02 — Capability · BC-1590.30
Transmission Outage Coordination
Plan and approve outages of transmission lines and substations so work can go ahead without leaving the system insecure, coordinated with neighboring owners and the reliability coordinator.
- Outage Coordination
- Transmission Outage Scheduling
- Planned Outage Approval
In scope
- Outage requests for transmission equipment
- Outage studies against expected conditions
- Coordination of outage timing with neighbors and the coordinator
Out of scope
- Scheduling the maintenance work itself (see BC-680.20.40)
- Carrying out the switching and clearances for an outage (see BC-1590.10.40)
Decomposes into · 3
- BC-1590.30.10Transmission Outage RequestsCollect, check and submit planned outage requests for lines and substation equipment to the coordinator by the required deadlines.
- BC-1590.30.20Outage Security StudiesStudy each planned outage against expected load and generation so it can proceed without violating limits, or move it to a safer window.
- BC-1590.30.30Regional Outage CoordinationAgree outage timing with neighboring transmission owners and the reliability coordinator so overlapping outages do not weaken the wider system.