In the event of a BES emergency, within what window should critical status information be transmitted to the RC?

• A. Within hours.
• B. As soon as practicable, but within minutes in critical events.
• C. Within 24 hours.
• D. Within 2 days.

Answer: (B)

During a BES emergency, critical status information must reach the Reliability Coordinator as soon as practicable, and within minutes if the event is critical. This rapid reporting gives the RC the timely situational awareness needed to coordinate actions across entities, prevent instability, and avoid cascading outages. Delays measured in hours, 24 hours, or days would leave the RC blind to evolving conditions and could compromise the reliability of the Bulk Electric System. The key point is that in critical events, information should be transmitted within minutes so the RC can respond effectively.