Solar Fleet — NERC PRC Protection System Program
A standardized NERC PRC protection testing and documentation program across eight solar interconnection substations for a national developer.
- Client
- National solar developer (name withheld)
- Status
- Ongoing
- Project type
- NERC PRC compliance testing & protection system checkout
- Voltage class
- 115–230 kV interconnection, 34.5 kV collection
Project overview
We’re running a NERC PRC compliance program across a fleet of eight solar interconnection substations, covering the six-year PRC-005 protection system maintenance cycle along with PRC-019, PRC-024, PRC-025, and PRC-026 requirements.
At each site we test the protection system — relays, logic, and trip paths — pull relay files, review settings against the standards, and assemble the documentation package an audit calls for. Using one standardized procedure across the fleet keeps every site consistent and every visit efficient.
Highlights
- Fleet-scale program with the same procedure at every site
- Working knowledge of what PRC audits actually ask for
- Familiarity with solar interconnection substation configurations
- Documentation built for the auditor, not just the file cabinet
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