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Public Matters

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Matters open for public comment will be listed below. All other open matters may be included in active notices. If you don’t see a particular matter, visit the RCA’s website or contact us with questions.

Public Matters

Sanction Guidelines

The RRC, as the Electric Reliability Organization (ERO), shall determine and may levy monetary and non-monetary penalties against a Registered Entity, as owners, operators, and users of the Bulk Power System for violations of the RRC Reliability Standards.

2023 RRC Budget

On October 10, 2022, the RRC filed its 2023 budget with the Regulatory Commission of Alaska (RCA) as Matter No. EB1-9001. The RCA opened Docket No. E-22-002 to investigate the RRC's filing.

This docket was closed on November 17, 2023, via RCA Order no. E-22-002(9)/E-23-001(12).

Documents Retention and Access Rule (ER3) and Confidential Documents and Access Rule (ER4) Review

On September 30, 2024, the RRC Board of Directors issued a Directive to initiate a review of the Documents Retention and Access Rule (ER3) and the Confidential Documents and Access Rule (ER4). In response to this directive, the Chief Administrative Officer will establish a Work Group to review these rules and other relevant organizational documents and develop recommended revisions for Board action and subsequent filing with the Regulatory Commission of Alaska.

2024 RRC Budget and Surcharge

On November 17, 2023, the RRC filed its 2024 initial proposed budget, surcharge, and tariff update with the the Regulatory Commission of Alaska (RCA) as Matter No. TE2-9001. On March 8, 2024, the RRC filed a revised 2024 proposed budget, surcharge, and tariff update with the RCA as Matter No. TE5-9001. The RCA opened Docket No. E-23-002 to investigate RRC’s initial and revised filings.

This docket was closed on June 14, 2024, via RCA Order no. E-23-002(5).

2025 RRC Budget and Surcharge

  • Classification Category: Budget
  • Status: Effective

On November 15, 2024, the RRC filed its 2025 proposed budget, surcharge, and tariff update with the Regulatory Commission of Alaska (RCA) as Matter No. TE7-9001.

On December 20, 2024, the RCA issued Letter Order No. L2400404, approving the RRC's surcharge update, effective January 1, 2025.

Tariff

  • ID Number: 9001
  • Classification Category: Tariff
  • Status: Effective

The RRC's active Tariff as approved by the Regulatory Commission of Alaska (RCA).

Frequency Response and Bias

Purpose: To require sufficient Frequency Response from the Balancing Authority (BA) to maintain Interconnection Frequency within predefined bounds by arresting frequency deviations and supporting frequency until the frequency is restored to its scheduled value. To provide consistent methods for measuring Frequency Response and determining the Frequency Bias Setting.

Time Error Correction

This standard is to ensure that Timer Error Corrections are conducted in a manner that does not adversely affect the reliability of the Interconnection. Timer error correction is a holdover from the days when electrically driven clock motors were used for time keeping across the U.S. Satellite clocks have obsoleted motor-clocks.

Automatic Generation Control

Purpose:

  1. This standard establishes requirements for Balancing Authority Automatic Generation Control (AGC) necessary to calculate Area Control Error (ACE) and to routinely deploy the Regulating and Contingency Reserve.

  2. This standard defines a process for monitoring Balancing Authorities to ensure that, over the long term, Balancing Authority Areas do not excessively depend on other Balancing Authority Areas in the Interconnection for meeting their demand or Interchange obligations.

  3. This standard defines a process to transfer control between all Balancing Authorities from tie-line bias to constant frequency control and for all Balancing Authorities to actively participate in frequency restoration following a Reportable Disturbance.

Inadvertent Interchange

This standard defines a process for monitoring Balancing Authorities to ensure that, over the long-term, balancing Authority Areas do not excessively depend on other Balancing Authority areas in the Interconnection for meeting their demand or Interchange obligations.

Portions of AKBAL-006 were retired; remaining portions to are incorporated into the Automatic Generation Control (RRC-BAL-005) and Interchange Information (RRC-INT-006) standards.

Planning Resource Adequacy Analysis, Assessment and Documentation

  • ID Number: RRC-BAL-502
  • Status: Upcoming

This standard states is to establish common criteria for each BA for a planning methodology based on the single largest unit contingency and an appropriate reserve margin or reserve criteria. The analysis, assessment, and documentation of Resource Adequacy, shall include Planning Reserve Margins for meeting system load both real and reactive within the Railbelt System.

BES Cyber System Categorization

Purpose: To identify and categorize BES Cyber Systems (BCS) and their associated BES Cyber Assets (BCA) for the application of cyber security requirements commensurate with the adverse impact that loss, compromise, or misuse of those BCS could have on the reliable operation of the Bulk Electric System (BES). Identification and categorization of BCS that support appropriate protection against compromises that could result in instability, uncontrolled separations, or Cascading within the BES.

4 days until Board action.

Security Management Controls

Purpose: To specify consistent and sustainable security management controls that establish responsibility and accountability to protect Bulk Electric Systems (BES) Cyber Systems (BCS) against compromise that could lead to misoperation or instability in the Railbelt Region BES.

4 days until Board action.

Personnel & Training

Purpose: To specify consistent and sustainable security management controls that establish responsibility and accountability to protect Bulk Electric Systems (BES) Cyber Systems (BCS) against compromise that could lead to misoperation or instability in the Railbelt Region BES.

4 days until Board action.

Physical Security of BES Cyber Systems

Purpose: To manage physical access to the Bulk Electric System (Cyber Systems (BCS) by specifying a physical security plan in support of protecting BCS compromise that could result in instability, uncontrolled separations, or Cascading within the BES.

4 days until Board action.

System Security Management

Purpose: To manage system security by specifying select technical, operational, and procedural requirements in support of protecting BES Cyber Systems (BCS) against compromise that could lead to misoperation or instability in the Bulk Electric System (BES).

4 days until Board action.

Configuration Change Management and Vulnerability Assessments

Purpose: To prevent and detect unauthorized changes to Bulk Electric System Cyber Systems (BCS) by specifying configuration change management and vulnerability assessment requirements in support of protecting BCS from compromise that could lead to misoperation or instability in the Bulk Electric System (BES).

4 days until Board action.

Information Protection

Purpose: To prevent unauthorized access to BES Cyber System Information (BCSI) by specifying information protection requirements in support of protecting BES Cyber Systems (BCS) against compromise that could result in instability, uncontrolled separations, or Cascading within the Railbelt Region BES.

4 days until Board action.

Physical Security

Purpose: To identify and protect Transmission Facilities, and their associated primary control centers, that if rendered inoperable or damaged as a result of a physical attack could result in instability, uncontrolled separations, or cascading outages within the Bulk Electric System (BES).

4 days until Board action.

Transmission System Performance Requirements

This standard establishes Transmission system planning performance requirements within the planning horizon to develop a System that will operate reliably over a broad spectrum of conditions and following a wide range of probable Contingencies applicable to the portions of the Bulk Electrical System (BES) used to supply power to or from major load and generation centers.

Generator Operation for Maintaining Network Voltage Schedules

Purpose: To ensure generators provide reactive and voltage control necessary to ensure voltage levels, reactive flows, and reactive resources are maintained within applicable Facility Ratings to protect equipment and the reliable operation of the Interconnection.

Active Notices

Please note that the RRC will only be providing an open comment period on certain matters as indicated above. Not all active notices may prompt the opportunity for official public comment in which these comments will become part of the official record for this matter. Contact us with questions or you may submit an unofficial comment on a matter not open for public comment.

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Notice of Publication: RRC Publishes TAC Submittal Packages for Proposed CIP Standards

RRC-BAL-003-1, RRC-INT-006-1, RRC-VAR-001-1, and RRC-VAR-002-1 Approved by RCA