This PRR adds a requirement for telemetry of Generation Resource AVR status to comply with NERC Reliability Standards.
Reason:
NERC Reliability Standard VAR-001-1, Requirements R4, R6 and R6.1 require the Transmission Operator to know the status of all transmission Reactive Power resources, including the status of AVRs on generators. In addition, NERC Reliability Standard VAR-002-1, to become effective 8/2/07, requires the Generator Operator to "…operate each generator connected to the interconnected transmission system in the automatic voltage control mode (automatic voltage regulator in service and controlling voltage)…"