SCE
Southern California Edison powers nearly ___ people?
15 million people
DOC is an acronym for this
Distribution Operations Center
ROC is an acronym for this
Reliability Operations Center
GCC is an acronym for this
Grid Control Center
There are __ manned centers across SCE’s service area.
13 manned centers
Under the names of Pacific Light and Power, Edison Electric, Mt. Whitney Power & Electric Co., California Electric Power Co., Southern California Power Co., Southern California Edison was founded approximately this year.
What is 1886
This DOC operates on a swing shift
Southern DOC
ROC personnel that is responsible for developing algorithms to detect system issues.
data scientists and advisors
GCC is an acronym for
Grid Control Center
Before becoming a System Operator, you require __ experience in the field as a Substation Operator.
18 months
SCE’s grid operation priorities are ___ and ___.
safety and reliability
Normally responsible for handoffs from Western DOC
Southern DOC
ROC personnel that is responsible for monitoring system alarms and performing outage validations
Analyst
GCC is composed of 6 rotating teams of these personnel titles, and they are also called “dispatchers.”
Power System Operators (PSO)
Switching Center is composed of the following personnel (3 types)
•System Operators
•Substation Operators & Trainees
•Operations Engineers
Manages the wholesale power market and has oversight of the transmission grid for most of the state, including for SCE
CA Independent System Operator (CAISO)
The primary tool that for dispatchers to manage trouble orders, and acts as a central source of information.
Outage Management System (OMS)
ROC proactively analyzes this type of data from smart meters to identify equipment issues before being notified by customers or other internal systems.
“low voltage” and “power out” signals
GCC is responsible for grid operators training programs to meet this compliance requirement.
NERC requirements
Series of steps and procedures for use by field crews to carry out work
Program
SCE is regulated by this organization at the State level.
CPUC
The primary tool for sending new work orders out to Troublemen in the field.
MS Teams
Splunk
System documents GCC is responsible for maintaining. (at least three examples)
operating bulletins, procedures, drawings, audit evidence, and compliance documentation
Each switching center is responsible for controlling the substations in its territory and these voltage systems. (3 answers)
transmission, sub-transmission, and distribution voltage systems