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?

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• 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:

• Transmission Outages

• Report Fuel Shortages and/or _____

• Resource Plans

• Implement needed ___

• Maintenance

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

• CROW

• Restrict ___

• Resource Preparations

• Ensure ___ are current (including startup and runtimes)

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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