NERC and WECC Submit Proposed Regional Reliability Standard FAC-501-WECC-2

On March 16, 2018, in Docket No. RD18-5-000, NERC and WECC submitted a joint petition for approval of proposed Regional Reliability Standard FAC-501-WECC-2 (Transmission Maintenance). Regional Reliability Standard FAC-501-WECC-2 addresses transmission maintenance for specified transmission paths in the Western Interconnection. NERC and WECC also request approval of the associated implementation plan and associated Violation Severity Levels (VSLs). Proposed Regional Reliability Standard FAC-501-WECC-2 was approved by the WECC Board of Directors on December 6, 2017 and by the NERC Board of Trustees on February 8, 2018.

To view NERC and WECC’s petition, click here.