Common use of ISO AUTHORITIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES Clause in Contracts

ISO AUTHORITIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES. ISO shall:  Receive from LCCs, Long-Term and Short-Term Transmission Outage requests that were not disapproved by the LCCs, for all Category A Facilities, and for Category B Facilities if Generator/DARD output could be affected by the outage. Outage requests for Local Area Facilities that affect Generator/DARD output shall be processed using LCC and ISO New England Operating Procedure No. 5 Generator, Dispatchable Asset Related Demand and Alternative Technology Regulation Resource Maintenance and Outage Scheduling (OP-5) scheduling practices.  Review proposed outages in the Long-Term and Short-Term Transmission Outage requests and compare them to Generator and DARD outage plans as follows: o Evaluate the impact of proposed transmission outages on the reliability of the New England Reliability Coordinator Area/ Balancing Authority Area (RCA/BAA) power system operations. Reposition or disapprove any outage that could be expected to violate reliability criteria for the New England Transmission System and for which repositioning the outage could reasonably be expected to improve reliability. o Work with LCCs to adjust Generator/DARD and transmission outages to minimize congestion costs. When warranted, and time permitting, perform economic analyses of outage alternatives to define and examine potential congestion costs. Reposition the outage if Significantly Reduced Congestion Costs are feasible, or where lesser congestion reduction is available and the TO(s) agree. o Have the authority to reposition or disapprove any outage that adversely impacts market efficiency. o Support outage scheduling related communications between TOs and Generator/DARD owners to assure affected parties are appropriately notified in a timely manner.  Appropriately notify LCCs and Market Participants (MPs) of action regarding outage requests.  Assign to the LCCs the function of receiving, evaluating, approving or disapproving transmission outage requests submitted by a TO, with respect to its impact on the reliability and congestion of LCC operations.  Promote the continuous flow of information between ISO, LCCs, and TOs to match pending transmission outage work with planned or forced Generator/DARD outages to the extent practicable.  Monitor the outage positioning activities of the TOs. ISO shall have the right to request that a TO provide information to ISO Market Monitoring concerning any TO positioning of transmission facility outages, including the repositioning or cancellation of any Planned, Scheduled or Approved Outage .  Assign each Long-Term and Short-Term Transmission Outage request a number, date stamp and Status. In general, the number, date stamp and Status will be used, if needed, to prioritize outage requests. ISO will attempt to resolve conflicting Long-Term and Short-Term Transmission Outage requests through discussions with the affected LCCs. When discussions cannot resolve the conflict, the Long-Term and Short-Term Transmission Outage that was Submitted earliest shall have priority.  Post and maintain a list of requested outages with corresponding Status on the ISO Web Site within the limitations of the ISO Information Policy.

ISO AUTHORITIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES. ISO shall:  • Receive from LCCs, Long-Term and Short-Term Transmission Outage requests that were not disapproved by the LCCs, for all Category A Facilities, and for Category B Facilities if Generator/DARD output could be affected by the outage. Outage requests for Local Area Facilities that affect Generator/DARD output shall be processed using LCC and ISO New England Operating Procedure No. 5 Generator, Dispatchable Asset Related Demand and Alternative Technology Regulation Resource Maintenance and Outage Scheduling (OP-5) scheduling practices.  • Review proposed outages in the Long-Term and Short-Term Transmission Outage requests and compare them to Generator and DARD outage plans as follows: o Evaluate the impact of proposed transmission outages on the reliability of the New England Reliability Coordinator Area/ Balancing Authority Area (RCA/BAA) power system operations. Reposition or disapprove any outage that could be expected to violate reliability criteria for the New England Transmission System and for which repositioning the outage could reasonably be expected to improve reliability. o Work with LCCs to adjust Generator/DARD and transmission outages to minimize congestion costs. When warranted, and time permitting, perform economic analyses of outage alternatives to define and examine potential congestion costs. Reposition the outage if Significantly Reduced Congestion Costs are feasible, or where lesser congestion reduction is available and the TO(s) agree. o Have the authority to reposition or disapprove any outage that adversely impacts market efficiency. o Support outage scheduling related communications between TOs and Generator/DARD owners to assure affected parties are appropriately notified in a timely manner.  • Appropriately notify LCCs and Market Participants (MPs) of action regarding outage requests.  • Assign to the LCCs the function of receiving, evaluating, approving or disapproving transmission outage requests submitted by a TO, with respect to its impact on the reliability and congestion of LCC operations.  • Promote the continuous flow of information between ISO, LCCs, and TOs to match pending transmission outage work with planned or forced Generator/DARD outages to the extent practicable.  • Monitor the outage positioning activities of the TOs. ISO shall have the right to request that a TO provide information to ISO Market Monitoring concerning any TO positioning of transmission facility outages, including the repositioning or cancellation of any Planned, Scheduled or Approved Outage .  • Assign each Long-Term and Short-Term Transmission Outage request a number, date stamp and Status. In general, the number, date stamp and Status will be used, if needed, to prioritize outage requests. ISO will attempt to resolve conflicting Long-Term and Short-Term Transmission Outage requests through discussions with the affected LCCs. When discussions cannot resolve the conflict, the Long-Term and Short-Term Transmission Outage that was Submitted earliest shall have priority.  • Post and maintain a list of requested outages with corresponding Status on the ISO Web Site within the limitations of the ISO Information Policy.