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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, 44KB) 2010 Jun 21
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, 65KB) 2010 Jun 21
SOO 1T-22 Outage Scheduling (PDF, 46KB) 2009 Sep 24
SOO 1T-29A Reclosing (Re-energization) Policy (PDF, 39KB) 2010 Jul 29
SOO 1T-29B Distribution Substation Bus Reclosing Policy 35 kV And Below (PDF, 159KB) 2010 Jul 20
SOO 1T-31 Voltage Tolerance (PDF, 9KB) 2007 Aug 14
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, 283KB) 2010 Jul 29
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, 34KB) 2010 Jul 14
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, 8KB) 2005 Sep 7
SOO 1T-61 BCTC Operating Reserve and NWPP Reserve Sharing Procedures (PDF, 131KB) 2007 Nov 15


Transmission and Distribution Circuit Orders

Number Title Date Issued
SOO 5T-1L18 1L18 VIT to ARN (PDF, 42KB) 2010 Jun 29
SOO 5T-10 Ratings For All Transmission Circuits 60 kV Or Higher  (PDF, 304KB) 2010 Aug 26


Area or System Emergency Orders

Number Title Date Issued
SOO 6T-25 Operation Plan for Capacity and Energy Emergencies (PDF, 71KB) 2010 Mar 10
SOO 6T-28A Automatic Underfrequency Load Shedding - Integrated System (PDF, 22KB) 2010 Jan 7
SOO 6T-28B Automatic Underfrequency Load Shedding - Metro/Fraser Valley Region (PDF, 47KB) 2010 Jul 29
SOO 6T-28C Automatic Underfrequency Load Shedding - Vancouver Island (PDF, 18KB) 2010 Jan 27
SOO 6T-28D Automatic Underfrequency Load Shedding - Central Interior/GMS (PDF, 16KB) 2010 Jan 27
SOO 6T-28E Automatic Underfrequency Load Shedding - South Interior (PDF, 15KB) 2010 Feb 8
SOO 6T-28G Automatic Underfrequency Load Shedding - Northern Region - NorthEast/West Area (PDF, 18KB) 2010 Feb 8
SOO 6T-29 Emergency Manual Load Shedding and Peak Load Reduction Procedures (PDF, 185KB) 2009 Sep 4
SOO 6T-31 Transformer Emergency Overloading Guide (PDF, 17KB) 2010 Mar 17
SOO 6T-32 Automatic Overfrequency Load Restoration - Lower Mainland and Vancouver Island Regions (PDF, 11KB) 2004 Jun 14
SOO 6T-34 Automatic Undervoltage Load Shedding (AUVLS) (PDF, 59KB) 2009 Dec 21


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 Resynchronizing Generators Following Generator Shedding Operation (PDF, 16KB) 2010 Mar 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, 145KB)
2009 Jun 30
SOO 7T-14 Bridge River Operating Order  (PDF, 295KB) 2009 May 27
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, 195KB) 2009 Nov 25
SOO 7T-18 Custer - Ingledow 500 kV Interconnection (PDF, 102KB) 2010 Aug 5
SOO 7T-22 System Voltage Control (PDF, 51KB) 2006 Feb 23
SOO 7T-23 Vancouver Island - Mainland H.V.D.C. Transmission System RTO Operating Order 7T-23 (PDF, 67KB) 2010 Apr 7
SOO 7T-30 Williston - Skeena - Alcan Interconnection (PDF, 210KB) 2007 Sep 13
SOO 7T-33 South Interior Subsystem (PDF, 100KB) 2008 Jan 3
SOO 7T-34 South Interior Generation Shedding and Outage Requirements (PDF, 243KB) 2009 Aug 25
SOO 7T-40 Cheekye - Dunsmuir (PDF, 101KB) 2008 Apr 16
SOO 7T-41 Vancouver Island Load Shedding, Generation Shedding and Outage Requirements  (PDF, 356KB) 2009 Nov 25
SOO 7T-50 Voltage Stability Operating Limits and Procedures for Using the RT-VSA and VSA Applications (PDF, 617KB) 2006 May 2
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-63 Pacific Northwest Security Coordinator (PDF, 21KB) 2006 Apr 28
SOO 7T-64 BCTC Transfer Limits (PDF, 90KB) 2007 Jul 12