Golden Valley Electric Association

June 1999 NERC Filing

Substation Controls, System Protection and Distribution

1. Date? 06/30/99
 
2. Are the following (mission critical facilities) Y2K ready?
  % Complete  
Transmission and/or distribution facilities internal to substations
N/A
I
A
R
N/A=Not Applicable
Microprocessor relays 100100100I=Inventory
Special protection schemes (gen. reject'n., line trip., etc.) 100100100A=Assessment
Load shedding controls and underfrequency relays 100100100R=Remediation & Testing
Circuit breaker & switching device controls 100100100
LTC & regulator controls - inside substation 100100100
Recloser controls - inside substation 100100100
Digital fault recorders/digital transient recorders100   
Terminal equipment for telecommunications facilities 100100100
Substation service controls (incl. battery chargers) 100100100
Disturbance analyzers 100100100
Distribution facilities outside the substation
Transfer/recloser controls 100100100
Sectionalizer controls 100100100
Capacitor controls100   
Voltage regulators 100100100
Data gathering equipment 100100100
(% Complete - Report as amount of work completed in each phase divided by total amount of work to do in that phase. If no remediation and testing is required in an area that was inventoried and assessed, then show remediation and testing as 100% complete.)

3. What percentage of your mission-critical systems in generation facilities do you expect to be Y2K ready by the end of:?
First Quarter 1999: 100%Second Quarter 1999: 100%
Third Quarter 1999: 100%Fourth Quarter 1999: 100%

4. Have you completed necessary integrated system (multi-component) testing of the facilities listed in 2 above?
N/A
 
5. Have you completed contingency planning for components/systems in 2 above?
No
 
6. How will your organization measure Y2K readiness for components/systems in 2 above? (Check all that apply)
Component TestX
SimulationsX
Outside Testing 
Vendor VerificationX
Other 
7. How will communications facilities leased by your organization be determined to be Y2K ready?
Check this box if you are providing a single answer for your organization under telecommunications.		 [X]
 
8. If your organization has found a unique/creative solution (a good idea we want to share) to a Y2K substation controls, system protection or distribution problem, please first describe the problem and then the solution to that problem.
 
9. Have you encountered any Y2K substation controls, system protection or distribution problem(s) that are particularly difficult to resolve and would like to collaborate with others in resolving? If so, please describe.
No
 
10. Any comments? Enter below:
None.