Title
Resolution for GRU Electric Operations and Planning Compliance Policy (B)
Explanation
On February 19, 2009, the City Commission adopted Resolution No. 080804, which affirmed Gainesville Regional Utilities’ (GRU) compliance with reliability standards developed by the North American Reliability Corporation (NERC), and delegating administration and oversight of electric compliance to the general manager for utilities or his/her designee.
The resolution included a list of eleven functional registrations, which is how NERC groups functions performed by entities which comprise the bulk electric system. However, NERC has since eliminated one of the functional registrations that had been previously assigned to GRU. Even though there is not a change in GRU’s workload associated with the elimination of NERC’s functional registration, the list of functional registrations required updates, consistent with NERC.
The listing of functional registrations in the resolution has no bearing on the actual functions determined between NERC and GRU; thus, there is no benefit to maintaining the list in the resolution. While the frequency of changes in functional registrations is relatively low, there is an administrative burden to continually update the resolution every time NERC modifies the list of functional registrations. The resolution contains existing language of “all applicable reliability standards and rules”, which sufficiently captures any current or future obligations.
Fiscal Note
Non-compliance with applicable reliability standards may result in monetary penalties.
Recommendation:
The City Commission adopt the amended resolution which supersedes Resolution No. 080804, removing the itemized list of functional registrations.