Cold Weather Preparedness Reliability Recommendations To help prevent impacts from cold weather events throughout the season, SERC recommends that entities consider the following: Establish and verify contingency plans that address protecting power generating and support equipment from adverse effects of freezing temperatures and sustained high winds. Pre-treat high foot traffic areas to provide a safe working environment for the maintenance crews. Place thermostats on the outside of structures to minimize heat loss from opening and closing entryways. Replace any damaged pipe insulation and heat trace. Properly tag and communicate the status of equipment that requires service. Be cognizant of fuel inventory and have a good line of communication with the fuel suppliers. Review Lessons Learned from previous winters and address any areas identified that experienced freezing issues. Communicate with neighboring sites with similar generation to share Lessons Learned and other potential issues. Ensure availability and readiness of on-site equipment needed for winterization (tarps, portable heaters, fuel, blankets, etc.). Implement a walk-down of the site and perform basic checks on known problem areas as determined by the generation facility procedures. Review the NERC Reliability Guideline Generating Unit Winter Weather Readiness –Current Industry Practices. Review the SERC Extreme Cold Weather Guidelines. SERC Cold Weather Event Responses SERC Fall Seminar Presentation Winter Weather Events - Past Present and Future_20201001 Extreme Cold Weather Guidelines NERC Material on Cold Weather Events and Issues 2020/2021 Winter Reliability Assessment Reliability Guideline: Generating Unit Winter Weather Readiness – Current Industry Practices South Central U.S. Cold Weather Event of January 17, 2018 Joint Report Winter Preparation for Severe Cold Weather Webinar (2020-09) (Presentation) Winter Preparation for Severe Cold Weather Webinar (2020-09) (Streaming Webinar) Winter Weather Training Materials FERC 2020 -2021 Winter Energy Market Assessment