Reliability must-run pump load (closed)

The ISO seeks to create a new Integrated Forward Market scheduling priority class for pumping load with regulatory must-run requirements that no longer are protected by existing transmission contracts. The new class will ensure that these pumping load schedules are not curtailed unless there is a system contingency affecting physical transfer of energy to the pumping facilities or ISO system demand cannot be met due to a severe energy supply shortage. — This stakeholder process was suspended March 2011 to address policy constraints relevant to this initiative.