Common use of System Impact Study Procedures Clause in Contracts

System Impact Study Procedures. The ISO shall coordinate with all affected Transmission Owners in performing the System Impact Study. Upon receipt of an executed System Impact Study agreement, the ISO will complete the required System Impact Study as follows: 4.5.3.1 if the Study Request specified that the Eligible Customer would not perform any part of the study then the ISO shall use due diligence to complete the study, and to obtain all necessary stakeholder approvals, within a one hundred and twenty (120) day period, or a different period agreed to by the Eligible Customer and the ISO, starting on the date that the ISO receives the executed System Impact Study Agreement, or an alternative starting date agreed to by the Eligible Customer and the ISO; or 4.5.3.2 if the Study Request specified that the Eligible Customer would perform all or part of the System Impact Study itself, then: 4.5.3.2.1 the ISO shall use due diligence to complete those portion(s) of the study that the Eligible Customer is not performing, and to obtain all necessary stakeholder approvals of those portions, within a one hundred and twenty (120) day period, or a different period agreed to by the Eligible Customer and the ISO, starting on the date that the ISO receives the executed System Impact Study Agreement, or an alternative starting date agreed to by the Eligible Customer and the ISO; and 4.5.3.2.2 the ISO shall use due diligence to review any portion(s) of a study performed by an Eligible Customer within a thirty (30) day period or a different period agreed to by the Eligible Customer and the ISO, starting on the date that the ISO receives a complete draft from the Eligible Customer of its portion(s) of the study, or an alternative starting date agreed to by the Eligible Customer and the ISO. If the ISO determines that the portion(s) of the study performed by the Eligible Customer are incomplete or that changes are required, the Eligible Customer shall make any necessary changes. The ISO shall then use due diligence to review a revised complete draft of the Eligible Customer's portion(s) of the study within thirty days, or a different period agreed to by the Eligible Customer and the ISO, starting on the date that the ISO receives a revised complete draft, or an alternative starting date agreed to by the Eligible Customer and the ISO. The ISO will normally submit System Impact Studies to the Operating Committee before finalizing them. If the Operating Committee directs the ISO to modify a System Impact Study or to perform other study-related work before granting its approval, then the deadline for completing the study will be extended for an additional time agreed upon by the ISO and the Eligible Customer. If the ISO and the Eligible Customer are unable to agree on an additional time the deadline for completing the study will be extended for another sixty (60) days. The System Impact Study shall identify any additional Direct Assignment Facilities or Network Upgrades required to comply with an Eligible Customer’s or Transmission Owner’s request. In the event that the ISO is unable to complete the required System Impact Study within such time period, it shall so notify the Eligible Customer and provide an estimated completion date along with an explanation of the reasons why additional time is required to complete the required studies. A copy of the completed System Impact Study and related work papers shall be made available to the Eligible Customer as soon as the System Impact Study is complete. The ISO will use the same due diligence in completing the System Impact Study for an Eligible Customer as it uses when completing studies for itself or a Transmission Owner. The ISO shall notify the Eligible Customer immediately upon completion of the System Impact Study if the Study Request can be completed at no additional cost (e.g., if the ISO is currently studying requests to construct similar facilities).

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Sources: Open Access Transmission Tariff (Oatt), Open Access Transmission Tariff (Oatt)

System Impact Study Procedures. The ISO shall coordinate with all affected Transmission Owners in performing the System Impact Study. Upon receipt of an executed System Impact Study agreement, the ISO will complete the required System Impact Study as follows: 4.5.3.1 3.7.3.1 if the Study Request specified that the Eligible Customer would not perform any part of the study then the ISO shall use due diligence to complete the study, and to obtain all necessary stakeholder approvals, within a one hundred and twenty (120) day period, or a different period agreed to by the Eligible Customer and the ISO, starting on the date that the ISO receives the executed System Impact Study Agreement, or an alternative starting date agreed to by the Eligible Customer and the ISO; or 4.5.3.2 3.7.3.2 if the Study Request specified that the Eligible Customer would perform all or part of the System Impact Study itself, then: 4.5.3.2.1 3.7.3.2.1 the ISO shall use due diligence to complete those portion(s) of the study that the Eligible Customer is not performing, and to obtain all necessary stakeholder approvals of those portions, within a one hundred and twenty (120) day period, or a different period agreed to by the Eligible Customer and the ISO, starting on the date that the ISO receives the executed System Impact Study Agreement, or an alternative starting date agreed to by the Eligible Customer and the ISO; and 4.5.3.2.2 3.7.3.2.2 the ISO shall use due diligence to review any portion(s) of a study performed by an Eligible Customer within a thirty (30) day period or a different period agreed to by the Eligible Customer and the ISO, starting on the date that the ISO receives a complete draft from the Eligible Customer of its portion(s) of the study, or an alternative starting date agreed to by the Eligible Customer and the ISO. If the ISO determines that the portion(s) of the study performed by the Eligible Customer are incomplete or that changes are required, the Eligible Customer shall make any necessary changes. The ISO shall then use due diligence to review a revised complete draft of the Eligible Customer's portion(s) of the study within thirty days, or a different period agreed to by the Eligible Customer and the ISO, starting on the date that the ISO receives a revised complete draft, or an alternative starting date agreed to by the Eligible Customer and the ISO. The ISO will normally submit System Impact Studies to Upon the Operating Committee before finalizing them. If the Operating Committee directs the ISO to modify ISO’s issuance of a System Impact Study or to perform other study-related work before granting its approvalfinal draft study report, then the deadline for completing the study will be extended for an additional time agreed upon by the ISO and the Eligible Customer. If the ISO and the Eligible Customer are unable must proceed with its study report to agree on an additional time the deadline for completing the study will be extended for another sixty Transmission Planning Advisory Subcommittee (60“TPAS”) days. The System Impact Study shall identify any additional Direct Assignment Facilities or Network Upgrades required to comply with an Eligible Customer’s or Transmission Owner’s request. In the event that of the ISO is unable to complete the required System Impact Study Operating Committee within such time period, it shall so notify the Eligible Customer and provide an estimated completion date along with an explanation of the reasons why additional time is required to complete the required studies. A copy of the completed System Impact Study and related work papers shall be made available to the Eligible Customer as soon as the System Impact Study is complete. The ISO will use the same due diligence in completing the System Impact Study for an Eligible Customer as it uses when completing studies for itself or a Transmission Owner. The ISO shall notify the Eligible Customer immediately upon completion of the System Impact Study if the Study Request can be completed at no additional cost (e.g., if the ISO is currently studying requests to construct similar facilities).three

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Sources: Service Agreement for Firm Point to Point Transmission Service