Maintenance Adder definition
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Labor costs included in cost-based offers do not include straight-time labor costs and are limited to: (1) start-up costs for additional staffing requirements and (2) contractor labor or plant personnel overtime labor included in the Maintenance Adder associated with maintenance activities directly related to electric production.
The formula for the calculation is as follows:Offer Cap = (AFC / AHC) + VOM + FCwherein the variables are defined as:AFC = Annual Fixed Cost (Annual Investment Recovery Requirement ($/megawatt-year) + Annual Fixed Operations and Maintenance Adder ($/megawatt-year))AHC = Annual Hours of ConstraintVOM = Variable Non-Fuel Operations and Maintenance Adder ($/megawatt-hour)FC = Fuel Cost (Heat Rate * Natural Gas Price Index) ($/megawatt-hour) Offer Caps do not function as price caps on the EIS Market.
Such units can be assigned their calculated Maintenance Adder and/or Start Cost Maintenance Adder, or a forecast value, subject to evaluation pursuant to the Mitigated Offer Methodology Approval Process.
Maintenance Adders are comprised of major maintenance and minor maintenance.Market Sellers that wish to include major maintenance and/or unit-specific minor maintenance in the Maintenance Adder shall submit and receive approval of the requested adder from the Office of Interconnection, prior to the inclusion of such adder (or prior to the expiration of a previously approved adder) in cost-based offers.
For natural gas-fueled units, the Variable Cost Option will calculate the Default Energy Bid by adding incremental cost (comprised of incremental fuel cost plus a volumetric Grid Management Charge adder plus a greenhouse gas cost adder if applicable) with the Variable Energy Operation and Maintenance Adder, by multiplying the sum by the Default Energy Bid Multiplier, adding a Bid Adder if applicable for a Frequently Mitigated Unit, and adding Variable Energy Opportunity Costs, if any.
Docket No. ER19010009 – In the Matter of Federal Energy (FERC) Items for 2019 – FERC Docket No. EL19-8 PJM Interconnection, LLC re: Maintenance Adder Revisions to Operating Agreement; and Docket No. ER19010009 – In the Matter of Federal Energy (FERC) Items for 2019 – FERC Docket No. ER19-210 PJM Interconnection, LLC re: Maintenance Adder Revisions to PJM Tariff.
For calendar year 2011, the Annual Fixed Cost shall be equal to $103,470/Megawatt-year.VOM = Variable Non-Fuel Operations and Maintenance Adder ($/megawatt-hour):The adder equal to the estimated non-fuel variable operation and maintenance costs of a new, natural gas-fired, combustion turbine peaking generation facility shall be based on the non-fuel operating and maintenance costs of such a facility not included in the calculation of annual fixed costs as described above.
PJM listed the number of resources that received approval from PJM for a Maintenance Adder that included major maintenance.
The Maintenance Adder is calculated in accordance with the applicable provisions of PJM Manual 15, and may only include expenses incurred as a result of electric production.
Change in Status of the DTE MBR Entities.Filed Date: 2/13/19.Accession Number: 20190213–5152.Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 3/6/19.Docket Numbers: ER19–210–001.Applicants: PJM Interconnection, L.L.C.Description: Tariff Amendment:Response to Commission’s Jan 15, 2019 Deficiency Letter re: Maintenance Adder to be effective 4/15/2019.Filed Date: 2/14/19.Accession Number: 20190214–5103.Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 3/7/19.Docket Numbers: ER19–1042–000.