Use of e-Tag Energy Product Codes Specific to the WECC
WECC Regional Criterion
INT-018-WECC-CRT-1
Document name / TaggingProtocolsINT-018-WECC-CRT-0
Regional Criterion[1]
Category / () RegionalReliabilityStandard
(X) RegionalCriterion
() Policy
() Guideline
() Reportor Other
Document date / 12/6/2007
Adopted/approved by / WECC Boardof Directors
Date adopted/approved / 12/6/2007
Custodian (entity responsible for maintenance and upkeep) / Standards
Stored/filed / Approved Regional Criteria
Previous name/number / This document was previously posted as Version 1; it should have been posted as Version 0. See Version Control.
On September 5, 2012, the WECC Board of Directors (Board) changed the designation from “CRT” to “RBP.”
On June 25, 2014, the Board changed the designation from “RBP” to “CRT.”
Status / (X) InEffect
() Usable,Minor Formatting/EditingRequired
() ModificationNeeded
( ) SupersededBy
() Other
( ) Obsolete/Archived)
Version Control
Version / Date / Action / ChangeTracking0 / 8/3/2007 / Initial / Initial
0 / 11/16/2007 / MICApproval(EmailBallot) / Approval
0 / 12/6/2007 / BoardApproval / Approval
0 / 1/22/2008 / NamingconventionchangedtoINT-BPS-018-0; formerlyINT-BPS-WECC-004-0. / Designation change
0 / 9/5/2012 / WECC Board changed designation from “CRT” to “RBP”. / Designation change. Formatting change.
0 / 1/25/2013 / Reformatted / Conformed to RBP Template
0 / 6/25/2014 / WECC Board of Directors (Board) designated this document as a Regional Criterion. / Designation change
Background[2]
On October 24, 2013, the Market Interface Committee (MIC) approved a motion [3] to “update the format of the current approved INT-018, keeping the existing language.” In keeping with the Document Categorization Policy (Policy)Regional Business Practices (RBP) “are developed in accordance with the WECC Standards Development Procedures (Procedures) as set forth in Exhibit C to the NERC-WECC Delegation Agreement.”[4]
Documents developed under the Procedures: 1) will follow a standard format that refers to the Responsible Entities included in the NERC Functional Model, 2) will include mandatory requirements, and 3) may include definitions for any terms included in the document that need to be added to the WECC Glossary. (Procedures, Step 4) Under the Policy, RBPs will also “include adherence measures instead of compliance measures.” (Policy, 3. WECC Regional Business Practices)
It is the intent of the drafting team that the substance of Version Zero be kept while bringing the document into alignment with the Procedures and the Policy.
Implementation Plan
To Be Determined.
Project Roadmap
This section is maintained by the drafting team and is subject to change.
Completed Actions / Completion Date- SAR Filed
- WSC approved the SAR
- DT solicitation notice dispatched
- MIC requests scope change
- WSC grants scope change / approves DT
- First DT meeting / Agreed to post for Comment
- WSC approves posting Version 1 for Comment
- Posting 1 Comments Open
- Posting 1 Comments Closed (45-day)
- DT Meets to answer Comments
- Joint Session – Notice
- Close Ballot Pool
- Joint Session
- Open Ballot
- Ballot Closed
- WSC Meets
- Notice to WECC Board of Directors
- Board
Definitions of Terms Used in the Standard
The drafting team is proposing no change to the existing definitions with the exception of errata.
Under the Procedures, the definitions will be moved to the WECC Glossary for WECC Criteria and WECC Regional Business Practices and Naming Conventions (Glossary).
The Glossary contains all definitions developed under the Procedures for purposes of WECC Criteria (CRT) and WECC Regional Business Practices (RBP), and also grandfathered terms currently contained in active CRTs and RBPs.
The Glossary is currently located on the Documents section of the WECC Standards Home Page.
The WECC Standards Committee has taken as an action item the task of ensuring the WECC Glossary is up-to-date.
The following are “terms included in the [document] that need to be added to the WECC Glossary.” (Procedures, Step 4) These definitions have not been changed.
Definitions
G-F: Firm Energy
This product may be curtailed only in the event of a reliability condition or to meet Seller’s public utility or statutory obligations for reliability of service to native load. A G-F product cannot be interrupted for economic reasons.
G-NF: Non-firm Energy
This product may be interrupted for any reason or no reason, without liability on the part of either the buyer or seller.
G-FC: Firm Contingent
The energy is from a designated generating unit or source. This product may be interrupted only to the extent the output capability of the designated unit or source has been reduced due to a derationor outage of the designated unit or source. A G-FC product cannot be interrupted for economic reasons.
G-FP: Firm Provisional Energy
This product may be interrupted only if the interruption is within the recall time and for conditions allowed by applicable provisions governing interruption of service, as mutually agreed to by the parties. A G-FP product cannot be interrupted for economic reasons.
G-F1: Hourly Firm Energy
This product may be interrupted, consistent with the provisions of the transaction, provided the Purchasing-Selling Entity or Load-Serving Entity receives notification of the interruption 40 minutes or more prior to the start of the operating hour. A G-F1 product cannot be interrupted for economic reasons.
G-EX: Exchange of Firm Energy
An exchange of firm energy where by one entity delivers energy to another entity at one point on the grid and receives an agreed upon amount of energy from that entity at another point on the grid.
C-SP: Capacity for Spinning Reserve
On-Demand Spinning Reserve obligation/resource is a Spinning Reserve product that can be activated through the adjustment of a capacity e-Tag.
C-NS: Capacity for Non-Spinning Reserve
On-Demand Non-Spinning Reserve obligation/resource is a Non-Spinning Reserve product that can be activated through the adjustment of a capacity e-Tag.
C-RE: Capacity Associated with Energy Recallable for Reserves
This product is energy which is recallable within ten minutes of activation of reserves and has been included in the Source Balancing Authority’s reserve resources.
A. Introduction
1. Title:Use of e-Tag Energy Product Codes Specific to the WECC
WECC Regional Criterion
2. Number:INT-018-WECC-CRT-1
3. Purpose:To identifyspecific e-Tag product codes for use in the WECC
4.Applicability
4.1.Functional Entities
4.1.1Load-Serving Entity
4.1.2Purchasing-Selling Entity
4.1.3Balancing Authority
5.EffectiveDate:The first day of the second quarter after approval by the WECC Board of Directors.
B. Requirements and Measures
R1.Each Load-Serving Entity, Purchasing-Selling Entity and Balancing Authority that authors an e-Tag within the Western Interconnection shall use the energy product code thatrepresents theenergy transaction, to include but not be limited to, any of following codes as defined in the WECC Glossary for Criteria and WECC Regional Business Practices and Naming Conventions (Glossary).
- G-F:Firm Energy
- G-NF:Non-firm Energy
- G-FC:Firm Contingent
- G-FP:Firm Provisional Energy
- G-F1:Hourly Firm Energy
- G-EX:Exchange of Firm Energy
- C-SP:Capacity for Spinning Reserve
- C-NS:Capacity for Non-Spinning Reserve
- C-RE:Capacity Associated with Energy Recallable for Reserves
C.Measures
M1.Each Load-Serving Entity, Purchasing-Selling Entity and Balancing Authority that authors an e-Tag within the Western Interconnection shall have evidence that it used the energy product coderepresenting the energy transaction, to include but not limited to, any of codes allowed in Requirement R1, as contained in the WECC Glossary for WECC Criteria and WECC Regional Business Practices and Naming Conventions (Glossary).
Developed as WECC-0106Page 1
[1] This document was posted for comment as a Regional Business Practice (RBP). During the development process the Document Category of Regional Business Practice was eliminated by WECC Board of Directors action. As a result, this document tag has been updated to reflect that action. Although the narrative preamble also contains references to the RBP and other categories, corrections were not made to those sections.
[2] Please take note of Footnote 1 regarding document classification. The preamble will be removed after final disposition.
[3]“If requirements of any WECC document are redundant to or in conflict with a Reliability Standard or a Regional Criterion, then the document shall be reviewed for possible revision or removal.” Document Categorization Policy, Categorization Guidelines.
[4] WECC Guidelines are not developed under or subject to the Procedures.