WSP02437

• File Number: 8220.100.50
• Description: CRSP - Power Issues
• Basin: Colorado Mainstem
• Date: 1/1/1982
• Author: West. Sys. Coord. Co
• Title: Western Systems Coordinating Council Ten-Year Coordinated Plan Summary 1982 - 1991
• Water Supply Pro - Doc Type: Publication

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The committee has also adopted procedures and guidelines which
include "Guideline for the Service to Critical Loads," procedures for
critical operating conditions, securing emergency assistance, system
restoration, inadvertent interchange accounting, reporting the outage of
critical facilities, and time error control. The committee has been
instrumental in establishing procedures for scheduling maintenance of
generating units on an annual basis, reporting system disturbance
information, maintaining power system stabilizer control equipment in
service to provide system damping, coordinating load shedding and
restoration programs, and maintaining a spare transformer listing to
facilitate the location of replacement equipment in times of emergency.

In its efforts to assure regional reliability, WSCC has
implemented a comprehensive dispatcher training program. This training
program, which is administered by the WSCC Technical Staff, recognizes the
vital importance of regional coordination and provides the necessary
skills to deal with the increasing complexity of interconnected system
operation.

The committee is also responsible for administering WSCC's
regional coordination centers established to provide greater efficiency in
the dissemination of operating information and coordination during
emergency situations. These facilities provide the interconnected system
with a voice and facsimile communication network, In order to provide
widespread coverage over the WSCC service area, the coordination centers
are strategically located in Portland, Montrose (Colorado), San Francisco,
Phoenix and Salt Lake City.

The Environmental Committee is responsible for recommending
criteria, guidelines, and obJectives to assist Member Systems in achieving
goals of electric power reliability and environmental compatibility. The
committee is also responsible for providing a forum for the exchange of
environmental information and for apprising the WSCC members of
environmental problems and technological developments. Annual seminars
are sponsored to provide information on the new technology available for
protecting the environment.

The Environmental Committee's 1981 activities included a
"Techni ca I Update" meet i ng rega rdi ng renewable energy resource
technologies, a pollutant discharge elimination system clinic and a
seminar titled "Cultural Resource Management for the Electric Utility
Industry." The committee also enhanced its liaison and procedures for
exchanging information with MAPP's (Mid-Continent Area Power Pool)
Environmental Committee and updated its file of unique and exceptional
environmental related articles which serves as reference material for the
WSCC Member Systems.

The committee's Regulatory Affairs Subcommittee continues to
monitor and evaluate proposed environmental legislation and to recommend,
when appropriate, the Council's involvement in those situations affecting
bulk power system reliability within the WSCC region.

The Public Information Committee is charged with maintaining
relations with the news media, publishing materials for public
distribution, and coordinating the WSCC public information activities.