5 Congestion Revenue Rights

Congestion revenue rights auction efficiency 1B became in effect on January 1, 2019. It includes key changes related to the congestion revenue rights settlements process:

  • Targeted reduction of congestion revenue rights payouts on a constraint by constraint basis.
  • Distribute congestion revenues to the extent that CAISO collected the requisite revenue on the constraint over the month. That is, implement a pro-rata funding for CRRs.
  • Allow surpluses on one constraint in one hour to offset deficits on the same constraint in another hour over the course of the month.
  • Only distribute surpluses to congestion revenue rights if the surplus is collected on a constraint that the congestion revenue right accrued a deficit, and only up to the full target payment value of the congestion revenue right.
  • Distribute remaining surplus revenue at the end of the month, which are associated with constraints that collect more surplus over the month than deficits, to measured demand.

Monthly CRR Revenue

Figure 11 illustrates the daily CRR notional value in the corresponding month for the various transmission elements that experienced congestion during the month. CRR notional value is calculated as the product of CRR implied flow and constraint shadow price in each hour per constraint and CRR.

Figure 11: Daily CRR Notional Value by Transmission Element

Daily CRR Notional Value by Transmission Element

Figure 12 illustrates the daily CRR offset value in the corresponding month for the transmission elements that experienced congestion during the month. CRR offset value is the difference between the revenue collected from the congestion CRR. A positive CRR offset value represents surplus and a negative CRR offset value represents shortfall.

The main reasons for CRR offset surplus are

  • The line 22056_BERNARDO_69.0_22284_FELCTATP_69.0_BR_1 _1 was binding in one day of this month, resulting in offset surplus of $1.02 million.

  • MALIN500_ISL was binding in 24 days of this month, resulting in offset surplus of $1.38 million. MALIN500_ISL was dearted through this month due to various outages discussed in previous section.

The main reasons for CRR offset shortfall are

  • The line 22192_DOUBLTTP_138_22300_FRIARS_138_BR_1 _1 was binding in nine days of this month, resulting in offset shortfall of $1.78 million.

  • The line 30750_MOSSLD _230_30797_LASAGUIL_230_BR_1 _1 was binding in 26 days of this month, resulting in offset shortfall of $2.27 million

Figure 12: Daily CRR Offset Value by Transmission Element

Daily CRR Offset Value by Transmission Element

Furthermore, Table 5 shows the monthly CRR deficit in the month broken out by transmission elements and Table 6 shows the monthly CRR surplus in the month broken out by transmission elements.

Table 5: CRR Deficit by Transmission Element
Constraint Percent
30750_MOSSLD _230_30797_LASAGUIL_230_BR_1 _1 23.41
22192_DOUBLTTP_138_22300_FRIARS _138_BR_1 _1 18.38
Other 13.90
OMS 9964817_TL50003_NG 12.89
32214_RIO OSO _115_30330_RIO OSO _230_XF_1A 9.06
34116_LE GRAND_115_34134_WILSONAB_115_BR_1 _1 8.62
22886_SUNCREST_230_22885_SUNCREST_500_XF_2 _P 5.96
MIGUEL_BKs_MXFLW_NG 2.55
36254_SN LS OB_115_34796_CARRIZO _115_BR_1 _1 2.49
32990_MARTINEZ_115_33043_IMHOFF_2_115_BR_2 _1 1.43
OMS_9959454_CUYAMS_TAFT_70_1 1.29
Table 6: CRR Surplus by Transmission Element
Constraint Percent
MALIN500_ISL 22.80
22056_BERNARDO_69.0_22284_FELCTATP_69.0_BR_1 _1 16.89
30763_Q0577SS _230_30765_LOSBANOS_230_BR_1 _1 13.95
Other 12.86
32990_MARTINEZ_115_33043_IMHOFF_2_115_BR_2 _1 10.45
7440_MetcalfImport_Tes-Metcalf 7.12
30050_LOSBANOS_500_30055_GATES1 _500_BR_1 _2 5.47
30790_PANOCHE _230_30900_GATES _230_BR_1 _1 3.22
30790_PANOCHE _230_30900_GATES _230_BR_2 _1 3.22
7430_CP6_NG 2.01
NOB_ITC 1.98

Table 7 shows the monthly CRR payment in the month broken out by transmission elements

Table 7: CRR Payment by Transmission Element
Constraint Percent
Other 27.94
30750_MOSSLD _230_30797_LASAGUIL_230_BR_1 _1 21.94
30050_LOSBANOS_500_30055_GATES1 _500_BR_1 _2 10.09
MALIN500_ISL 7.74
7440_MetcalfImport_Tes-Metcalf 6.40
30790_PANOCHE _230_30900_GATES _230_BR_1 _1 5.12
30790_PANOCHE _230_30900_GATES _230_BR_2 _1 5.12
34116_LE GRAND_115_34134_WILSONAB_115_BR_1 _1 4.92
30763_Q0577SS _230_30765_LOSBANOS_230_BR_1 _1 4.21
OMS_9959454_KTTLM_GATES_70_1 3.28
22886_SUNCREST_230_22885_SUNCREST_500_XF_2 _P 3.22

Table 8 shows the monthly CRR payments. Net monthly balancing surplus in May was $4.70 million. The auction revenues credited to the balancing account for May was $4.64 million. As a result, the balancing account for May had a surplus of approximately $9.34 million, which was allocated to measured demand. The Net Monthly Balancing Surplus is calculates as sum of CRR surplus plus CRR daily Balancing account minus total auction revenue. The Total Auction revenue is sum of monthly and annual auction revenue. The Allocation to Measured demand is calculated as sum of Total Auction revenue plus Net Monthly Balancing Surplus.

Table 8: CRR Revenue Statistics
Description APRIL -2021 MAY -2021
CRR Notional Value $27,594,734 $49,031,832
CRR Deficit -$7,248,772 -$9,677,872
CRR Settlement Rule -$10,389 -$4,570
CRR Adjusted Payment $20,335,572 $39,349,390
CRR Surplus $1,987,284 $6,056,429
Monthly Auction Revenue $2,193,384 $2,280,045
Annual Auction Revenue $2,312,582 $2,363,839
CRR Daily Balancing Account $3,518,277 $3,291,360
Net Monthly Balancing Surplur $999,594 $4,703,904
Allocation to Measured Demand $5,505,560 $9,347,788