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Contingency List

A list of network elements to be simulated as disconnected.

Definition by ISO-NE

Source: 1

ISO-NE provides a contingency list

Definition by ENTSO-E

Source: 2 (p8, Version 2.3)

A contingency list is a list of network elements to be simulated as disconnected during the contingency analysis study. The contingencies are identified by their mRID (which is an EIC Code or a CGMES Code).

Definition in an Article

Source: 3

This paper presents various aspects of the contingency usage at PJM including the applications that utilize contingency lists, modeling of contingencies and monitoring of contingency results.

A separate contingency list is utilized for each application. Many of the contingencies are common however each application may use a subset of contingencies and may also have contingencies that are of special interest.

Definition in a European Union Regulation

Source: 4 (p4)

‘contingency list’ means the list of contingencies to be simulated in order to test the compliance with the operational security limits;

Last modified: 2025-11-28

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  1. ISO-NE (2024). OP 19 Appendix J - Contingency List and Criteria/Limits. https://www.iso-ne.com/static-assets/documents/rules_proceds/operating/isone/op19/op19j_rto_final.pdf ↩

  2. ENTSO-E (2019). Contingency List, Remedial Actions and Additional Constraints (CRAC). https://eepublicdownloads.entsoe.eu/clean-documents/EDI/Library/crac/CRAC_implementation_guide_v2r3.pdf ↩

  3. Baranowski, J. and French, D. J. (2012). Operational use of contingency analysis at PJM. https://doi.org/10.1109/PESGM.2012.6345118 ↩

  4. (2017). Commission Regulation (EU) 2017/1485 of 2 August 2017 establishing a guideline on electricity transmission system operation. http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2017/1485/oj ↩