CALIFORNIA ISO MARKET NOTICE

Requested Client Action:  Information Only


Date of Distribution:  July 10, 2006 


Categories:  Grid Operation, Legal/ Regulatory, Market Rules and Market Design

 

Subject/ Title:  CAISO Sanctions Related to Outage Reporting ___________________________________________________

 

Summary:  The California ISO (CAISO) will be submitting a filing to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) this week requesting a 4-month waiver from enforcing certain CAISO administered sanctions related to Outage reporting and will initiate a stakeholder process to address related issues.

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Main Text: 

On June 28, 2006, the CAISO issued a clarifying market notice and posted responses to questions and comments received at the June 6 conference call regarding enforcement of Sanctions under the CAISO Tariff Enforcement Protocol for failure to meet Generating Unit availability-reporting requirements. In the market notice, the CAISO indicated it would begin to routinely administer Sanctions for violations of the requirements beginning with the July 10, 2006 Trading Day.

 

Based on additional concerns expressed by Market Participants regarding the need for additional clarity in the CAISO Tariff on the specific minimum MW threshold for the Outage reporting requirements, the CAISO will submit a filing to FERC this week requesting a 4-month waiver from enforcing Sanctions related to not 1) meeting tariff requirements to report Outages within 30 minutes, or 2) submit explanations of Forced Outages within two working days.  These Sanctions are specified in CAISO Tariff Sections 37.4.1.2 and 37.4.3.2.

 

Upcoming Stakeholder Process:

Over the next several months, the CAISO will initiate a stakeholder process in which it will seek to establish an appropriate explicit minimum MW threshold for the Outage reporting requirement that appropriately balances the reliability needs of the CAISO for accurate information on Generating Unit availability with the cost and feasibility associated with providing that information. The stakeholder process will also provide an additional opportunity to further clarify and respond to any additional questions or concerns Market Participants may have with the reporting requirements.

 

On-Going Reporting Obligation:

Accurate and timely Generating Unit Outage information is essential to control area reliability and the CAISO’s filing will not change the Outage requirements specified in CAISO Tariff Section 9.  The CAISO expects that Market Participants will continue to report Outages as per their current practice, in accordance with the CAISO Tariff and Good Utility Practice.  Although, contingent on FERC approval, CAISO-imposed Sanctions will be temporarily waived, the CAISO Department of Market Monitoring will continue to monitor Outage reporting practices for compliance and any significant changes from historic reporting practices, and will report non-compliance events to FERC.  A suspension of CAISO-imposed Sanctions does not preclude FERC from pursuing appropriate enforcement actions under its authority.  

 

CAISO Posted Responses to Questions and Comments:

The CAISO has posted a revision to the document summarizing responses to questions and comments received at the June 6, 2006 at http://www1.caiso.com/1823/1823a6232f2e0.pdf.   This document reflects revisions appropriate for consistency with the CAISO’s pending FERC filing.

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For More Information Contact:  Brad Cooper, Department of Market Monitoring, (916) 608-7156 or bcooper@caiso.com


  

 

The California ISO strives to be a world-class electric transmission organization built around a globally recognized and inspired team providing cost-effective and reliable service, well-balanced energy market mechanisms, and high-quality information for the benefit of our customers.


 

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