Common use of Reliability Functions Clause in Contracts

Reliability Functions. The Standard will Apply to the Following Functions (Check box for each one that applies.) Reliability Coordinator Responsible for the real-time operating reliability of its area and in coordination with its neighboring reliability coordinator’s wide- area view. Balancing Authority Integrates resource plans ahead of time, and maintains load- interchange-resource balance within its metered boundary and supports system frequency in real time. Interchange Authority Authorizes valid and balanced interchange schedules. Planning Coordinator Assesses the longer-term reliability of its area and neighboring area. Resource Planner Develops a long-term (>one year) plan for the resource adequacy of specific loads within a planning coordinator’s area. Transmission Planner Develops a long-term (>one year) plan for the reliability of transmission systems within its portion of the planning coordinator area. Transmission Service Provider Provides transmission services to qualified market participants under applicable transmission service agreements Transmission Owner Owns transmission facilities. Transmission Operator Operates and maintains the transmission facilities, and executes switching orders. Distribution Provider Provides and operates the “wires” between the transmission system and the customer. Generator Owner Owns and maintains generation unit(s). Generator Operator Operates generation unit(s) and performs the functions of supplying energy and interconnected operations services. Purchasing- Selling Entity The function of purchasing or selling energy, capacity, and all necessary interconnected operations services as required. Market Operator Integrates energy, capacity, balancing, and transmission resources to achieve an economic, reliability-constrained dispatch. Load-Serving Entity Secures energy and transmission (and related generation services) to serve the end user.

Reliability Functions. The Standard will May Apply to the Following Functions (Check box for each one that applies.) Reliability Coordinator Responsible for the real-time operating reliability of its area and Reliability Coordinator Area in coordination with its neighboring reliability coordinatorReliability Coordinator’s wide- wide area view. Balancing Authority Integrates resource plans ahead of time, time and maintains load- load-interchange-resource balance within its metered boundary a Balancing Authority Area and supports system Interconnection frequency in real time. Interchange Authority Authorizes Coordinator Ensures communication of interchange transactions for reliability evaluation purposes and coordinates implementation of valid and balanced interchange schedulesschedules between Balancing Authority Areas. Planning Coordinator Assesses the longer-term reliability of its area Planning Coordinator Area. Transmission Service Provider Administers the transmission tariff and neighboring provides transmission services under applicable transmission service agreements (e.g., the pro forma tariff). Transmission Owner Owns and maintains transmission facilities. Transmission Operator Ensures the Real-time operating reliability of the transmission assets within a Transmission Operator Area. Transmission Planner Develops a >one year plan for the reliability of the interconnected Bulk Electric System within its portion of the Planning Coordinator area. Resource Planner Develops a long-term (>one year) year plan for the resource adequacy of its specific loads within a planning coordinator’s Planning Coordinator area. Transmission Planner Develops a long-term (>one year) plan for the reliability of transmission systems within its portion of the planning coordinator area. Transmission Service Provider Provides transmission services to qualified market participants under applicable transmission service agreements Transmission Owner Owns transmission facilities. Transmission Generator Operator Operates generation unit(s) to provide real and maintains the transmission facilities, and executes switching orders. Distribution Provider Provides and operates the “wires” between the transmission system and the customerreactive power. Generator Owner Owns and maintains generation unit(s)facilities. Generator Operator Operates generation unit(s) and performs the functions of supplying energy and interconnected operations services. Purchasing- Purchasing-Selling Entity The function of purchasing Purchases or selling sells energy, capacity, and all necessary interconnected operations reliability-related services as required. Market Operator Integrates energy, capacity, balancing, and transmission resources Distribution Provider Delivers electrical energy to achieve an economic, reliabilitythe End-constrained dispatchuse customer. Load-Serving Entity Secures energy and transmission service (and reliability-related generation services) to serve the end userEnd-use Customer.