Coordinator’s Mandate

Of interest!

August 31, 2011Application to modify the designation of the Quebec Reliability Coordinator and certain provisions of the Reliability Coordinator Code of Conduct.
Decision D-2011-132 (in french only) >>> July 27, 2011Request to modify the designation of the Reliability Coordinator for Québec.
Régie's file number: 3771-2011 >>> May 31, 2010Application for adoption of reliability standards for electric power transmission in Québec and for approval of the registry of entities and facilities to be monitored for compliance and of the sanction guidelines >>>
[In french] May 16, 2011Publication of the 2010 Annual Report on the Application of the Code of Conduct >>> May 13, 2011Partial decision on adoption of electricity transmission reliability standards and approval of related documents >>>

In Decision D-2007-95 rendered August 14, 2007, the Régie de l’énergie designated the Direction – Contrôle des mouvements d’énergie (System Control branch) of Hydro-Québec TransÉnergie as the reliability coordinator for Québec. In Decision D-2010-106 of July 29, 2010, the Régie approved the amendment of the Direction’s name to direction Contrôle et exploitation du réseau (DCER).

This nomination was the first step in implementing a new regime of mandatory reliability standards in Québec, pursuant to the Québec government’s adoption of Bill 52 amending the Act respecting the Régie de l’énergie. Under the new framework, the Régie now has watchdog powers over the application of mandatory transmission system reliability standards, including the power to:

designate the reliability coordinator for Québec
carry out any duties devolved to it under a reliability standard adopted by the Régie and issue operating directives
file with the Régie the reliability standards proposed by a recognized reliability body with which the Régie has entered into an agreement (Decision D-2007-95 [In French], section 3) and any variant or other standard that the reliability coordinator considers necessary
file an evaluation of the relevance and impact of the standards filed submit to the Régie, for approval, a Register (forthcoming) identifying the owners, operators and distributors subject to the reliability standards adopted by the Régie

The Régie has jurisdiction to approve reliability standards that the reliability coordinator considers essential to ensure Québec control area reliability within the parameters set by Bill 46. The reliability standards that the reliability coordinator files with the Régie are NERC standards and only apply to the entities in the Register of entities subject to NERC standards (forthcoming).

The reliability coordinator must submit to the Régie guidelines describing criteria to be taken into account in determining sanctions for noncompliance with reliability standards and a table of applicable penalties.