WECC-0071System Performance Criterion

Standards Processes

Welcome!

Defining the Basics Who’s on the Team Team rights and obligations Meeting Access The Process

Team

● Who’s the Chair?

● Who’s the Vice Chair?

● Who’s the Secretary?

● Who’s on the Team?

Team Obligations

● The Team serves the WECC Your focus is on the interconnection

Avoid “personal” positions Avoid “company” positions

● The Team serves a reliability function

● To be a “Team” requires participation Stay active and informed Bring your expertise and creative ideas Do your homework “before” the meeting

Read minutes and other documents “before” the meeting

Getting Around

● WECC-0071 “Pages” Request Team Site

Calendaro Load to your Outlooko Minutes and their location

Documents Comments

● When in doubt…go here! http://www.wecc.biz/Standards/Development/WECC-0071/default.aspx

● Your Team Lead will create an email exploder

Meeting Access

● WECC-0071 System Performance Criterion “Unless otherwise noticed, all drafting team meetings

will use the following telephone bridge, pass code, and meeting URL:

Bridge:       1-719-359-4032 Passcode:  649658 URL:           http://wecc.na5.acrobat.com/relsub/

● Web Site is Mountain Time

Conducting Meetings

● The goal is forward progress Schedule meetings for efficient use of time

● Roberts Rules of Order (Abridged)

● Limit Debate Establish a specific time window for debate and abide by it. Establish a team conclusion at the end of the debate

period. The team agrees to support the team decision

● Chair Can rule an individual “Out of Order” Can request removal of an individual

Process and Related Documents

● Process for Developing and Approving WECC Standards http://www.wecc.biz/Standards/Development/

Documents/Standards_Development_Process_Approved.pdf

● The WECC Bylaws http://www.wecc.biz/library/WECC%20Documents/

Business%20and%20Governance%20Documents/WECC%20Bylaws%202009.pdf

Development Principles

● All meetings of the DT shall be open to the public and broad participation is encouraged.

● All participants eligible to vote at a WECC Standing Committee retain full opportunity and representation to vote on the final document when presented at the Standing Committee.

● Nothing in these Development Principles shall infringe on an individual’s rights to appeal a Standing Committee vote regarding the resultant document.

● All DT members are encouraged to always be present; proxy voting by a DT member is not allowed.

● The Process does not require a quorum to be present before a DT vote is taken.

● The Process does not require notice that a DT vote will be taken.

● The Process does not require notice that a DT subset group will meet.

Development Principles

● It takes only a simple majority to carry a vote on any DT issue.

● DT voting may take place face-to-face, electronically, in real-time or within a scheduled window.

● Voting on which position to adopt on a drafting issue is reserved for the DT members.

● Voting on inclusion or exclusion of specific language in the document under development is reserved for the DT members.

● Voting on minutes and related business motions is reserved for the DT members.

● Straw Polls are of excellent advisory value but the DT is not obligated to abide by a straw poll.

Regional Criterion Structure

● Purpose Statement What is the document designed “To Do”

● Applicable Entities Can draft these after the Requirements

They will flow naturally from the Requirements They must be entities mentioned in the NERC

Functional Model

● Requirements

● Measures Mirror the Requirements

Draft after the Requirements are locked in

Regional Criterion Structure

● Compliance For a “criterion”, a Compliance section is not needed.

No Violation Severity Levels No Violation Risk Factors No civil penalty

● Ten Benchmarks for Excellence NERC has created a benchmark that can be

used by any team to know if their work product meets the goals

http://www.nerc.com/files/NERC_Drafting_Team_Guidelines_Endorsed_by_SC_April2009.pdf

Notice

● All meetings of the full drafting team require 30 days notice to the industry Sub teams may meet without notice

● All meetings of the drafting team are open to the public

Notice

● Minutes Select a secretary Contains the basics Contains attendance list Draft minutes posted to the Team Site within five

business days of the meeting

● Drafts Keep a current draft of your criterion/ work

product posted on the Team Site with each meeting.

Process Sequence

● 45 day Posting Answer “each” of the Comments

● 30 day Posting Answer “each” of the Comments

● Must repost if there is a “substantive” change Substantive = “Surprise”

● Repeat until done

● Vote to forward to Standing Committee

● 30 day Notice to SC

● Vote

Questions?