System Operating Orders
Our operating procedures enable the safe, reliable and efficient operation of the power system. We develop operating procedures in consideration of safety standards, industry reliability criteria, equipment capabilities and environmental obligations. We develop operating procedures using simulations of the power system.
Policy and Standards Orders
| Number |
Title |
Date Issued |
| SOO 1T-11A |
Operating Responsibility and Operating Authority Assignment To Desks (PDF, 40KB) |
2012 Mar 15 |
| SOO 1T-11D |
Power System Operation - Forced Outages (PDF, 17KB) |
2008 Jun 3 |
| SOO 1T-18 |
Live Line Permits, Assurance of No Reclose Permits, & Caution Tags (PDF, 55KB) |
2010 Oct 15 |
| SOO 1T-22 |
Outage Scheduling (PDF, 79KB) |
2010 Nov 17 |
| SOO 1T-29A |
Reclosing (Re-energization) Policy (PDF, 47KB) |
2010 Nov 16 |
| SOO 1T-29B |
Distribution Substation Main Feeder Bus Reclosing Policy 35 kV And Below (PDF, 84KB) |
2012 Mar 15 |
| SOO 1T-31 |
Voltage Tolerance (PDF, 20KB) |
2011 Apr 4 |
| SOO 1T-32 |
Telemetry Calibration (PDF, 10KB) |
2010 Mar 18 |
| SOO 1T-33 |
Signs for Power and Reactive Flows (PDF, 10KB) |
2010 Mar 18 |
| SOO 1T-35 |
Commissioning Procedure for Generators, Station and Transmission Projects (PDF, 222KB) |
2011 May 30 |
| SOO 1T-36 |
Commissioning Procedure for Station, Transmission and Generation Protection, Control and Telecommunications Equipment (PDF, 28KB) |
2010 Mar 9 |
| SOO 1T-39 |
System Event Reporting (PDF, 57KB) |
2011 May 20 |
| SOO 1T-42 |
System Time (PDF, 5KB) |
2006 Feb 9 |
| SOO 1T-51 |
Forest Fire Airborne Application of Fire Retardants Along Transmission Right-Of-Ways (PDF, 14KB) |
2011 Apr 5 |
| SOO 1T-61 |
BCTC Operating Reserve and NWPP Reserve Sharing Procedures (PDF, 131KB) |
2007 Nov 15 |
Transmission and Distribution Circuit Orders
Area or System Emergency Orders
| Number |
Title |
Date Issued |
| SOO 6T-25 |
Operation Plan for Capacity and Energy Emergencies (PDF, 77KB) |
2010 Nov 22 |
| SOO 6T-28A |
Automatic Underfrequency Load Shedding - Integrated System (PDF, 90KB) |
2011 Sep 19 |
| SOO 6T-28B |
Automatic Underfrequency Load Shedding -Lower Mainland (PDF, 29KB) |
2011 Oct 27 |
| SOO 6T-28C |
Automatic Underfrequency Load Shedding -Vancouver Island (PDF, 25KB) |
2011 Nov 1 |
| SOO 6T-28D |
Automatic Underfrequency Load Shedding Northern Region - Central Area (PDF, 25KB) |
2011 Oct 27 |
| SOO 6T-28E |
Automatic Underfrequency Load Shedding - South Interior (PDF, 33KB) |
2010 Dec 8 |
| SOO 6T-28G |
Automatic Underfrequency Load Shedding -Northern Region - NorthEast/West Area (PDF, 25KB) |
2011 Oct 28 |
| SOO 6T-29 |
Emergency Manual Load Shedding and Peak Load Reduction Procedures (PDF,180KB) |
2011 Dec 13 |
| SOO 6T-31 |
Transformer Emergency Overloading Guide (PDF, 14KB) |
2010 Sep 8 |
| SOO 6T-32 |
Automatic Overfrequency Load Restoration - Lower Mainland and Vancouver Island Regions (PDF, 21KB) |
2010 Sep 8 |
| SOO 6T-34 |
Automatic Undervoltage Load Shedding (AUVLS) (PRC-021-01, PRC 022-1 (PDF, 70KB) |
2011 Dec 19 |
Composite Network Orders
| Number |
Title |
Date Issued |
| SOO 7T-06 |
BC Hydro Integrated System and Vancouver Island Loads (PDF, 12KB) |
2009 Mar 16 |
| SOO 7T-10 |
Generator Actions Not Requiring System Operator Approval (PDF, 20KB) |
2012 Apr 17 |
| SOO 7T-11 |
BCTC - BPA 230 kV Interconnection at Nelway
(PDF, 12KB) |
2010 Mar 17 |
| SOO 7T-12 |
Reliability Must Run Generation Requirements
(PDF, 69KB) |
2010 Jan 25 |
| SOO 7T-13 |
G.M. Shrum / Peace Canyon 500 kV System
(PDF, 380KB) |
2012 April 25 |
| SOO 7T-14 |
Bridge River Operating Order (PDF, 172KB) |
2010 Oct 12 |
| SOO 7T-15 |
Impacts on Metro 230 kV Network of Increased Burrard Generation (PDF, 11KB) |
2009 Mar 17 |
| SOO 7T-17 |
B.C. - Alberta Interconnection (PDF, 247KB) |
2011 Mar 9 |
| SOO 7T-18 |
Custer - Ingledow 500 kV Interconnection (PDF, 99KB) |
2011 Apr 18 |
| SOO 7T-22 |
System Voltage Control (PDF, 86KB) |
2011 Jun 14 |
| SOO 7T-23 |
Vancouver Island - Mainland H.V.D.C. Transmission System RTO Operating Order 7T-23 (PDF, 75KB) |
2011 May 4 |
| SOO 7T-30 |
Williston - Skeena - Rio Tinto Alcan Interconnection (PDF, 420KB) |
2012 Mar 21 |
| SOO 7T-33 |
South Interior Subsystem (PDF, 120KB) |
2011 July 5 |
| SOO 7T-34 |
South Interior Generation Shedding and Outage Requirements (PDF, 334KB) |
2011 Sept 26 |
| SOO 7T-40 |
Cheekye - Dunsmuir (PDF, 143KB) |
2011 Jun 13 |
| SOO 7T-41 |
Vancouver Island Load Shedding, Generation Shedding and Outage Requirements (PDF, 330KB) |
2012 Mar 9 |
| SOO 7T-50 |
Voltage Stability Operating Limits and Procedures for Using the RT-VSA and VSA Applications (PDF, 556KB) |
2011 Sept 22 |
| SOO 7T-61 |
Voice and Data Link Operation Responsibility (COM-002) (PDF, 8KB) |
2008 Mar 12 |
| SOO 7T-62 |
Unscheduled Flow (USF) Reduction Procedure (PDF, 5KB) |
2006 Apr 28 |
| SOO 7T-64 |
BC Hydro Transfer Limits (PDF, 157KB) |
2011 Mar 9 |