Contingency Reserve

Capacity deployed by the Balancing Authority to meet the Disturbance Control Standard.

Last Updated:  June 22, 2025

Version:  1.0.0

Generated:  January 19, 2026

Definition by NERC

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The provision of capacity deployed by the Balancing Authority to meet the Disturbance Control Standard (DCS) and other NERC and Regional Reliability Organization contingency requirements.