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WECC Glossary of Terms

WECC Glossary of Terms. Reliability Policy Issues Committee July 29, 2009 Steve Rueckert Director of Standards . Last Report. Glossary broken out into three sections: NERC terms (123) - with links to the NERC glossary WECC terms (127) - contained in existing glossary.

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WECC Glossary of Terms

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  1. WECC Glossary of Terms Reliability Policy Issues Committee July 29, 2009 Steve Rueckert Director of Standards

  2. Last Report • Glossary broken out into three sections: • NERC terms (123) - with links to the NERC glossary • WECC terms (127) - contained in existing glossary. • WECC staff reviewing and establishing which terms should remain and whether the definitions have been through due process • WECC terms (144) - capitalized in WECC documents but with no definition in the existing WECC glossary. • WECC staff reviewing which terms should be added

  3. WECC Glossary of TermsCurrent Status • WECC terms (144) - capitalized in WECC documents but with no definition in the existing WECC glossary • WECC staff completed review of these terms • Many have definitions that were approved in the development of the document • Some do not have a definition

  4. WECC Glossary of TermsCurrent Status - WECC terms (144) • Four potential courses of action • One or more identified for each term • Include definitions from the following documents in the WECC glossary • WECC regional reliability standards • WECC business practices • WECC criteria • Delete the term • Proper name • Section Title

  5. WECC Glossary of TermsCurrent Status - WECC terms (144) • Four potential courses of action – cont. • Develop a new definition • Would require approval • Would require taking the document back through the Process for Developing and Approving WECC Standards • Revise the document containing the term • Lower case • Different defined term • Revisions to regional reliability standards, business practices, and criteria would require taking the document back through the Process for Developing and Approving WECC Standards

  6. WECC Glossary of TermsCurrent Status • WECC terms (127) - contained in existing glossary • Definitions exist for these terms • Unknown what level of due process these definitions underwent • Have not been reviewed by WECC staff yet • What level of review is necessary • Staff • Industry

  7. WECC Glossary of TermsProposal • Add all terms from WECC regional reliability standards, business practices, and criteria, with a definition, to the Glossary • Approved during development • Terms with definitions from the old WECC Glossary • Distribute to the industry for review and comment to determine if the definitions acceptable as general information? • Delete all these terms?

  8. WECC Glossary of Terms • Capitalized terms from WECC documents with no definition • Identify the “owner” of these terms • Initiate the Process for Developing and Approving WECC Standards to either develop a definition or modify the document • Time consuming process • Will need to be done in steps

  9. Questions Steve Rueckert Director of Standards Western Electricity Coordinating Council801 883-6878 steve@wecc.biz

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