Reducing exceptional dispatch

Reliability requirements that cannot be resolved through the California ISO market software are met by manually issued Exceptional Dispatches. The ISO is committed to reducing reliance on Exceptional Dispatch to the extent possible. The ISO has initiated this stakeholder process to assess with stakeholders the reasons underlying Exceptional Dispatch and address what appropriate modeling or software solutions and/or market products may be developed to reduce the need for Exceptional Dispatch going forward that will and reduce reliance on Exceptional Dispatch to situations that are rare and infrequent or genuine emergencies.