WSP06539

• File Number: 8220.100.50
• Description: CRSP - Power Issues
• Basin: Colorado Mainstem
• Date: 1/1/1983
• Author: West. Sys. Coord. Co
• Title: Western Systems Coordinating Council Ten-Year Coordinated Plan Summary 1983- 1992
• Water Supply Pro - Doc Type: Publication

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The committee has adopted prDcedures and guidelines which
include a "Guideline for the Service to Critical Loads," prDcedures for
critical operating conditions, securing emergency assistance, system
restoration, inadvertent interchange accounting, repDrting the outage of
critical facilities, and time error control. The committee has been
instrumental in reporting system disturbance information, maintaining
power system stabilizer control equipment in service to prDvide system
damping, cDordinating lDad shedding and restoration programs, and
maintaining a spare transformer listing to facilitate the lDcation of
replacement equipment in times of emergency.

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

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

The Environmental Committee is responsible for recommending
criteria, guidelines, and DbJectives to assist Member Systems in achieving
goals of electric pDwer reliability and envirDnmental cDmpatibility. The
committee is also responsible for providing a forum for the exchange of
environmental infDrmation and for apprising the WSCC members of
environmental problems and technological developments. Annual seminars
are spDnsored to provide infDrmation Dn the new technology available for
protecting the environment.

The Environmental Committee's 19B2 activities included a
"Technical Update" meeting regarding acid precipitation, solid waste, and
regulations pertaining to polychlorinated biphenyls (PCB's) and a seminar
titled "Socia-Economic Management for the Electric Utility Industry" which
addressed the sDcio-ecDnomic requirements of environmental siting.

The cDmmittee is also responsible for monitoring and evaluating
proposed environmental legislation and recommending, when appropriate, the
Council 's involvement in those situatiDns affecting bulk pDwer 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 infDrmation activities.
PrDcedures have been established for gathering Dperating information
utilizing the Operations Committee's voice and facsimile communication
network. These prDcedures provide a swift and coordinated means for
obtaining factual information from operating personnel, disseminating the