The organizations responsible for reliability of the power grid each define in their own way the system that is covered by the North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) reliability standards. In Québec, that system is the Main Transmission System or RTP [réseau de transport principal]. The Reliability Coordinator therefore draws on the RTP definition to establish which facilities are subject to the vast majority of the reliability standards.
The transmission system comprised of equipment and lines generally carrying large quantities of energy and of generating facilities of 50 MVA or more, providing control over reliability parameters:
Per its Decision D-2020-052, the Régie de l'énergie gave its approval for the Coordinator to revise the definition of the RTP to make it more objective and easier to apply by the registered entities subject to the mandatory reliability regime in Québec.
There was a consultation of the registered entities regarding the methodology to identify elements of the RTP from November 15, 2021, to January 21, 2022.
CQLR, c. R-6.01., s. 85.3
The Coordinator submitted to the Régie de l’énergie du Québec the methodology to identify elements of the RTP on March 31, 2022, under docket R-4190-2022. The table below presents the steps completed prior to this submission.
| Step | Date |
|---|---|
| Presentation of the first webinar to registered entities | August 18, 2021 |
| Comments on the webinar from the registered entities | August 19 to September 8, 2021 |
| Analysis of comments by the Coordinator | September 9 to 29, 2021 |
| Publication of the comments from the registered entities and the Coordinator’s responses | September 30, 2021 |
| Consultation period of the registered entities | November 15, 2021 to January 21, 2022 |
| Presentation of the second webinar to registered entities | December 8, 2021 |
| Period for the Coordinator to analyze the comments received during the public consultation | January 21, 2022 to March 18, 2022 |
| Publication of the comments from the registered entities and the Coordinator’s responses | March 21, 2022 |
| Submission of the new definition of RTP to the Régie de l'énergie du Québec. | March 31, 2022 |
Note : For the most recent information, please write to reliability@hydro.qc.ca.
On August 18, 2021, the Coordinator broadcast a webinar to the entities subject to reliability standards to present the main aspects of the changes to the definition of RTP, as well as the methodology for establishing the elements of the RTP, and gather their comments on the topic.
Watch the August 18 webinar on the modifications to the RTP (In French only) [41 min 02 sec]
Coordinator’s response to comments – 2021-09-27 [PDF 250 kB – in French only]
On December 8, 2021, the Coordinator broadcast a second webinar on the RTP to registered entities, in order to present the documentation available for the consultation, as well as to explain the different aspects of the RTP definition.
Watch the December 8 webinar on documentation and the RTP definition (In French only) [31 min]
Note : The documentation presented here for the consultation has not been adopted by the Régie de l'énergie; it is therefore not in force in Québec.