PJM Practice questions with Correct Answers
1. A Heavy Load Voltage Schedule Warning is typically c. 4 hours
issued prior to actual implementation.
2. The following would be considered non-critical plant A. Oflce Area Air Condi-
load (Select 2) tioners
C. Lighting
3. During a Cold Weather Alert, PJM will take which of the D. Assume an unavailabil-
actions ity rate for schedule gen-
eration
4. When PJM issues a High System Voltage Message, the B. The lower end of their
GO should have its units operate at: voltage bandwidth
5. What would the reportable Emergency Reducible C. 50 MW
Generation be if the Generator Output is 400 MW,
Economic Min is 225 MW and the Emergency Min is
175 MW
6. PJM can issue the Deploy All Resources Action for D. The entire RTO, specific
Control Zones, or a subset
of a Control Zone if trans-
mission limitations exist
7. PJM has issued a Minimum Generation Alert. Your cur- B. 25MW
rent generation is 200 MW. The Economic Minimum
is 150 MW and the Emergency Min is 125 MW. How
much ERG should be reported for this unit?
8. Which of the following steps would PJM take as part of A. Perform job studies
initiating Conservative Operations? (Select 2) looking at the loss of mul-
tiple pieces of equipment
as a single event
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C. Initiate additional
ott-cost operation to lim-
it or reduce flows across
critical interfaces
9. The purpose of the Deploy All Resources Action is to D. Immediately upon re-
instruct all generating resources to be on line and at ceipt of dispatch instruc-
full output tions
10. Under the National Terrorism Advisory System (NTAS) A. Imminent Threat Alert
there are two types of alerts: Elevated Threat Alert and
11. What is the requested response time for members to A. 10 minutes
reply to a request for SSR data?
12. You are a Generation Owner with the following units. 1095MW
PJM has just requested a Supplementary Status Re-
port (SSR). what do you report as your total "On Cost"
Steam Capacity
U1: ECO max, 145 - EMR max 145 Current output 140
U2 ECO max, 550 - EMR max 145 Current output 400
U3 ECO max, 400, EMR max 410 Current output
13. Why does PJM require an additional notification time C. To allow PJM and TOs to
of Unit testing 30 minutes prior to the GO/MOC per- make adjustments to sys-
forming the reactive capability testing? tem voltages prior to test
14. When an outage requires verbal notification to PJM B. Master Coordinator
which PJM personnel should be contacted?
15. One of the leading causes of the 1999 Low Voltage
event in PJM was
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B. PJM's EMS at that
time had only nameplate
D-curve data for
16. With whom does PJM share the results of generation A. The attected TO
reactive capability tests?
17. With the exception of intermittent resources, Over-ex- D. 60 min
cited (Lagging) test results are the values of MVAR
output that can be sustained for how long?
18. During the PJM Peak Period Maintenance Season whit C. 9
is the max amount of consecutive days the outage can
last?
19. When PJM requests a Reactive Reserve Check (RRC), A. By notifying the ettect
how does the GO/MOC report limitations or restric- TO
tions on their unit which would prevent it from being
able to follow it's reactive capability curve as recorded
in eDART
20. What is the min time needed to submit a reactive C. 3 business days
capability test ticket via eDARt prior to performing the
test?
21. A unit (or intermittent facility) will be considered as D. 5%
having passed their capability test and require no fur-
ther action if their test results are within of the
stated limits
22. Even if no changes are made, MOCs/GOs must review D. Twice per year
and confirm their unit reactive capability via eDARt
how ofter?
1. A Heavy Load Voltage Schedule Warning is typically c. 4 hours
issued prior to actual implementation.
2. The following would be considered non-critical plant A. Oflce Area Air Condi-
load (Select 2) tioners
C. Lighting
3. During a Cold Weather Alert, PJM will take which of the D. Assume an unavailabil-
actions ity rate for schedule gen-
eration
4. When PJM issues a High System Voltage Message, the B. The lower end of their
GO should have its units operate at: voltage bandwidth
5. What would the reportable Emergency Reducible C. 50 MW
Generation be if the Generator Output is 400 MW,
Economic Min is 225 MW and the Emergency Min is
175 MW
6. PJM can issue the Deploy All Resources Action for D. The entire RTO, specific
Control Zones, or a subset
of a Control Zone if trans-
mission limitations exist
7. PJM has issued a Minimum Generation Alert. Your cur- B. 25MW
rent generation is 200 MW. The Economic Minimum
is 150 MW and the Emergency Min is 125 MW. How
much ERG should be reported for this unit?
8. Which of the following steps would PJM take as part of A. Perform job studies
initiating Conservative Operations? (Select 2) looking at the loss of mul-
tiple pieces of equipment
as a single event
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C. Initiate additional
ott-cost operation to lim-
it or reduce flows across
critical interfaces
9. The purpose of the Deploy All Resources Action is to D. Immediately upon re-
instruct all generating resources to be on line and at ceipt of dispatch instruc-
full output tions
10. Under the National Terrorism Advisory System (NTAS) A. Imminent Threat Alert
there are two types of alerts: Elevated Threat Alert and
11. What is the requested response time for members to A. 10 minutes
reply to a request for SSR data?
12. You are a Generation Owner with the following units. 1095MW
PJM has just requested a Supplementary Status Re-
port (SSR). what do you report as your total "On Cost"
Steam Capacity
U1: ECO max, 145 - EMR max 145 Current output 140
U2 ECO max, 550 - EMR max 145 Current output 400
U3 ECO max, 400, EMR max 410 Current output
13. Why does PJM require an additional notification time C. To allow PJM and TOs to
of Unit testing 30 minutes prior to the GO/MOC per- make adjustments to sys-
forming the reactive capability testing? tem voltages prior to test
14. When an outage requires verbal notification to PJM B. Master Coordinator
which PJM personnel should be contacted?
15. One of the leading causes of the 1999 Low Voltage
event in PJM was
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B. PJM's EMS at that
time had only nameplate
D-curve data for
16. With whom does PJM share the results of generation A. The attected TO
reactive capability tests?
17. With the exception of intermittent resources, Over-ex- D. 60 min
cited (Lagging) test results are the values of MVAR
output that can be sustained for how long?
18. During the PJM Peak Period Maintenance Season whit C. 9
is the max amount of consecutive days the outage can
last?
19. When PJM requests a Reactive Reserve Check (RRC), A. By notifying the ettect
how does the GO/MOC report limitations or restric- TO
tions on their unit which would prevent it from being
able to follow it's reactive capability curve as recorded
in eDART
20. What is the min time needed to submit a reactive C. 3 business days
capability test ticket via eDARt prior to performing the
test?
21. A unit (or intermittent facility) will be considered as D. 5%
having passed their capability test and require no fur-
ther action if their test results are within of the
stated limits
22. Even if no changes are made, MOCs/GOs must review D. Twice per year
and confirm their unit reactive capability via eDARt
how ofter?
