Resource Availability and Conservative Ops

Which of the following is not a way that extremely COLD weather impacts generation?

• Intakes, fans, and other equipment freezes

• Units have startup issues

• Fuel is unavailable

• Load is unpredictable

A cold weather alert signals that forecasts anticipate extreme weather that could impact the grid's ___. Hint: starts with r

A cold weather alert is issued when the average daily system or regional daily surface temperature is at least how many degrees below normal?

• 5

• 8

• 10

• 12

What signals that member utilities should implement resource preparations, ensure resource commitment startup and run times, and report fuel shortages and transmission outages that might impact normal operations?

• Resource Alert

• Public Appeal

• Energy Emergency Alert

• Cold Weather Alert

True or False: When SPP issues a Resource Alert, recipients are told conditions as well as the estimated duration of the condition.

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When a Resource Alert is issued, it contains:

• Forecasted severe weather conditions

• Significant outage conditions

• Wind forecast uncertainty

• All are true during a Resource Alert

• Load forecast uncertainty

When a Resource Alert is issued, stakeholders are expected to do the following:

• Resource Plans

• Report Fuel Shortages and/or _____

• Resource Preparations

• Ensure ___ are current (including startup and runtimes)

• CROW

• Implement needed ___

• Maintenance

• Update Resource Offer parameters and ___ to reflect changes, including Emergency Limits and de-rates

• Transmission Outages

• Restrict ___

SPP issues this periodically when weather, environmental, operational or other events prompt us to operate the system conservatively to avoid an emergency.

Select all triggers of Conservative Operations.

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True or False: Outage coordination often involves SPP canceling or postponing maintenance of critical transmission/generator facilities.

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