NERC WECC Standard BAL-002-WECC-1 — Contingency Reserves

• Date: April 14, 2010
• Source: www.nerc.com

Contingency Reserve is required for the reliable operation of the interconnected power system. Adequate generating capacity must be available at all times to maintain scheduled frequency, and avoid loss of firm load following transmission or generation   contingencies. This generating capacity is necessary to replace generating capacity and energy lost due to forced outages of generation or transmission equipment

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