ELCC Class definition
Examples of ELCC Class in a sentence
For any Delivery Year for which a final ELCC Class Rating has not been posted and a preliminary ELCC Class Rating has been posted, the Accredited UCAP of an ELCC Resource for such Delivery Year shall be based on the most recent preliminary ELCC Class Rating value for that Delivery Year, together with the most recently calculated ELCC Resource Performance Adjustment value for that ELCC Resource.
The effective load carrying capability analysis shall compare expected hourly load levels (based on historical weather) with the expected hourly output of the expected future resource mix in order to identify the relative resource adequacy value of the portfolio of all ELCC Classes, as well of each individual ELCC Class, compared to a group of Unlimited Resources with no outages.
The installed capacity of a Limited Duration Resource is based on the sustained level of output that the unit can provide and maintain over a continuous period, whereby the duration of that period matches the characteristic duration of the corresponding ELCC Class, with consideration given to ambient conditions expected to exist at the time of PJM system peak load, as described in the PJM Manuals.
The ELCC Class UCAP and corresponding ELCC Class Rating values may increase or decrease from year to year as the expected resource mix and load shape change.
The ELCC Class UCAP and other results of the effective load carrying capability analysis shall be based on the total Effective UCAP of the ELCC Class as a whole.
The Office of the Interconnection shall also post preliminary ELCC Class Rating values for nine subsequent Delivery Years.
Except to the extent specified above or otherwise specified, the preliminary ELCC Class Rating values for future years are non-binding and are only for indicative purposes.
The Office of the Interconnection shall post final ELCC Class UCAP and ELCC Class Rating values at least once per year in a report that also includes appropriate details regarding methodology and inputs.