CALIFORNIA ISO MARKET NOTICE

Requested Client Action:  Mark Your Calendar, Information Only

 

Date of Distribution:  April 25, 2006

 

Categories:  Legal and Regulatory, Market Operations, Market Rules and Market Design

 

Subject:  Amendment 72 Requirements and Sanctions for Late Submission

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Summary:  This is a reminder that, absent further direction from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), Amendment 72 requirements for demand scheduling, forecasting and reporting apply to all Scheduling Coordinators.  They are not limited to Load Serving Entities. The ISO will conduct a conference call to answer questions related to the Amendment 72 requirements for both Load Serving Entities and Generators on Wednesday, May 3, 2006 at 10:00 a.m. PDT.

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Main Text:  This notice supplements a market notice that was issued April 10, 2006, reminding Scheduling Coordinators about the requirements of Amendment 72 which addresses Day-Ahead Demand Schedules, Demand Forecasts, and weekly reports and that late submission will be subject to sanction beginning with Trade Date May 16, 2006. 

 

By the terms of Amendment 72, the demand scheduling, forecasting and reporting requirements are not limited to Load Serving Entities; they apply to ”each Scheduling Coordinator.”  The requirement for Scheduling Coordinators to submit Demand forecasts and reports extends to all loads, including generator auxiliary load and other small incidental loads.  Although FERC extended the time for Generators to comply with Amendment 72 in an order issued December 27, 2005 (Docket No. ER05-1502), that extension expired on February 3, 2006.

 

The California ISO (ISO) recognizes that there is some disagreement about whether the requirements of Amendment 72 should be limited to Load Serving Entities.  That issue is pending before the Commission in motions for clarification and rehearing.  Until the Commission grants relief on those motions or imposes a stay, the ISO intends to impose sanctions on any Scheduling Coordinator that fails to submit the required reports and forecasts beginning with the May 16 Trading Day.

 

Please note that the Amendment 72 requirements do not apply to RMR Contract Energy scheduled to an RMR Contract Energy Load Point pursuant to Tariff Section 31.1.2.  Additional information about compliance with Amendment 72 is posted on the ISO Website at http://www1.caiso.com/14d8/14d8aabc1af90.html.

 

The ISO will conduct a conference call to answer questions regarding Amendment 72 requirements in general on Wednesday, May 3, 2006 at 10:00 a.m. PDT.  The conference call number is 1-888-261-7938, conference code 5584466.

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For More Information Contact: 

 

Amendment 72 compliance – contact your Client Representative or Brad Cooper, Department of Market Monitoring, at (916) 608-7156 or bcooper@caiso.com.

 

Amendment 72 interpretation or potential FERC Filings – contact Dan Shonkwiler, Legal Affairs, at (916) 608-7015 or dshonkwiler@caiso.com.

 

 

 

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