and Balancing Authorities as appropriate. failed to comply with failed to comply with has failed to comply has failed to comply This coordination includes the following one (1) of the two (2) of the with three (3) of the with four (4) or more steps, as applicable: subcomponents. subcomponents. sub-components. of the The Transmission Operator and Balancing The Transmission R6.1. N/A N/A N/A Authority shall establish and maintain Operator or reliable communications between Balancing Authority interconnected systems. has failed to establish and maintain reliable communication between interconnected systems. The Transmission Operator and Balancing The Transmission R6.2. N/A N/A N/A Authority shall arrange new interchange Operator or agreements to provide for emergency Balancing Authority capacity or energy transfers if existing has failed to arrange agreements cannot be used. new interchange agreements to provide for emergency capacity or energy transfers with required entities when existing agreements could not be used. The Transmission Operator and Balancing The Transmission R6.3. N/A N/A N/A Authority shall coordinate transmission and Operator or generator maintenance schedules to Balancing Authority maximize capacity or conserve the fuel in has failed to short supply. (This includes water for hydro coordinate generators.) transmission and generator maintenance schedules to maximize capacity or conserve fuel in short supply. The Transmission Operator and Balancing The Transmission R6.4. N/A N/A N/A Authority shall arrange deliveries of Operator or electrical energy or fuel from remote Balancing Authority systems through normal operating channels. has failed to arrange
and Balancing Authorities as appropriate. This coordination includes the following steps, as applicable: failed to comply with one (1) of the subcomponents. failed to comply with two (2) of the subcomponents. has failed to comply with three (3) of the sub-components. has failed to comply with four (4) or more of the R6.1. The Transmission Operator and Balancing Authority shall establish and maintain reliable communications between interconnected systems. The Transmission Operator or Balancing Authority has failed to establish and maintain reliable communication between interconnected systems. N/A N/A N/A R6.2. The Transmission Operator and Balancing Authority shall arrange new interchange agreements to provide for emergency capacity or energy transfers if existing agreements cannot be used. The Transmission Operator or Balancing Authority has failed to arrange new interchange agreements to provide for emergency capacity or energy transfers with required entities when existing agreements could not be used. N/A N/A N/A R6.3. The Transmission Operator and Balancing Authority shall coordinate transmission and generator maintenance schedules to maximize capacity or conserve the fuel in short supply. (This includes water for hydro generators.) The Transmission Operator or Balancing Authority has failed to coordinate transmission and generator maintenance schedules to maximize capacity or conserve fuel in short supply. N/A N/A N/A R6.4. The Transmission Operator and Balancing Authority shall arrange deliveries of electrical energy or fuel from remote systems through normal operating channels. The Transmission Operator or Balancing Authority has failed to arrange N/A N/A N/A
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