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Daily Grid Operations Report
09/02/2008

Peak Load 56315
Peak Hour 17
Planned Peak 54996
Planned Peak Hour 17

Constraints Encountered During the Day

Start Constraint Reason
07:00 OOMC/OOME Laredo on and up. Laredo import limit 350 MW, actual 273 MW - 73%.
11:15 OOME Decker up Loss of Austrop 345/138kV autotransformer #2 overloads Austrop 345/138kV autotransformer #1 - 103% of 480 MVA rating.
12:30 Trinidad - Stryker Creek - Mount Enterprise OC3 Loss of Trinidad - Stryker Creek - Mount Enterprise 345kV overloads Southeast Nacogdoches 345/138kV autotransformer - 104% of 512 MVA rating.
13:00 OOME Gideon up Loss of Austrop 345/138kV autotransformer #2 overloads Austrop 345/138kV autotransformer #1 - 102% of 480 MVA rating.
13:00 Odessa EHV Transformer OC3 Loss of Odessa EHV 345/138kV autotransformer #2 overloads Odessa EHV 345/138kV autotransformer #1 - 105% of 520 MVA rating.
14:45 OOME Ferguson up Loss of Menard - Gillespie 138kV overloads Menard 138/69kV autotransformer #1 - 104% of 46 MVA rating.
15:30 Elgin Switch - Sandow Switch OC3 Loss of Elgin Switch - Sandow Switch 138kV overloads Sandow Switch - Salty11 138kV - 106% of 223 MVA rating.
16:00 OOMC/OOME PB2SES on and up Loss of Odessa EHV 345/138kV autotransformer #2 overloads Odessa EHV 345/138kV autotransformer #1 - 104% of 520 MVA rating.
16:00 OOMC/OOME Decker GT on and up Loss of Sandow Switch - Elgin Switch 138KV overloads Sandow Switch - Salty 138KV - 106% of 223 MVA rating.
16:15 North - South OC1 Loss of Temple Pecan Creek - Tradinghouse SES and Temple Switch - Lake Creek SES 345kV overloads Goldthwaite - Brownwood Switch 138kV - 118% of 129 MVA rating.  North - South limit 530, actual 604 - 114%.
17:00 Marion - Hill Country and Skyline OC3 Loss of Marion - Hill Country and Skyline 345kV overloads Marion - Elm Creek 345kV - 104% of 717 MVA rating.
17:15 San Angelo Red Creek 345/138kV autotransformer #2 OC3 Loss of San Angelo Red Creek 345/138kV autotransformer #2 overloads San Angelo Red Creed 345/138kV autotransformer #1 - 110% of 280 MVA rating.
17:30 OOME Buffalo Gap down Loss of San Angelo Red Creek 345/138kV autotransformer #2 overloads San Angelo Red Creed 345/138kV autotransformer #1 - 110% of 280 MVA rating.
17:45 North - South OC1 Loss of Lake Creek SES - Temple Switch 345kV overloads Tradinghouse SES - Temple Pecan Creek 345kV - 105% of 985 MVA rating. North - South limit 530, actual 556 - 101%.
18:15 OOME Horse Hollow down Loss of San Angelo Red Creek 345/138kV autotransformer #2 overloads San Angelo Red Creed 345/138kV autotransformer #1 - 110% of 280 MVA rating.
21:15 Marion - Zorn and and Clear Springs OC3 Loss of Marion - Zorn and Clear Springs 345kV overloads Seguin - Seguin West 138kV - 109% of 220 MVA rating.
22:15 OOME Capricorn Ridge down Base case overload on Menard autotransformer - 104% of 42 MVA rating.
22:15 OOME Callahan down Base case overload on Menard autotransformer - 104% of 42 MVA rating.

Other Notable Events

Start End Event
00:15 24:00 Alert Level Yellow Elevated
09:20 10:00 ERCOT conducted a database load.