To recommend approval of PGRR038 as revised by ROS with Option 1.
Passed
Background
Status:
Approved
Date Posted:
May 21, 2014
Sponsor:
ERCOT
Urgent:
No
Sections:
3.1.1.2
Description:
This Planning Guide Revision Request (PGRR) requires ERCOT to report when circuits are loaded above 95% of their Facility Rating for single contingency events in the annual Regional Transmission Plan.
Reason:
Addresses current operational issues; and
Other: The Operations and Planning Synchronization Task Force (OPSTF) identified several factors that could lead to overloads in operations that were not observed in planning studies. This PGRR will require ERCOT to report circuits that are near overload so that planners are aware of them.