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Matters open for public comment will be listed below. All other open matters may be included in active notices. If you don’t see a particular matter, visit the RCA’s website or contact us with questions.
ER14 provides a framework for impacted stakeholders and members of the public to submit comments and complaints to the RRC for consideration and due handling. ER14 became effective on May 17, 2024.
On September 30, 2024, the RRC Board of Directors issued a Directive to initiate a review of the Documents Retention and Access Rule (ER3) and the Confidential Documents and Access Rule (ER4). In response to this directive, the Chief Administrative Officer will establish a Work Group to review these rules and other relevant organizational documents and develop recommended revisions for Board action and subsequent filing with the Regulatory Commission of Alaska.
This is a new unique standard, not based on an AK consensus or NERC standard.
ER6 and ER7 were amended, through a working group process, to address inefficiencies regarding the timeline for distributing meeting materials. The revisions became effective on December 27, 2024, which repealed ER6 and changed ER7 into the Public Notice and Meetings Rule.
The RRC's active Tariff as approved by the Regulatory Commission of Alaska (RCA).
The Regulatory commission of Alaska (RCA) opened a docket to investigate the RRC's proposed 2024 budget and surcharge. The docket was closed on June 14, 2024.
This standard ensures the Balancing Authority or Reserve Sharing Group balances resources and demand and returns the Balancing Authority's or Reserve Sharing Group's Area Control Error to defined values (subject to applicable limits) following a Reportable Balancing Contingency Event.
This standard ensures generators provide reactive support and voltage control, within generating Facility capabilities, in order to protect equipment and maintain reliable operation of the Interconnection.
This standard is to ensure that Timer Error Corrections are conducted in a manner that does not adversely affect the reliability of the Interconnection.
This standard establishes requirements for Balancing Authority Automatic Generation Control (AGC) necessary to calculate Area Control Error (ACE) and to routinely deploy the Regulating Reserve.
2 days until brought before the Board for approval.
This standard defines a process for monitoring Balancing Authorities to ensure that, over the long-term, balancing Authority Areas do not excessively depend on other Balancing Authority areas in the Interconnection for meeting their demand or Interchange obligations.
To establish common criteria, based on “one day in ten year” loss of Load expectation principles, for the analysis, assessment, and documentation of Resource Adequacy for Load in the ReliabilityFirst Corporation (RF) region
This standard states is to establish common criteria for each BA for a planning methodology based on the single largest unit contingency and an appropriate reserve margin or reserve criteria. The analysis, assessment, and documentation of Resource Adequacy, shall include Planning Reserve Margins for meeting system load both real and reactive within the Railbelt System.
RRC Working Group dedicated to developing violation risk factors (VRFs) and violation severity levels (VSLs) for each requirement in each Standard.
This standard specifies consistent and sustainable security management controls that establish responsibility and accountability to protect Bulk Electric Systems (BES) Cyber Systems (BCS) against compromise that could lead to misoperation or instability in the Railbelt Region BES.
This standard minimizes the risk against compromise that could lead to misoperation or instability in the Bulk Electric System (BES) from individuals accessing BES Cyber Systems by requiring an appropriate level of personnel risk assessment, training, security awareness, and access management in support of protecting BES Cyber Systems.
This standard manages electronic access to BES Cyber Systems by specifying a controlled Electronic Security Perimeter in support of protecting BES Cyber Systems against compromise that could lead to misoperation or instability in the BES.
This standard manages physical access to Bulk Electric System (BES) Cyber Systems by specifying a physical security plan in support of protecting BES Cyber Systems against compromise that could lead to misoperation or instability in the BES.
This standard manages system security by specifying select technical, operational, and procedural requirements in support of protecting BES Cyber Systems against compromise that could lead to misoperation or instability in the Bulk Electric System (BES).
This standard mitigates the risk to the reliable operation of the BES as the result of a Cyber Security Incident by specifying incident response requirements.
This standard recovers reliability functions performed by BES Cyber Systems by specifying recovery plan requirements in support of the continued stability, operability, and reliability of the BES.
This standard prevents and detects unauthorized changes to BES Cyber Systems by specifying configuration change management and vulnerability assessment requirements in support of protecting BES Cyber Systems from compromise that could lead to misoperation or instability in the Bulk Electric System (BES).
This standard prevents unauthorized access to BES Cyber System Information (BCSI) by specifying information protection requirements in support of protecting BES Cyber Systems against compromise that could lead to misoperation or instability in the Bulk Electric System (BES).
This standard requires Registered Entities to implement one or more documented plan(s) to mitigate the risks posed by unauthorized disclosure and unauthorized modification of Real-time Assessment and Real-time monitoring data while being transmitted between any applicable Control Centers.
This standard mitigates cyber security risks to the reliable operation of the Bulk Electric System (BES) by implementing security controls for supply chain risk management of BES Cyber Systems (BCS).
This standard identifies and protects Transmission stations and Transmission substations, and their associated primary control centers, that if rendered inoperable or damaged as a result of a physical attack could result in instability, uncontrolled separation, or Cascading within an Interconnection.
This standard improves the probability of detecting anomalous or unauthorized network activity in order to facilitate improved response and recovery from an attack.
To avoid adverse impacts on the reliability of the Bulk Electric System, Transmission Owners and applicable Generator Owners must document and make Facility interconnection requirements available so that entities seeking to interconnect will have the necessary information.
To study the impact of interconnecting new or changed Facilities on the Bulk Electric System.
This standard defines coordination between Balancing Authorities to prevent transfer between Balancing Areas exceeding established limits.
This Standard details the resource or load interconnection requirements and process for the Railbelt region.
This standard establishes design and documentation requirements for automatic underfrequency load shedding (UFLS) programs to arrest declining frequency, assist recovery of frequency following underfrequency events, and provide last resort system preservation measures.
This standard describes services, responsibilities and requirements for the Reliability Coordinator (RC).
2 days until brought before the Board for approval.
This standard governs Load Balancing Authority (LBA) reserve allocation requirements and allocation of reserves.
This standard establishes Transmission system planning performance requirements within the planning horizon to develop a System that will operate reliably over a broad spectrum of conditions and following a wide range of probable Contingencies applicable to the portions of the Bulk Electrical System (BES) used to supply power to or from major load and generation centers.
2 days until brought before the Board for approval.
This standard ensures that voltage levels, reactive flows, and reactive resources are monitored, controlled, and maintained within limits in real-time to protect equipment and the reliable operation of the Interconnection.
This standard ensures generators provide reactive support and voltage control, within generating Facility capabilities, in order to protect equipment and maintain reliable operation of the Interconnection.
On December 20, 2024, the RCA issued Letter Order # L2400404, approving the RRC's surcharge update, effective January 1, 2025.
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