Agenda

Operating Reliability Subcommittee

May8, 2012 | 8:000 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. (Eastern)

May9, 2012 | 8:00 a.m. – Noon (Eastern)

Duke Energy

400 S. Tryon

Charlotte, North Carolina

704.382.6940

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Introductions and Chair’s Remarks

NERC Antitrust Compliance Guidelines and Public Announcement

Agenda

1.Administrative Matters

  1. Arrangements – Secretary
  2. Announcement of Quorum* – Secretary
  3. Operating Reliability Subcommittee Roster
  4. Parliamentary Procedures* – Secretary
  5. Balancing Authority-to-Reliability Coordinator Mapping* – Secretary
  6. Future Meetings – Secretary

i.May 8–9, 2012 – Charlotte, NC (hosted by Duke Energy)

ii.September 11–12, 2012 – Milwaukee, WI (hosted by WE Energies)

iii.November 13 – 14, 2012 – Little Rock, AR (hosted by SPP)

iv.Schedule future meetings

2.Meeting Minutes* – Approve – Chair Frosch

a.Minutes of February8, 2012 Operating Reliability Subcommittee Meeting

3.Reliability Plans* – Chair Frosch

a.Periodic Review of Reliability Plans

b.New or Revised Reliability Plans for Endorsement

4.Operations Review*

a.Operations Review – All

b.Use of Proxy Flowgates – All

c.Impact of Generating Unit Fuel Price Changes on Transmission Flows - All

5.Interconnection Frequency Monitoring*

a.Frequency Monitor Reports and Frequency Excursions

  1. Eastern Interconnection – Vice Chair Wise
  2. ERCOT – Chair Frosch
  3. WECC – Mike Cassiadoro
  4. HQT – Robert Legault

b.Interconnections 2011 Load-Control Performance and Review of MajorFrequency Events – Carlos Martinez

c.NERC/EPG Reliability Monitoring Applications Status Report – Gil Tam

6.Performance Analysis Subcommittee – Jessica Bian

a.2012State of Reliability Report

b.Assessment of Adequate Level of Reliability Metrics

7.Operating Reliability Subcommittee Input to the Operating Committee Strategic Plan – Chair Frosch

a.Identification of critical reliability priorities

b.Utilization of phasor measurement unit data in operations

c.Review NERC Crisis Response Plan and NERC Communications Plan

d.ORS’s participation in Human Performance Subcommittee

8.Critical Infrastructure Warning Information Network – Mike McMullen

9.Template for use by Reliability Coordinators in Approving Transmission Operator Restoration Plans – Vice Chair Wise

10.Operating StateAlert Levels Pilot Program– Chair Frosch

a.Background Information*

b.Guideline for Operating State Alert Levels*

c.Status Report - Project 2007-02 (Operating Personnel Communications Protocols) – Howard Gugel

11.SAFNR Version 2 Project – Roman Carter

12.North American SynchroPhasor Initiative Operations Implementation Task Team – Kevin Frankeny

13.Transitioning Geomagnetic Disturbance Notification Responsibilities – Mike McMullen

a.Geomagnetic Disturbance Reference Document*

14.IDC Working Group Status Report – Yasser Bahbaz

15.Data Exchange Working Group Status Report – Keith Mitchell

16.Telecommunications Working Group Status Report – Clifton Johnson

17.Web-based Interactive Multi-organizational Power Grid Decision Making Process* – Gariann Gelston and Angela Dalton –Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

*Background materials included.

ORS Meeting Agenda

May 8-9, 2012