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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, 26KB) 2008 Sep 24
SOO 1T-11D Power System Operation - Forced Outages (PDF, 20KB) 2008 Feb 4
SOO 1T-11E Power System Operation - Callouts (PDF, 25KB) 2008 Sep 4
SOO 1T-18 Live Line Permits, Assurance of No Reclose Permits, & Caution Tags (PDF, 18KB) 2007 Nov 7
SOO 1T-22 Outage Scheduling (PDF, 82KB) 2007 Feb 19
SOO 1T-24 Integrated Transmission System Operating and Maintenance Boundaries (PDF, 7KB) 2005 Sep 8
SOO 1T-29A Reclosing (Re-energization) Policy (PDF, 36KB) 2008 Sep 5
SOO 1T-31 Voltage Tolerance (PDF, 9KB) 2007 Aug 14
SOO 1T-32 Telemetry Calibration (PDF, 10KB) 2005 Oct 3
SOO 1T-33 Signs for Power and Reactive Flows (PDF, 9KB) 2006 Feb 9
SOO 1T-35 Commissioning Procedure for Generators, Station and Transmission Projects (PDF, 393KB) 2008 Jan 7
SOO 1T-36 Commissioning Procedure for Station, Transmission and Generation Protection, Control and Telecommunications Equipment  (PDF, 32KB) 2006 May 9
SOO 1T-39 System Event Reporting (PDF, 38KB) 2007 Nov 30
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


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Transmission and Distribution Circuit Orders

Number Title Date Issued
SOO 5T-10 Ratings For All Transmission Circuits 60 kV Or Higher  (PDF, 392KB) 2008 May 22


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Area or System Emergency Orders

Number Title Date Issued
SOO 6T-25 Operation Plan for Capacity and Energy Emergencies  (PDF, 56KB) 2007 Dec 19
SOO 6T-28A Automatic Underfrequency Load Shedding - Integrated System (PDF, 13KB) 2008 Feb 15
SOO 6T-28B Automatic Underfrequency Load Shedding - Metro/Fraser Valley Region (PDF, 17KB) 2007 Feb 12
SOO 6T-28C Automatic Underfrequency Load Shedding - Vancouver Island (PDF, 140KB) 2006 Jul 7
SOO 6T-28D Automatic Underfrequency Load Shedding - Central Interior/GMS (PDF, 12KB) 2007 Jan 17
SOO 6T-28E Automatic Underfrequency Load Shedding - South Interior (PDF, 7KB) 2008 Mar 29
SOO 6T-28G Automatic Underfrequency Load Shedding - Northern Region - NorthEast/West Area (PDF, 16KB) 2007 Jul 24
SOO 6T-29A Emergency Manual Load shedding - System (PDF, 20KB) 2008 Jun 4
SOO 6T-29B Emergency Manual Load shedding - Lower Mainland (PDF, 16KB) 2006 Nov 30
SOO 6T-29C Emergency Manual Load shedding - Vancouver Island Region (PDF, 14KB) 2005 Sep 6
SOO 6T-29D Emergency Manual Load shedding - Northern Region (PDF, 20KB) 2006 Sep 14
SOO 6T-29E Emergency Manual Load shedding - South Interior (PDF, 12KB) 2006 Nov 8
SOO 6T-31 Transformer Emergency Overloading Guide (PDF, 10KB) 2005 Sep 7
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 (AULS) (PDF, 52KB) 2008 May 29


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Composite Network Orders

Number Title Date Issued
SOO 7T-06 BC Hydro Integrated System and Vancouver Island Loads (PDF, 12KB) 2006 May 26
SOO 7T-10 Resynchronizing Generators Following Generator Shedding Operation (PDF, 19KB) 2005 Aug 24
SOO 7T-11 BCTC - BPA 230 kV Interconnection at Nelway   
(PDF, 8KB) 		2005 Oct 24
SOO 7T-12 Reliability Must Run Generation Requirements
(PDF, 73KB) 		2006 Apr 7
SOO 7T-13 G.M. Shrum / Peace Canyon 500 kV System  
(PDF, 118KB)		 2007 Nov 1
SOO 7T-14 Bridge River Operating Order    (PDF, 147KB) 2008 Jul 22
SOO 7T-15 Impacts on Metro 230 kV Network of Increased Burrard Generation  (PDF, 14KB) 2007 Aug 30
SOO 7T-17 B.C. - Alberta Interconnection (PDF, 175KB) 2008 Jul 22
SOO 7T-18 Custer - Ingledow 500 kV Interconnection (PDF, 114KB) 2008 Jul 22
SOO 7T-22 System Voltage Control (PDF, 51KB) 2006 Feb 23
SOO 7T-23B Vancouver Island - Mainland H.V.D.C. Transmission System (PDF, 65KB) 2007 Jul 6
SOO 7T-25 Bridge River 1 - Seton - Carquille - Hundred Mile 60 KV Operation (PDF, 73KB) 2007 Mar 15
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, 239KB) 2008 Jun 5
SOO 7T-40 Cheekye - Dunsmuir (PDF, 101KB) 2008 Apr 16
SOO 7T-42 Arnott - VIT 138 kV Interconnection (PDF, 17KB) 2007 Sep 27
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
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