Acts and Regulations

2013-66 - Reliability Standards

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Exceptions - bulk power system inclusions and exclusions
3(1)For the purposes of paragraphs 2(a) and (b), the Corporation may file with the Board a list of system elements that the Corporation proposes should be included in the definition “bulk power system” and those it proposes should be excluded from the definition.
3(2)A list filed under subsection (1) shall include any supporting evidence that the Board requires.
3(3)Within 60 days after a list is filed under subsection (1), a registered entity or the compliance body may submit to the Board written comments concerning the list.
3(4)The Board shall notify all registered entities and the compliance body of any new list filed under subsection (1) or any change to a list previously filed under subsection (1).
3(5)If, during the comment period under subsection (3), there are no substantive comments submitted to the Board by a registered entity or the compliance body and the Board itself has no substantive concerns, the Board shall, by order and in accordance with the list, include system elements in or exclude system elements from the definition “bulk power system”.
3(6)If, during the comment period under subsection (3), a registered entity or the compliance body submits substantive comments to the Board or the Board itself has substantive concerns, the Board shall review the list filed under subsection (1) and the Board shall, by order, determine which system elements appearing on the list are included in or excluded from the definition “bulk power system”.
3(7)On application by any person or on its own motion, the Board may review the composition of the bulk power system.
3(8)At the conclusion of any review initiated under subsection (7), the Board may order that any system elements be included in or excluded from the definition “bulk power system”.
3(9)In making an order under subsection (6) or (8), the Board shall consider
(a) the necessity of the system elements for the reliable operation of the interconnected bulk power system,
(b) the potential costs and benefits of the inclusion of the system elements in the definition “bulk power system” or of their exclusion from the definition,
(c) consistency with inclusion and exclusion criteria and practices applicable in neighbouring bulk power systems to the exception process for system elements, and
(d) any other factors the Board considers relevant.
Exceptions - bulk power system inclusions and exclusions
3(1)For the purposes of paragraphs 2(a) and (b), the Corporation may file with the Board a list of system elements that the Corporation proposes should be included in the definition “bulk power system” and those it proposes should be excluded from the definition.
3(2)A list filed under subsection (1) shall include any supporting evidence that the Board requires.
3(3)Within 60 days after a list is filed under subsection (1), a registered entity or the compliance body may submit to the Board written comments concerning the list.
3(4)The Board shall notify all registered entities and the compliance body of any new list filed under subsection (1) or any change to a list previously filed under subsection (1).
3(5)If, during the comment period under subsection (3), there are no substantive comments submitted to the Board by a registered entity or the compliance body and the Board itself has no substantive concerns, the Board shall, by order and in accordance with the list, include system elements in or exclude system elements from the definition “bulk power system”.
3(6)If, during the comment period under subsection (3), a registered entity or the compliance body submits substantive comments to the Board or the Board itself has substantive concerns, the Board shall review the list filed under subsection (1) and the Board shall, by order, determine which system elements appearing on the list are included in or excluded from the definition “bulk power system”.
3(7)On application by any person or on its own motion, the Board may review the composition of the bulk power system.
3(8)At the conclusion of any review initiated under subsection (7), the Board may order that any system elements be included in or excluded from the definition “bulk power system”.
3(9)In making an order under subsection (6) or (8), the Board shall consider
(a) the necessity of the system elements for the reliable operation of the interconnected bulk power system,
(b) the potential costs and benefits of the inclusion of the system elements in the definition “bulk power system” or of their exclusion from the definition,
(c) consistency with inclusion and exclusion criteria and practices applicable in neighbouring bulk power systems to the exception process for system elements, and
(d) any other factors the Board considers relevant.