Notice
December 27, 2023
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Generator Interconnection Affidavits for Allocating and Retaining Transmission Plan Deliverability due 2/14/24
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Generator interconnection customers must submit Transmission Plan (TP) Deliverability documents to the California ISO to be eligible to receive or retain deliverability allocations in the TP Deliverability allocation process. This notice applies to all active generation interconnection projects who are eligible to seek an allocation or who want to retain an allocation from a prior allocation cycle. For eligibility requirements, including wholesale distribution access tariff (WDAT) projects, refer to the ISO Tariff Appendix DD sections listed in the table below.

 

Projects that are required to submit an affidavit:

  • All Cluster 14 Interconnection Requests
  • Interconnection requests seeking a TP Deliverability allocation
  • Interconnection Requests needing to demonstrate satisfaction of TP Deliverability criteria 

 

Deliverability Status

Project Type and Eligibility

Required Documentation/ Affidavit

Appendix DD Reference

FCDS or PCDS used by prior commitments

·   ISO Queue Serial - Cluster 4

·   WDAT projects studied for deliverability in: Cluster 4 or Prior

Affidavit for Cluster 4 and Earlier Queued Projects

8.9.1

 

(BPM 6.2.9.3)

Retaining previously accepted TP Deliverability allocation

(FCDS or PCDS)

CAISO Queue Cluster projects and WDAT projects that received a TP Deliverability allocation on the basis of negotiating or being shortlisted for a Power Purchase Agreement

Documentation for Projects Previously Allocated Transmission Plan Deliverability

8.9.3

 

(BPM 6.2.9.5)

Seeking TP Deliverability allocation

ISO Cluster 14 and earlier projects, ISP projects and WDAT projects that meet the eligibility requirements for seeking an allocation in allocation groups A, B, C and D.

Affidavit for Projects Seeking Transmission Plan Deliverability

 

Transmission Plan Deliverability Affidavit Data Entry

8.9.2

 

(BPM 6.2.9.4)

Project’s Annual Commercial Viability Criteria Demonstration

Projects that have met the Commercial Viability Criteria (CVC) to retain their allocation must demonstrate that they continue to meet CVC annually.

Commercial Viability Criteria (CVC) Annual Demonstration Form

Appendix DD, 6.7.4

 

BPM for GM, 6.1.5

**Caiso.com, ISO Interconnection Study site with all documents above – see the Transmission Plan Deliverability allocation information section

 

The Generator Interconnection and Deliverability Allocation Procedures (GIDAP) BPM contains the affidavit scoring methodology for determining the order for allocating TP Deliverability to eligible projects in each allocation group.

 

The ISO will accept an e-mail copy of documentation for retention or notarized affidavits for seeking an allocation. The notarization must be in jurat form. All documents are due by Feb. 14, 2024.

 

Interconnection Customers requesting TP Deliverability for Energy Only capacity must submit to the ISO, or the applicable Participating Transmission Owner (PTO) for WDAT projects, a $60,000 study deposit for each Interconnection Request seeking TP Deliverability. 

 

Wiring instructions for the study deposit for Energy Only projects seeking deliverability in the ISO Queue only:

 

Wells Fargo Bank (LGIP)

ABA 121000248

Acct 4122041825

Federal Tax ID #94-3274043

 

WDAT projects will need to provide the study deposit to their PTO:

  • Documentation for retaining previously allocated TP Deliverability should be emailed to queuemanagement@caiso.com, or mailed to: California ISO, Attn: Queue Management, 250 Outcropping Way, Folsom, CA, 95630.
  • Affidavits for projects seeking a TP Deliverability allocation should be emailed to IRinfo@caiso.com, or mailed to: California ISO, Attn: Grid Assets, 250 Outcropping Way, Folsom, CA, 95630.
  • WDAT projects: Documentation for projects previously allocated or affidavits for seeking TP Deliverability must be sent to the appropriate PTO contacts below. WDAT Energy Only projects must coordinate payment of the study deposit for Energy Only projects seeking TP Deliverability with the corresponding PTO contact.

 

The ISO anticipates providing the TP Deliverability allocation results to interconnection customers in May of 2024.

 

Additional information can be found in GIDAP BPM Section 6.2.9.4, which includes a table summarizing the seeking allocation ranking groups.

 

The table above describes the types of documentation and affidavits required and provides links to where they can be accessed on the ISO website. Please access the templates using the links provided, as they have been updated for the upcoming TP Deliverability allocation process.

CONTACT INFORMATION

For generating facilities retaining TP Deliverability:

Ryan Cox at (916) 351-2434 or queuemanagement@caiso.com

 

For generating facilities seeking TP Deliverability:

Daune Wilson at (916) 608-7058 or IRinfo@caiso.com

 

WDAT projects requesting deliverability:

Pacific Gas & Electric - Shahin Jahanbanifar, WDT_Deliverability@pge.com

San Diego Gas & Electric - GIA-Transmission@sdge.com and GIEngineers@sdge.com

Southern California Edison - Frances Castaneda, Grid.Interconnections@sce.com

Valley Electric Association - Darell Holmes, (775) 727-2736, DHolmes@VEA.coop

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