Introduction to System Operator/Dispatch School
Heart of Texas Electric Cooperative, McGregor, TX Visit Website
Tuesday, April 14, 2026
- Friday, April 17, 2026
iCalendar
Central Standard Time
COURSE INFORMATION
Course Description
This course covers the basic duties and responsibilities required for system operators, including recordkeeping, public relations issues, outage restoration priorities, coordinating field personnel in an efficient manner during outages, reliability standards, May Day procedures, lock out/tag out procedures and emergency and underfrequency load shed. Training also covers utilizing outage management systems, three-way communication (as required by NERC Com 002-4 Operating Personnel Protocols) and switching protocols.
Course Schedule
Course begins at 8 a.m., Tuesday, April 17 and ends at noon, Friday, April 20.
Heart of Texas EC, 1111 South Johnson Drive, McGregor 7665
Class Limit
20 students
Continuing Education Units
32 hours
These courses may be eligible for CEUs or CPEs, depending on the governing body. For completion of the Loss Control School, TEC will automatically provide a certificate of completion that may be used to apply for CEUs/CPEs. TEC is registered with the State Board of Public Accountancy as a CPE sponsor. Registration with the board does not constitute an endorsement by the board as to the quality of the CPE program.
Registration cancelation policy: All changes or cancelations must be made by email to tknipstein@texas-ec.org. No refunds will be issued for cancelations made fewer than 15 days before the event. Cancelations made more than 15 days before the event will receive a full refund, minus a $50 charge per student or substitution.