Reliability Assessment Guidebook RAG: Status Report

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Reliability Assessment Guidebook (RAG) Status
Report

• Tom Burgess
• RAG Ad Hoc Task Force

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RAG Scope

• The goal of this Guidebook is to
• Improve consistency and transparency of
  assessments
• Increase granularity in assessments
• Outline the process to assess emerging industry
  issues
• Foundations/expectations/requirement for the NERC
  portion of the assessments
• Provide a framework for conducting comprehensive
  and independent assessments
• This Guidebook will be a reference for regional
  entities and registered entities, and is
  organized to clarify reliability assessment
  expectations and objectives.
• It is intended to document expectations and
  provide a comprehensive outline for reliability
  assessments.

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RAG Scope

• The deliverables are
• Draft Guidebook for approval at the September
  2008 PC meeting for use during the 2009 LTRA work
• Process recommendations addressing
• Differences and inconsistencies that may arise to
  further refine the Guidebook
• Review/feedback about subjects completed and
  subjects requiring enhancement
• Proposed completion of an updated Guidebook in
  the 3rd quarter of every year to support the
  subsequent years assessments

Action Approve RAG Ad Hoc Task Force Scope
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RAG Status

• Scope developed
• Outline Prepared
• Statement of Work for Industry Experts Drafted
• Additional Representation desired
• Tom Burgess (Chair),
• Jeff Mitchell (RFC),
• WECC representative or staff
• ERCOT representative or TRE staff
• Mark Lauby (NERC Staff)

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RAG Schedule

• June 15 Draft Outline completed
• June 30 Industry review of the Guidebook Outline
  completed
• July Review and feedback with stakeholders
• July 30-31 Review and feedback with stakeholders
  at LTRA public workshop
• August 29 Guidebook preparation completed
• September 10-11 Review final Reliability
  Assessment Guidebook completed by PC
• October 30 Reliability Assessment Guidebook
  completed and launched

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Discussion

• Tom Burgess
• RAG Ad Hoc Task Force