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Congestion Management in a Market Environment
David Nevius
Senior Vice President
North American Electric Reliability Council
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What is NERC?
● Formed in 1968
● Covers US, Canada & part of Mexico
● Mission: to ensure that the bulk electric system is reliable, adequate & secure
● A voluntary self-regulatory organization
● Adherence to standards depends on reciprocity, peer pressure & mutual self-interest among industry participants
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Membership & Funding
● Members: 10 regional reliability councils organized within 3 Interconnections
● Funding: primarily allocated across the regions on a net energy-for-load basis
● Regions funded by their members
● 2005 budget: ~$16 MM
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What Does NERC Do?
● Sets reliability standards ● Monitors compliance with reliability
standards ● Provides education and training resources ● Conducts reliability assessments● Certifies reliability organizations and
personnel ● Coordinates security of bulk electric system● Maintains support systems for operations
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TLR Procedures
www.nerc.com
Reliability Standards
“Reliability Coordinator – Transmission Loading Relief”
IRO-006-1
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TTC, ATC
TTC = Total Transfer Capability
ATC = Available Transfer Capability
ATC = TTC – Sched. Transactions - Margin
The Electric Reliability Organization:Getting from here to there.
EROSlippery
SlopeNERCToday
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CanadaAlberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, Ontario, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia,
Quebec, and Saskatchewan
Electric Reliability Organization
United StatesFederal Energy
Regulatory Commission
MexicoComision Reguladora
de Energia
Electric ReliabilityOrganization
RegionalEntities
Other ERO Members
Other ERO Members
Bulk Electric System Owners, Operators, Users
Bulk Electric System Owners, Operators, Users
ReliabilityStandards
ComplianceEnforcement