Variable Unit Definition FIRMPKLD s, i MW Firm Peak Load Estimate—The Firm Peak Load Estimate for the Peak Load Season s for the year i. TOTPKLD s, i MW Total Peak Load Estimate—The Total Peak Load Estimate for the Peak Load Season s for the year i. LRRRS s, i MW Load Resource providing RRS—The amount of RRS a Load Resource is providing for the Peak Load Season s for the year i. LRNSRS s, i MW Load Resource providing Non-Spinning Reserve (Non-Spin)—The estimated amount of Non-Spin that Load Resources are providing for the Peak Load Season s for the year i. ERS s, i MW Emergency Response Service (ERS)—The estimated amount of ERS for the Peak Load Season s for the year i calculated as follows: CLR s, i MW Amount of Controllable Load Resource—Estimated amount of Controllable Load Resource that is available for Dispatch by ERCOT during the current year i for the Peak Load Season s not already included in LRRRS or LRNSRS. This value does not include Wholesale Storage Load (WSL). ENERGYEFF s, i MW Amount of Energy Efficiency Programs Procured—Estimated amount of energy efficiency programs procured by Transmission and/or Distribution Service Providers (TDSPs) pursuant to P.U.C. Subst. R. 25.181, Energy Efficiency Goal, for the Peak Load Season s for the year i. ERCOT may also consider any energy efficiency and/or Demand response initiatives reported by Non-Opt-In Entities (NOIEs).
The above variables are defined as follows: (4) The Real-Time Settlement Point Price of the Hub for a given 15-minute Settlement Interval is calculated as follows: RTSPP Pan345 = Max [-$251, (RTRSVPOR + RTRDP + (HUBDF hb, Pan345 * ((RTHBP hb, Pan345, y * TLMP y) / ( TLMP y))))], if HB Pan345≠0 RTSPP Pan345 = RTSPP ERCOT345Bus, if HB Pan345=0 Where: RTRSVPOR = (RNWF y * RTORPA y) RTRDP = (RNWF y * RTORDPA y)
RNWF y = TLMP y / TLMP y RTHBP hb, Pan345, y = (HBDF b, hb, Pan345 * RTLMP b, hb, Pan345, y) HUBDF hb, Pan345 = IF(HB Pan345=0, 0, 1 / HB Pan345) HBDF b, hb, Pan345 = IF(B hb, Pan345=0, 0, 1 / B hb, Pan345) The above variables are defined as follows:
(e) A project to serve a new Load, unless such project would create a new transmission line connection between two stations (other than looping an existing line into the new Load-serving station). 3.11.4.5 Tier 3 (1) This category consists of projects with estimated capital costs between $15,000,000 and $50,000,000 not requiring a CCN. (a) ERCOT shall accept a Tier 3 project if no concerns, questions or objections are provided during the project comment process; (b) If reasonable ERCOT or stakeholder concerns about a Tier 3 project cannot be resolved during the time period allotted by ERCOT, the project may be processed as a Tier 2 project, unless ERCOT assesses that reasonable progress is being made toward resolving these concerns; and (c) Projects that are required to meet an individual TSP’s Planning Criteria and that are not required by the NERC Reliability Standards or ERCOT Planning Criteria shall also be processed in this Tier, and shall be reclassified as a Tier 4 Neutral project if comments are resolved. 3.11.4.6 Tier 2 (1) This category consists of projects with estimated capital costs less than $50,000,000 requiring a CCN. ERCOT shall conduct an independent review of the submitted Tier 2 project to include the following: (a) ERCOT’s independent review shall consist of studies and analyses necessary for ERCOT to make its assessment of whether the proposed project is needed and whether the proposed project is the preferred solution to the identified system performance deficiency that the project is intended to resolve; (b) ERCOT shall consider all comments received during the project comment process and factor reasonable comments into its independent review of the project; (c) ERCOT will attempt to complete its independent review for a project in 90 days or less. If ERCOT is unable to complete their independent review based on RPG input within 90 days, ERCOT shall provide the project submitter a reason for the delay and expected completion time; (d) ERCOT may, at its discretion, discuss submitted transmission projects at meetings of the RPG in order to obtain additional input into its independent review; and (e) ERCOT shall prepare a written report documenting the results of its independent review and recommendation on the project and shall distribute this report to the RPG.