Communications Functions Clause Samples
Communications Functions. 2.2.1 The Supplier shall, at no cost to the Company, maintain communications and management systems to ensure (a) the provision of communication functions required under Section Hh of Rule 21, and (b) that the transmission of these communications between the Company, the Supplier, and the Participating Generating Facility(ies) is operating normally. This includes, but is not limited to the following capabilities or requirements:
2.2.1.1 The equipment shall be capable of authorized communications;
2.2.1.2 The equipment shall provide monitoring and control capabilities as defined by the IEEE 2030.5 Common Smart Inverter Profile (“CSIP”) Version 2.1;
2.2.1.3 The Supplier shall be capable of remotely updating the software or firmware that facilitates communications between the Supplier and the Participating Generating Facility(ies);
2.2.1.4 The transport level protocol for communications between the Company and the Supplier shall be TCP/IP;
2.2.1.5 The application-level protocol for communications between the Company and the Supplier shall be IEEE 2030.5 as defined by CSIP Version 2.1;
2.2.1.6 The Supplier shall maintain direct contact with the Company;
2.2.1.7 The Supplier shall coordinate the transmission of all required data points telemetered to the Company;
2.2.1.8 The Supplier shall execute advanced smart inverter functionality as defined in Rule 21 and CSIP Version 2.1;
2.2.1.9 The Supplier shall maintain monitoring and management of its communication and control system according to the operational requirements set forth in Appendix B, including:
(a) The Supplier shall inform the Company of any outages in the communication between the Supplier and the Company if such outage exceeds ( ) minutes; and
(b) The Supplier shall inform the Company of any outages in communication between the Supplier and the Participating Generating Facility(ies) if such outage exceeds ( ) minutes; and
2.2.1.10 The Supplier shall implement instrumentation and maintain logs demonstrating that the communication systems meet all mandated performance requirements under Rule 21.
Communications Functions. 2.2.1 The Supplier shall, at no cost to the Company, install, operate, and maintain communicationcommunications and management systems located atto ensure (a) the Supplier’s premises capable of providing theprovision of communication functions required under Section Hh of Rule 21, and transmit(b) that the transmission of these communications between the Company, the Supplier, and the Participating Generating Facility or Facilities(ies) is operating normally. This includes, but is not limited to the following capabilities or requirements:
2.2.1.1 The equipment shall be capable of authorized communications;
2.2.1.2 The equipment shall provide real-time monitoring and control capabilities as defined by the IEEE 2030.5 Common Smart Inverter Profile (“CSIP”) Version 2.1;
2.2.1.3 The equipmentSupplier shall be capable of real-time telemetry data aggregation; remotely updating the software or firmware that facilitates communications between the Supplier and the Participating Generating Facility(ies);
2.2.1.4 The software shall be able to be updated remotely;
2.2.1.5 The transport level protocol for communications between the Company and the Supplier shall be TCP/IP;
Communications Functions. 2.2.1 The Supplier shall, at no cost to the Company, install, operate, and maintain communication systems located at the Supplier’s premises capable of providing the communication functions required under Section Hh of Rule 21, and transmit these communications between the Company and the Participating Generating Facility or Facilities. This includes, but is not limited to the following capabilities or requirements:
2.2.1.1 The equipment shall be capable of authorized communications;
2.2.1.2 The equipment shall provide real-time monitoring and control;
2.2.1.3 The equipment shall be capable of real-time telemetry data aggregation;
2.2.1.4 The software shall be able to be updated remotely;
2.2.1.5 The transport level protocol shall be TCP/IP;
2.2.1.6 The application-level protocol shall be IEEE 2030.5 (Smart Energy Profile 2.0 (SEP 2)) as defined in the California IEEE 2030.5 Implementation Guide;
2.2.1.7 The Supplier shall maintain direct contact with the Company;
2.2.1.8 The Supplier shall coordinate the transmission of all required data points telemetered to the Company; and
2.2.1.9 The Supplier shall execute advanced smart inverter functionality as determined in Rule 21.
2.2.2 The Supplier shall, at no cost to the Company, install, operate, and maintain management systems located at the Supplier’s premises to ensure (a) the provision of communication functions required under Section Hh of Rule 21, and (b) that the transmission of these communications between the Company and the Participating Generating Facility or Facilities is operating normally. This includes, but is not limited to the following capabilities or requirements:
2.2.2.1 The management system(s) shall maintain real-time monitoring and management of the Supplier’s communication and control system(s) and inform the Company of any outages related to the communication and related impacted Participating Generating Facility or Facilities.
2.2.2.2 The management system(s) shall implement instrumentation and maintain logs demonstrating that the communication systems meet all mandated performance requirements for Participating Generating Facilities’ communications.