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One of the primary purposes of the RRC is to develop and enforce standards that apply to the entire Railbelt region. Members of the technical advisory council and additional subject matter experts use their knowledge of the unique challenges of the islanded Railbelt grid as well as stakeholder input to create specialized reliability, operating, security, and other standards for the grid.
Upcoming
RRC-FAC-001
Upcoming
RRC-FAC-002
Upcoming
RRC-BAL-002
Upcoming
RRC-BAL-003
RCA Review
RRC-BAL-004
Inactive
RRC-BAL-005
In Progress
RRC-BAL-006
Inactive
Upcoming
RRC-CIP-002
In Progress
RRC-CIP-003
In Progress
RRC-CIP-004
Upcoming
RRC-CIP-005
Upcoming
RRC-CIP-006
Upcoming
RRC-CIP-007
Upcoming
RRC-CIP-008
Upcoming
RRC-CIP-009
Upcoming
Upcoming
RRC-CIP-011
Upcoming
RRC-CIP-012
Upcoming
RRC-CIP-013
Upcoming
RRC-CIP-014
Upcoming
RRC-CIP-015
Upcoming
RRC-INT-006
RCA Review
RRC-Interconnection Process-001
Upcoming
RRC-PRC-006
Upcoming
RRC-Reliability Coordinator-001
In Progress
RRC-RES-001
Upcoming
RRC-TPL-001
In Progress
RRC-VAR-001
RCA Review
RCA Review
Below are all standards filed with and currently under review by the Regulatory Commission of Alaska (RCA).
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.
2 days until RCA public comment deadline.
This standard defines coordination between Balancing Authorities to prevent transfer between Balancing Areas exceeding established limits.
2 days until RCA public comment deadline.
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.
2 days until RCA public comment deadline.
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.
2 days until RCA public comment deadline.
Below are all standards currently in development.
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.
13 days until brought before the Board for approval.
RRC Working Group dedicated to developing violation risk factors (VRFs) and violation severity levels (VSLs) for each requirement in each Standard.
7 days until first working group meeting.
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.
7 days until first working group meeting.
This standard describes services, responsibilities and requirements for the Reliability Coordinator (RC).
13 days until brought before the Board for approval.
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.
13 days until brought before the Board for approval.
In 2017, Railbelt Load Serving Entities developed and voluntarily agreed to the following reliability standards.
The 2019 letter from Railbelt Utilities to the Regulatory Commission of Alaska on the confidential Critical Infrastructure Protection (CIP) standards.
Alaska Railbelt 2017 Consensus Standard: Generator Operation for Maintaining Network Voltage Schedules.
Alaska Railbelt 2017 Consensus Standard: Voltage and Reactive Control.
Alaska Railbelt 2017 Consensus Standard: Transmission Planning Performance Requirements.
Alaska Railbelt 2017 Consensus Standard: Reserve Obligation and Allocation.
Alaska Railbelt 2017 Consensus Standard: Automatic Underfrequency Load Shedding.
Alaska Railbelt 2017 Consensus Standard: Steady-State and Dynamic System Model Validation.
Alaska Railbelt 2017 Consensus Standard: Data for Power System Modeling and Analysis.
Alaska Railbelt 2017 Consensus Standard: Total Transfer Capability.
Alaska Railbelt 2017 Consensus Standard: Verification of Models and Data for Turbine/Governor and Load Control or Active Power/Frequency Control Functions.
Alaska Railbelt 2017 Consensus Standard: Verification of Models and Data for Generator Excitation Control System or Plant Volt/Var Control Functions.
Alaska Railbelt 2017 Consensus Standard: Verification and Data Reporting of Generator Real and Reactive Power Capability and Synchronous Condenser Reactive Power Capability.
Alaska Railbelt 2017 Consensus Standard: Interchange Information.
Alaska Railbelt 2017 Consensus Standard: Coordination of Plans for New Facilities.
Alaska Railbelt 2017 Consensus Standard: Facility Connection Requirements.
Alaska Railbelt 2017 Consensus Standard: Planning Resource Adequacy Analysis, Assessment, and Documentation.
Alaska Railbelt 2017 Consensus Standard: Inadvertent Interchange.
Alaska Railbelt 2017 Consensus Standard: Automatic Generation Control.
Alaska Railbelt 2017 Consensus Standard: Time Error Correction.
Alaska Railbelt 2017 Consensus Standard: Frequency Response and Bias.
Alaska Railbelt 2017 Consensus Standard: Disturbance Control Performance.
Alaska Railbelt 2017 Consensus Standard: Real Power Balancing Control Performance.