Q1 2018 Open Forum Agenda Brochure

Q1 2018 Open Forum Agenda Brochure

Q1 2018 Open Forum Webinar

Q1 2018 Open Forum Webinar Agenda Brochure

January 29, 2018 WebEx

Agenda

SERC is committed to providing training and non-binding guidance to industry stakeholders regarding emerging and revised Reliability Standards. However, compliance depends on a number of factors including the precise language of the Standard, the specific facts and circumstances, and the quality of evidence. The agenda allows time for Q&A after each presentation. Therefore, times listed may vary. WebEx begins at 2:00 p.m. (Eastern).

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Monday, January 29, 2018

Welcome

Todd Curl, NCSO - SERC Senior Manager of Compliance Monitoring

2:00 p.m.

Registered Entity Forum REF Steering Committee Speaker Bios Click on speaker’s name in agenda.

Registration Update

Fred Rains, PE - SERC

2:05 p.m.

- CFR Tool

Coordinator, Certification and Registration

- Directly Connected Guidelines

Net Energy for Load (NEL) Process

Lu Woods - SERC Accountant

2:20 p.m.

Assistance Program

Bill Peterson, MBA, CISSP, CISM - SERC Manager, Entity Assistance

2:30 p.m.

2:45 p.m.

Industry Subject Matter Expert (ISME)

Todd Curl, NCSO - SERC Senior Manager of Compliance Monitoring

Self-Reports / Mitigation Plans

James McGrane - SERC Manager, Entity Assessment and Mitigation

3:15 p.m.

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3:30 p.m.

Standards Update - Audit Expectations

Mike Kuhl - SERC

Supervisor of Operations & Planning Audits

- Reliability Risk Focus Areas

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Open Discussion / Q&A

SERC Staff

3:50 p.m.

Todd Curl, NCSO - SERC Senior Manager of Compliance Monitoring

4:00 p.m.

Wrap-up / Adjourn

Registered Entity Forum REF Steering Committee Speaker Bios Click on speaker’s name in agenda.

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The WebEx session will be recorded. The recording will be posted to the SERC website and will, therefore, become public.

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Join WebEx meeting Meeting number (access code): 711 201 580 Meeting password: SERC Join by phone 1-408-792-6300 Call-in toll number (US/Canada) Can't join the meeting?

Registered Entity Forum REF Steering Committee Speaker Bios Click on speaker’s name in agenda.

IMPORTANT NOTICE: Please note that this WebEx service allows audio and other information sent during the session to be recorded, which may be discoverable in a legal matter. By joining this session, you automatically consent to such recordings. If you do not consent to being recorded, discuss your concerns with the host or do not join the session.

Participants will be muted upon entry to eliminate background noise. Please send questions through the Chat feature. If your question is too lengthy to type, send a request through the Chat feature to be un-muted.

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2018 Outreach

Events Calendar and Upcoming Events (Located on SERC website under Outreach)

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Compliance Seminar Series Charlotte, NC / WebEx March 6-7

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Spring Compliance Seminar

March 7

Small Entity Seminar

September 19-20

CIP Compliance Seminar Fall Compliance Seminar

Registered Entity Forum REF Steering Committee Speaker Bios Click on speaker’s name in agenda.

October 10-11

Outreach WebEx Series 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. (Eastern) May 21

Open Forum Webinar Open Forum Webinar

July 30

System Operator Conference April 10-12

Greenville, SC Greenville, SC Chattanooga, TN Chattanooga, TN

May 1-3

September 11-13 September 25-27

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Antitrust • It is SERC’s policy and practice to obey the antitrust laws and to avoid all conduct that unreasonably restrains competition. This policy requires the avoidance of any conduct that violates, or which might appear to violate, the antitrust laws. • It is the responsibility of every SERC member, every SERC member employee who participates in SERC activities, and SERC staff personnel who may in any way affect SERC’s compliance with the antitrust laws to carry out this commitment . • Participants in SERC activities should refrain from the following prohibited discussions when acting in their capacity as participants in SERC activities: – Discussions involving pricing information, especially margin (profit) and internal cost – Discussions of a participant’s marketing strategies – Discussions regarding how customers and geographical areas are to be divided among competitors – Discussions concerning the exclusion of competitors from markets – Discussions concerning boycotting or group refusals to deal with competitors, vendors, or suppliers • Any other matters that do not clearly fall within these guidelines should be brought to the attention of the SERC office.

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Registered Entity Forum REF Steering Committee Speaker Bios Click on speaker’s name in agenda.

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Confidentiality Policy

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• Members of SERC committees may, in performing SERC functions, have to use information of a sensitive and commercial nature, including but not limited to that provided by SERC members and designated as “Confidential”, that SERC members customarily hold confidential and do not disclose publicly. • The SERC Confidentiality Agreement prohibits (i) the use of Confidential Information by Member Employees for other than SERC purposes and (ii) the disclosure of that information to any third party, unless disclosed to NERC pursuant to delegation agreement, or to a third party that has signed a Confidentiality Agreement with SERC. • If either you or your employer has not signed such an Agreement and/or your employer has not designated you as a Member Employee authorized to receive Confidential Information then you will not be given access to Confidential Information and you will be required to leave the meeting before any such information is disclosed, used, or discussed.

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Registered Entity Forum REF Steering Committee Speaker Bios Click on speaker’s name in agenda.

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Standards of Conduct • The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s Standards of Conduct for transmission providers forbid a transmission provider from providing an undue preference or advantage to any person and require transmission providers to treat all customers in a not unduly discriminatory manner. • All participants in the SERC Identified Reliability Risk Team are expected to abide by the restrictions in the Standards of Conduct. • During any meetings, discussions, or other activities of the SERC Identified Reliability Risk Team, all participants should: – Refrain from disclosing non-public transmission function information, which includes any information related to day-to-day transmission operations and planning, such as transmission outages and constraints. – Refrain from discussing any non-public transmission customer-specific information. – If any non-public transmission function information or non-public customer information is disclosed during a SERC Identified Reliability Risk Team activity, the participants receiving that disclosure should not further disclose that information to any marketing function employees within their organizations or use any other person as a conduit to disclose such information.

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Acronyms

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BA

Balancing Authority (Function)

BES

Bulk Electric System

BPS

Bulk Power System

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CEA

Compliance Enforcement Authority

CFR

Coordinated Functional Registration (formerly Type 2 Joint Registration Organization “JRO”)

CIP

Critical Infrastructure Protection (Family in NERC Reliability Standards)+

CMEP

Compliance Monitoring and Enforcement Program

Registered Entity Forum REF Steering Committee Speaker Bios Click on speaker’s name in agenda.

DP

Distribution Provider

EIA

Energy Information Administration

ERO

Electric Reliability Organization

FEAA

Federal Energy Administration Act (1974)

FERC

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

FRCC

Florida Reliability Coordinating Council

IRO

Interconnection Reliability Operations and Coordination (Family in NERC Reliability Standards)

ISME

Industry Subject Matter Expert

JRO

Joint Registration Organization

LSE

Load-Serving Entity (Retired function)

MP

Mitigation Plan

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Acronyms

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NCSO NERC Certified System Operator NEL Net Energy for Load NERC

North American Electric Reliability Corporation

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NTRA

Near-Term Reliability Assessment

PA

Planning Authority (Function)

PEI

Protected Entity Information

POC

Point of Contact

Registered Entity Forum REF Steering Committee Speaker Bios Click on speaker’s name in agenda.

PRC

Protection and Control (Family in NERC Reliability Standards)

PSP

Physical Security Perimeter

RC

Reliability Coordinator (Function)

ROP Rules of Procedure RSAW Reliability Standards Audit Worksheet SME Subject Matter Expert SPOC Single Point of Contact SPP Southwest Power Pool TOP

Transmission Operator (Function) or Transmission Operations (Family in NERC Reliability Standards)

TVA

Tennessee Valley Authority

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Questions for SERC

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Topic

Email

• General inquiries / FAQ

[email protected]

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