2021 System Operator Conference #1

2021 System Operator Conference #1

S ystem Operators Conference #1 April 6 - 8 , 2021 WebEx

SERC 2021 SOC OBJECTIVES

• State the primary responsibilities of System Operator to ensure reliability. • Relate the impacts to power system operations to recent changes in the Industry.

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• Identify variable energy resources (VER) characteristics. • Identify generation-load-interchange balance impacts of VER • Identify the cause of the forced oscillation event that occurred on January 9, 2019. • Identify the wide area impact due to the forced oscillation event. • I dentify the risk to Bulk Electric System if the forced oscillation involved a larger unit and/or continued for a longer period. • Assess and analyze simulated emergency scenarios. • I mplement operator control actions to mitigate undesirable conditions on the simulated power system and return the power to a reliable state. • Apply NERC Reliability Standards to RC/TOP/BA responsibilities for each scenario. • Identify the steps of 3-part communication and NERC Standard COM-002-4. • I dentify tools that enhance communication and/or reduce the possibility of miscommunication while developing or implementing operator actions. • Discuss security risks to critical infrastructure posed by drones. • I dentify the cause of the Iranian cyber threat that resulted in heightened awareness for critical infrastructure owners and operators. • Discuss the impact and lessons learned from ransomware attacks in the SERC region. • Identify prominent physical security risks to the ERO as reported to the E-ISAC. • Restate the preparation actions for the 2020 Hurricane Season. • Identify actions taken in response to the impact of these hurricanes. • Evaluate how these hurricanes impacted the Bulk Electric System. • Restate the preparation actions to maintain qualified control room staffing levels during the COVID-19 pandemic. • Identify actions taken in response to actual or potential COVID-19 exposure of control room personnel. • Evaluate how affected entities maintained control of the BES during these actions.

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AGENDA

Day 1 - Tuesday, April 6 , 2021

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Welcome, Safety, Confidentiality and Antitrust

Brian Haggard, Chair, System Operator Working Group Todd Lucas, Bulk Power Operations General Manager, Southern Company Pat Everly, Conference Facilitator

9:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. (8:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. Central)

Opening Remarks

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SERC Information Summary

Dana Vines, Southern Company Ed Brinson & Scott Hall, Entergy

SERC Footprint 2020 Hurricanes

10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. (9:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. Central)

Louis Guidry, Cleco Trevor Hines, MISO

Lunch

12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m. (11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Central)

1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. (12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m. Central)

Breakout Room Orientation

Brian Haggard, Chair, System Operator Working Group

Finist Simulator Orientation

Pat Everly, Conference Facilitator

2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. (1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. Central)

Break – Out Groups

AGENDA

Day 2 - Wednesday , April 7 , 2021

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9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. ( 8:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. Central)

All Attendees in Break-Out Groups SERC/SOS Facilitator Teams

Scenarios OTS Finist AM Session

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12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m. (11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Central) . 1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. (12:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. Central)

Lunch

All Attendees in Break-Out Groups SERC/SOS Facilitator Teams

Scenarios OTS Finist PM Session

AGENDA

Day 3 - Thursday , April 8 , 2021

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Adam Guinn, Duke Energy

9:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. (8:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. Central) . 10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. (9:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. Central) 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. (10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. Central)

Changing Resource Mix (VER)

Hassan Hamdar, Program Manager Events Analysis, SERC

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Changing Inertia

CIP/EISAC

Mike Hagee, Senior Reliability & Security Advisor , SERC Samantha Lee-Conroy, Physical Security Analyst, NERC

12:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. (11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Central)

Lunch

Scotty Campbell, Transmission Operations Training, Entergy Joel Wise, TVA Brian Haggard, Chair, System Operator Working Group

Covid Panel Discussion

1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. (12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m. Central) 2:00 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. (1:00 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. Central) . 2:30 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. ( 1:30 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. Central)

Lesson Learned – COM-002-4

Assessment and Conference Wrap-up

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