2024 NERC Exam Final Assessment Questions and Correct Answers Graded A+
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If a BA is unable to calculate its ACE for more than it shall notify its RC. A. 15 minutes
B. 60 minutes
C. 30 minutes
D. 20 minutes -ACCURATE C. 30 minutes
The system frequency is currently 60.03 Hz. The Synchronized generating capacity is 3200 MW. The system load is currently 2200 MW. Wha...
2024 NERC Exam Final Assessment Questions and
CorrectAnswers Graded A+
When using a dynamic schedule and the energy profile in an hour is >250 MW and the actual
hourly integration deviates from the hourly energy profile by the tag must be modified.
A. 100 MW
B. 10%
C. 50 MW
D. 25% -ACCURATE B. 10%
Dry steam plants, flash steam plants, and binary cycle power plants are the three main types of
what kind of generating plant?
A. Nuclear generators
B. Combustion turbine generators
C. Geothermal generators
D. Hydroelectric generators -ACCURATE C. Geothermal generators
Which type of solar technology converts electromagnetic energy in sunlight directly into direct
current?
A. Concentrating solar thermal
B. Solar DC inverter
C. Photovoltaic
D. Solar batteries -ACCURATE C. Photovoltaic
If a reliability coordinator identifies that there is a potential transmission related problem in the
area, who should they notify?
A. Marketers in the area
B. Other reliability coordinators in the interconnection
C. All purchasing selling entities
,D. Generation operators in the area of the potential problem -Answer✅ B. Other reliability
coordinators in the interconnection
Restoration services on critical telecommunications channels should be available .
A. 24 hours per day
B. Within 12 hours of a telecommunication channel failure
C. By the end of the next business day
D. Within 72 hours of the contingency occurring -ACCURATE A. 24 hours per day
According to NERC, A balancing authority may elect to fulfill its contingency reserve obligations
by participating as a member of a
A. ISO
B. Reserve sharing group
C. RTO
D. Regional reliability organization -ACCURATE B. Reserve sharing group
If you were to experience the northern lights what would be your concern with the operation of
the power system?
A. System harmonics causing oscillations
B. A reduction of MVAR consumption
C. Generator output reduction
D. Transformer overheating -ACCURATE D. Transformer overheating
Your BA has a net scheduled interchange of 650 MW and your actual interchange is 800 MW.
The frequency bias setting for your BA is 65 MW/0.1 Hz. There is a disturbance on the system
and the actual frequency is 60.02 Hz. What is your ACE?
A. -163 MW
B. -137 MW
C. 137 MW
D. 163 MW -ACCURATE D. 163 MW
,Which of the following complies with the control performance 1 standard?
A. CPS = 95%
B. CPS = 125%
C. CPS = 90%
D. CPS = 80% -ACCURATE B. CPS = 125%
Generators have the ability to be used as voltage control devices. If a generator raises its VAR
output the system operator should expect the system voltage to
A. Decrease
B. Increase
C. Not change
D. Collapse -ACCURATE B. Increase
if a BA has 500 MW of spinning reserves and of that 300 are regulating reserves, by definition,
NERC requires the regulating reserves must be ?
A. Online and AGC responsive
B. Able to ramp to full load within 10 minutes
C. Able to be online within 10 minutes
D. Able to be online within 5 minutes -ACCURATE A. Online and AGC responsive
There is a shunt capacitor on your system that has a rating of 50 MVAR @ 138 KV. The voltage at
the time of switching the capacitor in service is 124 KV. What would be the expected output of
the capacitor?
A. 45 MVAR
B. 43.5 MVAR
C. 50 MVAR
D. 40.5 MVAR -ACCURATE D. 40.5 MVAR
, Which mode of AGC operation is the one that NERC states will be used unless such operation is
adverse to the system or interconnection Reliability?
A. Constant interchange
B. Tie-line Bias
C. Constant frequency
D. Load-frequency bias -ACCURATE B. Tie-line Bias
You have a 600 MW unit that is currently loaded at 300 MW and frequency drops .2 Hz. What
will the new output of the generator be as a result of the drop in frequency due to droop
characteristic?
A. 300 MW
B. 340 MW
C. 260 MW
D. 380 MW -ACCURATE B. 340 MW
If a BA is unable to calculate its ACE for more than it shall notify its RC.
A. 15 minutes
B. 60 minutes
C. 30 minutes
D. 20 minutes -ACCURATE C. 30 minutes
The system frequency is currently 60.03 Hz. The Synchronized generating capacity is 3200 MW.
The system load is currently 2200 MW. What is the maximum amount of load block that should
be restored?
A. 160 MW
B. 220 MW
C. 110 MW
D. 320 MW -ACCURATE A. 160 MW
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