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johnson@enron.com, kjohnson@caiso.com Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Bcc: vanpelt@enron.com, gvanpelt@caiso.com, wheeler@enron.com, rwheeler@caiso.com, johnson@enron.com, kjohnson@caiso.com X-From: CRCommunications <CRCommunications@caiso.com< X-To: ISO Market Participants <IMCEAEX-_O=CAISO_OU=CORPORATE_CN=DISTRIBUTION+20LISTS_CN=ISO+20MARKET+20PARTICIPANTS@caiso.com< X-cc: VanPelt, Gregory <GVanPelt@caiso.com<, Wheeler, Rodney <RWheeler@caiso.com<, Johnson, Keith <KJohnson@caiso.com< X-bcc: X-Folder: \ExMerge - Platter, Phillip\Inbox X-Origin: PLATTER-P X-FileName: phillip platter 6-26-02.PST MARKET NOTICE November 8, 2001 In Re: San Diego Gas & Electric Company v Sellers of Energy and Ancillary Services Into Markets Operated by the California Independent System Operator and the California Power Exchange Docket No. EL00-95-034 and Investigation of Practices of the California independent System Operator and the California Power Exchange Docket No.EL00-98-033 NEW SCHEDULING AND REPORTING REQUIREMENTS FOR OUTAGES The ISO has new scheduling and reporting requirements for scheduled and forced outages. By order dated October 23, 2001 (the "Order"), in the above-referenced dockets, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission ("FERC") formally adopted a majority of the California Independent System Operator Corporation's ("ISO") proposed Tariff amendments, filed on May 11, 2001, concerning outage scheduling and coordination. The Order is effective retroactively to May 29, 2001. The FERC took this action to allow the ISO and generators to schedule maintenance outages in a manner that ensures system reliability while also allowing the necessary maintenance of generating units, and thus enable the ISO to help provide a more efficient operation of the wholesale electricity markets in California to the benefit of all customers. This Market Notice is to inform all Market Participants of the Order and the ISO's implementation process for the adopted Tariff provisions governing scheduling of outages and procedures for the reporting and investigation of forced outages. The Order is posted on the ISO web site at <http://www1.caiso.com/pubinfo/FERC/rulings/<;. The ISO's compliance filing, filed with FERC on November 7, 2001, is posted on the ISO web site at <http://www1.caiso.com/pubinfo/FERC/filings/<;. In the Order, the FERC specifically ordered that: * The ISO now has outage scheduling and coordination authority for all Participating Generators (PGs) and Generating Units of 10MW and greater under their control. * Under the extended authority, all PGs seeking to schedule outages for any generating unit of 10MW or greater must submit to the ISO a request for an outage no less than seventy-two (72) hours in advance of the requested outage start time. * All PGs must request and obtain final approval from the ISO immediately prior to the initiation of any planned and approved outage. * The ISO is required to report to FERC within seven (7) days of the occurrence of any questionable forced outage. As required by the Order, the ISO has filed with the FERC proposed Tariff revisions listing specific factors the ISO will consider in making an initial determination if a forced outage is a questionable forced outage. * The ISO will require, as detailed below, PGs to provide information on each of the factors as part of the ISO's initial determination whether any particular outage is a questionable forced outage. * PGs must comply with enhanced reporting requirements and more promptly inform the ISO of outages and other operating conditions that potentially may impact the generating output of the generating unit. Effective immediately, the ISO requires all Scheduling Coordinators and PGs to implement the following actions when reporting scheduled or forced PG unit outages: 1.) Apply to the ISO for approval of all scheduled outages no less than seventy-two (72) hours in advance of the start-time for the requested outage. 2.) Obtain final approval from the ISO Real-Time Generation Dispatcher prior to disabling any equipment that may reduce the output capability of a PG unit. 3.) Report to the ISO Real-Time Generation Dispatcher all forced outages or other factors which may affect the output of any PG unit within 30 minutes of the onset. 4.) In the event of any forced outage affecting the output of a PG unit: a.) complete the form entitled "Forced Outage Reporting Questionnaire," attached to this Market Notice and also posted on the ISO web site at <http://www2.caiso.com/docs/2001/02/01/2001020108211325518.html<;; and b.) send the completed Forced Outage Report via e-mail to forcedoutage@caiso.com within forty-eight (48) hours of the beginning of the Forced Outage. Failure to send a timely report will result in the ISO reporting any such Forced Outage to the FERC as a questionable Forced Outage. Please direct any questions about this procedure to Greg Van Pelt, ISO Manager of Outage Coordination, at gvanpelt@caiso.com <mailto:gvanpelt@caiso.com< or (916) 351-2190. Client Relations Communications.0715 CRCommunications@caiso.com <mailto:CRCommunications@caiso.com< __________________________ California ISO Tariff 2.3.3.9.5 requires Generating Asset Owners to provide an explanation regarding any forced outage. This explanation shall include a description of the failure or cause and description of all remedial actions taken regarding the outage.
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