WECC Glossary of Terms

Reliability Policy Issues CommitteeApril 28, 2010

Steve RueckertDirector of Standards

WECC Glossary of Terms

Glossary Contents

● WECC terms from approved WECC Regional Reliability Standards and WECC Criterion

● Link to the NERC Glossary 230 terms

● Appendix 1 - WECC Acronyms and Initialisms

● Appendix 2 – Capitalized terms from approved WECC Standards and Criteria for which no definition exists Lower case Develop Definition

● Appendix 3 – Unofficial WECC Terms Disclaimer regarding legal application

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WECC Glossary of Terms

Next Steps

● WECC terms Revised version of the NERC Glossary posted the week of April 19 New terms in NERC Glossary allow deletion of WECC terms

● Appendix 1 - WECC Acronyms and Initialisms No changes or modifications needed

● Appendix 2 – Capitalized terms from approved WECC Standards and Criteria for which no definition exists Revisions have been made to certain WECC Criteria (former

Business Practices) to change capitalization Lower case some terms Upper case some previously lower case terms due to the existence of the term in

the NERC Glossary

● Appendix 3 – Unofficial WECC Terms Leave as is with disclaimer or delete

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Questions

Steve RueckertDirector of Standards

Western Electricity Coordinating Council801 883-6878

steve@wecc.biz