ORDER NUMBER
R-1-24
IN THE MATTER OF
the Utilities Commission Act, RSBC 1996, Chapter 473
and
British Columbia Hydro and Power Authority
Retirement of MOD Mandatory Reliability Standards
BEFORE:
E. B. Lockhart, Panel Chair
E. A. Brown, Commissioner
on January 16, 2024
ORDER
WHEREAS:
A. On December 20, 2023, the British Columbia Hydro and Power Authority (BC Hydro) filed its Mandatory Reliability Standards (MRS) Quarterly Assessment Report (Quarterly Report) for the period September 1, 2023, to November 30, 2023, with the British Columbia Utilities Commission (BCUC), pursuant to Directive 12 of Order R-34-22A1. Within the Quarterly Report, BC Hydro’s preliminary assessment recommends that six reliability standards developed by the North American Electric Reliability Corporation and approved by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission be retired (Retired Standards), effective February 1, 2024 (Application);
B. BC Hydro recommends that the Retired Standards be retired in British Columbia (B.C.) in order to maintain alignment with the United States (U.S.) retirements, effective February 1, 2024. BC Hydro’s preliminary assessment of the Retired Standards concludes that these standards may place an undue burden on entities in B.C. if kept enforceable after retirement in the U.S. as they provide little or no reliability benefit, are administrative in nature, relate expressly to commercial or business practices or are redundant with other reliability standards. The Retired Standards are not being superseded or replaced;
C. The BCUC has reviewed the Application and considers the following determinations to be warranted.
NOW THEREFORE pursuant to section 125.2 of the Utilities Commission Act the BCUC orders as follows:
1. Reliability standards MOD-001-1a, MOD-004-1, MOD-008-1, MOD-028-2, MOD-029-2a and MOD-030-3 are retired in B.C. effective February 1, 2024.
2. All reliability standards listed in Attachment A to this order are effective in B.C. as of the dates shown. The effective dates for the reliability standards listed in Attachment A supersede the effective dates that were included in any similar list appended to any previous order of the BCUC.
DATED at the City of Vancouver, in the Province of British Columbia, this 16th day of January 2024.
BY ORDER
Original signed by:
E. B. Lockhart
Commissioner
Attachment
British Columbia Utilities Commission
Reliability Standards with Effective Dates adopted in British Columbia
Standard |
Name |
BCUC Order Adopting |
Effective Date |
BAL‑001‑2 |
Real Power Balancing Control Performance |
R‑14‑16 |
July 1, 2016 |
BAL‑002‑3 |
Disturbance Control Standard – Contingency Reserve for Recovery from a Balancing Contingency Event |
R‑21‑19 |
April 1, 2020 |
BAL-002-WECC-3 |
Contingency Reserve |
R-34-22A1 |
October 29, 2022 |
BAL-003-2 |
Frequency Response and Frequency Bias Setting |
R-21-21 |
October 1, 2021 |
BAL‑004‑WECC‑3 |
Automatic Time Error Correction |
R‑21‑19 |
January 1, 2020 |
BAL‑005‑1 |
Balancing Authority Control |
R‑33‑18 |
October 1, 2019 |
CIP‑002‑5.1a |
Cyber Security — BES Cyber System Categorization |
R‑33‑18 |
October 1, 2018 and as per BC -specific Implementation Plan |
CIP‑003‑8 |
Cyber Security — Security Management Controls |
R-19-20 |
October 1, 2020 and as per BC -specific Implementation Plan |
CIP‑004‑6[1] |
Cyber Security — Personnel & Training |
R-39-17 |
October 1, 2018 and as per BC -specific Implementation Plan |
CIP-004-7 |
Cyber Security — Personnel & Training |
R-44-23 |
October 1, 2025 and as per BC -specific Implementation Plan |
CIP‑005‑61 |
Cyber Security – Electronic Security Perimeter(s) |
R-19-20 |
April 1, 2023 and as per BC -specific Implementation Plan |
CIP-005-7 |
Cyber Security – Electronic Security Perimeter(s) |
R-34-22A1 |
July 1, 2024 and as per BC -specific Implementation Plan |
CIP‑006‑6 |
Cyber Security — Physical Security of BES Cyber Systems |
R‑39‑17 |
October 1, 2018 and as per BC -specific Implementation Plan |
CIP‑007‑6 |
Cyber Security — System Security Management |
R‑39‑17 |
October 1, 2018 and as per BC -specific Implementation Plan |
CIP‑008‑6 |
Cyber Security – Incident Reporting and Response Planning |
R-19-20 |
April 1, 2023 |
CIP‑009‑6 |
Cyber Security — Recovery Plans for BES Cyber Systems |
R‑39‑17 |
October 1, 2018 and as per BC -specific Implementation Plan |
CIP‑010‑31 |
Cyber Security – Configuration Change Management and Vulnerability Assessments |
R-19-20 |
April 1, 2023 and as per BC -specific Implementation Plan |
CIP-010-4 |
Cyber Security – Configuration Change Management and Vulnerability Assessments |
R-34-22A1 |
July 1, 2024 and as per BC -specific Implementation Plan |
CIP‑011‑21 |
Cyber Security – Information Protection |
R‑39‑17 |
October 1, 2018 and as BC -specific Implementation Plan |
CIP-011-3 |
Cyber Security – Information Protection |
R-44-23 |
October 1, 2025 and as per BC -specific Implementation Plan |
CIP-012-1 |
Cyber Security – Communications between Control Centers |
R-21-21 |
October 1, 2023 |
CIP‑013‑11 |
Cyber Security ‑ Supply Chain Risk Management |
R-19-20 |
April 1, 2023 and as per BC -specific Implementation Plan |
CIP-013-2 |
Cyber Security ‑ Supply Chain Risk Management |
R-34-22A1 |
July 1, 2024 and as per BC -specific Implementation Plan |
CIP-014-3 |
Physical Security |
R-44-23 |
September 8, 2023 |
COM‑001‑3 |
Communications |
R‑39‑17 |
R1, R2: October 1, 2017 R3‑R13: October 1, 2018 |
COM‑002‑4 |
Operating Personnel Communications Protocols |
R‑32‑16A |
April 1, 2017 |
EOP‑003‑1[2] |
Load Shedding Plans |
G‑67‑09 |
November 1, 2010 |
EOP‑003‑2[3] |
Load Shedding Plans |
N/A |
Adoption held in abeyance at this time[4] |
EOP‑004‑4 |
Event Reporting |
R‑21‑19 |
October 1, 2020 |
EOP‑005‑3 |
System Restoration and Blackstart Resources |
R‑21‑19 |
October 1, 2020 |
EOP‑006‑3 |
System Restoration Coordination |
R‑21‑19 |
October 1, 2020 |
EOP‑008‑2 |
Loss of Control Center Functionality |
R‑21‑19 |
October 1, 2020 |
EOP‑010‑1 |
Geomagnetic Disturbance Operations |
R‑38‑15 |
R1, R3: October 1, 2016 R2: October 1, 2017 |
EOP‑011‑11 |
Emergency Operations |
R‑39‑17 |
October 1, 2018 |
EOP-011-2 |
Emergency Preparedness and Operations |
R-34-22A1 |
July 1, 2024 and as per BC -specific Implementation Plan |
FAC‑001‑31 |
Facility Interconnection Requirements |
R‑33‑18 |
October 1, 2019 |
FAC-001-3 (errata revision)1 |
Facility Interconnection Requirements |
R-44-23 |
September 8, 2023 |
FAC-001-4 |
Facility Interconnection Requirements |
N/A |
Adoption held in abeyance at this time4 |
FAC-002-31 |
Facility Interconnection Studies |
R-21-21 |
January 1, 2022 |
FAC-002-4 |
Facility Interconnection Studies |
N/A |
Adoption held in abeyance at this time4 |
FAC‑003‑41 |
Transmission Vegetation Management |
R‑39‑17 |
October 1, 2017 |
FAC-003-5 |
Transmission Vegetation Management |
R-44-23 |
October 1, 2025 and as per BC -specific Implementation Plan |
FAC‑008‑31 |
Facility Ratings |
R‑32‑14 |
August 1, 2015 |
FAC-008-5 |
Facility Ratings |
R-34-22A1 |
July 1, 2024 |
FAC‑010‑3 |
System Operating Limits Methodology for the Planning Horizon |
R‑39‑17 |
R1–R4: October 1, 2017 R1-R4: Retired October 1, 2025 |
FAC‑011‑31 |
System Operating Limits Methodology for the Operations Horizon |
R‑39‑17 |
October 1, 2017 |
FAC-011-4 |
System Operating Limits Methodology for the Operations Horizon |
R-44-23 |
October 1, 2025 and as per BC -specific Implementation Plan |
FAC‑013‑2 |
Assessment of Transfer Capability for the Near Term Transmission Planning Horizon |
N/A |
Adoption held in abeyance at this time4, [6] |
FAC‑014‑21 |
Establish and Communicate System Operating Limits |
G‑167‑10 |
January 1, 2011 |
FAC-014-3 |
Establish and Communicate System Operating Limits |
R-44-23 |
October 1, 2025 and as per BC -specific Implementation Plan |
FAC‑501‑WECC‑2 |
Transmission Maintenance |
R‑21‑19 |
October 1, 2019 |
INT-006-5 |
Evaluation of Interchange Transactions |
R-34-22A1 |
October 29, 2022 |
INT-009-3 |
Implementation of Interchange |
R-34-22A1 |
October 29, 2022 |
IRO‑001‑4 |
Reliability Coordination – Responsibilities |
R‑39‑17 |
October 1, 2017 |
IRO-002-7 |
Reliability Coordination – Monitoring and Analysis |
R-34-22A1 |
October 29, 2022 |
IRO‑006‑5 |
Reliability Coordination – Transmission Loading Relief |
R‑1‑13 |
April 15, 2013 |
IRO‑006‑WECC‑3 |
Qualified Transfer Path Unscheduled Flow (USF) Relief |
R-19-20 |
January 1, 2021 |
IRO‑008‑21 |
Reliability Coordinator Operational Analyses and Real‑time Assessments |
R‑39‑17 |
October 1, 2017 |
IRO-008-3 |
Reliability Coordinator Operational Analyses and Real‑time Assessments |
R-44-23 |
October 1, 2025 and as per BC -specific Implementation Plan |
IRO‑009‑2 |
Reliability Coordinator Actions to Operate Within IROLs |
R‑39‑17 |
October 1, 2017 |
IRO-010-31 |
Reliability Coordinator Data Specification and Collection |
R-21-21 |
January 1, 2022 |
IRO-010-4 |
Reliability Coordinator Data Specification and Collection |
R-34-22A1 |
July 1, 2024 and as per BC -specific Implementation Plan |
IRO‑014‑3 |
Coordination Among Reliability Coordinators |
R‑39‑17 |
October 1, 2017 |
IRO‑017‑1 |
Outage Coordination |
R‑39‑17 |
October 1, 2020 |
IRO‑018‑1(i) |
Reliability Coordinator Real‑time Reliability Monitoring and Analysis Capabilities |
R‑33‑18 |
April 1, 2020 |
MOD‑001‑1a |
Available Transmission System Capability |
G‑175‑11 |
November 30, 2011 Retired: February 1, 2024 |
MOD‑004‑1 |
Capacity Benefit Margin |
G‑175‑11 |
November 30, 2011 Retired: February 1, 2024 |
MOD‑008‑1 |
Transmission Reliability Margin Calculation Methodology |
G‑175‑11 |
November 30, 2011 Retired: February 1, 2024 |
Steady‑State Data for Modeling and Simulation for the Interconnected Transmission System |
G‑67‑09 |
November 1, 2010 |
|
MOD‑012‑07 |
Dynamics Data for Modeling and Simulation of the Interconnected Transmission System |
G‑67‑09 |
November 1, 2010 |
MOD‑025‑2 |
Verification and Data Reporting of Generator Real and Reactive Power Capability and Synchronous Condenser Reactive Power Capability |
R‑38‑15 With revised effective dates by Order R‑14‑20 |
40% by October 1, 2017 60% by October 1, 2018 80% by October 1, 2019 100% by April 1, 2021 |
MOD‑026‑1 |
Verification of Models and Data for Generator Excitation Control System or Plant Volt/Var Control Functions |
R‑38‑15 |
R1: October 1, 2016 R2: 30% by October 1, 2019 50% by October 1, 2021 100% by October 1, 2025 R3‑R6: October 1, 2015 |
MOD‑027‑1 |
Verification of Models and Data for Turbine/Governor and Load Control or Active Power/Frequency Control Functions |
R‑38‑15 |
R1: October 1, 2016 R2: 30% by October 1, 2019 50% by October 1, 2021 100% by October 1, 2025 R3‑R5: October 1, 2015 |
MOD‑028‑2 |
Area Interchange Methodology |
R‑32‑14 |
August 1, 2014 Retired: February 1, 2024 |
MOD‑029‑2a |
Rated System Path Methodology |
R‑39‑17 |
October 1, 2017 Retired: February 1, 2024 |
MOD‑030‑3 |
Flowgate Methodology |
R‑39‑17 |
October 1, 2017 Retired: February 1, 2024 |
MOD-031-3 |
Demand and Energy Data |
R-21-21 |
January 1, 2022 |
MOD‑032‑1 |
Data for Power System Modeling and Analysis |
R‑38‑15 |
Adoption held in abeyance at this time4 |
MOD‑033‑1 |
Steady‑State and Dynamic System Model Validation |
R‑38‑15 |
Adoption held in abeyance at this time4 |
NUC-001-4 |
Nuclear Plant Interface Coordination |
R-21-21 |
October 1, 2021 |
PER‑003‑2 |
Operating Personnel Credentials |
R‑21‑19 |
April 1, 2020 |
PER‑005‑2 |
Operations Personnel Training |
R‑38‑15 |
R1‑R4, R6: October 1, 2016 R5: October 1, 2017 |
PER‑006‑1 |
Specific Training for Personnel |
R‑21‑19 |
October 1, 2021 |
PRC‑002‑21 |
Disturbance Monitoring and Reporting Requirements |
R‑32‑16A |
R1, R5: April 1, 2017 R2‑R4, R6‑R11: staged as per BC -specific Implementation Plan R12: July 1, 2017 |
PRC-002-3 |
Disturbance Monitoring and Reporting Requirements |
R-44-23 |
October 1, 2025 and as per BC‑specific Implementation Plan |
PRC-004-6 |
Protection System Misoperation Identification and Correction |
R-34-22A1 |
April 1, 2023 |
PRC‑005‑1.1b1, [8] |
Transmission and Generation Protection System Maintenance and Testing |
R‑32‑14 |
January 1, 2015 |
PRC‑005‑6 |
Protection System, Automatic Reclosing, and Sudden Pressure Relaying Maintenance |
R‑39‑17 |
R1, R2, R5: October 1, 2019 R3, R4: See BC -specific Implementation Plan |
PRC-006-5 |
Automatic Underfrequency Load Shedding |
N/A |
To be determined4 |
PRC‑007‑0[9] |
Assuring consistency of entity Underfrequency Load Shedding Program Requirements |
G‑67‑09 |
November 1, 2010 |
PRC‑008‑08 |
Implementation and Documentation of Underfrequency Load Shedding Equipment Maintenance Program |
G‑67‑09 |
November 1, 2010 |
PRC‑009‑09 |
Analysis and Documentation of Underfrequency Load Shedding Performance Following an Underfrequency Event |
G‑67‑09 |
November 1, 2010 |
PRC‑010‑01 |
Technical Assessment of the Design and Effectiveness of Undervoltage Load Shedding Program |
G‑67‑09 |
November 1, 2010 |
PRC‑010‑2 |
Under Voltage Load Shedding |
N/A |
Adoption held in abeyance at this time4 |
PRC‑011‑08 |
Undervoltage Load Shedding system Maintenance and Testing |
G‑67‑09 |
November 1, 2010 |
PRC‑012‑2 |
Remedial Action Schemes |
R‑33‑18 |
October 1, 2021 R1: Attachment 1, Section II Parts 6(d) and 6(e) to be determined.4 R2: Attachment 2, Section I Parts 7(d) and 7(e) to be determined.4 R4: To be determined.4 |
PRC‑017‑18 |
Remedial Action Scheme Maintenance and Testing |
R‑39‑17 |
October 1, 2017 |
PRC‑019‑2 |
Coordination of Generating Unit or Plant Capabilities, Voltage Regulating Controls, and Protection |
R‑32‑16A With revised effective dates by Order R‑14‑20 |
40% by October 1, 2017 60% by October 1, 2018 80% by October 1, 2019 100% by April 1, 2021 |
PRC‑021‑1[10] |
Under Voltage Load Shedding Program Data |
G‑67‑09 |
November 1, 2010 |
PRC‑022‑110 |
Under Voltage Load Shedding Program Performance |
G‑67‑09 |
November 1, 2010 |
PRC‑023‑21, [11] |
Transmission Relay Loadability |
R‑41‑13 |
R1‑R5: For circuits identified by sections 4.2.1.1 and 4.2.1.4: For circuits identified by sections 4.2.1.2, 4.2.1.3, 4.2.1.5, and 4.2.1.6: R6: To be determined4 |
PRC‑023‑41 |
Transmission Relay Loadability |
R‑39‑17 |
R1‑R5 Circuits 4.2.1.1, 4.2.1.4: October 1, 2017 with the exception of Criterion 6 of R1 which will not become effective until PRC‑025‑2 R1 is completely effective in BC. Until then, PRC‑023‑2 R1, Criterion 6 will remain in effect. R1‑R5 Circuits 4.2.1.2, 4.2.1.3, 4.2.1.5, 4.2.1.6 and R6: To be determined.4 |
PRC-023-5 |
Transmission Relay Loadability |
R-44-23 |
R1-R5 Circuits 4.2.1.1 and 4.2.1.4: October 1, 2025 except R1 criterion 6 which will not become effective until PRC-025-2 is completely effective in BC. Until then, PRC-023-2 R1 Criterion 6 remains in effect. R1-R5 Circuits 4.2.1.2, 4.2.1.3, 4.2.1.5, 4.2.1.6 and R6: To be determined |
PRC‑024‑21 |
Generator Frequency and Voltage Protective Relay Settings |
R‑32‑16A With revised effective dates by Order R-14-20 |
40% by October 1, 2017 60% by October 1, 2018 80% by October 1, 2019 100% by April 1, 2021 |
PRC-024-3 |
Frequency and Voltage Protection Settings for Generating Resources |
R-21-21 |
October 1, 2023 |
PRC‑025‑2 |
Generator Relay Loadability |
R‑21‑19 |
October 1, 2019 and staged per BC -specific Implementation Plan |
PRC-026-2 |
Relay Performance During Stable Power Swings |
N/A |
Adoption held in abeyance at this time4 |
PRC‑027‑1 |
Coordination of Protection Systems for Performance During Faults |
R‑21‑19 |
October 1, 2021 |
TOP‑001‑1a[12] |
Reliability Responsibilities and Authorities |
R‑1‑13 |
January 15, 2013 |
TOP-001-51 |
Transmission Operations |
R-34-22A1 |
October 29, 2022 |
TOP-001-6 |
Transmission Operations |
R-44-23 |
October 1, 2025 and as per BC-specific Implementation Plan |
TOP‑002‑4 |
Operations Planning |
R‑39‑17 With revised effective dates by Order R‑14‑20 |
April 1, 2021 |
TOP-003-41 |
Operational Reliability Data |
R-21-21 |
January 1, 2022 |
TOP-003-5 |
Operational Reliability Data |
R-34-22A1 |
July 1, 2024 and as per BC -specific Implementation Plan |
TOP‑007‑012 |
Reporting System Operating Limit (SOL) and Interconnection Reliability Operating Limit (IROL) Violations |
G‑67‑09 |
November 1, 2010 |
TOP‑008‑112 |
Response to Transmission Limit Violations |
G‑67‑09 |
November 1, 2010 |
TOP‑010‑1(i) |
Real‑time Reliability Monitoring and Analysis Capabilities |
R‑33‑18 With revised effective dates by Order R‑14‑20 |
April 1, 2021 |
TPL‑001‑41 |
Transmission System Planning Performance Requirements |
R‑27‑18A |
R1: July 1, 2019 R2‑R6, R8: July 1, 2020 R7: To be determined4 |
TPL-001-5.1 |
Transmission System Planning Performance Requirements |
N/A |
Adoption held in abeyance at this time.4 |
TPL‑007‑4 |
Transmission System Planned Performance for Geomagnetic Disturbance Events |
N/A |
Adoption held in abeyance at this time4 |
VAR‑001‑5 |
Voltage and Reactive Control |
R‑21‑19 |
October 1, 2019 |
VAR‑002‑4.1 |
Generator Operation for Maintaining Network Voltage Schedules |
R‑33‑18 |
October 1, 2018 |
VAR‑501‑WECC‑3.1 |
Power System Stabilizer (PSS) |
R‑33‑18 |
October 1, 2020 R3: For units placed into service after the effective date: January 1, 2021 For units placed into service prior to the effective date: January 1, 2024 |
British Columbia Utilities Commission
TOP Reliability Standards
Supersession Mapping
This following mapping shows the supersession of Requirements for the following TOP reliability standards by the revised/replacement reliability standards indicated which are either adopted or yet to be adopted in B.C. as of the effective date in the “B.C. Reliability Standards” section above:
TOP‑001‑1a |
— |
Reliability Responsibilities and Authorities |
TOP‑007‑0 |
— |
Reporting System Operating Limit (SOL) and Interconnection Reliability Operating Limit (IROL) Violations |
TOP‑008‑1 |
— |
Response to Transmission Limit Violations |
Standard TOP‑001‑1a — Reliability Responsibilities and Authorities |
|
Requirement Being Superseded |
Superseding BCUC Approved Standard(s) |
Requirements R1, R2, R4, R5, R6 |
TOP‑001‑5 |
Requirement R3 |
IRO‑001‑4 TOP‑001‑5 |
Requirement R7 |
TOP‑001‑5 TOP‑003‑4 IRO‑010‑3 |
Requirement R8 |
EOP‑003‑2, Requirement 1 (adoption held in abeyance in B.C. due to PA/PC dependencies) IRO‑009‑2 |
Standard TOP-007-0 — Reporting System Operating Limit (SOL) and Interconnection Reliability Operating Limit (IROL) Violations |
|
Requirement Being Superseded |
Superseding BCUC Approved Standard(s) |
Requirement R1 |
IRO‑008‑2 TOP‑001‑5 |
Requirement R2 |
IRO‑009‑2 TOP‑001‑5 |
Requirement R3 |
EOP‑003‑2, Requirement 1 (adoption held in abeyance in B.C. due to PA/PC dependencies) IRO‑009‑2 |
Requirement R4 |
IRO‑008‑2 |
Standard TOP‑008‑1 — Response to Transmission Limit Violations |
|
Requirement Being Superseded |
Superseding BCUC Approved Standard(s) |
Requirements R1 |
EOP‑003‑2, Requirement 1 (adoption held in abeyance in BC due to PA/PC dependencies) TOP‑001‑5 |
Requirements R2 and R3 |
TOP‑001‑5 |
Requirement R4 |
TOP‑001‑5 TOP‑002‑4 TOP‑003‑4 |
[1] Reliability standard is superseded by the revised/replacement reliability standard listed immediately below it as of the effective date(s) of the revised/replacement reliability standard.
[2] Reliability standard would be superseded by EOP‑003‑2 if adopted in B.C. Adoption of EOP‑003‑2 pending reassessment.
[3] Reliability standard is superseded by EOP‑011‑1 as of the EOP‑011‑1 effective date in conjunction with PRC‑010‑2 Requirement 1 if adopted in B.C. Adoption of PRC‑010‑2 is held in abeyance at this time.
[4] On January 26, 2022, the BCUC Reasons for Decision for Order No. R-4-22, indicated that a separate proceeding would be initiated regarding Planning Coordinator issues and adjourned the Planning Coordinator Assessment Report.
[5] On November 21, 2013, FERC Order 788 (referred to as Paragraph 81) approved the retiring of the reliability standard requirements.
[6] On October 15, 2020, FERC Order No. 873 approved the retirement of the reliability standard in the United States. The reliability standard was not recommended for adoption in B.C. per the Planning Coordinator Assessment Report filed with BCUC on May 31, 2021.
[7] Reliability standard will be superseded by Requirement 2 of MOD-032-1 by the effective date of MOD-032-1 Requirement 2, pending adoption in B.C.
[8] Reliability standard is superseded by PRC-005-6 as per the PRC-005-6 B.C. specific Implementation Plan.
[10] Reliability standard is superseded by PRC‐010‐2 if adopted in B.C.
[11] PRC‑023‑2 Requirement 1, Criterion 6 only is superseded by PRC‑025‑2 as of PRC‑025‑2’s 100 per cent Effective Date.
[12] Refer to “TOP Reliability Standards Supersession Mapping” section below.