Authorities and communication paths reliability of its area or Transmission of any condition that when firm load Operators through could threaten the shedding was predetermined reliability of its area or anticipated. communication paths when firm load of any condition that shedding was could threaten the anticipated. reliability of its area or when firm load shedding is anticipated. COM-002-2 R2. Each Reliability N/A The responsible entity The responsible entity The responsible entity Coordinator, provided a clear provided a clear failed to provide a Transmission directive in a clear, directive in a clear, clear directive in a Operator, and concise and definitive concise and definitive clear, concise and Balancing Authority manner and required manner, but did not definitive manner shall issue directives the recipient to repeat require the recipient to when required. in a clear, concise, and the directive, but did repeat the directive. definitive manner; not acknowledge the shall ensure the recipient was correct recipient of the in the repeated directive repeats the directive. information back correctly; and shall acknowledge the response as correct or repeat the original statement to resolve any misunderstandings. COM-002-4 R1. Each Balancing The responsible entity The responsible entity The responsible entity The responsible entity Authority, Reliability did not specify the did not require the did not include did not include Coordinator, and instances that require issuer and receiver of Requirement R1, Part Requirement R1, Part Transmission Operator time identification an oral or written 1.4 in its documented 1.2 in its documented shall develop when issuing an oral Operating Instruction communication communications documented or written Operating to use the English protocols. protocols communications Instruction and the language, unless OR protocols for its format for that time agreed to otherwise, as
Authorities and Transmission Operators through predetermined communication paths of any condition that could threaten the reliability of its area or when firm load shedding is anticipated. communication paths of any condition that could threaten the reliability of its area or when firm load shedding was anticipated. reliability of its area or when firm load shedding was anticipated. COM-002-2 R2. Each Reliability Coordinator, Transmission Operator, and Balancing Authority shall issue directives in a clear, concise, and definitive manner; shall ensure the recipient of the directive repeats the information back correctly; and shall acknowledge the response as correct or repeat the original statement to resolve any misunderstandings. N/A The responsible entity provided a clear directive in a clear, concise and definitive manner and required the recipient to repeat the directive, but did not acknowledge the recipient was correct in the repeated directive. The responsible entity provided a clear directive in a clear, concise and definitive manner, but did not require the recipient to repeat the directive. The responsible entity failed to provide a clear directive in a clear, concise and definitive manner when required. COM-002-4 R1. Each Balancing Authority, Reliability Coordinator, and Transmission Operator shall develop documented communications protocols for its The responsible entity did not specify the instances that require time identification when issuing an oral or written Operating Instruction and the format for that time The responsible entity did not require the issuer and receiver of an oral or written Operating Instruction to use the English language, unless agreed to otherwise, as The responsible entity did not include Requirement R1, Part 1.4 in its documented communication protocols. The responsible entity did not include Requirement R1, Part 1.2 in its documented communications protocols OR
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