the IMFR, the BA shall direct any Interconnection’s necessary actions to improve rolling-average Frequency Response, which may combined Frequency include, but are not limited to, Response directing adjustment of Governor performance was less deadband and/or droop settings. than the IMFR. Each GO shall set its Governor Any Governor Any Governor Any Governor Any Governor BAL-001-TRE-1 R6. parameters as follows: parameter setting parameter setting was parameter setting was parameter setting was [Please see the was > 10% and > 20% and 30% > 30% and 40% > 40% outside setting standard for more information] ≤ ≤ ≤ 20% outside setting outside setting range outside setting range range specified in range specified in specified in R6. specified in R6. R6, R6. OR – – an electronic or digital Governor was set to step into the droop curve. Each GO shall operate each The GO operated BAL-001-TRE-1 R7. N/A N/A N/A generating unit/generating facility that with its Governor out is connected of service and did not to the interconnected transmission notify the GOP upon system with the Governor in service discovery of its and Governor out of responsive to frequency when the service. generating unit/generating facility is online and released for dispatch, unless the GO has a valid reason for operating with the Governor not in service and the GOP has been notified that the Governor is not in service. Each GOP shall notify the BA as soon The GOP notified The GOP notified the The GOP notified the The GOP failed to BAL-001-TRE-1 R8. as practical but within 30 of the BA of a change BA of a change in BA of a change in notify the BA of a the discovery of a status change (in in Governor status Governor status more Governor status more change in Governor service, out of service) of a Governor. between 31 minutes than 1 hour but within than 4 hours but within status within 24 and one hour after 4 hours after the GOP 24 hours after the GOP hours after the GOP the GOP was was notified of the was notified of the was notified of the notified of the discovery of the discovery of the discovery of the discovery of the change. change. change. change.
the IMFR, the BA shall direct any necessary actions to improve Frequency Response, which may include, but are not limited to, directing adjustment of Governor deadband and/or droop settings. Interconnection’s rolling-average combined Frequency Response performance was less than the IMFR. BAL-001-TRE-1 R6. Each GO shall set its Governor parameters as follows: [Please see the standard for more information] Any Governor parameter setting was > 10% and ≤ 20% outside setting range specified in R6. Any Governor parameter setting was > 20% and ≤ 30% outside setting range specified in R6. Any Governor parameter setting was > 30% and ≤ 40% outside setting range specified in R6. Any Governor parameter setting was > 40% outside setting range specified in R6, – OR – an electronic or digital Governor was set to step into the droop curve. BAL-001-TRE-1 R7. Each GO shall operate each generating unit/generating facility that is connected to the interconnected transmission system with the Governor in service and responsive to frequency when the generating unit/generating facility is online and released for dispatch, unless the GO has a valid reason for operating with the Governor not in service and the GOP has been notified that the Governor is not in service. N/A N/A N/A The GO operated with its Governor out of service and did not notify the GOP upon discovery of its Governor out of service. BAL-001-TRE-1 R8. Each GOP shall notify the BA as soon as practical but within 30 of the discovery of a status change (in service, out of service) of a Governor. The GOP notified the BA of a change in Governor status between 31 minutes and one hour after the GOP was notified of the discovery of the change. The GOP notified the BA of a change in Governor status more than 1 hour but within 4 hours after the GOP was notified of the discovery of the change. The GOP notified the BA of a change in Governor status more than 4 hours but within 24 hours after the GOP was notified of the discovery of the change. The GOP failed to notify the BA of a change in Governor status within 24 hours after the GOP was notified of the discovery of the change.
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