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Reliability Requirements / Resource Adequacy (RA) is a mandatory planning and procurement process to ensure adequate resources to serve all customers in real time. The program requires that Load Serving Entities (LSEs) meet a planning Reserve Margin for their obligations. The program provides deliverability criteria that each LSE must meet. Rules are provided for counting resources towards meeting those obligations. Those resources that are counted on must make themselves available to the ISO for the capacity on which they were counted.

The ISO's Reliability Requirements Program is intended to compliment the State's efforts to implement Resource Adequacy programs.

Table of Contents

BPM for Reliability Requirements
Deliverability
Early Effectiveness of RA Provisions
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
Standard Capacity Product
ICPM Templates
Import Allocation
Local Capacity Requirements (LCR)
Net Qualifying Capacity (NQC)
NQC Relevant Market Notices
RA Report Changes for the ISO Market
RA and Supply Plan Templates
Resource Adequacy Stakeholder Initiative

 

Archive
Deliverability
Import Allocation
Local Capacity Requirements (LCR)
FAQs - Generation Interconnections to Transmission Facilities Under ISO Operational Control
pdf 33K | Abstract | 12/26/2008 14:08
Resource Adequacy Report Changes for the ISO Market
pdf 40K | Abstract | 05/07/2009 10:40

Standard Capacity Product

2010 List of Resources eligible for Section 40.9.2(4) SCP Exemption
xls 53K | Abstract | 11/19/2009 12:00
Standard Capacity Product (SCP) Grandfathering Request Template
xls 79K | Abstract | 09/01/2009 12:39
Standard Capacity Product (SCP) Grandfathering Certification
pdf 59K | Abstract | 09/01/2009 12:42
Standard Capacity Product (SCP) Pre-Qualification Request Template
xls 68K | Abstract | 09/01/2009 12:43
Market Notice - Standard Capacity Product Grandfathering Template Posted
html 9K | Abstract | 09/01/2009 14:01
Market Notice - Standard Capacity Product Pre-Qualification Template Posted
html 9K | Abstract | 09/01/2009 14:00
2010 Monthly Resource Adequacy Availability Standards
pdf 25K | Abstract | 08/10/2009 16:17
Market Notice - 2010 Resource Adequacy Monthly Availability Standards Posted
html 10K | Abstract | 08/10/2009 15:07

Interim Capacity Procurement Mechanism Templates

ICPM Capacity Payment Election Template
xls 189K | Abstract | 03/17/2009 10:23
Supplemental Revenues Election for Exceptional Dispatch Template
xls 182K | Abstract | 03/17/2009 10:23

Early Effectiveness of Resource Adequacy Provisions

Schedule and Instructions to Implement Early Effectiveness of Resource Adequacy Provisions
pdf 50K | Abstract | 01/09/2008 10:56
Update to Instructions to Implement Early Effectiveness of Resource Adequacy Provisions
html 6K | Abstract | 01/10/2008 09:58
Market Notice - Schedule and Instructions to Implement Early Effectiveness of Resource Adequacy Provisions
html 8K | Abstract | 12/28/2007 14:06

Net Qualifying Capacity (NQC)

NQC Local Area Data for Compliance Year 2010 - Final
xls 205K | Abstract | 10/29/2009 09:28
Resource Adequacy Qualifying Capacity Template 2010
xls 148K | Abstract | 05/04/2009 12:27
NQC, Local Area Data and TAC Wind Factor Data for Compliance Year 2009 - Final 21-Oct-2008
xls 145K | Abstract | 10/29/2008 08:47
NQC, Local Area Data and TAC Wind Factor Data for Compliance Year 2008 - Final
xls 628K | Abstract | 12/11/2007 13:20
Net Qualifying Capacity and Local Area Data for Compliance Year 2007
xls 230K | Abstract | 10/23/2007 12:41

NQC Relevant Market Notices

Resource Adequacy and Supply Plan Templates

Supply Plan Template
xls 423K | Abstract | 11/11/2008 13:41
Resource Adequacy Plan Template
xls 79K | Abstract | 11/11/2008 13:42
Market Notice - Annual Resource Adequacy Plans and Supply Plans Submission
html 15K | Abstract | 09/11/2008 10:02
Annual Resource Adequacy Plan Template
xls 100K | Abstract | 09/06/2007 15:20
Local Capacity Area Resource Template
xls 89K | Abstract | 09/10/2008 10:01
Supply Plan Frequently Asked Questions
pdf 141K | Abstract | 04/12/2006 07:38
Monthly Resource Adequacy Plan Template
xls 67K | Abstract | 05/18/2006 13:46
Supply Plan Template
xls 424K | Abstract | 02/12/2008 16:13

2006 Deliverability Requirements For Resource Adequacy
pdf 77K | Abstract | 02/07/2006 10:57
Resource Adequacy Stakeholder Initiative

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