Resources For resources not flagged as regulation energy management: Submit Economic Bids for Energy (includes positive and negative generation) for the full Flexible RA Capacity MW. Submit Economic Bids for Ancillary Services that are not flagged as Contingency Only for the full Flexible RA Capacity MW certified to provide Ancillary Services. Economic Bids are required, resource must submit in at least the required hours for the resource’s committed Flexible RA Capacity categories. For resources flagged as regulation energy Submit Economic Bids for regulation up and down that are not flagged as Contingency Only for the full Flexible RA Capacity MW certified to provide Ancillary Services. ISO will optimize using $0/MW-hour RUC Availability Bids for all Flexible RA Capacity that is not reflected in an IFM Schedule in only the required hours for the resource’s committed Flexible RA Capacity categories. ISO Tariff Sections 40.10.6.1(a) & 40.10.6.1(f)(1) Must submit Bids for Regulation Up and Regulation Down from 05:00 to 22:00 seven days a week. Shall not submit Bids for Energy or other Ancillary Services. IFM: No RUC: Optimized usng RTM: No Availability Requirement ISO Tariff Section 40.10.6.1(b) During the period of the applicable must-offer obligation, a Flexible RA Capacity Resource must be operationally available except for limitations specified in the Master File, legal or regulatory prohibitions or as otherwise required by this CAISO Tariff or by Good Utility Practice. Participation in RUC ISO Tariff Section 40.10.6.1(d)
October Capacity Process See Exhibit A-4 Annual Local Regulatory Authority submits Qualifying Capacity Criteria & Qualifying Capacity Calculation results to ISO Due June 1 Annual Net Qualifying Capacity draft list posting Second week in August Annual Effective Flexible Capacity draft list posting Second week in August Annual Scheduling Coordinator Corrections to draft NQC list Due 3 weeks after posting of draft NQC list Annual Scheduling Coordinator Corrections to Draft EFC List September 1 Annual Final NQC List Posting TBD Annual Final EFC List Posting TBD Annual SC requests changes to Final NQC List Prior to the first of the month 2 months prior to the target compliance month. Monthly ISO updates final NQC list 15th of each month Monthly Scheduling Coordinator requests changes to final EFC list Prior to the first of the month 2 months prior to the target compliance month. Monthly ISO updates EFC list 15th of each month Monthly RMR Designation TBD Annual LSE Reserve Sharing Election September 20th Annual Registration of Use-Limited Resources Request at any time (see Section 6.1.4.1) Request at any time (see Section 6.1.4.1) Submission of Use Plans Last Business Day in October Annual
Market Notice requesting Import Commitment Data and contact person 1st week in June Annual LSE to submit Data requested 2 weeks after previous Market Notice Annual Step 1: Posting of Maximum Import Capability on Interties 1st of July or next business day if 1st on a weekend Annual Step 6: Posting of Assigned and Unassigned Capability 9th of July or next business day if 9th falls on a weekend Step 7: Notification of LSE Assignment Information 9th of July or next business day if 9th on a weekend Annual Step 8: Transfer of Import Capability 18th of July, or next business day if 18th falls on a weekend Annual Step 9: Request to assign Remaining Import Capability 19th of July, or next business day if 19th on a weekend Annual Step 10: ISO Notification of Initial Remaining Import Capability Assignments and Unassigned Capability 26th of July, or next business day if 26th falls on a weekend. The ISO will begin accepting requests for Step 11 at the date and time indicated in the market notice published after Step 10. Annual
day if 5th falls on a weekend Registration for Bilateral Import Capability Transfers Anytime One time Reporting Bilateral Import Capability Transfers occurring outside of Step 8 Anytime. To be counted on an RA Plan, must be submitted on or before the 20th of the Month, two months prior to the Compliance Month (ie: 9/20/2008 to count on Nov 2008 RA Plan) Upon transfer of Import Capability Posting of Eligible Import Capability Trading Parties 5th day of each month, or next business day if 5th falls on a weekend Monthly Posting of Import Capability Transfers Within 5 business days of receiving a transfer request. On Posting of Interties and holders of Import Allocation per Intertie 5th day of each month, or next business day if 5th falls on a weekend Monthly Posting of Import Allocation usage on Annual RA Plans 15 business days after Annual RA Plans are due Annual