California Independent System Operator Participating Generator (PG) Certification Process CDWR Generation Resource Development Workshop 3/29/01 Kyle Hoffman

California Independent System Operator PG Certification Process Overview –Contracts –ISO Metering & Energy Communication Network –Telemetry –Ancillary Services Certification –Automated Dispatching System –Certified Scheduling Coordinator

California Independent System Operator PG Certification Process Applicable to: –New Generators –Restarts/Repowers –“QF conversions” upon release from IOU Standard Offer contract * ISO expediting PG Certification for Summer 2001 Reliability Generation

California Independent System Operator PG Certification Process Execution of Contractual Agreements with the ISO –Participating Generator Agreement –Meter Service Agreement for ISO Metered Entities –

California Independent System Operator PG Certification Process ISO Metering Installation –Metering Guidelines ( elines/index.html) –Installation of ISO Specification Metering by a certified installer –Certification of meters by an independent certification company –ISO Energy Communications Network (ECN) “ExtraNet” Connectivity

California Independent System Operator PG Certification Process Energy Management System (EMS) Visibility – SCADA/Telemetry –Required of ALL generators 10 MW or greater –Required of generators 1 MW or greater participating ISO Ancillary Services (A/S) Markets –Telemetry Standards (

California Independent System Operator PG Certification Process Ancillary Services (A/S) Certification –Required of generators participating in ISO Operating Reserves Capacity or A/S Markets –A/S Certification Testing and Request Form ( –ISO Operating Procedure G “Management of Ancillary Services Certification Testing” –Pmax, ramp rates, AGC response

California Independent System Operator PG Certification Process Automated Dispatch System (ADS) Connectivity –ISO “Electronic Dispatch” system ( –Required of all “dispatchable” resources, participating in ISO Real Time (RT) Energy Market

California Independent System Operator PG Certification Process Select a Certified Scheduling Coordinator (SC) to Schedule Unit’s Operation within California ISO Control Area - SC schedules generator’s power flow - ISO reads meter via ECN - ISO settles grid charges with generator’s SC

California Independent System Operator ISO Market Services For information on the ISO Participating Generator Certification Process, please contact Client Relations at: – –