I will take Bexil160 up on his(?) offer for others to post their ideas.
When I think about how NERC will eventually get switched on, I wonder about two questions:
1) What happens on the day? I think there is one view that the watch on duty drive to Swanwick rather then LATCC, and perform their duties as usual. OTOH, I've seen mention of various ramp-up approaches (e.g., load restrictions, moving just a few sectors to NERC to start). What's the real plan? Is there a way to soften the impact of the transition
2) What happens when something goes wrong? You can envision a long list of potential problems, from the trivial to the horrifying. I'm talking here about NERC transition specific problems, things occurring in the short term just after O-date, and so probably not covered by the standard procedures. Do we know what the list of problems looks like, what the response to each should be, and who makes the real-time decisions involved in tht response?