NERC has announced several significant updates to the GADS Reporting Standards that will impact utility operators and reliability professionals. We've created a comprehensive guide summarizing the 2023 changes to NERC GADS Reliability Performance Reporting standards, complete with an FAQ section to address common questions
FirstEnergy Solutions, a subsidiary of FirstEnergy Corp., will utilize PowerGADS to manage generation availability beginning in January, 2020. PowerGADS, also used by FirstEnery Corp., is where users can generate statistical generation data from a variety of sources, whether contained in a centralized location or distributed among several. Upon collection, all data is validated using NERC Level 1 and Level 2 diagnostics. Once validated, the data is used for several purposes, including internal reporting; for example, the Station Performance and Generating Outage Rate Program. PowerGADS then submits this gathered data to an ISO/RTO or the North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) using standard "card" formats.
Keystone and Conemaugh stations recently were sold by the majority stakes owner, PSEG, and will continue to use PowerGADS to collect and submit NERC availability data. Both stations are using the cloud based PowerGADS application, where users can generate statistical generation data from a variety of sources, whether contained in a centralized location or distributed among several. Upon collection, all data is validated using NERC Level 1 and Level 2 diagnostics. Once validated, the data is used for several purposes, including internal reporting; for example, the Station Performance and Generating Outage Rate Program. PowerGADS then submits this gathered data to an ISO/RTO or the North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) using standard "card" formats.
Canal Station, once part of the NRG subsidiary, GenOn, will continue to use PowerGADS to collect and submit data to NERC. PowerGADS had been the preferred application from NRG and GenOn. Canal Station is utilizing Integ's cloud based PowerGADS application, where users can generate statistical generation data from a variety of sources, whether contained in a centralized location or distributed among several. Upon collection, all data is validated using NERC Level 1 and Level 2 diagnostics. Once validated, the data is used for several purposes, including internal reporting; for example, the Station Performance and Generating Outage Rate Program. PowerGADS then submits this gathered data to an ISO/RTO or the North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) using standard "card" formats.
For customers with wind assets, please be reminded that it is mandatory to submit Wind GADS data in 2019 if your plant’s installed capacity is 100 MW or higher. For those with installed capacity 75 or higher the mandatory reporting starts in 2020. Integ’s PowerGADS Wind module has successfully integrated with several SCADA system for our clients that make Wind GADS reporting effortless and efficient. The list of SCADA interfaces include:
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