NERC Exam Questions – A+ Graded Submission
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System operator training program criteria should be based upon all of the following EXCEPT:
A. FERC criteria
B. Regional council policies
C. NERC operating policies
D. Regulatory requirements - ✔✔A. FERC criteria
Which of the following actions is used to prevent a voltage collapse when reactive resources are
insufficient?
A. Lower transmission voltage regulator settings
B. Implement load reduction
C. Offset scheduled frequency
D. Reduce generator output - ✔✔B. Implement load reduction
NERC policies define the term "interchange" as:
A. Demand that can be interrupted by direct action of the supplying system's system operator
B. The amount of electric power delivered or required at specific points on the system
C. Energy transfers across control area boundaries
D. A plan or arrangement for transaction - ✔✔C. Energy transfers across control area boundaries
Emergency actions for immediately responding to a sudden generation capacity deficiency may include:
A. Purchasing economic energy
B. Starting another fossil fuel unit
C. Scheduling available emergency assistance and implementing load shedding
D. Postponing equipment maintenance on units if it will derate the unit by 10% or more - ✔✔C.
Scheduling available emergency assistance and implementing load shedding
,During low load conditions, what are the primary system conditions the system operator works to
alleviate?
A. High voltage and overgeneration
B. Low voltage and overgeneration
C. High voltage and undergeneration
D. Low voltage and undergeneration - ✔✔A. High voltage and overgeneration
Who is responsible for developing procedures to provide transmission security?
A. NERC
B. FERC
C. The subregion
D. The control area - ✔✔D. The control area
Planned transmission outages shall be coordinated with:
A. Power marketers
B. Generation suppliers
C. NERC regional council
D. Any system (or entity) that may be affected - ✔✔C. NERC regional council
How often does NERC recommend that studies be made to determine the transfer capability between
interconnected control areas?
A.. Monthly
B. Quarterly
C. Annually
D. Biannually - ✔✔C. Annually
What is the data retention requirement for any control area or region to retain data made available on
the Interregional Security Network (ISN)?
A. 1 month
,B. 6 months
C. 12 months
D. 0 months - ✔✔D. 0 months
As a general rule (preference not requirement), digital data should be sampled every :
A. 2 seconds
B. 4 seconds
C. 6 seconds
D. 8 seconds - ✔✔B. 4 seconds
Results of the NERC hotline test shall be reported to the NERC operations committee each:
A. Day
B. Month
C. Quarter
D. Year - ✔✔C. Quarter
Under normal conditions, what is the primary reason AGC equipment should remain in-service?
A. To regulate control area interties
B. To regulate non-spinning reserve
C. To adjust for poor load forecasting
D. To provide inadveretent payback - ✔✔A. To regulate control area interties
Studies have indicated that for a voltage reduction of 5%, non-motor loads, on average, will decrease by
what percentage?
A. 5%
B. 6.5%
C. 8%
D. 9.5% - ✔✔B. 6.5%
, What is a capacity benefit margin?
A. The unloaded and available on line generation capability
B. Transmission capacity set aside to back up the loss of generation
C. The amount of installed generation above the systems peak demand forecast
D. The amount of quick start generation capacity - ✔✔B. Transmission capacity set aside to back up the
loss of generation
Electric utilities must report major losses of firm system loads to which one of the following entities?
A. FERC
B. RCMP
C. DOE
D. EEI - ✔✔C. DOE
SMD (solar magnetic disturbance) may cause which of the following?
A. Relay operation
B. Transformer overheating
C. Transmission line de-rating
D. Frequency excursions - ✔✔B. Transformer overheating
(most likely primay result)
Area Interchange Error Surveys are conducted to improve which of the following?
A. Voltage stability
B. Frequency regulation
C. Economy of operation
D. Line overloads - ✔✔B. Frequency regulation
There is an inadvertent accumulation of +240 MWh (over generation) that should be used to schedule
exchange with a neighboring control area. If 50% is on peak, which schedule will work?
A. 10 MW received hour ending 1300 Saturday through hour ending 1200 Sunday (CST)
– 100% Verified Q&A for Success – Passed with
Distinction Updated for 2025
System operator training program criteria should be based upon all of the following EXCEPT:
A. FERC criteria
B. Regional council policies
C. NERC operating policies
D. Regulatory requirements - ✔✔A. FERC criteria
Which of the following actions is used to prevent a voltage collapse when reactive resources are
insufficient?
A. Lower transmission voltage regulator settings
B. Implement load reduction
C. Offset scheduled frequency
D. Reduce generator output - ✔✔B. Implement load reduction
NERC policies define the term "interchange" as:
A. Demand that can be interrupted by direct action of the supplying system's system operator
B. The amount of electric power delivered or required at specific points on the system
C. Energy transfers across control area boundaries
D. A plan or arrangement for transaction - ✔✔C. Energy transfers across control area boundaries
Emergency actions for immediately responding to a sudden generation capacity deficiency may include:
A. Purchasing economic energy
B. Starting another fossil fuel unit
C. Scheduling available emergency assistance and implementing load shedding
D. Postponing equipment maintenance on units if it will derate the unit by 10% or more - ✔✔C.
Scheduling available emergency assistance and implementing load shedding
,During low load conditions, what are the primary system conditions the system operator works to
alleviate?
A. High voltage and overgeneration
B. Low voltage and overgeneration
C. High voltage and undergeneration
D. Low voltage and undergeneration - ✔✔A. High voltage and overgeneration
Who is responsible for developing procedures to provide transmission security?
A. NERC
B. FERC
C. The subregion
D. The control area - ✔✔D. The control area
Planned transmission outages shall be coordinated with:
A. Power marketers
B. Generation suppliers
C. NERC regional council
D. Any system (or entity) that may be affected - ✔✔C. NERC regional council
How often does NERC recommend that studies be made to determine the transfer capability between
interconnected control areas?
A.. Monthly
B. Quarterly
C. Annually
D. Biannually - ✔✔C. Annually
What is the data retention requirement for any control area or region to retain data made available on
the Interregional Security Network (ISN)?
A. 1 month
,B. 6 months
C. 12 months
D. 0 months - ✔✔D. 0 months
As a general rule (preference not requirement), digital data should be sampled every :
A. 2 seconds
B. 4 seconds
C. 6 seconds
D. 8 seconds - ✔✔B. 4 seconds
Results of the NERC hotline test shall be reported to the NERC operations committee each:
A. Day
B. Month
C. Quarter
D. Year - ✔✔C. Quarter
Under normal conditions, what is the primary reason AGC equipment should remain in-service?
A. To regulate control area interties
B. To regulate non-spinning reserve
C. To adjust for poor load forecasting
D. To provide inadveretent payback - ✔✔A. To regulate control area interties
Studies have indicated that for a voltage reduction of 5%, non-motor loads, on average, will decrease by
what percentage?
A. 5%
B. 6.5%
C. 8%
D. 9.5% - ✔✔B. 6.5%
, What is a capacity benefit margin?
A. The unloaded and available on line generation capability
B. Transmission capacity set aside to back up the loss of generation
C. The amount of installed generation above the systems peak demand forecast
D. The amount of quick start generation capacity - ✔✔B. Transmission capacity set aside to back up the
loss of generation
Electric utilities must report major losses of firm system loads to which one of the following entities?
A. FERC
B. RCMP
C. DOE
D. EEI - ✔✔C. DOE
SMD (solar magnetic disturbance) may cause which of the following?
A. Relay operation
B. Transformer overheating
C. Transmission line de-rating
D. Frequency excursions - ✔✔B. Transformer overheating
(most likely primay result)
Area Interchange Error Surveys are conducted to improve which of the following?
A. Voltage stability
B. Frequency regulation
C. Economy of operation
D. Line overloads - ✔✔B. Frequency regulation
There is an inadvertent accumulation of +240 MWh (over generation) that should be used to schedule
exchange with a neighboring control area. If 50% is on peak, which schedule will work?
A. 10 MW received hour ending 1300 Saturday through hour ending 1200 Sunday (CST)
