Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 225 CMR - DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY RESOURCES › Title 225 CMR 21.00 - Clean Peak Energy Portfolio Standard (CPS) › Section 21.02 - Definitions

Current through Register 1525, July 5, 2024
Actual Monthly System Peak
. The
				highest net demand for electricity in a calendar month in ISO-NE Control
				Area.
Aggregation
. A group of one or more
				Clean Peak Resources that receives a single Statement of Qualification from the
				Department under the criteria and procedures set forth in 225 CMR 21.05.
Alternative Compliance Credit
. A
				credit obtained by a Retail Electricity Supplier upon making an Alternative
				Compliance Payment. Such credit is used to document compliance with 225 CMR
				21.07. One unit of credit shall be equivalent to one Clean Peak Energy
				Certificate.
Alternative Compliance Payment (ACP)
.
				A payment of a certain dollar amount per Clean Peak Certificate, resulting in
				the issuance of an Alternative Compliance Credit, which a Retail Electricity
				Supplier may submit to the Department in
lieu
of providing a
				Clean Peak Energy Certificate as required under 225 CMR 21.07.
Authorized Agent
. A person or entity
				that serves under an agreement entered into by each of the Owners of a Clean
				Peak Resource for all dealings with the Department and with the NEPOOL
				GIS.
Business Day
. Monday through Friday,
				exclusive of state and federal legal holidays.
Clean Peak Energy Certificate (CPEC)
.
				A credit received for each megawatt hour of energy or energy reserves at NEPOOL
				GIS that is adjusted by applicable Clean Peak Energy Certificate Multipliers
				and provided during a Seasonal Peak Period that represents a compliance
				mechanism.
Clean Peak Energy Certificate
				Multipliers
. Values which, when applicable, are multiplied against
				Clean Peak Resource's performance, thereby increasing or decreasing the number
				of Clean Peak Energy Certificates produced in a given time period.
Clean Peak Resource
. A Qualified RPS
				Resource, a Qualified Energy Storage System or a Demand Response Resource that
				generates, dispatches or discharges electricity to the electric distribution
				system during Seasonal Peak Periods, or alternatively, reduces load on said
				system during said periods.
Clean Peak Seasons
. The four seasons
				of the year as established in 225 CMR 21.05.
Commercial Operation Date
. The date
				that a Clean Peak Resource first produces or provides electrical energy for
				sale. In the case of a Clean Peak Resource that is connected to the End-use
				Customer's side of the electric meter, the date on which the local Distribution
				Company grants approval for the Clean Peak Resource to interconnect with the
				grid. In the case of a Demand Response Resource, the date on which the resource
				first changes electric usage.
Compliance Filing
. A document filed
				annually by a Retail Electricity Supplier with the Department documenting
				compliance with 225 CMR 21.07, consistent with the format set forth in the
				Guidelines and submitted no later than the first day of July, or the first
				Business Day thereafter, of the subsequent Compliance Year.
Compliance Year
. A calendar year
				beginning January 1st and ending December
				31st, for which a Retail Electricity Supplier must
				demonstrate that it has met the requirements of 225 CMR 21.07 and 21.08.
Contracted Resource
. A Clean Peak
				Resource that:
(a) Has received a Statement of Qualification as a Solar Tariff
				Generation Unit pursuant to
				225 CMR 20.00; or
(b) Has a contract with a Distribution Company that has been
				approved by the Massachusetts Department of Public Utilities pursuant to St.
				2008, c. 169, §§ 83, 83A or 83C.
Control Area
. A geographic region in
				which a common generation control system is used to maintain scheduled
				interchange of electrical energy within and without the region.
Demand Response Resource
. A resource
				that has received a Statement of Qualification from the Department, which
				changes electric usage by retail end-use customers in the Commonwealth from
				their normal consumption patterns in response to:
(i) changes in the price of electricity over time including,
				but not limited to, time-of-use rates for residential and small commercial and
				industrial customers; or
(ii) incentive payments designed to induce lower electricity
				use at times of high wholesale market prices or when system reliability is
				jeopardized.
Department
. The Massachusetts
				Department of Energy Resources, established by M.G.L. c. 25A.
Distribution Company
. A company
				engaging in the distribution of electricity or owning, operating or controlling
				distribution facilities as defined in M.G.L. c. 164, § 1; provided,
				however, a Distribution Company shall not include a municipal lighting plant
				established pursuant to the provisions of M.G.L c. 164.
Distribution System
. The electric
				system, owned and operated by a Distribution Company and/or a municipal
				lighting plant typically operated at voltages below 69 kilovolts, which
				provides distribution service as defined in M.G.L. c. 164, § 1.
DPU
. The Massachusetts Department of
				Public Utilities, established by M.G.L. c. 25, § 1.
End-use Customer
. A person or entity
				in Massachusetts that purchases electrical energy from a Distribution
				Company.
Existing Resource
. A Clean Peak
				Resource that has a Commercial Operation Date before January 1, 2019.
Generation Attribute
. Means a
				Generation Attribute, as defined in
				225 CMR 14.02:
Definitions
.
GIS Certificate
. An electronic record
				produced by the NEPOOL GIS that identifies Generation Attributes of each MWh
				accounted for in the NEPOOL GIS.
Guideline
. A set of clarifications,
				interpretations, and procedures, including forms, developed by the Department
				to assist in compliance with the requirements of 225 CMR 21.00. The Department
				may issue new or revised Guidelines. Each Guideline shall be effective on its
				date of issuance or on such date as is specified therein, except as otherwise
				provided in 225 CMR 21.00.
Hour of Actual Monthly System Peak
.
				The hour in which the Actual Monthly System Peak occurs.
Interconnection Service Agreement
. The
				agreement for interconnection service entered into between the interconnecting
				customer and a Distribution Company, as defined and provided in each
				Distribution Company's standards for interconnection of distributed
				generation.
ISO-NE
. ISO New England Inc., the
				independent system operator for New England, the regional transmission
				organization for most of New England, which is authorized by the Federal Energy
				Regulatory Commission to exercise for the New England Control Area the
				functions required pursuant to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's Order
				No. 2000 and corresponding regulations.
ISO-NE Control Area
. The Control Area
				for which the ISO-NE is responsible.
Kilowatt (kW)
. A unit of power equal
				to one thousand watts, as measured in alternating current (AC).
Kilowatt-hour (kWh)
. A unit of
				electrical energy or work equivalent to one thousand watts of power operating
				for one hour.
Market Supply
. The percentage
				resulting from dividing the number of Clean Peak Energy Certificates produced
				in a compliance year by the total market obligation of Retail Electricity
				Suppliers for said compliance year.
Massachusetts Clean Energy Technology Center
				(MassCEC)
. The center established by M.G.L. c. 23J, §
				2.
Megawatt (MW)
. A unit of power equal
				to one million watts, as measured in alternating current (AC).
Megawatt-hour (MWh)
. A unit of
				electrical energy or work equivalent to one million watts of power operating
				for one hour.
NEPOOL GIS
. The NEPOOL Generation
				Information System, which includes a generation information database and
				certificate system, operated by the New England Power Pool (NEPOOL), its
				designee or successor entity, that accounts for generation attributes of
				electrical energy consumed within, imported into, or exported from the ISO-NE
				Control Area.
Net Demand
. The amount of electric
				power needed to supply electric load at a specific time and place after all
				behind-the-meter energy generation and consumption has been accounted.
On-site Load
. Any new or existing
				electric load located at the site of a Clean Peak Resource, including any
				parasitic load that may result from the installation of the Clean Peak
				Resource, and in the case of Qualified RPS Resource or Qualified Energy Storage
				System, that is wired to receive a portion of the electrical energy output from
				the Clean Peak Resource before the balance of such output passes through the
				Clean Peak Resource's metered interconnection onto the electric grid.
Operator
. Any person or entity that
				has charge or control of a Clean Peak Resource subject to 225 CMR 21.00
				including, without limitation, a duly authorized agent or lessee of the Owner,
				or a duly authorized independent contractor.
Owner
. Any person or entity who, alone
				or in conjunction with others, has legal ownership, a leasehold interest, or
				effective control over the real property or property interest upon which a
				Clean Peak Resource is located, or the airspace above said real property
				including without limitation, a duly authorized agent of the Owner. For the
				purposes of 225 CMR 21.02, Owner does not mean a person or entity holding legal
				title or security interest solely for the purpose of providing
				financing.
Program Administrator
. An entity
				designated by the Department to assist in the implementation of the Clean Peak
				Standard including, but not limited to, the MassCEC or another party as
				designated by the Department.
Qualified Energy Storage System
. An
				energy storage system, as defined in M.G.L. c. 164, § 1, that commenced
				commercial operation or provided incremental new capacity at an existing energy
				storage system on or after January 1, 2019 that has received a Statement of
				Qualification from the Department; provided, however, that such system operates
				primarily to store and discharge renewable energy.
Qualified RPS Resource
. A renewable
				energy generating source, as defined in M.G.L. c. 25A, §§ 11F(c) or
				(d) that has received a Statement of Qualification from the Department and
				has:
(a) a Commercial Operation Date prior to January 1, 2019 and
				which installs a Qualified Energy Storage System at its facility; or
(b) a Commercial Operation Date on or after January 1, 2019.
Resilient Facility
. A site which
				includes a Qualified RPS Resource and may include Qualified Energy Storage
				and/or Demand Response Resource where the qualified resources improve the
				facility's energy resilience by enabling the Qualified RPS Resource to generate
				electricity and provide said electricity to On-site Load when the facility's
				distribution service is not energized (outage condition). Said on-site
				generation and provision of electricity to On-site Load enhances the facility's
				ability to prepare for and adapt to changing conditions and withstand and
				recover rapidly from disruptions. A Resilient Facility must include On-site
				Load other than parasitic load.
Retail Electricity Product
. Means a
				Retail Electricity Product, as defined in
				225 CMR 14.02:
Definitions
.
Retail Electricity Supplier
. A person
				or entity that sells electrical energy to End-use Customers in Massachusetts
				including, but not limited to, electric utility distribution companies
				supplying basic service or any successor service to End-use Customers. A
				municipal lighting plant shall be exempt from the obligations of a Retail
				Electricity Supplier under 225 CMR 21.00 as it is exempt from the requirements
				of the Clean Peak Standard pursuant to M.G.L. c. 25A, § 17(d).
RPS Class I Renewable Generation
				Attribute
. Means a RPS Class I Renewable Generation Attribute, as
				defined in
				225 CMR 14.02:
Definitions
.
RPS Class I Renewable Generation Unit
.
				Means a RPS Class I Renewable Generation Unit, as defined in
				225 CMR 14.02:
Definitions
.
Seasonal Peak Period
. The time periods
				during the Clean Peak Seasons when the Net Demand for electricity is typically
				highest. The Seasonal Peak Periods shall not be less than one hour and not
				longer than four hours each Business Day in any Clean Peak Season; will be
				determined on a prospective basis no later than six months prior to the next
				Compliance Year; shall be revised no more than once every three years; and the
				Department reserves the discretion to exempt existing resources from
				adjustments to the Seasonal Peak Periods in effect at the time of their
				qualification.
SMART ES Resource
. A Clean Peak
				Resource that is an energy storage system which is paired with a qualified
				Solar Tariff Generation Unit in the SMART Program which receives the SMART
				Program energy storage adder.
Solar Massachusetts Renewable Target (SMART)
				Program
. The solar incentive program established pursuant to
				225 CMR 20.00.
Statement of Qualification
. A document
				issued by the Department that qualifies a Clean Peak Resource under 225 CMR
				21.00.
Transmission System
. The electric
				system established for the delivery of power over lines that operate at a
				voltage level typically equal to or greater than 69,000 volts, which provides
				transmission service as defined M.G.L. c. 164, § 1.