accommodate the requests for service, the costs of that study shall be pro-rated among the Eligible Customers. For System Impact Studies that the Transmission Provider conducts on its own behalf, the Transmission Provider shall record the cost of the System Impact Studies pursuant to Section 8.2. System Impact Study Procedures: Upon receipt of an executed System Impact Study Agreement within the time prescribed in Section 19.2, the Transmission Provider will use due diligence to complete the required System Impact Study within a sixty (60) day period. The System Impact Study shall identify (1) any system constraints, identified with specificity by transmission element, (2) redispatch options (when requested by an Eligible Customer) including an estimate of the cost of redispatch, (3) conditional curtailment options (when requested by an Eligible Customer) including the number of hours per year and the System Conditions during which conditional curtailment may occur, and (4) additional Direct Assignment Facilities or Network Upgrades required to provide the requested service. For customers requesting the study of redispatch options, the System Impact Study shall (1) identify all resources located within the Transmission Provider’s Control Area that can significantly contribute toward relieving the
The identity, address, telephone number and facsimile number of the party requesting service; A statement that the party requesting service is, or will be upon commencement of service, an Eligible Customer under the Tariff; A description of the Network Load at each delivery point. This description should separately identify and provide the Eligible Customer's best estimate of the total loads to be served at each transmission voltage level, and the loads to be served from each Transmission Provider substation at the same transmission voltage level. The description should include a ten (10) year forecast of summer and winter load and resource requirements beginning with the first year after the service is scheduled to commence; The amount and location of any interruptible loads included in the Network Load. This shall include the summer and winter capacity requirements for each interruptible load (had such load not been interruptible), that portion of the load subject to interruption, the conditions under which an interruption can be implemented and any limitations on the amount and frequency of interruptions. An Eligible Customer should identify the amount
acknowledgement must include a date by which a response, including a Service Agreement, will be sent to the Eligible Customer. If an Application fails to meet the requirements of this section, the Transmission Provider shall notify the Eligible Customer requesting service within fifteen (15) days of receipt and specify the reasons for such failure. Wherever possible, the Transmission Provider will attempt to remedy deficiencies in the Application through informal communications with the Eligible Customer. If such efforts are unsuccessful, the Transmission Provider shall return the Application without prejudice to the Eligible Customer filing a new or revised Application that fully complies with the requirements of this section. The Eligible Customer will be assigned a new priority consistent with the date of the new or revised Application. The Transmission Provider shall treat this information consistent with Transmission Provider’s Standards of Conduct. Technical Arrangements to be Completed Prior to Commencement of Service: Network Integration Transmission Service shall not commence until the Transmission Provider and the Network Customer, or a third party, have completed installation of all equipment specified under the Network Operating Agreement consistent with Good Utility Practice and any additional requirements reasonably and consistently imposed to ensure the reliable operation of the Transmission System. The Transmission Provider shall
purchase generation pursuant to an executed contract in order to designate a generating resource as a Network Resource. Alternatively, the Network Customer may establish that execution of a contract is contingent upon the availability of transmission service under Part III of the Tariff. Use of Interface Capacity by the Network Customer: There is no limitation upon a Network Customer's use of the Transmission Provider's Transmission System at any particular interface to integrate the Network Customer's Network Resources (or substitute economy purchases) with its Network Loads. However, a Network Customer's use of the Transmission Provider's total interface capacity with other transmission systems may not exceed the Network Customer's Load. Network Customer Owned Transmission Facilities: The Network Customer that owns existing transmission facilities that are integrated with the Transmission Provider's Transmission System may be eligible to receive consideration either through a billing credit or some other mechanism. In order to receive such consideration, the Network Customer must demonstrate that its transmission facilities are integrated into the plans or operations of the Transmission Provider, to serve its power and transmission customers. For facilities added by the Network Customer subsequent to the date the Los Angeles City Council makes Part III effective, the Network
of the costs charged to the Transmission Provider by that Control Area operator. Regulation and Frequency Response Service Requirements: The Transmission Customer’s total load within the Transmission Provider’s Control Area shall not exceed the Transmission Customer’s Reserved Capacity, and the Transmission Provider shall have no obligation to provide this service for any other loads of the Transmission Customer. A Transmission Customer purchasing Regulation and Frequency Response Service will be required to purchase an amount of such service equal to 3.496 percent of the Transmission Customer’s Reserved Capacity for Point-to-Point Transmission Service. Where the Transmission Customer’s Reserved Capacity is used to deliver power from a non-dispatchable resource physically or electrically located in the Transmission Provider’s Control Area to the Transmission Customer’s load, the Transmission Customer shall purchase Generator Regulation and Frequency Response Service under Schedule 10. The Transmission Provider may not charge a Transmission Customer for service under both Schedule 3 and Schedule 10 for the same Reserved Capacity. The billing determinants for this service shall be reduced by any portion of the 3.496 percent purchase obligation that a Transmission Customer obtains from third-parties or supplies itself.
Provider that its credit requirements are not met or additional credit enhancement is required. 4. DELINQUENCIES AND ADVERSE EVENTS When the Transmission Customer’s account becomes past due, the Transmission Provider will stop conducting any new business with the Transmission Customer until the matter is resolved. Upon notification of a Transmission Customer’s bankruptcy, no new business will be conducted with the Transmission Customer and its credit limit will be reduced to zero. Upon emergence from bankruptcy, the Transmission Customer must be firmly reestablished in the marketplace as evidenced by its return to an investment grade credit status by S&P or Moody’s or by successfully participating in the market for at least one year, before the Transmission Customer can reapply for credit under the regular procedures outlined in this attachment. Contact: Zita C. Gotauco (213) 367-4339 ATTACHMENT M Large Generator Interconnection Procedures