ADDITIONAL NERC EXAM QUESTIONS TRANSMISSION
EXAM 2026 NEWEST EXAM COMPLETE QUESTIONS
WITH DETAILED VERIFIED ANSWERS (100% CORRECT
ANSWERS) /ALREADY GRADED A+
Q1: Why would a Voltage reduction be implemented?
A) Reducing load on the transmission system
B) Increasing current on the transmission system
C) Increasing load on the distribution system
D) Reducing load/demand on the distribution system - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔- D)
Reducing load/demand on the distribution system
Q2: Reactive reserve response during a disturbance is best obtained from which
device?
A) Synchronous condensers
B) Shunt Capacitors
C) Generators with the AVR on manual
D) Series Capacitors - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔- A) Synchronous condensers
Q3: A capacitor bank needs to be outaged for maintenance. When would be the
most beneficial time to schedule a capacitor bank outage?
A) During outage of other reactive sources in the area
B) During summer time
C) During projected peak loading
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, D) During projected light loading - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔- D) During projected
light loading
Q4: Which MVAR resource device would you normally use first?
A) Inductive cancelations
B) Shunt reactors
C) Shunt capacitors
D) Generator MVAR reserves - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔- C) Shunt capacitors
Q5: When current flow increases in the power system, losses in the system will
increase based on which of the following relationships?
A) Current times resistance squared
B) Current times impedance
C) Current squared times resistance
D) Current squared times impedance - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔- C) Current squared
times resistance
Q6: A heavily loaded transmission line will exhibit which characteristic?
A) Surge Impedance Loading and will be VAR neutral
B) Capacitive properties and produce VAR
C) Inductive properties and absorb VAR
D) Increase impedance will keep the line neutral - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔- C)
Inductive properties and absorb VAR
Q7: Voltage response to power flow is a study that is represented by which of the
following?
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EXAM 2026 NEWEST EXAM COMPLETE QUESTIONS
WITH DETAILED VERIFIED ANSWERS (100% CORRECT
ANSWERS) /ALREADY GRADED A+
Q1: Why would a Voltage reduction be implemented?
A) Reducing load on the transmission system
B) Increasing current on the transmission system
C) Increasing load on the distribution system
D) Reducing load/demand on the distribution system - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔- D)
Reducing load/demand on the distribution system
Q2: Reactive reserve response during a disturbance is best obtained from which
device?
A) Synchronous condensers
B) Shunt Capacitors
C) Generators with the AVR on manual
D) Series Capacitors - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔- A) Synchronous condensers
Q3: A capacitor bank needs to be outaged for maintenance. When would be the
most beneficial time to schedule a capacitor bank outage?
A) During outage of other reactive sources in the area
B) During summer time
C) During projected peak loading
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, D) During projected light loading - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔- D) During projected
light loading
Q4: Which MVAR resource device would you normally use first?
A) Inductive cancelations
B) Shunt reactors
C) Shunt capacitors
D) Generator MVAR reserves - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔- C) Shunt capacitors
Q5: When current flow increases in the power system, losses in the system will
increase based on which of the following relationships?
A) Current times resistance squared
B) Current times impedance
C) Current squared times resistance
D) Current squared times impedance - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔- C) Current squared
times resistance
Q6: A heavily loaded transmission line will exhibit which characteristic?
A) Surge Impedance Loading and will be VAR neutral
B) Capacitive properties and produce VAR
C) Inductive properties and absorb VAR
D) Increase impedance will keep the line neutral - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔- C)
Inductive properties and absorb VAR
Q7: Voltage response to power flow is a study that is represented by which of the
following?
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