Day 2 SOC Review

Which of the following is NOT a reason we have Seams agreements?

• Provide more effective and efficient response to emergencies

• Provide a mechanism to hold each other accountable

• Decrease opportunity for broad stakeholder and regulatory support

• Coordinate the performance of various functions that impact each other

Operating reserves ​ (a)   be optimized across the DC ties, but rather within each SPP Balancing Authority Area (BAA) footprint.

• will not
• will

Name ONE or more of SPPs Communication Platforms.

Answer explanation

xMatters

Phone

Email

Satellite Phone

MOI

RCIS

OASIS

R-Comm

The Grid Messaging System is used in the ​ (a)   and interfaces with ​ (b)  

• East
• OASIS
• West
• R-Comm

What information does SPP request from customers during all emergency events? (Choose all that apply)​ ​ ​ ​

• Update Resource Offer parameters & CROW
• Report fuel shortages and concerns
• Report any weather-limited Resources
• Restrict maintenance of critical transmission
• Loss of >50 customers for an hour+

Which of the following is NOT a reliability task the market helps the BA comply with?

• • Planning enough generation to meet demand

• • Planning for the Spinning Reserve requirement

• • Planning to have units to provide Regulation to maintain ACE

• • Managing ACE and responding to emergency conditions (EEAs) in real-time

The ​ (a)   is the Market Clearing Algorithm that identifies constraints.

• Simultaneous Feasibility Test
• Security Constrained Unit Commitment
• Simultaneous Feasibility Commitment

Which market study’s goal is to alleviate reliability concerns by assessing the need to issue a Commitment Instruction to a resource prior to the close of the Day-Ahead Market?

• Day-Ahead RUC

• Multi-Day reliability Assessment

• Intra-Day RUC

• Short-Term RUC

​ Name two differences between the Day-Ahead Market and RUC inputs. Select TWO.

• Forecast

• Resource Offers

• Demand Bids

• Outages

After the Day-Ahead Market and Day-Ahead RUC Studies run, ​ (a)   happens.

• Market Operator Analysis
• Unit Commitment