Balancing Authority

Question 1

The BA operates within _________?

Answer 1

the metered boundaries that establish the BA Area.

Question 2

What is included within the BA area?

Answer 2

Every generator, transmission facility, and End-use Customer.

Question 3

Purpose of the BA?

Answer 3

1. Maintain balance between load and resources in real time.

Question 4

How does BA keep balance between load and resources in real time?

Answer 4

1. Keeps actual interchange = to scheduled interchange.

2. Meeting frequency bias obligation

Question 5

Load-Resource balance is measured by:

Answer 5

BA’s Area Control Error (ACE).

Question 6

What organization requires the BA to maintain its ACE within acceptable limits?

Answer 6

NERC

Question 7

BA’s authority for what 4 types of resource management? (4)

Answer 7

1. Frequency control through tie-line bias.
2. Regulation service deployment.
3. Load-following through economic dispatch
4. Interchange Implementation

Question 8

The BA controls ,____________ within its area to meet its frequency bias obligation?

Answer 8

Resources

Question 9

To maintain its ACE within acceptable limits, the BA controls a set of generators within its BA area that are capable of providing_______________?

Answer 9

Regulation Service.

Question 10

BA performs ____________ and ____________. Besides the BA, ___________ may also perform the same functions.

Answer 10

unit commitment, economic dispatch,

Generator operators.

Question 11

The BAs receive _________ __________ from one or more Interchange Authority (ies).

Answer 11

Confirmed Interchange

Question 12

The BAs receive _______ _________ ______ from Market Operator and /or unit commitment and dispatch from _________ that has bilateral arrrangements for generation within the market or the BA area. The BA provides this commitment and dispatch schedules to the _________.

Answer 12

Resource Dispatch Plans
LSE
RC

Question 13

The BA approves as Arranged Interchange with respects to its ________ ________. The BA provides its approval or denial to the _________ ______ _________.

Answer 13

ramping requirements of the generation

Interchange Authorities.

Question 14

In event of energy emergencies, the BA can do what and with in accordance with who? (4)

Answer 14

1. Public appeals
2. demand-side management programs
3. Load Shedding
4. the RC

Question 15

IF BA cannot comply with NERC’s Reliability Standards regarding __________ ________ and ______, it must take action under its own initiative or direction by the RC.

Answer 15

frequency control

ACE