FERC Approves Regional Reliability Standard PRC-006-SERC-03

On February 18, 2022, in Docket No. RD22-1-000, FERC issued an order approving regional Reliability Standard PRC-006-SERC-03. Regional Reliability Standard PRC-006-SERC-03 establishes consistent and coordinated requirements for the design, implementation, and analysis of automatic UFLS programs among all SERC applicable entities. Regional Reliability Standard PRC-006-SERC-03 incorporates revisions to: (i) provide more flexibility for Planning Coordinators to adjust island boundaries in order to perform more accurate and complete studies; (ii) address the transition of Florida Reliability Coordinating Council (FRCC) registered entities to SERC following the dissolution of FRCC as a regional entity on July 1, 2019; (iii) clarify a technical term used in the regional Reliability Standard; and (iv) align requirement language with the current continent wide NERC Reliability Standard, PRC-006-5.

To view FERC’s order, click here.