NERC GADS Data Reporting Instructions

Changes Effective January 1, 2006

At the beginning of each year, NERC releases Data Reporting Instruction (DRI) changes that become effecting January 1 of that year. Links to this information are provided for your convenience in the following table. Clicking any of the links in the File Type column will download the current Adobe PDF document.

It is important to note that NERC has implemented additional changes and proposed new changes that are not documented below. Please contact us directly to discuss.

File Type	Size	Date	Description
Acrobat	2,147 kB	02/16/06	2006 GADS Data Reporting Instructions - Entire Set
Acrobat	76 kB	1/05/06	Changes to the GADS Data Reporting Instructions
Acrobat	48 kB	1/05/06	Table of Contents
Acrobat	26 kB	12/17/05	Section I - Introduction
Acrobat	35 kB	12/17/05	Section II - Data Scope and Transmittal
Acrobat	198 kB	01/05/06	Section III - Event Reporting
Acrobat	84 kB	01/05/06	Section IV - Performance Reporting
Acrobat	26 kB	12/17/05	Section V - Design Data Reporting
Acrobat	29 kB	12/17/05	Appendix A - Change in Unit Status Report Form
Acrobat	100 kB	1/09/06	Appendix B1 - Component Cause Codes - Fossil Steam
Acrobat	96 kB	1/09/06	Appendix B2 - Component Cause Codes - Fluidized Bed
Acrobat	77 kB	1/09/06	Appendix B3 - Component Cause Codes - Nuclear
Acrobat	41 kB	1/09/06	Appendix B4 - Component Cause Codes - Diesel
Acrobat	44 kB	1/09/06	Appendix B5 - Component Cause Codes - Hydro/Pumped Storage
Acrobat	76 kB	1/09/06	Appendix B6 - Component Cause Codes - Gas Turbine
Acrobat	52 kB	1/09/06	Appendix B7 - Component Cause Codes - Jet Engine
Acrobat	87 kB	1/09/06	Appendix B8 - Component Cause Codes - Combined Cycle
Acrobat	60 kB	1/09/06	Appendix B9 - Component Cause Codes - Geothermal
Acrobat	49 kB	12/17/05	Appendix C - Utility and Unit Identification Codes
Acrobat	18 kB	11/09/04	Appendix D - List of Major Components
Acrobat	21 kB	12/17/05	Appendix E - Unit Design Data - Introduction
Acrobat	217 kB	12/17/05	Appendix E1 - Unit Design Data - Fossil Steam
Acrobat	204 kB	11/09/04	Appendix E2 - Unit Design Data - Fluidized Bed Combustion
Acrobat	37 kB	11/09/04	Appendix E3 - Unit Design Data - Nuclear
Acrobat	37 kB	12/17/05	Appendix E4 - Unit Design Data - Diesel
Acrobat	39 kB	12/17/05	Appendix E5 - Unit Design Data - Pumped Storage or Hydro
Acrobat	44 kB	12/17/05	Appendix E6 - Unit Design Data - Gas Turbine or Jet Engine
Acrobat	477 kB	01/09/04	Appendix E8 - Unit Design Data - Combined Cycle Units and Block Design Data
Acrobat	42 kB	12/17/05	Appendix E9 - Unit Design Data - Miscellaneous (Geothermal, Multi-boiler/Multi-turbine)
Acrobat	176 kB	12/17/05	Appendix F - Performance Indices and Equations
Acrobat	199 kB	12/17/05	Appendix G - Examples and Recommended Methods
Acrobat	20 kB	12/17/05	Appendix H - GADS Failure Mechanism Codes
Acrobat	14 kB	12/17/05	Appendix I - GADS Data Release Guidelines
Acrobat	22 kB	12/17/05	Appendix J - Cause Code Amplification Codes
Acrobat	134 kB	12/17/05	Appendix K - Outside Plant Management Control
Acrobat	456 kB	12/17/05	Appendix L1 - Calculating Combined Cycle Block Data Using the Synthesis Event and Performance Method
Acrobat	566 kB	10/24/03	Appendix L2 - Calculating Combined Cycle Block Data Using a Fleet-Type Roll-Up Method
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