The N-1-1 contingency criterion considers the con- secutive loss of two components
in a power system, with intervening time for system adjustments. In this paper, we consider
the problem of optimizing generation unit commitment (UC) while ensuring N-1-1 security.
Due to the coupling of time periods associated with consecutive component losses, the
resulting problem is a very large-scale mixed-integer linear optimization model. For
efficient solution, we introduce a novel branch-and-cut algorithm using a temporally
decomposed bilevel separation oracle. The model and algorithm are assessed using multiple
IEEE test systems, and a comprehensive analysis is performed to compare system performances
across different contingency criteria. Computational results demonstrate the value of
considering intervening time for system adjustments in terms of total cost and system
robustness.