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Disconnected PNode

Background


The California ISO is proposing a modification to language in Section 27.1.1 to determine the closest electrically connected node for disconnected PNodes. This node will serve as the location from which the ISO will select the Locational Marginal Price (LMP) for the disconnected node. Since the start of operations under the new market design on April 1, 2009, when a Pricing Node (PNode) included in the ISO market model has been disconnected, the ISO markets have posted a "$0" Marginal Cost of Congestion (MCC). The software cannot calculate a cost of congestion when the PNode is disconnected from the system. This is because under such circumstances the Power Transfer Distribution Factor (PTDF) associated with the disconnected PNode and the binding constraint is zero. At such times, the optimization does not actually produce a price and therefore the price at that location, issued through the actual market clearing process, is undefined. After the optimization is completed the software inserts a zero value for the MCC at the disconnected PNode location.

Process

Market Notice - Posting of Disconnected PNodes
html 8K | Abstract | 07/21/2009 14:00
Analysis of Disconnected PNode Impact on Trading Hubs
pdf 230K | Abstract | 07/10/2009 11:17
Market Notice - Disconnected PNodes Proposed Tariff Modifications and Issue Paper
html 9K | Abstract | 07/07/2009 13:44
Issue Paper - How to Address Disconnected PNodes 07-Jul-2009
pdf 37K | Abstract | 07/07/2009 11:21

Comments on Disconnected PNode Issue Paper and Draft Tariff Language 07-Jul-2009

Citigroup Energy Comments on Issue Paper and Draft Tariff Language 07-Jul-2009
pdf 10K | Abstract | 07/13/2009 16:09
CDWR Comments on Issue Paper and Draft Tariff Language 07-Jul-2009
pdf 10K | Abstract | 07/13/2009 08:33
SCE Comments on Issue Paper and Draft Tariff Language 07-July-2009
pdf 8K | Abstract | 07/13/2009 08:45

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