time interval not to exceed accordance with years; or, Requirement R2. Option 3: Use a combination of the above. N/A N/A N/A The responsible entity PRC-027-1 R3. Each Transmission Owner, Generator failed to utilize the Owner, and Distribution Provider shall process established in utilize its process established in Requirement accordance with R1 to develop new and revised Protection Requirement R1. System settings for BES Elements. The Transmission TOP-001-1a R1. Each Transmission Operator shall have the N/A N/A The Transmission Operator failed to responsibility and clear decision-making Operator does not have exercise specific authority to take whatever actions are needed the responsibility and authority to alleviate to ensure the reliability of its area and shall clear decision-making operating exercise specific authority to alleviate authority to take emergencies. operating emergencies. whatever actions are needed to ensure reliability of its area. TOP-001-1a R2. Each Transmission Operator shall take N/A N/A N/A The Transmission immediate actions to alleviate operating Operator failed to have emergencies including curtailing evidence that it took transmission service or energy schedules, immediate actions to operating equipment (e.g., generators, phase alleviate operating shifters, breakers), shedding firm load, etc. emergencies including curtailing transmission service or energy schedules, operating equipment (e.g., generators, phase shifters, breakers), shedding firm load, etc. TOP-001-1a R3. Each Transmission Operator, Balancing N/A N/A N/A The responsible entity Authority, and Generator Operator shall failed to comply with comply with reliability directives issued by reliability directives the Reliability Coordinator, and each issued by the Balancing Authority and Generator Operator Reliability
time interval not to exceed years; or, Option 3: Use a combination of the above. accordance with Requirement R2. PRC-027-1 R3. Each Transmission Owner, Generator Owner, and Distribution Provider shall utilize its process established in Requirement R1 to develop new and revised Protection System settings for BES Elements. N/A N/A N/A The responsible entity failed to utilize the process established in accordance with Requirement R1. TOP-001-1a R1. Each Transmission Operator shall have the responsibility and clear decision-making authority to take whatever actions are needed to ensure the reliability of its area and shall exercise specific authority to alleviate operating emergencies. N/A N/A The Transmission Operator does not have the responsibility and clear decision-making authority to take whatever actions are needed to ensure reliability of its area. The Transmission Operator failed to exercise specific authority to alleviate operating emergencies. TOP-001-1a R2. Each Transmission Operator shall take immediate actions to alleviate operating emergencies including curtailing transmission service or energy schedules, operating equipment (e.g., generators, phase shifters, breakers), shedding firm load, etc. N/A N/A N/A The Transmission Operator failed to have evidence that it took immediate actions to alleviate operating emergencies including curtailing transmission service or energy schedules, operating equipment (e.g., generators, phase shifters, breakers), shedding firm load, etc. TOP-001-1a R3. Each Transmission Operator, Balancing Authority, and Generator Operator shall comply with reliability directives issued by the Reliability Coordinator, and each Balancing Authority and Generator Operator N/A N/A N/A The responsible entity failed to comply with reliability directives issued by the Reliability
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