Reliability Standards Standing Committee

At the IESO Electricity Reliability Organization workshop in June 2006, stakeholders expressed interest in becoming more actively engaged in the development of new reliability standards that could have an impact on Ontario's electricity industry. In response, the IESO created the Reliability Standards Standing Committee (RSSC), currently led by Scott Berry, Registration & Compliance Support.

The purpose of this standing committee is to assist market participants develop a more comprehensive understanding of their reliability obligations by:

notifying participants of reliability related information on new and developing reliability standards
providing a forum to discuss and develop consensus comments on new and developing reliability standards
engaging participants in the standard development process of NERC and NPCC

The majority of stakeholder engagement takes place by e-mail communications and is open to any stakeholder wishing to join.

Questions regarding the Reliability Standards Standing Committee or its membership can be directed to rssc@ieso.ca

For more information on the IESO's involvement in the reliability standards development process, please visit the reliability standards webpage.

Members
Terms of Reference
Classification Index

Stakeholder Engagement Activities

Date	IESO Communication on Standards, Correspondence, Materials, Stakeholder Submissions and Feedback	Classification Index
June 26, 2013	Twenty-third meeting of the Reliability Standards Standing Committee
March 27, 2013 Agenda	Twenty-second meeting of the Reliability Standards Standing Committee • Meeting materials (.zip) (3.51 MB)
December 3, 2012 Agenda (Revised)	Twenty-first meeting of the Reliability Standards Standing Committee • Meeting materials (.zip) (6.47 MB)
October 1, 2012 Agenda	Twentieth meeting of the Reliability Standards Standing Committee • Meeting materials (.zip) (5.07 MB)
June 18, 2012 Agenda	Nineteenth meeting of the Reliability Standards Standing Committee • Meeting materials (.zip) (3.93 MB)
March 30, 2012 Agenda	Eighteenth meeting of the Reliability Standards Standing Committee • Meeting materials (.zip) (3.86 MB)
December 20, 2011 Agenda	Seventeenth meeting of the Reliability Standards Standing Committee • Meeting materials (.zip) (5.71 MB)
October 7, 2011 Agenda	Sixteenth meeting of the Reliability Standards Standing Committee • Meeting materials (.zip) (5.20 MB)
July 6, 2011 Agenda	Fifteenth meeting of the Reliability Standards Standing Committee • Meeting materials (.zip) (3.29 MB)
April 29, 2011	Webcast • Communication • Presentation
March 30, 2011 Agenda	Fourteenth meeting of the Reliability Standards Standing Committee • Meeting materials (.zip) (2.84 MB)
January 26, 2011 Agenda	Thirteenth meeting of the Reliability Standards Standing Committee • Meeting materials (.zip) (3.62 MB)
September 29, 2010 Agenda	Twelfth meeting of the Reliability Standards Standing Committee • Meeting materials (.zip) (8.05 MB)
June 22, 2010 Agenda	Eleventh meeting of the Reliability Standards Standing Committee • Meeting materials (.zip) (6.81 MB)
January 19, 2010 Agenda (Revised)	Tenth meeting of the Reliability Standards Standing Committee • Meeting materials (.zip) (2.2 MB)
October 1, 2009 Agenda	Ninth meeting of the Reliability Standards Standing Committee • Meeting materials (.zip) (7.0 MB)
May 28, 2009 Agenda Minutes	Eighth meeting of the Reliability Standards Standing Committee • Meeting materials (.zip) (5.4 MB)
February 19, 2009 Agenda Minutes	Seventh meeting of the Reliability Standards Standing Committee • Meeting materials (.zip) (1.8 MB)
November 25, 2008	Solicitation for additional NPCC Regional Standard Drafting Team Members for "Automatic UFLS Program", PRC-006-NPCC-01
October 8, 2008 Agenda Minutes	Sixth meeting of the Reliability Standards Standing Committee • Meeting materials (.zip) (3 MB)
June 27, 2008 Agenda Minutes	Fifth meeting of the Reliability Standards Standing Committee • Meeting materials (.zip) (18.8 MB)
May 23, 2008	Market Rule Amendment Proposal (MR-00345) for RSSC Review and Comment
May 16, 2008	Bill 44 receives royal assent - OEB to have remand authority for NERC standards
April 2, 2008	NERC Standards Announcement - Nomination Period Opens
March 25, 2008	Training and Development Courses
January 28, 2008 Agenda Minutes	RSSC Meeting to discuss topics related to current NERC/NPCC/FERC activities, IESO progress on the implementation of Cyber Security (CIP) standards, IESO Training Programs and the Ontario Compliance Framework including work plans for 2008. • Meeting materials (.zip) (8.12 MB)
January 24, 2008	NERC Reliability Standards Compliance System Vendors
January 14, 2008	NERC posting of System Restoration and Blackstart Standards
December 7, 2007	RSSC Meeting - January 28, 2008
November 19, 2007	RSSC Update - Certification Forms and IESO vote on the Relay Loadability Standard
November 12, 2007	RSSC Update - Next Meeting in January 2008 and NPCC Document A13 Posted for comments
November 1, 2007	IESO Updates to the RSSC on Current Processes and NERC Activities
September 21, 2007	IRC Comments on the FERC NOPR on Cyber Security CIP Standards
September 19, 2007 Agenda Minutes	Third meeting of the Reliability Standards Standing Committee to discuss FERC notice of proposed ruling on the Critical Infrastructure Protection standards (CIP-002 through CIP-009) • Highlights of the NOPR • See details of the notice of proposed ruling on the FERC web site. Meeting materials (.zip) Additional meeting material
September 17, 2007	Posting of additional IESO Certification Forms
September 14, 2007	NERC Draft Cyber Security Notice of Proposed Rulemaking Comments
September 10, 2007	IESO draft Comments on the System Restoration and Blackstart draft Version 2 Standards
September 6, 2007	Draft Agenda for the RSSC meeting on September 19th.
August 31, 2007	Posting of Additional Draft IESO Certification Forms for Review and Comments
August 27, 2007	Comment Period for IESO Certification Forms
August 24, 2007	3rd Meeting of the Reliability Standards Standing Committee (RSSC)
August 15, 2007	ANNOUNCEMENT: Comment period opens for System Restoration and Blackstart Standards
August 9, 2007	ANNOUNCEMENT: Comment period opens for SAR - Real-Time Transmission Operations and Balancing of Load and Generation
August 7, 2007	IESO comments on draft SAR - Facility Ratings
July 24, 2007	IESO Response to NERC Data Requests (FERC Order 693)
July 24, 2007	FERC NOPR on Cyber Security Standards
July 20, 2007	Announcement: Comment period opens for FAC-008-2 - Facility Ratings Standard and Implementation Plan
July 6, 2007	NERC Data Request Procedures and IESO Response to NERC
June 20, 2007 Agenda Minutes	Meeting Materials (.zip) (Revised)
June 12, 2007	VOLUNTEERS NEEDED - NERC DISTURBANCE MONITORING Standard Drafting Team
June 12, 2007	NERC Announcement: Comment periods opens for 2 SARs
June 5, 2007	FERC Release - Reliability Standards to Take Effect on June 18th Instead of June 4th
May 18, 2007	FERC News Release on its approval of Violation Risk Factors
May 17, 2007	Announcement: Comment period opens
May 17, 2007	2nd Meeting of the RSSC - June 20th - Draft Agenda
May 15, 2007	Review of IESO Certification Forms
April 18, 2007	Announcement: Nomination periods Open for Three Drafting Teams
April 17, 2007	Workshop Reminder, Register for Spring 2007 Reliability Standards Workshops & NERC Upcoming Ballots
April 16, 2007	Announcement: Standards Ballot Window Open - Supplemental Version 1 Violation Risk Factors April 16-21, 2007	15
April 10, 2007	Soliciting comments for the Relay Loadability Draft Standard	11a
March 30, 2007 Agenda Minutes	Communication to Standing Committee members Meeting Materials Additional Meeting Material
March 20, 2007	Announcement: Comment periods open for SAR - Reliability Coordination, SAR for Operating Personnel Communications Protocols, and Relay Loadability Standard
March 19, 2007	Announcement: Four Ballot Windows Open on March 19, 2007
March 15, 2007	Announcement: Pre-ballot Window and Ballot Pool Open on March 15, 2007
March 15, 2007	Announcement: Pre-ballot Window and Ballot Pool Opens March 15, 2007
March 7, 2007	NERC Announces Initial Ballot Results for Suggested Modifications to the Reliability Standards Development Procedure
February 27, 2007	IESO Communication on Standards - NERC 2007 Reliability Standards Workshops
February 27, 2007	IESO Communication on Standards - Initial Ballot Results for Violation Risk Factors (VRFs) for Version 1 Standards	15
February 23, 2007	IESO Communication on Standards - Nuclear Plant Interface Coordination Standard (NUC-001)	18
February 23, 2007	IESO Communication on Standards - IESO Comments on SAR to Modify the Facility Ratings Standards	5c
February 21, 2007	IESO Ballot Position on Violation Risk Factors for Version 1 Standards	15
February 13, 2007	NERC Announcement: Ballot Window Opens for Changes to Reliability Standards Development Procedure
February 12, 2007	Announcement: Final Ballot Results for Version 0 Violation Risk Factors	15
February 9, 2007	IESO forming the Reliability Standards Standing Committee (RSSC)
February 9, 2007	IESO Comments on the NERC SAR on Vegetation Management Standard - FAC-003	5a
January 31, 2007	Announcement: Pre-ballot Windows and Ballot Pools for Version 1 Risk Factors Open January 29-February 13, 2007	15
January 22, 2007	NPCC posting of A-03 "Emergency Operating Criteria" Criteria Document for Comments	4a
January 22, 2007	NPCC Posting of "A-06, Operating Reserve Criteria" Document for Comments	20
January 18, 2007	Comment Period Opens for Transmission Relay Loadability Standard; Nomination Period Opens for IROL Standard Drafting Team	11a
January 5, 2007	IESO Filing with FERC on Standards NOPR	20
December 21, 2006	Announcement of Initial Ballot Results - Version 0 Standards, Violation Risk Factors	15
December 6, 2006	IESO Position on Violation Risk Factors for Version 0 Standard	15
November 29, 2006	Comment Period Opens for UFLS SAR; Nomination Period Opens for UFLS SAR Drafting Team	11b
November 28, 2006	Proposed IESO Voting Positions on Violation Risk Factors (VRFs) for Version 0 Standards	15
November 6, 2006	Announcement: Comment Period Opens for two SARs; Nomination Period Opens for two SAR Drafting Teams	4c, 4f
November 6, 2006	IESO Draft Comments on NPCC A-13 Criteria Document	8b
November 6, 2006	IESO Draft Comments on NPCC A-12 Criteria Document	4c
October 30, 2006	FERC NOPR on NERC Standards	18
October 25, 2006	Announcement: Final Ballot Results for FAC-010, FAC-011, and FAC-014	5b
October 20, 2006	NPCC Criteria Documents Posted for Comments	4c, 8b, 11a
October 18, 2006	Announcement of Initial Ballot Results	16, 1a, 1b
October 17, 2006	NERC Reliability Standards Development Plan	16
October 13, 2006	Announcement of Initial Ballot Results for FAC and PER Standards	10a, 5b
October 13, 2006	Announcement: Reliability Standards Development Procedures - Proposed Version 6	16
October 5, 2006	IESO Comments on NUC-001, Filed with NERC Today	18
October 4, 2006	NERC Announcement of Ballot Windows and the IESO Position on Standards Currently being Balloted	16
October 4, 2006	NERC Announcement of Ballot Windows and the IESO Position on Standards Currently Being Balloted	20
September 29, 2006	Communication from the IESO regarding System Operator Training Standard	10a
September 22, 2006	IESO's Comments on NERC Nuclear Plant Interface Coordination Standard	18
September 18, 2006	IESO Communication Regarding Commenting on NERC Standards and Violation Risk Factors (VRF) Under Development - BCC Listing	15, 16
September 18, 2006	Communication from the IESO Regarding the NERC Nuclear Plant Interface Coordination Standard Currently Under Development - BCC Listing	20
September 15, 2006	IESO Communication Regarding Commenting on NERC Standards and Violation Risk Factors (VRF) Under Development	15, 16
August 29, 2006	New IESO Stakeholder Group on Reliability Standards