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The purpose of this standard is to maintain Interconnection steady-state frequency within defined limits by balancing real power demand and supply in real-time.
This standard ensures the Balancing Authority or Reserve Sharing Group balances resources and demand and returns the Balancing Authority's or Reserve Sharing Group's Area Control Error to defined values (subject to applicable limits) following a Reportable Balancing Contingency Event.
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.
Approved Standard RRC-BAL-003-1 Development Documents
Purpose:
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.
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.
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.
To establish common criteria, based on “one day in ten year” loss of Load expectation principles, for the analysis, assessment, and documentation of Resource Adequacy for Load in the ReliabilityFirst Corporation (RF) region