June 20, 2012

Listed, is the the change to NERC CIP Version 4 as it applies to Automatic Load Shedding 1.13. Each system or Facility that performs automatic load shedding, without human operator initiation, of 300 MW or more implementing Under Voltage Load Shedding (UVLS) or Under Frequency Load Shedding (UFLS) as required by the regional load shedding

The following changes to NERC CIP Version 4 as it applies to generation facilities and units are listed below followed by a brief description of each: 1.1. Each group of generating units (including nuclear generation) at a single plant location with an aggregate highest rated net Real Power capability of the preceding 12 months equal

The following are changes to NERC CIP Version 4 as it applies to transmission substations and facilities are listed below followed by a brief description of each: 1.6. Transmission Facilities operated at 500 kV or higher. This means that any substation that maintains transmission lines at a capacity of 500kv or higher are now considered

The definition of control center was expanded in version 4, seemingly to ensure that more control center’s that provide functions to different entities within each utility are required to meet the NERC CIP Standards. Essentially the standard is more specific in the definition of what types of control centers should fall within the scope of

The following are changes to NERC CIP Version 4 as it applies to systems and facilities critical to system restoration: 1.4. Each Black start Resource identified in the Transmission Operator’s restoration plan. This means that if a transmission operator defines a black start resource in their restoration plan as critical than all of those resources