicating in the written
response to comments whether changes will be made or reasons why changes will
not be made to the following [VRF: Lower][Time Horizon: Long-term Planning]:
14.1. UFLS program, including a schedule for implementation
14.2. UFLS design assessment
14.3. Format and schedule of UFLS data submittal
C. Measures
M13. Each Planning Coordinator shall have evidence such as reports, or other
documentation of its criteria to select portions of the Bulk Electric System that may
form islands including how system studies and historical events were considered to
develop the criteria per Requirement R1.
M14. Each Planning Coordinator shall have evidence such as reports, memorandums,
e-mails, or other documentation supporting its identification of an island(s) as a basis
for designing a UFLS program that meet the criteria in Requirement R2, Parts 2.1
through 2.3.
M15. Each Planning Coordinator shall have evidence such as reports, memorandums,
e-mails, program plans, or other documentation of its UFLS program, including the
notification of the UFLS entities of implementation schedule, that meet the criteria in
Requirement R3, Parts 3.1 through 3.3.

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M16. Each Planning Coordinator shall have dated evidence such as reports, dynamic
simulation models and results, or other dated documentation of its UFLS design
assessment that demonstrates it meets Requirement R4, Parts 4.1 through 4.7.
M17. Each Planning Coordinator, whose area or portions of whose area is part of an island
identified by it or another Planning Coordinator which includes multiple Planning
Coordinator areas or portions of those areas, shall have dated evidence such as joint
UFLS program design documents, reports describing a joint UFLS design assessment,
letters that include recommendations, or other dated documentation demonstrating
that it coordinated its UFLS program design with all other Planning Coordinators
whose areas or portions of whose areas are also part of the same identified island per
Requirement R5.
M18. Each Planning Coordinator shall have dated evidence such as a UFLS database, data
requests, data input forms, or other dated documentation to show that it maintained
a UFLS database for use in event analyses and assessments of the UFLS program per
Requirement R6 at least once each calendar year, with no more than 15 months
between maintenance activities.
M19. Each Planning Coordinator shall have dated evidence such as letters, memorandums,
e-mails or other dated documentation that it provided their UFLS database to other
Planning Coordinators within their Interconnection within 30 calendar days of a
request per Requirement R7.
M20. Each UFLS Entity shall have dated evidence such as responses to data requests,
spreadsheets, letters or other dated documentation that it provided data to its
Planning Coordinator according to the format and schedule specified by the Planning
Coordinator to support maintenance of the UFLS database per Requirement R8.
Each UFLS Entity shall have dated evidence such as spreadsheets summarizing feeder load
armed with UFLS relays, spreadsheets with UFLS relay settings, or other dated
documentation that it provided automatic tripping of load in accordance with the UFLS
program design and schedule for application per Requirement R9.
Each Transmission Owner shall have dated evidence such as relay settings, tripping logic or
other dated documentation that it provided automatic switching of its existing capacitor
banks, Transmission Lines, and reactors in order to control over-voltage as a result of
underfrequency load shedding if required by the UFLS program and schedule for
application per Requirement R10.
M21. Each Planning Coordinator shall have dated evidence such as reports, data gathered
from an historical event, or other dated documentation to show that it conducted an
event assessment of the performance of the UFLS equipment and the effectiveness of
the UFLS program per Requirement R11.

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M22. Each Planning Coordinator shall have dated evidence such as reports, data gathered
from an historical event, or other dated documentation to show that it conducted a
UFLS design assessment per Requirements R12 and R4 if UFLS program deficiencies
are identified in R11.
M23. Each Planning Coordinator, in whose area a BES islanding event occurred that also
included the area(s) or portions of area(s) of other Planning Coordinator(s) in the
same islanding event and that resulted in system frequency excursions below the
initializing set points of the UFLS program, shall have dated evidence such as a joint
assessment report, independent assessment reports and letters describing likely
reasons for differences in conclusions and recommendations, or other dated
documentation demonstrating it coordinated its event assessment (per Requirement
R11) with all other Planning Coordinator(s) whose areas or portions of whose areas
were also included in the same islanding event per Requirement R13.
R15. Each Planning Coordinator shall respond to written comments submitted by UFLS
entities and Transmission Owners within its Planning Coordinator area following a
comment period and before finalizing its UFLS program, indicating in the written
response to comments whether changes will be made or reasons why changes will
not be made to the following [VRF: Lower][Time Horizon: Long-term Planning]:
15.1. UFLS program, including a schedule for implementation
15.2. UFLS design assessment
15.3. Format and schedule of UFLS data submittal
M24. Each Planning Coordinator shall have dated evidence of responses, such as e-mails
and letters, to written comments submitted by UFLS entities and Transmission
Owners within its Planning Coordinator area following a comment period and before
finalizing its UFLS program per Requirement R14.
R16. Each Planning Coordinator that conducts a UFLS design assessment under
Requirement R4, R5, or R12 and determines that the UFLS program does not meet the
performance characteristics in Requirement R3, shall develop a Corrective Action Plan
and a schedule for implementation by the UFLS entities within its area. [VRF:
High][Time Horizon: Long-term Planning]
16.1. For UFLS design assessments performed under Requirement R4 or R5, the
Corrective Action Plan shall be developed within the five-year time frame
identified in Requirement R4.
16.2. For UFLS design assessments performed under Requirement R12, the
Corrective Action Plan shall be developed within the two-year time frame
identified in Requirement R12.

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M25. Each Planning Coordinator that conducts a UFLS design assessment under
Requirement R4, R5, or R12 and determines that the UFLS program does not meet the
performance characteristics in Requirement R3, shall have a dated Corrective Action
Plan and a schedule for implementation by the UFLS entities within its area, that was
developed within the time frame identified in Part 15.1 or 15.2.

D.C.
1.

Compliance
Compliance Monitoring Process
1.1. Compliance Enforcement Authority
Regional Entity
DataAs defined in the NERC Rules of Procedure, “Compliance Enforcement Authority”
(CEA) means NERC or the Regional Entity in their respective roles of monitoring and
enforcing compliance with the NERC Reliability Standards.
1.2. Evidence Retention
Each Planning Coordinator and UFLS entity shall keep data or evidence to show
compliance as identified below unless directed by its Compliance Enforcement
Authority to retain specific evidence for a longer period of time as part of an
investigation:


Each Planning Coordinator shall retain the current evidence of Requirements
R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R12, and R14, and R15, Measures M1, M2, M3, M4, M5,
M12, M14, and M14M15 as well as any evidence necessary to show
compliance since the last compliance audit.



Each Planning Coordinator shall retain the current evidence of UFLS database
update in accordance with Requirement R6, Measure M6, and evidence of
the prior year’s UFLS database update.



Each Planning Coordinator shall retain evidence of any UFLS database
transmittal to another Planning Coordinator since the last compliance audit
in accordance with Requirement R7, Measure M7.



Each UFLS entity shall retain evidence of UFLS data transmittal to the
Planning Coordinator(s) since the last compliance audit in accordance with
Requirement R8, Measure M8.

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

Each UFLS entity shall retain the current evidence of adherence with the
UFLS program in accordance with Requirement R9, Measure M9, and
evidence of adherence since the last compliance audit.



Transmission Owner shall retain the current evidence of adherence with the
UFLS program in accordance with Requirement R10, Measure M10, and
evidence of adherence since the last compliance audit.



Each Planning Coordinator shall retain evidence of Requirements R11, and
R13, and Measures M11, and M13 for 6 calendar years.

If a Planning Coordinator or UFLS entity is found non-compliant, it shall keep
information related to the non-compliance until found compliant or for the
retention period specified above, whichever is longer.
The Compliance Enforcement Authority shall keep the last audit records and all
requested and submitted subsequent audit records.
1.3. Compliance Monitoring and Assessment Processes:





Compliance Audit



Self-Certification



Spot Checking



Compliance Violation Investigation



Self-Reporting
Complaint

Complaints
1.4. Additional Compliance Information
Not applicable.
None

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2.

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Lower VSL

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N/A
1

Violation Severity Levels

R

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e VSL
The
Planning Coordinator
developed and documented
criteria but failed to include
the consideration of historical
events, to select portions of
the BES, including
interconnected portions of
the BES in adjacent Planning
Coordinator areas and
Regional Entity areas that may
form islands.

High VSL
The
Planning Coordinator
developed and documented
criteria but failed to include
the consideration of historical
events and system studies, to
select portions of the BES,
including interconnected
portions of the BES in adjacent
Planning Coordinator areas
and Regional Entity areas, that
may form islands.

Severe VSL
The
Planning Coordinator failed to
develop and document criteria
to select portions of the BES,
including interconnected
portions of the BES in adjacent
Planning Coordinator areas and
Regional Entity areas, that may
form islands.

OR
The
Planning Coordinator
developed and documented
criteria but failed to include
the consideration of system
studies, to select portions of
the BES, including
interconnected portions of
the BES in adjacent Planning
Coordinator areas and

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R
Lower VSL

#

Moderat
e VSL

High VSL

Severe VSL

Regional Entity areas, that
may form islands.
N/A

R

2

The
Planning Coordinator
identified an island(s) to
serve as a basis for designing
its UFLS program but failed to
include one (1) of the Parts as
specified in Requirement R2,
Parts 2.1, 2.2, or 2.3.

The
Planning Coordinator
identified an island(s) to serve
as a basis for designing its
UFLS program but failed to
include two (2) of the Parts as
specified in Requirement R2,
Parts 2.1, 2.2, or 2.3.

The
Planning Coordinator identified
an island(s) to serve as a basis
for designing its UFLS program
but failed to include all of the
Parts as specified in
Requirement R2, Parts 2.1, 2.2,
or 2.3.
OR
The
Planning Coordinator failed to
identify any island(s) to serve as
a basis for designing its UFLS
program.

N/A
3

R

The
Planning Coordinator
developed a UFLS program,
including notification of and a
schedule for implementation
by UFLS entities within its
area where imbalance = [(load
— actual generation output) /
(load)], of up to 25 percent

The
Planning Coordinator
developed a UFLS program
including notification of and a
schedule for implementation
by UFLS entities within its area
where imbalance = [(load —
actual generation output) /
(load)], of up to 25 percent

The
Planning Coordinator developed
a UFLS program including
notification of and a schedule for
implementation by UFLS entities
within its area where imbalance
= [(load — actual generation
output) / (load)], of up to 25
percent within the identified
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4

R
Lower VSL

The Planning Coordinator
R
conducted and documented a
UFLS assessment at least
once every five years that
determined through dynamic
simulation whether the UFLS
program design met the
performance characteristics
in Requirement R3 for each
island identified in
Requirement R2 but the
simulation failed to include
one (1) of the items as

Moderat
e VSL

High VSL

Severe VSL

within the identified island(s).,
but failed to meet one (1) of
the performance
characteristic in Requirement
R3, Parts 3.1, 3.2, or 3.3 in
simulations of
underfrequency conditions.

within the identified island(s).,
but failed to meet two (2) of
the performance
characteristic in Requirement
R3, Parts 3.1, 3.2, or 3.3 in
simulations of underfrequency
conditions.

island(s).,but failed to meet all
the performance characteristic
in Requirement R3, Parts 3.1,
3.2, and 3.3 in simulations of
underfrequency conditions.

The
Planning Coordinator
conducted and documented a
UFLS assessment at least once
every five years that
determined through dynamic
simulation whether the UFLS
program design met the
performance characteristics in
Requirement R3 for each
island identified in
Requirement R2 but the
simulation failed to include
two (2) of the items as

The
Planning Coordinator
conducted and documented a
UFLS assessment at least once
every five years that
determined through dynamic
simulation whether the UFLS
program design met the
performance characteristics in
Requirement R3 for each
island identified in
Requirement R2 but the
simulation failed to include
three (3) of the items as

The
Planning Coordinator conducted
and documented a UFLS
assessment at least once every
five years that determined
through dynamic simulation
whether the UFLS program
design met the performance
characteristics in Requirement
R3 but simulation failed to
include four (4) or more of the
items as specified in

OR
The
Planning Coordinator failed to
develop a UFLS program
including notification of and a
schedule for implementation by
UFLS entities within its area

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Lower VSL

#

specified in Requirement R4,
Parts 4.1 through 4.7.

Moderat
e VSL
specified in Requirement R4,
Parts 4.1 through 4.7.

High VSL
specified in Requirement R4,
Parts 4.1 through 4.7.

Severe VSL
Requirement R4, Parts 4.1
through 4.7.
OR
The
Planning Coordinator failed to
conduct and document a UFLS
assessment at least once every
five years that determines
through dynamic simulation
whether the UFLS program
design meets the performance
characteristics in Requirement
R3 for each island identified in
Requirement R2

N/A
5

R

N/A

N/A

The
Planning Coordinator, whose
area or portions of whose area is
part of an island identified by it
or another Planning Coordinator
which includes multiple Planning
Coordinator areas or portions of
those areas, failed to coordinate
its UFLS program design through
one of the manners described in
Requirement R5.

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R
Lower VSL

#
N/A

R

Moderat
e VSL
N/A

High VSL
N/A

6

7

8

The Planning Coordinator
R
provided its UFLS database to
other Planning Coordinators
more than 30 calendar days
and up to and including 40
calendar days following the
request.

The UFLS entity
R provided data
to its Planning Coordinator(s)
less than or equal to 10
calendar days following the

The
Planning Coordinator
provided its UFLS database to
other Planning Coordinators
more than 40 calendar days
but less than and including 50
calendar days following the
request.

The
Planning Coordinator provided
its UFLS database to other
Planning Coordinators more
than 50 calendar days but less
than and including 60 calendar
days following the request.

The UFLS
entity provided data to its
Planning Coordinator(s) more
than 10 calendar days but less

The UFLS
entity provided data to its
Planning Coordinator(s) more
than 15 calendar days but less

Severe VSL
The
Planning Coordinator failed to
maintain a UFLS database for use
in event analyses and
assessments of the UFLS
program at least once each
calendar year, with no more
than 15 months between
maintenance activities.
The
Planning Coordinator provided
its UFLS database to other
Planning Coordinators more
than 60 calendar days following
the request.
OR
The
Planning Coordinator failed to
provide its UFLS database to
other Planning Coordinators.
The UFLS
entity provided data to its
Planning Coordinator(s) more
than 20 calendar days following
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R
Lower VSL
schedule specified by the
Planning Coordinator(s) to
support maintenance of each
Planning Coordinator’s UFLS
database.

Moderat
e VSL
than or equal to 15 calendar
days following the schedule
specified by the Planning
Coordinator(s) to support
maintenance of each Planning
Coordinator’s UFLS database.

High VSL
than or equal to 20 calendar
days following the schedule
specified by the Planning
Coordinator(s) to support
maintenance of each Planning
Coordinator’s UFLS database.

OR

The UFLS entity
R provided less
than 100% but more than
(and including) 95% of
automatic tripping of Load in
accordance with the UFLS
program design and schedule
for applicationimplementation,
including any Corrective
Action Plan, as determined by

The UFLS
entity provided less than 95%
but more than (and including)
90% of automatic tripping of
Load in accordance with the
UFLS program design and
schedule for
applicationimplementation,
including any Corrective
Action Plan, as determined by

the schedule specified by the
Planning Coordinator(s) to
support maintenance of each
Planning Coordinator’s UFLS
database.
OR
The UFLS
entity failed to provide data to
its Planning Coordinator(s) to
support maintenance of each
Planning Coordinator’s UFLS
database.

The UFLS
entity provided data to its
Planning Coordinator(s) but
the data was not according to
the format specified by the
Planning Coordinator(s) to
support maintenance of each
Planning Coordinator’s UFLS
database.
9

Severe VSL

The UFLS
entity provided less than 90%
but more than (and including)
85% of automatic tripping of
Load in accordance with the
UFLS program design and
schedule for
applicationimplementation,
including any Corrective
Action Plan, as determined by

The UFLS
entity provided less than 85% of
automatic tripping of Load in
accordance with the UFLS
program design and schedule for
applicationimplementation,
including any Corrective Action
Plan, as determined by the

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#

10

11

R
Lower VSL

Moderat
e VSL

High VSL

Severe VSL

the Planning Coordinator(s)
area in which it owns assets.

the Planning Coordinator(s)
area in which it owns assets.

the Planning Coordinator(s)
area in which it owns assets.

Planning Coordinator(s) area in
which it owns assets.

The Transmission
R Owner
provided less than 100% but
more than (and including)
95% automatic switching of
its existing capacitor banks,
Transmission Lines, and
reactors to control overvoltage if required by the
UFLS program and schedule
for applicationimplementation,
including any Corrective
Action Plan, as determined by
the Planning Coordinator(s) in
each Planning Coordinator
area in which the
Transmission Owner owns
transmission.

The
Transmission Owner provided
less than 95% but more than
(and including) 90% automatic
switching of its existing
capacitor banks, Transmission
Lines, and reactors to control
over-voltage if required by the
UFLS program and schedule
for applicationimplementation,
including any Corrective
Action Plan, as determined by
the Planning Coordinator(s) in
each Planning Coordinator
area in which the
Transmission Owner owns
transmission.

The
Transmission Owner provided
less than 90% but more than
(and including) 85% automatic
switching of its existing
capacitor banks, Transmission
Lines, and reactors to control
over-voltage if required by the
UFLS program and schedule
for applicationimplementation,
including any Corrective
Action Plan, as determined by
the Planning Coordinator(s) in
each Planning Coordinator
area in which the
Transmission Owner owns
transmission.

The
Transmission Owner provided
less than 85% automatic
switching of its existing capacitor
banks, Transmission Lines, and
reactors to control over-voltage
if required by the UFLS program
and schedule for
applicationimplementation,
including any Corrective Action
Plan, as determined by the
Planning Coordinator(s) in each
Planning Coordinator area in
which the Transmission Owner
owns transmission.

The Planning Coordinator,
R
in
whose area a BES islanding
event resulting in system
frequency excursions below
the initializing set points of
the UFLS program, conducted
and documented an

The
Planning Coordinator, in
whose area a BES islanding
event resulting in system
frequency excursions below
the initializing set points of
the UFLS program, conducted

The
Planning Coordinator, in
whose area a BES islanding
event resulting in system
frequency excursions below
the initializing set points of the
UFLS program, conducted and

The
Planning Coordinator, in whose
area a BES islanding event
resulting in system frequency
excursions below the initializing
set points of the UFLS program,
conducted and documented an
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R
Lower VSL
assessment of the event and
evaluated the parts as
specified in Requirement R11,
Parts 11.1 and 11.2 within a
time greater than one year
but less than or equal to 13
months of actuation.

Moderat
e VSL
and documented an
assessment of the event and
evaluated the parts as
specified in Requirement R11,
Parts 11.1 and 11.2 within a
time greater than 13 months
but less than or equal to 14
months of actuation.

High VSL
documented an assessment of
the event and evaluated the
parts as specified in
Requirement R11, Parts 11.1
and 11.2 within a time greater
than 14 months but less than
or equal to 15 months of
actuation.
OR
The
Planning Coordinator, in
whose area an islanding event
resulting in system frequency
excursions below the
initializing set points of the
UFLS program, conducted and
documented an assessment of
the event within one year of
event actuation but failed to
evaluate one (1) of the Parts
as specified in Requirement
R11, Parts11.1 or 11.2.

Severe VSL
assessment of the event and
evaluated the parts as specified
in Requirement R11, Parts 11.1
and 11.2 within a time greater
than 15 months of actuation.
OR
The
Planning Coordinator, in whose
area an islanding event resulting
in system frequency excursions
below the initializing set points
of the UFLS program, failed to
conduct and document an
assessment of the event and
evaluate the Parts as specified in
Requirement R11, Parts 11.1 and
11.2.
OR
The
Planning Coordinator, in whose
area an islanding event resulting
in system frequency excursions
below the initializing set points
of the UFLS program, conducted
and documented an assessment
of the event within one year of
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Lower VSL

#

Moderat
e VSL

High VSL

Severe VSL
event actuation but failed to
evaluate all of the Parts as
specified in Requirement R11,
Parts 11.1 and 11.2.

N/A

R

12

N/A
13

R

The
Planning Coordinator, in
which UFLS program
deficiencies were identified
per Requirement R11,
conducted and documented a
UFLS design assessment to
consider the identified
deficiencies greater than two
years but less than or equal to
25 months of event actuation.

N/A

The
Planning Coordinator, in which
UFLS program deficiencies
were identified per
Requirement R11, conducted
and documented a UFLS
design assessment to consider
the identified deficiencies
greater than 25 months but
less than or equal to 26
months of event actuation.

N/A

The
Planning Coordinator, in which
UFLS program deficiencies were
identified per Requirement R11,
conducted and documented a
UFLS design assessment to
consider the identified
deficiencies greater than 26
months of event actuation.
OR
The
Planning Coordinator, in which
UFLS program deficiencies were
identified per Requirement R11,
failed to conduct and document
a UFLS design assessment to
consider the identified
deficiencies.
The
Planning Coordinator, in whose
area a BES islanding event
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Lower VSL

#

Moderat
e VSL

High VSL

Severe VSL
occurred that also included the
area(s) or portions of area(s) of
other Planning Coordinator(s) in
the same islanding event and
that resulted in system
frequency excursions below the
initializing set points of the UFLS
program, failed to coordinate its
UFLS event assessment with all
other Planning Coordinators
whose areas or portions of
whose areas were also included
in the same islanding event in
one of the manners described in
Requirement R13

N/A
14

R

N/A

N/A

The
Planning Coordinator failed to
respond to written comments
submitted by UFLS entities and
Transmission Owners within its
Planning Coordinator area
following a comment period and
before finalizing its UFLS
program, indicating in the
written response to comments
whether changes were made or
reasons why changes were not
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R
Lower VSL

Moderat
e VSL

High VSL

Severe VSL
made to the items in Parts 14.1
through 14.3.

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ER1
5

N/A

The Planning Coordinator
determined, through a UFLS
design assessment performed
under Requirement R4, R5, or
R12, that the UFLS program
did not meet the performance
characteristics in Requirement
R3, and developed a
Corrective Action Plan and a
schedule for implementation
by the UFLS entities within its
area, but exceeded the
permissible time frame for
development by a period of
up to 1 month.

The Planning Coordinator
determined, through a UFLS
design assessment performed
under Requirement R4, R5, or
R12, that the UFLS program
did not meet the performance
characteristics in Requirement
R3, and developed a
Corrective Action Plan and a
schedule for implementation
by the UFLS entities within its
area, but exceeded the
permissible time frame for
development by a period
greater than 1 month but not
more than 2 months.

The Planning Coordinator
determined, through a UFLS
design assessment performed
under Requirement R4, R5, or
R12, that the UFLS program did
not meet the performance
characteristics in Requirement
R3, but failed to develop a
Corrective Action Plan and a
schedule for implementation by
the UFLS entities within its area.
OR
The Planning Coordinator
determined, through a UFLS
design assessment performed
under Requirement R4, R5, or
R12, that the UFLS program did
not meet the performance
characteristics in Requirement
R3, and developed a Corrective
Action Plan and a schedule for
implementation by the UFLS
entities within its area, but
exceeded the permissible time
frame for development by a
period greater than 2 months.

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D. Regional Variances
ED.A. Regional Variance for the Quebec Interconnection
The following Interconnection-wide variance shall be applicable in the Quebec
Interconnection and replaces, in their entirety, Requirements R3 and R4 and the
violation severity levels associated with Requirements R3 and R4.
ED.A.3.
Each Planning Coordinator shall develop a UFLS program,
including a schedule for implementation by UFLS entities within its area, that
meets the following performance characteristics in simulations of
underfrequency conditions resulting from an imbalance scenario, where an
imbalance = [(load — actual generation output) / (load)], of up to 25 percent
within the identified island(s). [VRF: High][Time Horizon: Long-term Planning]
ED.A.3.1.
Frequency shall remain above the Underfrequency
Performance Characteristic curve in PRC-006-12 - Attachment 1A,
either for 30 seconds or until a steady-state condition between 59.3
Hz and 60.7 Hz is reached, and
ED.A.3.2.
Frequency shall remain below the Overfrequency
Performance Characteristic curve in PRC-006-12 - Attachment 1A,
either for 30 seconds or until a steady-state condition between 59.3
Hz and 60.7 Hz is reached, and
ED.A.3.3.
Volts per Hz (V/Hz) shall not exceed 1.18 per unit
for longer than two seconds cumulatively per simulated event, and
shall not exceed 1.10 per unit for longer than 45 seconds
cumulatively per simulated event at each generator bus and
generator step-up transformer high-side bus associated with each
of the following:
EADA.3.3.1.
Individual generating unit greater
than 50 MVA (gross nameplate rating) directly
connected to the BES
EADA.3.3.2.
Generating plants/facilities greater
than 50 MVA (gross aggregate nameplate rating)
directly connected to the BES
EADA.3.3.3.
Facilities consisting of one or more
units connected to the BES at a common bus with total
generation above 50 MVA gross nameplate rating.
EM.D.A.3. Each Planning Coordinator shall have evidence such as reports,
memorandums, e-mails, program plans, or other documentation of its UFLS
program, including the notification of the UFLS entities of implementation
schedule, that meet the criteria in Requirement D.A.3 Parts D.A.3.1 through
DA3.3.
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D.A.4. Each Planning Coordinator shall conduct and document a UFLS design
assessment at least once every five years that determines through dynamic
simulation whether the UFLS program design meets the performance
characteristics in Requirement ED.A.3 for each island identified in
Requirement R2. The simulation shall model each of the following; [VRF:
High][Time Horizon: Long-term Planning]
ED.A.4.1 Underfrequency trip settings of individual generating units that are
part of plants/facilities with a capacity of 50 MVA or more
individually or cumulatively (gross nameplate rating), directly
connected to the BES that trip above the Generator
Underfrequency Trip Modeling curve in PRC-006-12 - Attachment
1A, and
ED.A.4.2
Overfrequency trip settings of individual generating
units that are part of plants/facilities with a capacity of 50 MVA or
more individually or cumulatively (gross nameplate rating), directly
connected to the BES that trip below the Generator Overfrequency
Trip Modeling curve in PRC-006-12 - Attachment 2A1A, and
ED.A.4.3Any automatic Load restoration that impacts frequency
stabilization and operates within the duration of the simulations run
for the assessment.
M.E.A.3.
Each Planning Coordinator shall have evidence such as reports,
memorandums, e-mails, program plans, or other documentation of its UFLS
program, including the notification of the UFLS entities of implementation
schedule, that meet the criteria in Requirement E.A.3 Parts E.A.3.1 through
EA3.3.
M.EM.D.A.4. Each Planning Coordinator shall have dated evidence such as reports,
dynamic simulation models and results, or other dated documentation of its
UFLS design assessment that demonstrates it meets Requirement ED.A.4 Parts
ED.A.4.1 through ED.A.4.3.

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E

D#
E
A3D

Lower VSL
N/A

A3

Moderate
VSL
The
Planning Coordinator developed
a UFLS program, including a
schedule for implementation by
UFLS entities within its area, but
failed to meet one (1) of the
performance characteristic in
Parts ED.A.3.1, ED.A.3.2, or
ED.A.3.3 in simulations of
underfrequency conditions

High VSL
The
Planning Coordinator developed
a UFLS program including a
schedule for implementation by
UFLS entities within its area, but
failed to meet two (2) of the
performance characteristic in
Parts ED.A.3.1, ED.A.3.2, or
ED.A.3.3 in simulations of
underfrequency conditions

Severe VSL
The
Planning Coordinator developed
a UFLS program including a
schedule for implementation by
UFLS entities within its area, but
failed to meet all the
performance characteristic in
Parts ED.A.3.1, ED.A.3.2, and
ED.A.3.3 in simulations of
underfrequency conditions
OR
The
Planning Coordinator failed to
develop a UFLS program.

E
A4D

A4

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N/A

The
Planning Coordinator conducted
and documented a UFLS
assessment at least once every
five years that determines
through dynamic simulation
whether the UFLS program
design meets the performance
characteristics in Requirement
ED.A.3 but simulation failed to
include one (1) of the items as

The
Planning Coordinator conducted
and documented a UFLS
assessment at least once every
five years that determines
through dynamic simulation
whether the UFLS program
design meets the performance
characteristics in Requirement
E3D3 but simulation failed to
include two (2) of the items as

The
Planning Coordinator conducted
and documented a UFLS
assessment at least once every
five years that determines
through dynamic simulation
whether the UFLS program
design meets the performance
characteristics in Requirement
E3D3 but simulation failed to
include all of the items as

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E

D#

Lower VSL

Moderate
VSL
specified in Parts ED.A.4.1,
ED.A.4.2 or ED.A.4.3.

High VSL
specified in Parts ED.A.4.1,
ED.A.4.2 or ED.A.4.3.

Severe VSL
specified in Parts ED.A.4.1,
ED.A.4.2 and ED.A.4.3.
OR
The
Planning Coordinator failed to
conduct and document a UFLS
assessment at least once every
five years that determines
through dynamic simulation
whether the UFLS program
design meets the performance
characteristics in Requirement
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ED.B. Regional Variance for the Western Electricity Coordinating Council
The following Interconnection-wide variance shall be applicable in the Western
Electricity Coordinating Council (WECC) and replaces, in their entirety, Requirements R1,
R2, R3, R4, R5, R11, R12, and R13.
ED.B.1.
Each Planning Coordinator shall participate in a joint regional
review with the other Planning Coordinators in the WECC Regional Entity area
that develops and documents criteria, including consideration of historical
events and system studies, to select portions of the Bulk Electric System (BES)
that may form islands. [VRF: Medium][Time Horizon: Long-term Planning]
EM.D.B.1. Each Planning Coordinator shall have evidence such as reports, or other
documentation of its criteria, developed as part of the joint regional review
with other Planning Coordinators in the WECC Regional Entity area to select
portions of the Bulk Electric System that may form islands including how system
studies and historical events were considered to develop the criteria per
Requirement D.B.1.
D.B.2. Each Planning Coordinator shall identify one or more islands from the
regional review (per ED.B.1) to serve as a basis for designing a region-wide
coordinated UFLS program including: [VRF: Medium][Time Horizon: Long-term
Planning]
ED.B.2.1. Those islands selected by applying the criteria in
Requirement ED.B.1, and
ED.B.2.2. Any portions of the BES designed to detach from the
Interconnection (planned islands) as a result of the operation of a
relay scheme or Special Protection System.
EBM.D.B.2.
Each Planning Coordinator shall have evidence such as reports,
memorandums, e-mails, or other documentation supporting its identification of
an island(s), from the regional review (per D.B.1), as a basis for designing a
region-wide coordinated UFLS program that meet the criteria in Requirement
D.B.2 Parts D.B.2.1 and D.B.2.2.
D.B.3. Each Planning Coordinator shall adopt a UFLS program, coordinated
across the WECC Regional Entity area, including notification of and a schedule
for implementation by UFLS entities within its area, that meets the following
performance characteristics in simulations of underfrequency conditions
resulting from an imbalance scenario, where an imbalance = [(load — actual
generation output) / (load)], of up to 25 percent within the identified island(s).
[VRF: High][Time Horizon: Long-term Planning]
ED.B.3.1. Frequency shall remain above the Underfrequency
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either for 60 seconds or until a steady-state condition between 59.3
Hz and 60.7 Hz is reached, and
ED.B.3.2. Frequency shall remain below the Overfrequency
Performance Characteristic curve in PRC-006-12 - Attachment 1,
either for 60 seconds or until a steady-state condition between 59.3
Hz and 60.7 Hz is reached, and
ED.B.3.3. Volts per Hz (V/Hz) shall not exceed 1.18 per unit for
longer than two seconds cumulatively per simulated event, and shall
not exceed 1.10 per unit for longer than 45 seconds cumulatively per
simulated event at each generator bus and generator step-up
transformer high-side bus associated with each of the following:
ED.B.3.3.1. Individual generating units greater than 20
MVA (gross nameplate rating) directly connected to the
BES
ED.B.3.3.2. Generating plants/facilities greater than 75
MVA (gross aggregate nameplate rating) directly
connected to the BES
ED.B.3.3.3. Facilities consisting of one or more units
connected to the BES at a common bus with total
generation above 75 MVA gross nameplate rating.
EM.D.B.3. Each Planning Coordinator shall have evidence such as reports, memorandums,
e-mails, program plans, or other documentation of its adoption of a UFLS
program, coordinated across the WECC Regional Entity area, including the
notification of the UFLS entities of implementation schedule, that meet the
criteria in Requirement D.B.3 Parts D.B.3.1 through D.B.3.3.
D.B.4. Each Planning Coordinator shall participate in and document a
coordinated UFLS design assessment with the other Planning Coordinators in
the WECC Regional Entity area at least once every five years that determines
through dynamic simulation whether the UFLS program design meets the
performance characteristics in Requirement ED.B.3 for each island identified in
Requirement ED.B.2. The simulation shall model each of the following: [VRF:
High][Time Horizon: Long-term Planning]
ED.B.4.1. Underfrequency trip settings of individual generating units
greater than 20 MVA (gross nameplate rating) directly connected to
the BES that trip above the Generator Underfrequency Trip Modeling
curve in PRC-006-12 - Attachment 1.
ED.B.4.2. Underfrequency trip settings of generating plants/facilities
greater than 75 MVA (gross aggregate nameplate rating) directly

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connected to the BES that trip above the Generator Underfrequency
Trip Modeling curve in PRC-006-12 - Attachment 1.
ED.B.4.3. Underfrequency trip settings of any facility consisting of
one or more units connected to the BES at a common bus with total
generation above 75 MVA (gross nameplate rating) that trip above
the Generator Underfrequency Trip Modeling curve in PRC-006-12 Attachment 1.
ED.B.4.4. Overfrequency trip settings of individual generating units
greater than 20 MVA (gross nameplate rating) directly connected to
the BES that trip below the Generator Overfrequency Trip Modeling
curve in PRC-006-12 — Attachment 1.
ED.B.4.5. Overfrequency trip settings of generating plants/facilities
greater than 75 MVA (gross aggregate nameplate rating) directly
connected to the BES that trip below the Generator Overfrequency
Trip Modeling curve in PRC-006-12 — Attachment 1.
ED.B.4.6. Overfrequency trip settings of any facility consisting of one
or more units connected to the BES at a common bus with total
generation above 75 MVA (gross nameplate rating) that trip below
the Generator Overfrequency Trip Modeling curve in PRC-006-12 —
Attachment 1.
ED.B.4.7. Any automatic Load restoration that impacts frequency
stabilization and operates within the duration of the simulations run
for the assessment.
EM.D.B.4. Each Planning Coordinator shall have dated evidence such as reports, dynamic
simulation models and results, or other dated documentation of its participation
in a coordinated UFLS design assessment with the other Planning Coordinators in
the WECC Regional Entity area that demonstrates it meets Requirement D.B.4
Parts D.B.4.1 through D.B.4.7.
D.B.11.
Each Planning Coordinator, in whose area a BES islanding event
results in system frequency excursions below the initializing set points of the
UFLS program, shall participate in and document a coordinated event
assessment with all affected Planning Coordinators to conduct and document an
assessment of the event within one year of event actuation to evaluate: [VRF:
Medium][Time Horizon: Operations Assessment]
ED.B.11.1. The performance of the UFLS equipment,
ED.B.11.2 The effectiveness of the UFLS program
EM.D.B.11. Each Planning Coordinator shall have dated evidence such as reports, data
gathered from an historical event, or other dated documentation to show that it
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participated in a coordinated event assessment of the performance of the UFLS
equipment and the effectiveness of the UFLS program per Requirement D.B.11.
D.B.12. Each Planning Coordinator, in whose islanding event assessment (per ED.B.11)
UFLS program deficiencies are identified, shall participate in and document a
coordinated UFLS design assessment of the UFLS program with the other
Planning Coordinators in the WECC Regional Entity area to consider the
identified deficiencies within two years of event actuation. [VRF: Medium][Time
Horizon: Operations Assessment]
M.E.B.1. Each Planning Coordinator shall have evidence such as reports, or other
documentation of its criteria, developed as part of the joint regional review with other
Planning Coordinators in the WECC Regional Entity area to select portions of the
Bulk Electric System that may form islands including how system studies and
historical events were considered to develop the criteria per Requirement E.B.1.
M.E.B.2. Each Planning Coordinator shall have evidence such as reports, memorandums,
e-mails, or other documentation supporting its identification of an island(s), from the
regional review (per E.B.1), as a basis for designing a region-wide coordinated UFLS
program that meet the criteria in Requirement E.B.2 Parts E.B.2.1 and E.B.2.2.
M.E.B.3. Each Planning Coordinator shall have evidence such as reports, memorandums,
e-mails, program plans, or other documentation of its adoption of a UFLS program,
coordinated across the WECC Regional Entity area, including the notification of the
UFLS entities of implementation schedule, that meet the criteria in Requirement E.B.3
Parts E.B.3.1 through E.B.3.3.
M.E.B.4. Each Planning Coordinator shall have dated evidence such as reports, dynamic
simulation models and results, or other dated documentation of its participation in a
coordinated UFLS design assessment with the other Planning Coordinators in the
WECC Regional Entity area that demonstrates it meets Requirement E.B.4 Parts
E.B.4.1 through E.B.4.7.
M.E.B.11.Each Planning Coordinator shall have dated evidence such as reports, data gathered
from an historical event, or other dated documentation to show that it participated in a
coordinated event assessment of the performance of the UFLS equipment and the
effectiveness of the UFLS program per Requirement E.B.11.
M.E.B.12.M.D.B.12. Each Planning Coordinator shall have dated evidence such as reports,
data gathered from an historical event, or other dated documentation to show that it
participated in a UFLS design assessment per Requirements ED.B.12 and ED.B.4 if
UFLS program deficiencies are identified in ED.B.11.

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E

D#

VSL
E

D.B.1

Lower

Moderate
VSL

N/A

The
Planning Coordinator
participated in a joint regional
review with the other Planning
Coordinators in the WECC
Regional Entity area that
developed and documented
criteria but failed to include the
consideration of historical
events, to select portions of the
BES, including interconnected
portions of the BES in adjacent
Planning Coordinator areas, that
may form islands
OR

High VSL
The
Planning Coordinator
participated in a joint regional
review with the other Planning
Coordinators in the WECC
Regional Entity area that
developed and documented
criteria but failed to include the
consideration of historical events
and system studies, to select
portions of the BES, including
interconnected portions of the
BES in adjacent Planning
Coordinator areas, that may form
islands

Severe VSL
The
Planning Coordinator failed to
participate in a joint regional
review with the other Planning
Coordinators in the WECC
Regional Entity area that
developed and documented
criteria to select portions of the
BES, including interconnected
portions of the BES in adjacent
Planning Coordinator areas that
may form islands

The
Planning Coordinator
participated in a joint regional
review with the other Planning
Coordinators in the WECC
Regional Entity area that
developed and documented
criteria but failed to include the
consideration of system studies,
to select portions of the BES,
including interconnected
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E

D#

Lower
VSL

Moderate
VSL

High VSL

Severe VSL

portions of the BES in adjacent
Planning Coordinator areas, that
may form islands
E

D.B.2

N/A
N/A

The
Planning Coordinator identified
an island(s) from the regional
review to serve as a basis for
designing its UFLS program but
failed to include one (1) of the
parts as specified in Requirement
ED.B.2, Parts ED.B.2.1 or
ED.B.2.2

The
Planning Coordinator identified
an island(s) from the regional
review to serve as a basis for
designing its UFLS program but
failed to include all of the parts
as specified in Requirement
ED.B.2, Parts ED.B.2.1 or
ED.B.2.2
OR
The
Planning Coordinator failed to
identify any island(s) from the
regional review to serve as a
basis for designing its UFLS
program.

E

D.B.3

N/A

The
Planning Coordinator adopted a
UFLS program, coordinated
across the WECC Regional Entity
area that included notification of
and a schedule for

The
Planning Coordinator adopted a
UFLS program, coordinated
across the WECC Regional Entity
area that included notification of
and a schedule for

The
Planning Coordinator adopted a
UFLS program, coordinated
across the WECC Regional Entity
area that included notification of
and a schedule for
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E

D#

Lower
VSL

Moderate
VSL
implementation by UFLS entities
within its area, but failed to meet
one (1) of the performance
characteristic in Requirement
ED.B.3, Parts ED.B.3.1, ED.B.3.2,
or ED.B.3.3 in simulations of
underfrequency conditions

High VSL
implementation by UFLS entities
within its area, but failed to meet
two (2) of the performance
characteristic in Requirement
ED.B.3, Parts ED.B.3.1, ED.B.3.2,
or ED.B.3.3 in simulations of
underfrequency conditions

Severe VSL
implementation by UFLS entities
within its area, but failed to meet
all the performance
characteristic in Requirement
ED.B.3, Parts ED.B.3.1, ED.B.3.2,
and ED.B.3.3 in simulations of
underfrequency conditions
OR
The
Planning Coordinator failed to
adopt a UFLS program,
coordinated across the WECC
Regional Entity area, including
notification of and a schedule for
implementation by UFLS entities
within its area.

E

D.B.4

The
Planning Coordinator
participated in and
documented a coordinated
UFLS assessment with the other
Planning Coordinators in the
WECC Regional Entity area at
least once every five years that
determines through dynamic
simulation whether the UFLS

The
Planning Coordinator
participated in and documented
a coordinated UFLS assessment
with the other Planning
Coordinators in the WECC
Regional Entity area at least once
every five years that determines
through dynamic simulation
whether the UFLS program

The
Planning Coordinator
participated in and documented
a coordinated UFLS assessment
with the other Planning
Coordinators in the WECC
Regional Entity area at least once
every five years that determines
through dynamic simulation
whether the UFLS program

The
Planning Coordinator
participated in and documented
a coordinated UFLS assessment
with the other Planning
Coordinators in the WECC
Regional Entity area at least once
every five years that determines
through dynamic simulation
whether the UFLS program
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E

D#

Lower

Moderate

VSL

VSL

program design meets the
performance characteristics in
Requirement ED.B.3 for each
island identified in Requirement
ED.B.2 but the simulation failed
to include one (1) of the items
as specified in Requirement
ED.B.4, Parts ED.B.4.1 through
ED.B.4.7.

design meets the performance
characteristics in Requirement
ED.B.3 for each island identified
in Requirement ED.B.2 but the
simulation failed to include two
(2) of the items as specified in
Requirement ED.B.4, Parts
ED.B.4.1 through ED.B.4.7.

High VSL

Severe VSL

design meets the performance
characteristics in Requirement
ED.B.3 for each island identified
in Requirement ED.B.2 but the
simulation failed to include three
(3) of the items as specified in
Requirement ED.B.4, Parts
ED.B.4.1 through ED.B.4.7.

design meets the performance
characteristics in Requirement
ED.B.3 for each island identified
in Requirement ED.B.2 but the
simulation failed to include four
(4) or more of the items as
specified in Requirement ED.B.4,
Parts ED.B.4.1 through ED.B.4.7.
OR
The
Planning Coordinator failed to
participate in and document a
coordinated UFLS assessment
with the other Planning
Coordinators in the WECC
Regional Entity area at least once
every five years that determines
through dynamic simulation
whether the UFLS program
design meets the performance
characteristics in Requirement
ED.B.3 for each island identified
in Requirement ED.B.2

E

D.B.11

The
Planning Coordinator, in whose
area a BES islanding event

The
Planning Coordinator, in whose
area a BES islanding event

The
Planning Coordinator, in whose
area a BES islanding event

The
Planning Coordinator, in whose
area a BES islanding event
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E

D#

Lower

Moderate

VSL

VSL

resulting in system frequency
excursions below the initializing
set points of the UFLS program,
participated in and
documented a coordinated
event assessment with all
Planning Coordinators whose
areas or portions of whose
areas were also included in the
same islanding event and
evaluated the parts as specified
in Requirement ED.B.11, Parts
ED.B.11.1 and ED.B.11.2 within
a time greater than one year
but less than or equal to 13
months of actuation.

resulting in system frequency
excursions below the initializing
set points of the UFLS program,
participated in and documented
a coordinated event assessment
with all Planning Coordinators
whose areas or portions of
whose areas were also included
in the same islanding event and
evaluated the parts as specified
in Requirement ED.B.11, Parts
ED.B.11.1 and ED.B.11.2 within a
time greater than 13 months but
less than or equal to 14 months
of actuation.

High VSL

Severe VSL

resulting in system frequency
excursions below the initializing
set points of the UFLS program,
participated in and documented
a coordinated event assessment
with all Planning Coordinators
whose areas or portions of
whose areas were also included
in the same islanding event and
evaluated the parts as specified
in Requirement ED.B.11, Parts
ED.B.11.1 and ED.B.11.2 within a
time greater than 14 months but
less than or equal to 15 months
of actuation.

resulting in system frequency
excursions below the initializing
set points of the UFLS program,
participated in and documented
a coordinated event assessment
with all Planning Coordinators
whose areas or portions of
whose areas were also included
in the same islanding event and
evaluated the parts as specified
in Requirement ED.B.11, Parts
ED.B.11.1 and ED.B.11.2 within a
time greater than 15 months of
actuation.

OR
The
Planning Coordinator, in whose
area an islanding event resulting
in system frequency excursions
below the initializing set points of
the UFLS program, participated in
and documented a coordinated
event assessment with all
Planning Coordinators whose
areas or portions of whose areas
were also included in the same

OR
The
Planning Coordinator, in whose
area an islanding event resulting
in system frequency excursions
below the initializing set points
of the UFLS program, failed to
participate in and document a
coordinated event assessment
with all Planning Coordinators
whose areas or portion of whose
areas were also included in the
same island event and evaluate
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D#

Lower
VSL

Moderate
VSL

High VSL
islanding event within one year
of event actuation but failed to
evaluate one (1) of the parts as
specified in Requirement
ED.B.11, Parts ED.B.11.1 or
ED.B.11.2.

Severe VSL
the parts as specified in
Requirement ED.B.11, Parts
ED.B.11.1 and ED.B.11.2.
OR
The
Planning Coordinator, in whose
area an islanding event resulting
in system frequency excursions
below the initializing set points
of the UFLS program,
participated in and documented
a coordinated event assessment
with all Planning Coordinators
whose areas or portions of
whose areas were also included
in the same islanding event
within one year of event
actuation but failed to evaluate
all of the parts as specified in
Requirement ED.B.11, Parts
ED.B.11.1 and ED.B.11.2.

E

D.B.12

N/A

The
Planning Coordinator, in which
UFLS program deficiencies were
identified per Requirement

The
Planning Coordinator, in which
UFLS program deficiencies were
identified per Requirement

The
Planning Coordinator, in which
UFLS program deficiencies were
identified per Requirement
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E

D#

Lower
VSL

Moderate
VSL

High VSL

Severe VSL

ED.B.11, participated in and

ED.B.11, participated in and

ED.B.11, participated in and

documented a coordinated UFLS
design assessment of the
coordinated UFLS program with
the other Planning Coordinators
in the WECC Regional Entity area
to consider the identified
deficiencies in greater than two
years but less than or equal to 25
months of event actuation.

documented a coordinated UFLS
design assessment of the
coordinated UFLS program with
the other Planning Coordinators
in the WECC Regional Entity area
to consider the identified
deficiencies in greater than 25
months but less than or equal to
26 months of event actuation.

documented a coordinated UFLS
design assessment of the
coordinated UFLS program with
the other Planning Coordinators
in the WECC Regional Entity area
to consider the identified
deficiencies in greater than 26
months of event actuation.
OR
The
Planning Coordinator, in which
UFLS program deficiencies were
identified per Requirement
ED.B.11, failed to participate in
and document a coordinated
UFLS design assessment of the
coordinated UFLS program with
the other Planning Coordinators
in the WECC Regional Entity area
to consider the identified
deficiencies

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E. Associated Documents
Version History
Version

Date

Action

Change Tracking

0

April 1, 2005

Effective Date

New

1

May 25, 2010

Completed revision, merging and
updating PRC-006-0, PRC-007-0 and
PRC-009-0.

1

November 4, 2010

Adopted by the Board of Trustees

1

May 7, 2012

FERC Order issued approving PRC006-1 (approval becomes effective
July 10, 2012)

1

November 9, 2012

FERC Letter Order issued accepting
the modification of the VRF in R5
from (Medium to High) and the
modification of the VSL language in
R8.

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2

November 13, 2014

Adopted by the Board of Trustees

Revisions made under
Project 2008-02:
Undervoltage Load
Shedding (UVLS) &
Underfrequency Load
Shedding (UFLS) to address
directive issued in FERC
Order No. 763.
Revisions to existing
Requirement R9 and
R10 and addition of
new Requirement
R15.

PRC-006-12 – Attachment 1
Underfrequency Load Shedding Program
Design Performance and Modeling Curves for
Requirements R3 Parts 3.1-3.2 and R4 Parts 4.1-4.6

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63

Overfrequency Trip Settings
Must Be Modeled for Generators
That Trip Below the Generator
Overfrequency Trip Modeling
Curve

62

Simulated Frequency Must
Remain Between the
Overfrequency and
Underfrequency Performance
Characteristic Curves

60

59

58

Underfrequency Trip Settings
Must Be Modeled for Generators
That Trip Above the Generator
Underfrequency Trip Modeling
Curve

57
0.1

1

Time (sec)

10

100

Generator Overfrequency Trip Modeling (Requirement R4 Parts 4.4-4.6)
Overfrequency Performance Characteristic (Requirement R3 Part 3.2)
Underfrequency Performance Characteristic (Requirement R3 Part 3.1)
Generator Underfrequency Trip Modeling (Requirement R4 Parts 4.1-4.3)

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Frequency (Hz)

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63

Overfrequency Trip Settings
Must Be Modeled for Generators
That Trip Below the Generator
Overfrequency Trip Modeling
Curve

62

Simulated Frequency Must
Remain Between the
Overfrequency and
Underfrequency Performance
Characteristic Curves

60

59

58

Underfrequency Trip Settings
Must Be Modeled for Generators
That Trip Above the Generator
Underfrequency Trip Modeling
Curve

57
0.1

1

Time (sec)

10

100

Generator Overfrequency Trip Modeling (Requirement R4 Parts 4.4-4.6)
Overfrequency Performance Characteristic (Requirement R3 Part 3.2)
Underfrequency Performance Characteristic (Requirement R3 Part 3.1)
Generator Underfrequency Trip Modeling (Requirement R4 Parts 4.1-4.3)

Curve Definitions
Generator Overfrequency Trip
Modeling
t≤

Overfrequency Performance Characteristic

t>2s

2s

t≤

f=
62.2 Hz

f = -0.686log(t) +
62.41 Hz

t≤

t>
30 s

f=
61.8 Hz

Generator Underfrequency Trip
Modeling
2s

4 s < t ≤ 30 s

4s
f = -0.686log(t) +
62.21 Hz

f=
60.7 Hz

Underfrequency Performance Characteristic

t>2s

t≤
2s

2 s < t ≤ 60 s

t>
60 s

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f=
57.8 Hz

f = 0.575log(t) +
57.63 Hz

f=
58.0 Hz

f = 0.575log(t) +
57.83 Hz

f=
59.3 Hz

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PRC-006-1 Attachment 1A (Quebec)
Underfrequency Load Shedding Program
Design Performance and Modeling Curves for
Regional
Variances
EA3,E3
Parts
EA3.1-EA3.3
EA4,
Regional
Variances
Parts
E3.1-E3.3and
and
E4 Parts
PartsEA4.1-EA4.4
E4.1-E4.4

Frequency (Hz)
67
66

Overfrequency Trip Settings
Must Be Modeled for Generators
That Trip Below the Generator
Overfrequency Trip Modeling Curve

65
64
63
62

Simulated Frequency Must
Remain Between the
Overfrequency and
Underfrequency Performance
Characteristic Curves

61

(30 ; 60.7)

60

(30 ; 59.3)
59
58

(.35 ; 56.7)

0.1

Underfrequency Trip Settings
Must Be Modeled for Generators
That Trip Above the Generator
Underfrequency Trip Modeling Curve
1

10

57
56
55
100

Time (sec)
Quebec OverFrequency Generator Trip Modeling (Requirement E4.2)

OverFrequency Performance Characteristic (Requirement E3.2)

UnderFrequency Performance Characteristic (Requirement E3.1)

Quebec UnderFrequency Generator Trip Modeling (Requirement E4.1)

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Rationale:
During development of this standard, text boxes were embedded within the standard to explain
the rationale for various parts of the standard. Upon BOT approval, the text from the rationale
text boxes was moved to this section.
Rationale for R9:
The “Corrective Action Plan” language was added in response to the FERC directive from Order
No. 763, which raised concern that the standard failed to specify how soon an entity would
need to implement corrections after a deficiency is identified by a Planning Coordinator (PC)
assessment. The revised language adds clarity by requiring that each UFLS entity follow the
UFLS program, including any Corrective Action Plan, developed by the PC.
Also, to achieve consistency of terminology throughout this standard, the word “application”
was replaced with “implementation.” (See Requirements R3, R14 and R15)
Rationale for R10:
The “Corrective Action Plan” language was added in response to the FERC directive from Order
No. 763, which raised concern that the standard failed to specify how soon an entity would
need to implement corrections after a deficiency is identified by a PC assessment. The revised
language adds clarity by requiring that each UFLS entity follow the UFLS program, including any
Corrective Action Plan, developed by the PC.
Also, to achieve consistency of terminology throughout this standard, the word “application”
was replaced with “implementation.” (See Requirements R3, R14 and R15)
Rationale for R15:
Requirement R15 was added in response to the directive from FERC Order No. 763, which
raised concern that the standard failed to specify how soon an entity would need to implement
corrections after a deficiency is identified by a PC assessment. Requirement R15 addresses the
FERC directive by making explicit that if deficiencies are identified as a result of an assessment,
the PC shall develop a Corrective Action Plan and schedule for implementation by the UFLS
entities.
A “Corrective Action Plan” is defined in the NERC Glossary of Terms as, “a list of actions and an
associated timetable for implementation to remedy a specific problem.” Thus, the Corrective
Action Plan developed by the PC will identify the specific timeframe for an entity to implement
corrections to remedy any deficiencies identified by the PC as a result of an assessment.

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