02 — Capability · BC-1590.40
System Restoration & Black Start
Be able to rebuild the power system after a wide-area blackout, with a current restoration plan, black start resources that are proven to work, and operators who have practiced it.
- Black Start
- Grid Restoration Planning
- System Recovery
In scope
- Restoration plans, cranking paths and priorities
- Testing black start units and their paths
- Restoration drills and simulator training
Out of scope
- Restoring customers after local faults and storms (see BC-1530.20, BC-1580.50)
- Enterprise crisis leadership during a blackout (see BC-830.40)
Decomposes into · 3
- BC-1590.40.10Restoration Plan UpkeepKeep the plan for rebuilding the system after a blackout current, with cranking paths, load pickup priorities and coordination with neighbors.
- BC-1590.40.20Black Start Resource TestingVerify that black start units can start without outside power and energize their cranking paths, and fix what the tests reveal.
- BC-1590.40.30Restoration Drills & TrainingTrain operators and field staff on restoration through regular drills and simulator exercises, including with neighboring operators.