NERC NERC Emergency Preparedness and Response

Question 1

Which NERC standard requires Balancing Authorities and Transmission Operators to have emergency operations plans?

Accepted Answer

EOP-001

Answer

EOP-005

Answer

EOP-011

Answer

IRO-006

Question 2

NERC EOP-005 governs which critical grid restoration capability?

Accepted Answer

System restoration plans including black start capability

Answer

Load shedding procedures during frequency events

Answer

Emergency fuel supply agreements for generators

Answer

Cyber incident response procedures

Question 3

What is a 'Black Start' resource in the context of NERC EOP-005?

Accepted Answer

A generating unit capable of starting without an external power source to help restore the grid

Answer

A generator that automatically trips offline during voltage depression

Answer

A backup SCADA system activated during cybersecurity incidents

Answer

An emergency load that must be shed first during grid stress

Question 4

Under NERC EOP-006, what coordination is required during a wide-area disturbance?

Accepted Answer

Reliability Coordinators must coordinate with each other during system restoration

Answer

Generator owners must submit outage reports within 1 hour

Answer

Transmission owners must de-energize all lines above 230 kV

Answer

Balancing Authorities must suspend energy market transactions

Question 5

NERC's 'Under-Frequency Load Shedding' (UFLS) program is designed to:

Accepted Answer

Automatically disconnect controlled amounts of load when system frequency drops dangerously low

Answer

Prevent generation from interconnecting at low system frequencies

Answer

Alert operators when generators are operating below rated speed

Answer

Reduce customer bills during frequency excursion events

Question 6

Which NERC standard addresses under-voltage load shedding (UVLS) requirements?

Accepted Answer

PRC-010

Answer

PRC-006

Answer

PRC-023

Answer

EOP-003