Emergency Operating Procedures. Joint emergency procedures are essential due to the highly dependent nature of facilities under different authorities. The Parties are committed to reliable operation of the transmission system under normal conditions, and will work closely together during emergency situations that place the stability of the transmission system in jeopardy. In the event either Party declares a system emergency with respect to its system, the Parties agree to provide emergency assistance and to facilitate obtaining emergency assistance from a Third Party. The Parties will coordinate respective actions to provide immediate relief. The Parties will notify each other of emergency maintenance and forced outages that would have a significant impact on the other Party as soon as possible after the conditions are known. The Parties will evaluate the impact of emergency and forced outages on the Parties’ systems and work together to develop remedial steps as necessary In the interest of maintaining system stability and providing prompt response to problems that may arise, the Parties agree that in situations where there is an actual IROL violation and/or the system is on the verge of imminent collapse, and when there is already an existing Emergency Procedure or Operating Guide, both Parties and the affected operating entity will communicate and coordinate simultaneously via conference calls. Subsequent to such anomalous operations, the requesting Party will file a lessons learned report for the Parties and operating entities. This lesson learned report may assist in improving operations so that future operations will be more proactive; thereby, avoiding such abnormal communications/procedures. The Parties will work together and with the BAs under their purview to jointly develop and commit to additional emergency procedures as the need for such procedures arises. These procedures shall be reviewed annually by the Parties. Transmission System Emergencies may be implemented when, in the judgment of either Party, the system is in an emergency condition that is characterized by the potential, either imminently or for the next contingency, for system instability or cascading, or for equipment loading or voltages significantly beyond applicable operating limits, such that stability of the system cannot be assured, or to prevent a condition or situation that in the judgment of a Party is imminently likely to endanger life or property. In the event that it becomes necessary for either Party to declare a Transmission System Emergency for a Flowgate that is in close electrical proximity to both of the Parties’ areas, both Parties will take action(s) in kind to address the situation that prompted the Transmission System Emergency. These actions may include: (a) Curtailment of equivalent amounts of firm point-to-point transactions within both Parties; (b) Redispatching of generation within both Parties; and (c) Load shedding within both Parties. In situations where an actual IROL violation exists and the transmission system is currently, or for the next contingency would be, on the verge of imminent collapse, and there is not an existing Emergency Procedure or Operating Guide, the Parties will receive and carry out the instruction of the affected Party, or communicate the instruction to the affected entity within their own boundary, or utilize conference call capabilities to allow simultaneous coordination/communication between the Parties and the affected entity. No delay shall take place during the event, except in instances where the requested action will result in a more serious condition on the transmission system, or instances where, in the judgment of either Party, the requested action is imminently likely to endanger life or property. Financial considerations shall have no bearing on actions taken to prevent the collapse of the transmission system. All occurrences of this kind may be reviewed by either or both Parties after the fact. In a situation where a SOL violation exists within the regions of the Parties, or for the next contingency would exist, the Parties will work together as necessary, following good utility practices, and take action in kind as required to address the situation. As the RC for each respective region, each Party has the responsibility and authority to coordinate with the other Party and direct emergency action on the part of generation or transmission to protect the reliability of the network and shall do so if required to resolve emergency conditions in the other Party’s region. Effective restoration procedures require coordination and communication at all levels of the Parties’ organizations and their membership. During power system restoration, the Parties will coordinate their actions with each other, as well as with other RCs, in order to restore the transmission system as safely and efficiently as possible. In order to enhance restoration operations between the Parties, both Parties will conduct annual coordinated restoration drills. These drills will stress cooperation and communication so that both Parties are positioned to better assist the other in a real restoration Voltage stability or collapse problems have the potential to cause cascading outages and therefore must be closely coordinated to maintain reliable operations. As such, the Parties will coordinate operations in accordance with good utility practice in order to maintain stable voltage profiles throughout the respective Party’s zones of operations. When any one Party identifies an overload/emergency situation that may impact the other Party’s system and the other Party’s results/systems do not observe a similar situation, both Parties will operate to the most conservative result until the Parties can identify the reasons for these difference(s).
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Samples: Joint Operating Agreement, Joint Operating Agreement, Joint Operating Agreement
Emergency Operating Procedures. Joint emergency procedures are essential due to the highly dependent nature of facilities under different authorities. The Parties are committed to reliable operation of the transmission system under normal conditions, and will work closely together during emergency situations that place the stability of the transmission system in jeopardy. In the event either Party declares a system emergency with respect to its system, the Parties agree to provide emergency assistance and to facilitate obtaining emergency assistance from a Third Party. The Parties will coordinate respective actions to provide immediate relief. The Parties will notify each other of emergency maintenance and forced outages that would have a significant impact on the other Party as soon as possible after the conditions are known. The Parties will evaluate the impact of emergency and forced outages on the Parties’ systems and work together to develop remedial steps as necessary In the interest of maintaining system stability and providing prompt response to problems that may arise, the Parties agree that in situations where there is an actual IROL violation and/or the system is on the verge of imminent collapse, and when there is already an existing Emergency Procedure or Operating Guide, both Parties and the affected operating entity will communicate and coordinate simultaneously via conference calls. Subsequent to such anomalous operations, the requesting Party will file a lessons learned report for the Parties and operating entities. This lesson learned report may assist in improving operations so that future operations will be more proactive; thereby, avoiding such abnormal communications/procedures. The Parties will work together and with the BAs under their purview to jointly develop and commit to additional emergency procedures as the need for such procedures arises. These procedures shall be reviewed annually by the Parties. Transmission System Emergencies may be implemented when, in the judgment of either Party, the system is in an emergency condition that is characterized by the potential, either imminently or for the next contingency, for system instability or cascading, or for equipment loading or voltages significantly beyond applicable operating limits, such that stability of the system cannot be assured, or to prevent a condition or situation that in the judgment of a Party is imminently likely to endanger life or property. In the event that it becomes necessary for either Party to declare a Transmission System Emergency for a Flowgate that is in close electrical proximity to both of the Parties’ areas, both Parties will take action(s) in kind to address the situation that prompted the Transmission System Emergency. These actions may include:
(a) Curtailment of equivalent amounts of firm point-to-point transactions within both Parties;
(b) Redispatching of generation within both Parties; and
(c) Load shedding within both Parties. In situations where an actual IROL violation exists and the transmission system is currently, or for the next contingency would be, on the verge of imminent collapse, and there is not an existing Emergency Procedure or Operating Guide, the Parties will receive and carry out the instruction of the affected Party, or communicate the instruction to the affected entity within their own boundary, or utilize conference call capabilities to allow simultaneous coordination/communication between the Parties and the affected entity. No delay shall take place during the event, except in instances where the requested action will result in a more serious condition on the transmission system, or instances where, in the judgment of either Party, the requested action is imminently likely to endanger life or property. Financial considerations shall have no bearing on actions taken to prevent the collapse of the transmission system. All occurrences of this kind may be reviewed by either or both Parties after the fact. In a situation where a SOL violation exists within the regions of the Parties, or for the next contingency would exist, the Parties will work together as necessary, following good utility practices, and take action in kind as required to address the situation. As the RC for each respective region, each Party has the responsibility and authority to coordinate with the other Party and direct emergency action on the part of generation or transmission to protect the reliability of the network and shall do so if required to resolve emergency conditions in the other Party’s region. Effective restoration procedures require coordination and communication at all levels of the Parties’ organizations and their membership. During power system restoration, the Parties will coordinate their actions with each other, as well as with other RCs, in order to restore the transmission system as safely and efficiently as possible. In order to enhance restoration operations between the Parties, both Parties will conduct annual coordinated restoration drills. These drills will stress cooperation and communication so that both Parties are positioned to better assist the other in a real restoration Voltage stability or collapse problems have the potential to cause cascading outages and therefore must be closely coordinated to maintain reliable operations. As such, the Parties will coordinate operations in accordance with good utility practice in order to maintain stable voltage profiles throughout the respective Party’s zones of operations. When any one Party identifies an overload/emergency situation that may impact the other Party’s system and the other Party’s results/systems do not observe a similar situation, both Parties will operate to the most conservative result until the Parties can identify the reasons for these difference(s).
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Samples: Joint Operating Agreement
