Requested
Client Action: Information Only
Date of
Distribution: July 16,
2007
Categories: ISO News and
Information
Subject: Information Products and Services
Project – Quarter 2, 2007 Status Report
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Summary: The CAISO has posted its Information Products and Services (IP&S) Project Quarter 2, 2007 Status Report to its website for stakeholder information and review.
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Main Text: In 2006,
the California ISO (CAISO) conducted
stakeholder interviews and solicited stakeholder feedback on potential new or
enhanced CAISO information offerings to improve the way we share information
with our stakeholders. Based on the
needs identified and ranked by stakeholders, the CAISO developed the IP&S
Project Final Plan, available at http://www.caiso.com/18be/18beea0b53cf0.pdf, to
address the high-priority and frequently mentioned items.
The CAISO is committed
to provide quarterly status reports on the progress of the IP&S Project
and has posted its
IP&S Project Quarter 2 Status Report to its website for stakeholder
information and review at http://www.caiso.com/1870/1870b0752e840.html.
Below are the
highlights of the accomplishments made during the second quarter of
2007:
·
Stakeholder Process
and Interaction: Internal effort
continued during Quarter 2
by CAISO External Affairs department to improve all aspects of stakeholder
process and interaction. This
includes establishment of inter-departmental service agreements to standardize
posting of meeting notices and materials, management of meetings, and
publication of CAISO white papers. This effort continues throughout 2007
with the goal of establishing corporate-wide standards.
·
Improve Search
Function: In May the CAISO
implemented a new website search tool on its public website that contains
advanced search capability. Future
refinements are expected based on user community feedback and will include the
ability to narrow the search based on website menu structure.
·
Improvement to Board
of Governors Posting Practice: Starting with the May
Board meeting, materials will be posted approximately seven days in advance of
all regularly scheduled Board meetings.
·
Real-Time Availability
Management Tool: On May 2007, the CAISO upgraded the
Scheduling and Logging for the ISO of California (SLIC) system with the
Real-Time Availability Management (RTAM) enhancement to facilitate more
efficient outage reporting in support of new generation outage reporting
requirements.
·
Market Participant
Portal – In April and June,
2007 a pilot team of Scheduling Coordinators and internal CAISO users
participated in demonstrations of the Market Participant Portal to verify
stakeholder expectations and identify usability issues. The Portal project is planned for
rolling implementation beginning in Quarter 3, 2007.
Please provide any comments on the
status report to aagustin@caiso.com.
The CAISO will continue to provide
quarterly updates on the initiatives identified in the IP&S Project Final
Plan by e-mail and on its website.
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For More
Information Contact: Anthony Agustin, (916) 608-7049 or
aagustin@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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