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Table of Exhibits .............................................................................................. 4
Approval ............................................................................................................. 5
Current Revision .............................................................................................. 6
Introduction ....................................................................................................... 7
About PJM Manuals ................................................................................................... 7
About This Manual ..................................................................................................... 7
Using This Manual...................................................................................................... 8
Section 1: PJM Systems ................................................................................ 9
1.1 Energy Management System (EMS) ................................................................... 10
1.2 Virtual Backup Control Center (VBUCC) ............................................................. 11
1.3 Synchrophasor System....................................................................................... 12
1.4 Data Historian System........................................................................................ 12
1.5 ExSchedule ........................................................................................................ 12
1.6 Markets Gateway................................................................................................ 12
1.7 Dispatch Management Tool (DMT) ..................................................................... 13
1.8 Open Access Same-time Information System (OASIS) ....................................... 13
1.9 Other PJM Tools (Power Meter, InSchedule, DR Hub, FTR Center).................... 13
1.10 Planning Systems............................................................................................. 14
Section 2: Member Control Center Requirements ............................... 15
2.1 PJM Control Center Categories .......................................................................... 15
2.2 PJM Member Data Exchange ............................................................................. 16
2.3 Computer System Requirements ........................................................................ 17
2.4 Communications Requirements .......................................................................... 21
2.5 Facilities Requirements ...................................................................................... 21
2.6 Control Center Staffing ....................................................................................... 27
2.7 PJM Member Back Up Capability Required to Support PJM in its TOP Role ....... 28
2.8 Control Center, EMS or Networking Changes Communication ............................ 29
PJM Manual 01: Control Center and Data Exchange Requirements
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