Versify’s NERC Wind GADS management software is integrated with the Versify Generation Outage Management Enterprise System and automates the NERC Wind GADS reporting process to insure data accuracy and consistency with reported outages.  To meet the GADS-W reporting instructions, Wind Generation Owners require an automated tool to manage the data volumes and complexity.

The reporting requirements specified by NERC Wind GADS require detailed operational data for each turbine in a generator’s portfolio.  NERC Wind GADS reporting is much more data intensive than traditional fossil plant reporting that has been required by NERC for many years.  For example, a 200 MW wind site may have data for as many as 200 turbines that must be reported.

Versify’s NERC Wind GADS software can be configured to automatically identify turbine fault codes from various turbine manufacturers and assign them to the NERC Wind GADS system and component codes.  The module generates the required NERC GADS files based on the automated events captured along with key performance indicators.   These KPI’s provide visibility into the wind fleet, wind farm, and turbine performance and reliability.

To meet the new GADS-W reporting requirements, Wind Generation owners and operators will require an automated tool to manage the data volumes and complexity of reporting.  The Versify NERC Wind GADS module has automated NERC event creation, event classification based on site level outages (whether planned, forced, or maintenance outages), and report creation for Sub Group, Performance and System-Component. It also includes out of the box operational data integration and KPI calculations.

Versify’s Wind GADS application can be configured to automatically identify turbine fault codes from turbine manufacturers such as  Siemens, GE, Vestas, Mitsubishi, and Suzlon, then assign them to the NERC GADS system and component codes. Versify is one of the first outage management vendors to provide a comprehensive module to generate the required NERC GADS reports based on the automated events captured by the Outage Management software along with key performance indicators. These KPI’s provide visibility into the wind fleet, wind farm, as well as turbine performance and reliability.

In late 2016 the North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) updated data reporting instructions for GADS Wind Turbine Generation (GADS-W).  For many years, NERC has required fossil power plant reporting, but it now also requires detailed operational data for each wind turbine in a generator’s portfolio. GADS Wind reporting is much more data intensive, for example a 200 MW wind site generates data for up to 200 turbines that must be monitored and reported on a sub-hourly basis.

NERC has required a four year phased-in schedule starting in 2017 with voluntary reporting. In year two (2018), wind farms with Total Installed Capacity of 200 MW or larger must start reporting. Year three (2019) requires reporting from wind generators with Total Installed Capacity of 100 MW to 199.99 MW. By year four (2020), reporting will be required from wind plants with Total Installed Capacity of 75 MW to 99.99 MW.

For Wind Turbine Generation Data Reporting Plants with a Total Installed Capacity of 200 MW or Larger Are: 

• August 15, for Quarter 1, January 1 – March 31
• August 15, for Quarter 2, April 1 – June 30
• November 15, for Quarter 3, July 1 – September 30
• February 15, for Quarter 4, October 1 – December 31  

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