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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
18 CFR Part 35
[Docket No. RM01-8-010]
Revised Public Utility Filing Requirements for Electric Quarterly
Reports
May 19, 2008.
AGENCY: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.
ACTION: Notice seeking comments on proposed revisions to Electric
Quarterly Report (EQR) data dictionary.
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SUMMARY: In this notice, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
(Commission) proposes to revise the EQR Data Dictionary to clarify the
definition of Contract Commencement date. If adopted, this proposal
will make reporting this information less burdensome and more
accessible.
DATES: Comments on the proposal are due June 27, 2008.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments on the proposal, identified by
Docket No. RM01-8-010, by one of the following methods:
Agency Web Site: http://www.ferc.gov. Follow the
instructions for submitting comments via the eFiling link found in the
Comment Procedures Section of the preamble.
Mail: Commenters unable to file comments electronically
must mail or hand deliver an original and 14 copies of their comments
to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Secretary of the
Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426. Please refer
to the Comment Procedures Section of the preamble for additional
information on how to file paper comments.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Michelle Veloso (Technical Information), Office of Enforcement, Federal
Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC
20426, (202) 502-8363.
Gary D. Cohen (Legal Information), Office of the General Counsel,
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE.,
Washington, DC 20426, (202) 502-8321.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFROMATION:
1. The Commission is proposing to revise the Electric Quarterly
Report (EQR) Data Dictionary to clarify the definition of Contract
Commencement Date in Field 22.
Background
2. On April 25, 2002, the Commission issued Order No. 2001, a Final
Rule establishing revised public utility filing requirements.\1\ This
rule revised the Commission's filing requirements to require companies
subject to the Commission's regulations under section 205 of the
Federal Power Act \2\ to file quarterly reports that: (1) Provide data
identifying the utility on whose behalf the report is being filed (ID
Data); (2) summarize pertinent data about the utility's currently
effective contracts (Contract Data); and (3) summarize data about
wholesale power sales the utility made during the reporting period
(Transaction Data). The requirement to file EQRs replaced the
requirement to file quarterly transaction reports summarizing a
utility's market-based rate transactions and sales agreements that
conformed to the utility's tariff.
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\1\ Revised Public Utility Filing Requirements, Order No. 2001,
67 FR 31043 (May 8, 2002), FERC Stats. & Regs. ] 31,127 (Apr. 25,
2002), reh'g denied, Order No. 2001-A, 100 FERC ] 61,074,
reconsideration and clarification denied, Order No. 2001-B, 100 FERC
] 61,342, order directing filings, Order No. 2001-C, 101 FERC ]
61,314 (2002), Order No. 2001-D, order directing filings, 102 FERC
61,334, Order No. 2001-E, order refining filing requirements, 105
FERC ] 61,352 (2003), clarification order, Order No.2001-F, 106 FERC
] 61,060 (2004), order adopting EQR Data Dictionary, Order No. 2001-
G, 120 FERC ] 61,270 (2007), order on reh'g and clarification, Order
No. 2001-H, 121 FERC ] 61,289 (2007).
\2\ 16 U.S.C. 824d.
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3. In Order No. 2001, the Commission also adopted a new section in
its regulations, 18 CFR 35.10b, which requires that the EQRs are to be
prepared in conformance with the Commission's software and guidance
posted and available from the Commission website. This obviates the
need to revise 18 CFR 35.10b to implement revisions to the software and
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guidance. Since the issuance of Order No. 2001, as need has arisen, the
Commission has issued orders to resolve questions raised by EQR users
and has directed Staff to issue additional guidance.
4. On September 24, 2007, the Commission issued Order No. 2001-G,
adopting an EQR Data Dictionary that collected in one document the
definitions of certain terms and values used in filing EQR data
(previously provided in Commission orders and in guidance materials
posted at the Commission's website) and providing formal definitions
for fields that were previously undefined. On December 20, 2007, the
Commission issued Order No. 2001-H, which addressed a pending request
for rehearing and clarifying the information to be reported in several
EQR data fields.
5. In Order 2001-H, the Commission defined Contract Commencement
Date, (Field 22 in the Contract Data section of the EQR), as:
The date the terms of the contract reported in the EQR were
effective. If the terms reported in the Contract Data section of the
EQR became effective or if service under those terms began on
multiple dates (i.e.: due to an amendment), the date to be reported
as the Commencement Date is the date when service began pursuant to
the most recent amendment to the terms reported in the Contract Data
section of the EQR.\3\
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\3\ Order 2001-H, Data Dictionary at Field 22. There were no
requests for rehearing or appeal filed in response to Order No.
2001-H.
6. On February 26, 2008, the Commission held an EQR Technical
Conference to ``review the EQR Data Dictionary and address questions
from EQR users.'' \4\ During this technical conference, Contract
Commencement Date was a topic of considerable discussion.
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\4\ See Notice of Electric Quarterly Reports Technical
Conference, January 7, 2008 (http://www.ferc.gov/EventCalendar/
Files/20080108075834-RM01-8-000TC.pdf).
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7. On March 3, 2008, the Commission issued notice of a proposal to
revise the EQR Data Dictionary to clarify the requirement to report all
ancillary service transactions, consistent with the Commission's
decision in Order No. 697 \5\ that information about third party sales
of ancillary services at market-based rates should be reported in EQR
filings, rather than being reported on a separate OASIS-like Internet
site.\6\
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\5\ Market-Based Rates for Wholesale Sales of Electric Energy,
Capacity and Ancillary Services by Public Utilities, Order No. 697,
72 FR 39904 (July 20, 2007), FERC Stats. & Regs. ] 31,252 (June 21,
2007), clarifying order, 121 FERC ] 61,260 (2007).
\6\ Revised Public Utility Filing Requirements for Electric
Quarterly Reports, 73 FR 12983 (Mar. 11, 2008), FERC Stats. & Regs.
] 35,557 (Mar. 3, 2008) (March 2008 Notice).
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8. On April 10, 2008, in its response to the March 2008 Notice,
Edison Electric Institute (EEI) included comments related to the
definition of Commencement Date in Field 22.\7\ Those issues are more
pertinent to the notice we are issuing in the instant subdocket (i.e.,
RM08-1-010) than to the March 2008 Notice. We address those comments
here.
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\7\ EEI Comments, Docket No. RM08-1-009 (filed April 10, 2007).
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Discussion
9. In Order No. 2001-H, the Commission clarified the information
that should be reported in the Contract Execution Date and Contract
Commencement Date fields. The Commission's findings on the information
that should be reported in the Contract Execution Date and Contract
Commencement Date fields was based on commenters' argument that
Contract Execution Date (Field No. 21) should reflect the date the
contract was originally signed.
10. In Order No. 2001-G, the Commission determined that the date a
contract was ``materially amended'' was to be reported as the Contract
Execution Date. Commenters argued that it would be helpful if, despite
contract revisions, the Contract Execution Date would remain the date
the contract was first executed, for the entire life of the
contract.\8\ It was argued that this would help EQR users understand
exactly what contract was being referenced. In response to these
concerns, in Order No. 2001-H, the Commission was persuaded to have the
Contract Execution Date stay unchanged for the life of the contract.\9\
In addition, given the Commission's interest in tracking the date of
contract revisions, Order No. 2001-H provided that amendment dates
would be reported in the Contract Commencement Date field. Thus, the
Commission determined in Order No. 2001-H that Contract Commencement
Date should report ``[t]he date the terms of the contract reported in
the EQR were effective.'' \10\ The terms of each contract reported in
the EQR are represented by the thirty-one fields in each record of the
Contract Data Section. The Commission determined that any changes in
the reporting of these thirty-one fields would require a change in the
Contract Commencement Date field.
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\8\ See Order No. 2001-H at P 8-9.
\9\ Id. at P 10.
\10\ Id. at Data Dictionary, Field 22.
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11. At the February 2008 Technical Conference, Commission staff
highlighted for EQR users the import of the changes adopted by the
Commission in Order Nos. 2001-G and 2001-H. Although Order No. 2001-H
was unchallenged when issued, some filers expressed concern at the
February 2008 Technical Conference about the portion of the definition
of Contract Commencement Date that describes using ``the date when
service began pursuant to the most recent amendment.'' In addition,
several participants were concerned that it would be difficult to
identify the exact date when ``service'' begins.
12. The Contract Commencement Date is intended to reflect the
effective date of either the contract or the most recent amendment. The
language in question was added for clarity in two respects. First,
where no effective date is provided in the contract or the amendment,
the EQR filer should use the date service began under the contract as a
substitute. Second, if there have been a number of amendments to the
contract, the filer should use the date of the amendment that accounted
for the most recent change in the terms reported in the EQR.
13. In its comments on the March 2008 Notice, EEI encouraged the
Commission to confirm that Field 22 needs to be completed in
conformance with the new definition only for contracts amended after
January 1, 2008. EEI also suggests that the Commission should refine
the definition of Contract Commencement Date so that revisions to
Customer Company Name, Company DUNS Number, or Customer DUNS Number
would not trigger a need for a revised Contract Commencement Date. EEI
also suggests that Field 22 be given a different name that would better
reflect the information that would be reported in this field.\11\
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\11\ EEI suggests that Field 22 be labeled as ``Latest
Modification Date.''
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14. As a result of the discussions at the EQR Technical Conference
and the points raised in the EEI comments in Docket No. RM01-8-009, the
Commission invites comments on the following proposed definition of
Contract Commencement Date:
The date the terms of the contract reported in the Contract
Products section of the EQR (Field Nos. 26 through 45) were
effective. If the terms reported in the Contract Data section of the
EQR became effective on multiple dates (i.e.: due to one or more
amendments), the date to be reported as the Commencement Date is the
date the most recent amendment became effective. If the contract or
the most recent reported amendment does not have an effective date,
the date when service began pursuant to the contract or most recent
reported amendment may be used. If the terms of the contract
reported in the Contract Products section
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have not been amended since January 1, 2008, the initial date the
contract became effective may be used.
15. The new definition clarifies the Commission's intention
regarding the effective date of amendment. It also limits the types of
changes that would require a new date to those affecting the products
and services under the contract (the terms provided in Field Nos. 26
through 45); changes in the name of the counterparties to the contract,
Field Nos. 15 and 16, for example, are not included. The new definition
also allows the original contract commencement date to be used if the
contract has not been amended since January 1, 2008, to simplify
compliance with the revised requirement.
16. The Commission also invites comments regarding renaming Field
22 to ``Commencement Date of Contract Terms'' to reflect this revised
definition.
Comment Procedures
17. The Commission invites interested persons to submit comments on
the matters and issues proposed in this notice, including any related
matters or alternative proposals that commenters may wish to discuss.
Comments are due June 27, 2008. Comments must refer to Docket No. RM01-
8-010, and must include the commenter's name, the organization they
represent, if applicable, and their address. Comments may be filed
either in electronic or paper format.
18. Comments may be filed electronically via the eFiling link on
the Commission's Web site at http://www.ferc.gov. The Commission
accepts most standard word processing formats and commenters may attach
additional files with supporting information in certain other file
formats. Commenters filing electronically do not need to make a paper
filing. Commenters that are not able to file comments electronically
must send an original and 14 copies of their comments to: Federal
Energy Regulatory Commission, Secretary of the Commission, 888 First
Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426.
19. All comments will be placed in the Commission's public files
and may be viewed, printed, or downloaded remotely as described in the
Document Availability section below. Commenters on this proposal are
not required to serve copies of their comments on other commenters.
Document Availability
20. In addition to publishing the full text of this document in the
Federal Register, the Commission provides all interested persons an
opportunity to view and/or print the contents of this document via the
Internet through the Commission's Home Page (http://www.ferc.gov) and
in the Commission's Public Reference Room during normal business hours
(8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Eastern time) at 888 First Street, NE., Room 2A,
Washington, DC 20426.
21. From the Commission's Home Page on the Internet, this
information is available in the eLibrary. The full text of this
document is available in the eLibrary both in PDF and Microsoft Word
format for viewing, printing, and/or downloading. To access this
document in eLibrary, type the docket number excluding the last three
digits of this document in the docket number field.
22. User assistance is available for eLibrary and the Commission's
Web site during our normal business hours. For assistance contact FERC
Online Support at FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or toll-free at (866) 208-
3676, or for TTY, contact (202) 502-8659.
By direction of the Commission.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
Attachment A--Proposed Revisions to Electric Quarterly Report Data
Dictionary Version 1.1 (issued December 21, 2007)
EQR Data Dictionary
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Field Field Required Value Definition
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ID Data
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1............................ Filer Unique [check]........ FR1............ (Respondent)--An identifier
Identifier. (i.e., ``FR1'') used to
designate a record containing
Respondent identification
information in a comma-
delimited (csv) file that is
imported into the EQR filing.
Only one record with the FR1
identifier may be imported
into an EQR for a given
quarter.
1............................ Filer Unique [check]........ FS (Seller)--An identifier (e.g.,
Identifier. (where ``FS1'', ``FS2'') used to
``'' designate a record containing
is an integer). Seller identification
information in a comma-
delimited (csv) file that is
imported into the EQR filing.
One record for each seller
company may be imported into
an EQR for a given quarter.
1............................ Filer Unique [check]........ FA1............ (Agent)--An identifier (i.e.,
Identifier. ``FA1'') used to designate a
record containing Agent
identification information in
a comma-delimited (csv) file
that is imported into the EQR
filing. Only one record with
the FA1 identifier may be
imported into an EQR for a
given quarter.
2............................ Company Name... [check]........ Unrestricted (Respondent)--The name of the
text (100 company taking responsibility
characters). for complying with the
Commission's regulations
related to the EQR.
2............................ Company Name... [check]........ Unrestricted (Seller)--The name of the
text (100 company that is authorized to
characters). make sales as indicated in
the company's FERC tariff(s).
This name may be the same as
the Company Name of the
Respondent.
2............................ Company Name... [check]........ Unrestricted (Agent)--The name of the
text (100 entity completing the EQR
characters). filing. The Agent's Company
Name need not be the name of
the company under Commission
jurisdiction.
3............................ Company DUNS for Respondent Nine digit The unique nine digit number
Number. and Seller. number. assigned by Dun and
Bradstreet to the company
identified in Field Number 2.
4............................ Contact Name... [check]........ Unrestricted (Respondent)--Name of the
text (50 person at the Respondent's
characters). company taking responsibility
for compliance with the
Commission's EQR regulations.
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4............................ Contact Name... [check]........ Unrestricted (Seller)--The name of the
text (50 contact for the company
characters). authorized to make sales as
indicated in the company's
FERC tariff(s). This name may
be the same as the Contact
Name of the Respondent.
4............................ Contact Name... [check]........ Unrestricted (Agent)--Name of the contact
text (50 for the Agent, usually the
characters). person who prepares the
filing.
5............................ Contact Title.. [check]........ Unrestricted Title of contact identified in
text (50 Field Number 4.
characters).
6............................ Contact Address [check]........ Unrestricted Street address for contact
text. identified in Field Number 4.
7............................ Contact City... [check]........ Unrestricted City for the contact
text (30 identified in Field Number 4.
characters).
8............................ Contact State.. [check]........ Unrestricted Two character state or
text (2 province abbreviations for
characters). the contact identified in
Field Number 4.
9............................ Contact Zip.... [check]........ Unrestricted Zip code for the contact
text (10 identified in Field Number 4.
characters).
10........................... Contact Country [check]........ CA--Canada, MX-- Country (USA, Canada, Mexico,
Name. Mexico, US-- or United Kingdom) for
United States, contact address identified in
UK--United Field Number 4.
Kingdom.
11........................... Contact Phone.. [check]........ Unrestricted Phone number of contact
text (20 identified in Field Number 4.
characters).
12........................... Contact E-Mail. [check]........ Unrestricted E-mail address of contact
text. identified in Field Number 4.
13........................... Filing Quarter. [check]........ YYYYMM......... A six digit reference number
used by the EQR software to
indicate the quarter and year
of the filing for the purpose
of importing data from csv
files. The first 4 numbers
represent the year (e.g.
2007). The last 2 numbers
represent the last month of
the quarter (e.g., 03=1st
quarter; 06=2nd quarter,
09=3rd quarter, 12=4th
quarter).
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Contract Data
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14........................... Contract Unique [check]........ An integer An identifier beginning with
ID. proceeded by the letter ``C'' and followed
the letter by a number (e.g., ``C1'',
``C'' (only ``C2'') used to designate a
used when record containing contract
importing information in a comma-
contract data). delimited (csv) file that is
imported into the EQR filing.
One record for each contract
product may be imported into
an EQR for a given quarter.
15........................... Seller Company [check]........ Unrestricted The name of the company that
Name. text (100 is authorized to make sales
characters). as indicated in the company's
FERC tariff(s). This name
must match the name provided
as a Seller's ``Company
Name'' in Field Number 2 of
the ID Data (Seller Data).
16........................... Customer [check]........ Unrestricted The name of the counterparty.
Company Name. text (70
characters).
17........................... Customer DUNS [check]........ Nine digit The unique nine digit number
Number. number. assigned by Dun and
Bradstreet to the company
identified in Field Number
16.
18........................... Contract [check]........ Y (Yes), N (No) The customer is an affiliate
Affiliate. if it controls, is controlled
by or is under common control
with the seller. This
includes a division that
operates as a functional
unit. A customer of a seller
who is an Exempt Wholesale
Generator may be defined as
an affiliate under the Public
Utility Holding Company Act
and the FPA.
19........................... FERC Tariff [check]........ Unrestricted The FERC tariff reference
Reference. text (60 cites the document that
characters). specifies the terms and
conditions under which a
Seller is authorized to make
transmission sales, power
sales or sales of related
jurisdictional services at
cost-based rates or at market-
based rates. If the sales are
market-based, the tariff that
is specified in the FERC
order granting the Seller
Market Based Rate Authority
must be listed.
20........................... Contract [check]........ Unrestricted Unique identifier given to
Service text (30 each service agreement that
Agreement ID. characters). can be used by the filing
company to produce the
agreement, if requested. The
identifier may be the number
assigned by FERC for those
service agreements that have
been filed with and accepted
by the Commission, or it may
be generated as part of an
internal identification
system.
21........................... Contract [check]........ YYYYMMDD....... The date the contract was
Execution Date. signed. If the parties signed
on different dates, use the
most recent date signed.
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22........................... Commencement [check]........ YYYYMMDD....... The date the terms of the
Date of contract reported in the
Contract Terms. Contract Products section of
the EQR (Field Nos. 26
through 45) were effective.
If the terms reported in the
Contract Data section of the
EQR became effective on
multiple dates (i.e.: due to
one or more amendments), the
date to be reported as the
Commencement Date is the date
the most recent amendment
became effective. If the
contract or the most recent
reported amendment does not
have an effective date, the
date when service began
pursuant to the contract or
most recent amendment may be
used. If the terms of the
contract reported in the
Contract Products section
have not been amended since
January 1, 2008, the initial
date the contract became
effective may be used.
23........................... Contract If specified in YYYYMMDD....... The date that the contract
Termination the contract. expires.
Date.
24........................... Actual If contract YYYYMMDD....... The date the contract actually
Termination terminated. terminates.
Date Extension.
25........................... Provision [check]........ Unrestricted Description of terms that
Description. text. provide for the continuation
of the contract.
26........................... Class Name..... [check]........ ............... See definitions of each class
name below.
26........................... Class Name..... [check]........ F--Firm........ For transmission sales, a
service or product that
always has priority over non-
firm service. For power
sales, a service or product
that is not interruptible for
economic reasons.
26........................... Class Name..... [check]........ NF--Non-firm... For transmission sales, a
service that is reserved and/
or scheduled on an as-
available basis and is
subject to curtailment or
interruption at a lesser
priority compared to Firm
service. For an energy sale,
a service or product for
which delivery or receipt of
the energy may be interrupted
for any reason or no reason,
without liability on the part
of either the buyer or
seller.
26........................... Class Name..... [check]........ UP--Unit Power Designates a dedicated sale of
Sale. energy and capacity from one
or more than one specified
generation unit(s).
26........................... Class Name..... [check]........ N/A--Not To be used only when the other
Applicable. available Class Names do not
apply.
27........................... Term Name...... [check]........ LT--Long Term, Contracts with durations of
ST--Short one year or greater are long-
Term, N/A--Not term. Contracts with shorter
Applicable. durations are short-term.
28........................... Increment Name. [check]........ ............... See definitions for each
increment below.
28........................... Increment Name. [check]........ H--Hourly...... Terms of the contract (if
specifically noted in the
contract) set for up to 6
consecutive hours (<=6
consecutive hours).
28........................... Increment Name. [check]........ D--Daily....... Terms of the contract (if
specifically noted in the
contract) set for more than 6
and up to 60 consecutive
hours (>6 and <=60
consecutive hours).
28........................... Increment Name. [check]........ W--Weekly...... Terms of the contract (if
specifically noted in the
contract) set for over 60
consecutive hours and up to
168 consecutive hours (>60
and <168 consecutive hours).
28........................... Increment Name. [check]........ M--Monthly..... Terms of the contract (if
specifically noted in the
contract) set for more than
168 consecutive hours up to,
but not including, one year
(>168 consecutive hours and
<1 year).
28........................... Increment Name. [check]........ Y--Yearly...... Terms of the contract (if
specifically noted in the
contract) set for one year or
more (>=1 year).
28........................... Increment Name. [check]........ N/A--Not Terms of the contract do not
Applicable. specify an increment.
29........................... Increment [check]........ ............... See definitions for each
Peaking Name. increment peaking name below.
29........................... Increment [check]........ FP--Full Period The product described may be
Peaking Name. sold during those hours
designated as on-peak and off-
peak in the NERC region of
the point of delivery.
29........................... Increment [check]........ OP--Off-Peak... The product described may be
Peaking Name. sold only during those hours
designated as off-peak in the
NERC region of the point of
delivery.
29........................... Increment [check]........ P--Peak........ The product described may be
Peaking Name. sold only during those hours
designated as on-peak in the
NERC region of the point of
delivery.
29........................... Increment [check]........ N/A--Not To be used only when the
Peaking Name. Applicable. increment peaking name is not
specified in the contract.
30........................... Product Type [check]........ ............... See definitions for each
Name. product type below.
30........................... Product Type [check]........ CB--Cost Based. Energy or capacity sold under
Name. a FERC-approved cost-based
rate tariff.
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30........................... Product Type [check]........ CR--Capacity An agreement under which a
Name. Reassignment. transmission provider sells,
assigns or transfers all or
portion of its rights to an
eligible customer.
30........................... Product Type [check]........ MB--Market Energy or capacity sold under
Name. Based. the seller's FERC-approved
market-based rate tariff.
30........................... Product Type [check]........ T--Transmission The product is sold under a
Name. FERC-approved transmission
tariff.
30........................... Product Type [check]........ Other.......... The product cannot be
Name. characterized by the other
product type names.
31........................... Product Name... [check]........ See Product Description of product being
Name Table, offered.
Appendix A.
32........................... Quantity....... If specified in Number with up Quantity for the contract
the contract. to 4 decimals. product identified.
33........................... Units.......... If specified in See Units Measure stated in the contract
the contract. Table, for the product sold.
Appendix E.
34........................... Rate........... One of four Number with up The charge for the product per
rate fields to 4 decimals. unit as stated in the
(34, 35, 36, contract.
or 37) must be
included.
35........................... Rate Minimum... One of four Number with up Minimum rate to be charged per
rate fields to 4 decimals. the contract, if a range is
(34, 35, 36, specified.
or 37) must be
included.
36........................... Rate Maximum... One of four Number with up Maximum rate to be charged per
rate fields to 4 decimals. the contract, if a range is
(34, 35, 36, specified.
or 37) must be
included.
37........................... Rate One of four Unrestricted Text description of rate. If
Description. rate fields text. the rate is currently
(34, 35, 36, available on the FERC
or 37) must be website, a citation of the
included. FERC Accession Number and the
relevant FERC tariff
including page number or
section may be included
instead of providing the
entire rate algorithm. If the
rate is not available on the
FERC website, include the
rate algorithm, if rate is
calculated. If the algorithm
would exceed the 150
character field limit, it may
be provided in a descriptive
summary (including bases and
methods of calculations) with
a detailed citation of the
relevant FERC tariff
including page number and
section. If more than 150
characters are required, the
contract product may be
repeated in a subsequent line
of data until the rate is
adequately described.
38........................... Rate Units..... If specified in See Rate Units Measure stated in the contract
the contract. Table, for the product sold.
Appendix F.
39........................... Point of If specified in See Balancing The registered NERC Balancing
Receipt the contract. Authority Authority (formerly called
Balancing Table, NERC Control Area) where
Authority Appendix B. service begins for a
(PORBA). transmission or transmission-
related jurisdictional sale.
The Balancing Authority will
be identified with the
abbreviation used in OASIS
applications. If receipt
occurs at a trading hub
specified in the EQR
software, the term ``Hub''
should be used.
40........................... Point of If specified in Unrestricted The specific location at which
Receipt the contract. text (50 the product is received if
Specific characters). designated in the contract.
Location If ``HUB'' is If receipt occurs at a
(PORSL). selected for trading hub, a standardized
PORCA, see Hub hub name must be used. If
Table, more points of receipt are
Appendix C. listed in the contract than
can fit into the 50 character
space, a description of the
collection of points may be
used. ``Various,'' alone, is
unacceptable unless the
contract itself uses that
terminology.
41........................... Point of If specified in See Balancing The registered NERC Balancing
Delivery the contract. Authority Authority (formerly called
Balancing Table, NERC Control Area) where a
Authority Appendix B. jurisdictional product is
(PODBA). delivered and/or service ends
for a transmission or
transmission-related
jurisdictional sale. The
Balancing Authority will be
identified with the
abbreviation used in OASIS
applications. If delivery
occurs at the interconnection
of two control areas, the
control area that the product
is entering should be used.
If delivery occurs at a
trading hub specified in the
EQR software, the term
``Hub'' should be used.
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42........................... Point of If specified in Unrestricted The specific location at which
Delivery the contract. text (50 the product is delivered if
Specific characters). designated in the contract.
Location If ``HUB'' is If receipt occurs at a
(PODSL). selected for trading hub, a standardized
PODCA, see Hub hub name must be used.
Table,
Appendix C.
43........................... Begin Date..... If specified in YYYYMMDDHHMM... First date for the sale of the
the contract. product at the rate
specified.
44........................... End Date....... If specified in YYYYMMDDHHMM... Last date for the sale of the
the contract. product at the rate
specified.
45........................... Time Zone...... [check]........ See Time Zone The time zone in which the
Table, sales will be made under the
Appendix D. contract.
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46.......................... Transaction [check]........ An integer An identifier beginning with
Unique ID. proceeded by the letter ``T'' and followed
the letter by a number (e.g., ``T1'',
``T'' (only ``T2'') used to designate a
used when record containing transaction
importing information in a comma-
transaction delimited (csv) file that is
data). imported into the EQR filing.
One record for each
transaction record may be
imported into an EQR for a
given quarter. A new
transaction record must be
used every time a price
changes in a sale.
47........................... Seller Company [check]........ Unrestricted The name of the company that
Name. text (100 is authorized to make sales
Characters). as indicated in the company's
FERC tariff(s). This name
must match the name provided
as a Seller's ``Company
Name'' in Field 2 of the ID
Data (Seller Data).
48........................... Customer [check]........ Unrestricted The name of the counterparty.
Company Name. text (70
Characters).
49........................... Customer DUNS [check]........ Nine digit The unique nine digit number
Number. number. assigned by Dun and
Bradstreet to the
counterparty to the contract.
50........................... FERC Tariff [check]........ Unrestricted The FERC tariff reference
Reference. text (60 cites the document that
Characters). specifies the terms and
conditions under which a
Seller is authorized to make
transmission sales, power
sales or sales of related
jurisdictional services at
cost-based rates or at market-
based rates. If the sales are
market-based, the tariff that
is specified in the FERC
order granting the Seller
Market Based Rate Authority
must be listed.
51........................... Contract [check]........ Unrestricted Unique identifier given to
Service text (30 each service agreement that
Agreement ID. Characters). can be used by the filing
company to produce the
agreement, if requested. The
identifier may be the number
assigned by FERC for those
service agreements that have
been filed and approved by
the Commission, or it may be
generated as part of an
internal identification
system.
52........................... Transaction [check]........ Unrestricted Unique reference number
Unique text (24 assigned by the seller for
Identifier. Characters). each transaction.
53........................... Transaction [check]........ YYYYMMDDHHMM First date and time the
Begin Date. (csv import), product is sold during the
MMDDYYYYHHMM quarter.
(manual entry).
54........................... Transaction End [check]........ YYYYMMDDHHMM Last date and time the product
Date. (csv import), is sold during the quarter.
MMDDYYYYHHMM
(manual entry).
55........................... Time Zone...... [check]........ See Time Zone The time zone in which the
Table, sales will be made under the
Appendix D. contract.
56........................... Point of [check]........ See Balancing The registered NERC Balancing
Delivery Authority Authority (formerly called
Balancing Table, NERC Control Area)
Authority Appendix B. abbreviation used in OASIS
(PODBA). applications.
57........................... Point of [check]........ Unrestricted The specific location at which
Delivery text (50 the product is delivered. If
Specific characters). receipt occurs at a trading
Location If ``HUB'' is hub, a standardized hub name
(PODSL). selected for must be used.
PODBA, see Hub
Table,
Appendix C.
58........................... Class Name..... [check]........ ............... See class name definitions
below.
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58........................... Class Name..... [check]........ F--Firm........ A sale, service or product
that is not interruptible for
economic reasons.
58........................... Class Name..... [check]........ NF--Non-firm... A sale for which delivery or
receipt of the energy may be
interrupted for any reason or
no reason, without liability
on the part of either the
buyer or seller.
58........................... Class Name..... [check]........ UP--Unit Power Designates a dedicated sale of
Sale. energy and capacity from one
or more than one specified
generation unit(s).
58........................... Class Name..... [check]........ BA--Billing Designates an incremental
Adjustment. material change to one or
more transactions due to a
change in settlement results.
``BA'' may be used in a
refiling after the next
quarter's filing is due to
reflect the receipt of new
information. It may not be
used to correct an inaccurate
filing.
58........................... Class Name..... [check]........ N/A--Not To be used only when the other
Applicable. available class names do not
apply.
59........................... Term Name...... [check]........ LT--Long Term, Power sales transactions with
ST--Short durations of one year or
Term, N/A--Not greater are long-term.
Applicable. Transactions with shorter
durations are short-term.
60........................... Increment Name. [check]........ ............... See increment name definitions
below.
60........................... Increment Name. [check]........ H--Hourly...... Terms of the particular sale
set for up to 6 consecutive
hours (<= 6 consecutive
hours) Includes LMP based
sales in ISO/RTO markets.
60........................... Increment Name. [check]........ D--Daily....... Terms of the particular sale
set for more than 6 and up to
60 consecutive hours (>6 and
<= 60 consecutive hours)
Includes sales over a peak or
off-peak block during a
single day.
60........................... Increment Name. [check]........ W--Weekly...... Terms of the particular sale
set for over 60 consecutive
hours and up to 168
consecutive hours (>60 and <=
168 consecutive hours).
Includes sales for a full
week and sales for peak and
off-peak blocks over a
particular week.
60........................... Increment Name. [check]........ M--Monthly..... Terms of the particular sale
set for set for more than 168
consecutive hours up to, but
not including, one year (>168
consecutive hours and < 1
year). Includes sales for
full month or multi-week
sales during a given month.
60........................... Increment Name. [check]........ Y--Yearly...... Terms of the particular sale
set for one year or more (>=
1 year). Includes all long-
term contracts with defined
pricing terms (fixed-price,
formula, or index).
60........................... Increment Name. [check]........ N/A--Not To be used only when other
Applicable. available increment names do
not apply.
61........................... Increment [check]........ ............... See definitions for increment
Peaking Name. peaking below.
61........................... Increment [check]........ FP--Full Period The product described was sold
Peaking Name. during Peak and Off-Peak
hours.
61........................... Increment [check]........ OP--Off-Peak... The product described was sold
Peaking Name. only during those hours
designated as off-peak in the
NERC region of the point of
delivery.
61........................... Increment [check]........ P--Peak........ The product described was sold
Peaking Name. only during those hours
designated as on-peak in the
NERC region of the point of
delivery.
61........................... Increment [check]........ N/A--Not To be used only when the other
Peaking Name. Applicable. available increment peaking
names do not apply.
62........................... Product Name... [check]........ See Product Description of product being
Names, Table, offered.
Appendix A.
63........................... Transaction [check]........ Number with up The quantity of the product in
Quantity. to 4 decimals. this transaction.
64........................... Price.......... [check]........ Number with up Actual price charged for the
to 6 decimals. product per unit. The price
reported cannot be averaged
or otherwise aggregated.
65........................... Rate Units..... [check]........ See Rate Units Measure appropriate to the
Table, price of the product sold.
Appendix F.
66........................... Total [check]........ Number with up Payments received for
Transmission to 2 decimals. transmission services when
Charge. explicitly identified.
67........................... Total [check]........ Number with up Transaction Quantity (Field
Transaction to 2 decimals. 63) times Price (Field 64)
Charge. plus Total Transmission
Charge (Field 66).
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Contract Transaction
Product Name product product Definition
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Appendix A. Product Names
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BLACK START SERVICE.......................... [check] [check] Service available after a system-wide
blackout where a generator
participates in system restoration
activities without the availability
of an outside electric supply
(ancillary Service).
BOOKED OUT POWER............................. ............ [check] Energy or capacity contractually
committed bilaterally for delivery
but not actually delivered due to
some offsetting or countervailing
trade (Transaction only).
CAPACITY..................................... [check] [check] A quantity of demand that is charged
on a $/KW or $/MW basis.
CUSTOMER CHARGE.............................. [check] [check] Fixed contractual charges assessed on
a per customer basis that could
include billing service.
DIRECT ASSIGNMENT FACILITIES CHARGE.......... [check] ............ Charges for facilities or portions of
facilities that are constructed or
used for the sole use/benefit of a
particular customer.
EMERGENCY ENERGY............................. [check] ............ Contractual provisions to supply
energy or capacity to another entity
during critical situations.
ENERGY....................................... [check] [check] A quantity of electricity that is
sold or transmitted over a period of
time.
ENERGY IMBALANCE............................. [check] [check] Service provided when a difference
occurs between the scheduled and the
actual delivery of energy to a load
obligation.
EXCHANGE..................................... [check] [check] Transaction whereby the receiver
accepts delivery of energy for a
supplier's account and returns
energy at times, rates, and in
amounts as mutually agreed if the
receiver is not an RTO/ISO.
FUEL CHARGE.................................. [check] [check] Charge based on the cost or amount of
fuel used for generation.
GRANDFATHERED BUNDLED........................ [check] [check] Services provided for bundled
transmission, ancillary services and
energy under contracts effective
prior to Order No. 888's OATTs.
INTERCONNECTION AGREEMENT.................... [check] ............ Contract that provides the terms and
conditions for a generator,
distribution system owner,
transmission owner, transmission
provider, or transmission system to
physically connect to a transmission
system or distribution system.
MEMBERSHIP AGREEMENT......................... [check] ............ Agreement to participate and be
subject to rules of a system
operator.
MUST RUN AGREEMENT........................... [check] ............ An agreement that requires a unit to
run.
NEGOTIATED-RATE TRANSMISSION................. [check] [check] Transmission performed under a
negotiated rate contract (applies
only to merchant transmission
companies).
NETWORK...................................... [check] ............ Transmission service under contract
providing network service.
NETWORK OPERATING AGREEMENT.................. [check] ............ An executed agreement that contains
the terms and conditions under which
a network customer operates its
facilities and the technical and
operational matters associated with
the implementation of network
integration transmission service.
OTHER........................................ [check] [check] Product name not otherwise included.
POINT-TO-POINT AGREEMENT..................... [check] ............ Transmission service under contract
between specified Points of Receipt
and Delivery.
REACTIVE SUPPLY & VOLTAGE CONTROL............ [check] [check] Production or absorption of reactive
power to maintain voltage levels on
transmission systems (Ancillary
Service).
REAL POWER TRANSMISSION LOSS................. [check] [check] The loss of energy, resulting from
transporting power over a
transmission system.
REGULATION & FREQUENCY RESPONSE.............. [check] [check] Service providing for continuous
balancing of resources (generation
and interchange) with load, and for
maintaining scheduled
interconnection frequency by
committing on-line generation where
output is raised or lowered and by
other non-generation resources
capable of providing this service as
necessary to follow the moment-by-
moment changes in load (Ancillary
Service).
REQUIREMENTS SERVICE......................... [check] [check] Firm, load-following power supply
necessary to serve a specified share
of customer's aggregate load during
the term of the agreement.
Requirements service may include
some or all of the energy, capacity
and ancillary service products. (If
the components of the requirements
service are priced separately, they
should be reported separately in the
transactions tab.)
SCHEDULE SYSTEM CONTROL & DISPATCH........... [check] [check] Scheduling, confirming and
implementing an interchange schedule
with other Balancing Authorities,
including intermediary Balancing
Authorities providing transmission
service, and ensuring operational
security during the interchange
transaction (Ancillary Service).
SPINNING RESERVE............................. [check] [check] Unloaded synchronized generating
capacity that is immediately
responsive to system frequency and
that is capable of being loaded in a
short time period or non-generation
resources capable of providing this
service (Ancillary Service).
SUPPLEMENTAL RESERVE......................... [check] [check] Service needed to serve load in the
event of a system contingency,
available with greater delay than
SPINNING RESERVE. This service may
be provided by generating units that
are on-line but unloaded, by quick-
start generation, or by
interruptible load or other non-
generation resources capable of
providing this service (Ancillary
Service).
SYSTEM OPERATING AGREEMENTS.................. [check] ............ An executed agreement that contains
the terms and conditions under which
a system or network customer shall
operate its facilities and the
technical and operational matters
associated with the implementation
of network.
TOLLING ENERGY............................... [check] [check] Energy sold from a plant whereby the
buyer provides fuel to a generator
(seller) and receives power in
return for pre-established fees.
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TRANSMISSION OWNERS AGREEMENT................ [check] ............ The agreement that establishes the
terms and conditions under which a
transmission owner transfers
operational control over designated
transmission facilities.
UPLIFT....................................... [check] [check] A make-whole payment by an RTO/ISO to
a utility.
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Outside US
Balancing authority Abbreviation *
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Appendix B. Balancing Authority
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AESC, LLC--Wheatland CIN............. AEWC
Alabama Electric Cooperative, Inc.... AEC
Alberta Electric System Operator..... AESO [check]
Alliant Energy Corporate Services, ALTE
LLC--East.
Alliant Energy Corporate Services, ALTW
LLC--West.
Ameren Transmission.................. AMRN
Ameren Transmission. Illinois........ AMIL
Ameren Transmission. Missouri........ AMMO
American Transmission Systems, Inc... FE
Aquila Networks--Kansas.............. WPEK
Aquila Networks--Missouri Public MPS
Service.
Aquila Networks--West Plains Dispatch WPEC
Arizona Public Service Company....... AZPS
Associated Electric Cooperative, Inc. AECI
Avista Corp.......................... AVA
Batesville Balancing Authority....... BBA
Big Rivers Electric Corp............. BREC
Board of Public Utilities............ KACY
Bonneville Power Administration BPAT
Transmission.
British Columbia Transmission BCTC [check]
Corporation.
California Independent System CISO
Operator.
Carolina Power & Light Company--CPLW. CPLW
Carolina Power and Light Company-- CPLE
East.
Central and Southwest................ CSWS
Central Illinois Light Co............ CILC
Chelan County PUD.................... CHPD
Cinergy Corporation.................. CIN
City of Homestead.................... HST
City of Independence P & L Dept...... INDN
City of Tallahassee.................. TAL
City Water Light & Power............. CWLP
Cleco Power LLC...................... CLEC
Columbia Water & Light............... CWLD
Comision Federal de Electricidad..... CFE [check]
Constellation Energy Control and PUPP
Dispatch--Arkansas.
Constellation Energy Control and BUBA
Dispatch--City of Benton, AR.
Constellation Energy Control and DERS
Dispatch--City of Ruston, LA.
Constellation Energy Control and CNWY
Dispatch--Conway, Arkansas.
Constellation Energy Control and GRMA
Dispatch--Gila River.
Constellation Energy Control and HGMA
Dispatch--Harquehala.
Constellation Energy Control and DENL
Dispatch--North Little Rock, AR.
Constellation Energy Control and WMUC
Dispatch--West Memphis, Arkansas.
Dairyland Power Cooperative.......... DPC
DECA, LLC--Arlington Valley.......... DEAA
Duke Energy Corporation.............. DUK
East Kentucky Power Cooperative, Inc. EKPC
El Paso Electric..................... EPE
Electric Energy, Inc................. EEI
Empire District Electric Co., The.... EDE
Entergy.............................. EES
ERCOT ISO............................ ERCO
Florida Municipal Power Pool......... FMPP
Florida Power & Light................ FPL
Florida Power Corporation............ FPC
Gainesville Regional Utilities....... GVL
Georgia System Operations Corporation GSOC
Georgia Transmission Corporation..... GTC
Grand River Dam Authority............ GRDA
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Grant County PUD No. 2............... GCPD
Great River Energy................... GRE
Great River Energy................... GREC
Great River Energy................... GREN
Great River Energy................... GRES
GridAmerica.......................... GA
Hoosier Energy....................... HE
Hydro-Quebec, TransEnergie........... HQT [check]
Idaho Power Company.................. IPCO
Illinois Power Co.................... IP
Illinois Power Co.................... IPRV
Imperial Irrigation District......... IID
Indianapolis Power & Light Company... IPL
ISO New England Inc.................. ISNE
JEA.................................. JEA
Kansas City Power & Light, Co........ KCPL
Lafayette Utilities System........... LAFA
LG & E Energy Transmission Services.. LGEE
Lincoln Electric System.............. LES
Los Angeles Department of Water and LDWP
Power.
Louisiana Energy & Power Authority... LEPA
Louisiana Generating, LLC............ LAGN
Madison Gas and Electric Company..... MGE
Manitoba Hydro Electric Board, MHEB [check]
Transmission Services.
Michigan Electric Coordinated System. MECS
Michigan Electric Coordinated System-- CONS
CONS.
Michigan Electric Coordinated System-- DECO
DECO.
MidAmerican Energy Company........... MEC
Midwest ISO.......................... MISO
Minnesota Power, Inc................. MP
Montana-Dakota Utilities Co.......... MDU
Muscatine Power and Water............ MPW
Nebraska Public Power District....... NPPD
Nevada Power Company................. NEVP
New Brunswick Power Corporation...... NBPC [check]
New Horizons Electric Cooperative.... NHC1
New York Independent System Operator. NYIS
North American Electric Reliability TEST
Council.
Northern Indiana Public Service NIPS
Company.
Northern States Power Company........ NSP
NorthWestern Energy.................. NWMT
Ohio Valley Electric Corporation..... OVEC
Oklahoma Gas and Electric............ OKGE
Ontario--Independent Electricity IMO [check]
Market Operator.
OPPD CA/TP........................... OPPD
Otter Tail Power Company............. OTP
P.U.D. No. 1 of Douglas County....... DOPD
PacifiCorp-East...................... PACE
PacifiCorp-West...................... PACW
PJM Interconnection.................. PJM
Portland General Electric............ PGE
Public Service Company of Colorado... PSCO
Public Service Company of New Mexico. PNM
Puget Sound Energy Transmission...... PSEI
Reedy Creek Improvement District..... RC
Sacramento Municipal Utility District SMUD
Salt River Project................... SRP
Santee Cooper........................ SC
SaskPower Grid Control Centre........ SPC [check]
Seattle City Light................... SCL
Seminole Electric Cooperative........ SEC
Sierra Pacific Power Co.-- SPPC
Transmission.
South Carolina Electric & Gas Company SCEG
South Mississippi Electric Power SME
Association.
South Mississippi Electric Power SMEE
Association.
Southeastern Power Administration-- SEHA
Hartwell.
Southeastern Power Administration-- SERU
Russell.
Southeastern Power Administration-- SETH
Thurmond.
Southern Company Services, Inc....... SOCO
Southern Illinois Power Cooperative.. SIPC
Southern Indiana Gas & Electric Co... SIGE
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Southern Minnesota Municipal Power SMP
Agency.
Southwest Power Pool................. SWPP
Southwestern Power Administration.... SPA
Southwestern Public Service Company.. SPS
Sunflower Electric Power Corporation. SECI
Tacoma Power......................... TPWR
Tampa Electric Company............... TEC
Tennessee Valley Authority ESO....... TVA
Trading Hub.......................... HUB
TRANSLink Management Company......... TLKN
Tucson Electric Power Company........ TEPC
Turlock Irrigation District.......... TIDC
Upper Peninsula Power Co............. UPPC
Utilities Commission, City of New NSB
Smyrna Beach.
Westar Energy--MoPEP Cities.......... MOWR
Western Area Power Administration-- WACM
Colorado-Missouri.
Western Area Power Administration-- WALC
Lower Colorado.
Western Area Power Administration-- WAUE
Upper Great Plains East.
Western Area Power Administration-- WAUW
Upper Great Plains West.
Western Farmers Electric Cooperative. WFEC
Western Resources dba Westar Energy.. WR
Wisconsin Energy Corporation......... WEC
Wisconsin Public Service Corporation. WPS
Yadkin, Inc.......................... YAD
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\*\ Balancing authorities outside the United States may only be used in
the Contract Data section to identify specified receipt/delivery
points in jurisdictional transmission contracts.
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HUB Definition
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Appendix C. Hub
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ADHUB........................ The aggregated Locational Marginal Price
(``LMP'') nodes defined by PJM
Interconnection, LLC as the AEP/Dayton
Hub.
AEPGenHub.................... The aggregated Locational Marginal Price
(``LMP'') nodes defined by PJM
Interconnection, LLC as the AEPGenHub.
COB.......................... The set of delivery points along the
California-Oregon commonly identified as
and agreed to by the counterparties to
constitute the COB Hub.
Cinergy (into)............... The set of delivery points commonly
identified as and agreed to by the
counterparties to constitute delivery
into the Cinergy balancing authority.
Cinergy Hub (MISO)........... The aggregated Elemental Pricing nodes
(``Epnodes'') defined by the Midwest
Independent Transmission System
Operator, Inc., as Cinergy Hub (MISO).
Entergy (into)............... The set of delivery points commonly
identified as and agreed to by the
counterparties to constitute delivery
into the Entergy balancing authority.
FE Hub....................... The aggregated Elemental Pricing nodes
(``Epnodes'') defined by the Midwest
Independent Transmission System
Operator, Inc., as FE Hub (MISO).
Four Corners................. The set of delivery points at the Four
Corners power plant commonly identified
as and agreed to by the counterparties
to constitute the Four Corners Hub.
Illinois Hub (MISO).......... The aggregated Elemental Pricing nodes
(``Epnodes'') defined by the Midwest
Independent Transmission System
Operator, Inc., as Illinois Hub (MISO).
Mead......................... The set of delivery points at or near
Hoover Dam commonly identified as and
agreed to by the counterparties to
constitute the Mead Hub.
Michigan Hub (MISO).......... The aggregated Elemental Pricing nodes
(``Epnodes'') defined by the Midwest
Independent Transmission System
Operator, Inc., as Michigan Hub (MISO).
Mid-Columbia (Mid-C)......... The set of delivery points along the
Columbia River commonly identified as
and agreed to by the counterparties to
constitute the Mid-Columbia Hub.
Minnesota Hub (MISO)......... The aggregated Elemental Pricing nodes
(``Epnodes'') defined by the Midwest
Independent Transmission System
Operator, Inc., as Minnesota Hub (MISO).
NEPOOL (Mass Hub)............ The aggregated Locational Marginal Price
(``LMP'') nodes defined by ISO New
England Inc., as Mass Hub.
NIHUB........................ The aggregated Locational Marginal Price
(``LMP'') nodes defined by PJM
Interconnection, LLC as the Northern
Illinois Hub.
NOB.......................... The set of delivery points along the
Nevada-Oregon border commonly identified
as and agreed to by the counterparties
to constitute the NOB Hub.
NP15......................... The set of delivery points north of Path
15 on the California transmission grid
commonly identified as and agreed to by
the counterparties to constitute the
NP15 Hub.
NWMT......................... The set of delivery points commonly
identified as and agreed to by the
counterparties to constitute delivery
into the Northwestern Energy Montana
balancing authority.
PJM East Hub................. The aggregated Locational Marginal Price
nodes (``LMP'') defined by PJM
Interconnection, LLC as the PJM East
Hub.
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PJM South Hub................ The aggregated Locational Marginal Price
(``LMP'') nodes defined by PJM
Interconnection, LLC as the PJM South
Hub.
PJM West Hub................. The aggregated Locational Marginal Price
(``LMP'') nodes defined by PJM
Interconnection, LLC as the PJM Western
Hub.
Palo Verde................... The switch yard at the Palo Verde nuclear
power station west of Phoenix in
Arizona. Palo Verde Hub includes the
Hassayampa switchyard 2 miles south of
Palo Verde.
SOCO (into).................. The set of delivery points commonly
identified as and agreed to by the
counterparties to constitute delivery
into the Southern Company balancing
authority.
SP15........................ The set of delivery points south of Path
15 on the California transmission grid
commonly identified as and agreed to by
the counterparties to constitute the
SP15 Hub.
TVA (into)................... The set of delivery points commonly
identified as and agreed to by the
counterparties to constitute delivery
into the Tennessee Valley Authority
balancing authority.
ZP26......................... The set of delivery points associated
with Path 26 on the California
transmission grid commonly identified as
and agreed to by the counterparties to
constitute the ZP26 Hub.
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Time zone Definition
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Appendix D. Time Zone
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AD........................................ Atlantic Daylight
AP........................................ Atlantic Prevailing
AS........................................ Atlantic Standard
CD........................................ Central Daylight
CP........................................ Central Prevailing
CS........................................ Central Standard
ED........................................ Eastern Daylight
EP........................................ Eastern Prevailing
ES........................................ Eastern Standard
MD........................................ Mountain Daylight
MP........................................ Mountain Prevailing
MS........................................ Mountain Standard
NA........................................ Not Applicable
PD........................................ Pacific Daylight
PP........................................ Pacific Prevailing
PS........................................ Pacific Standard
UT........................................ Universal Time
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Units Definition
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Appendix E. Units
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KV........................................ Kilovolt
KVA....................................... Kilovolt Amperes
KVR....................................... Kilovar
KW........................................ Kilowatt
KWH....................................... Kilowatt Hour
KW-DAY.................................... Kilowatt Day
KW-MO..................................... Kilowatt Month
KW-WK..................................... Kilowatt Week
KW-YR..................................... Kilowatt Year
MVAR-YR................................... Megavar Year
MW........................................ Megawatt
MWH....................................... Megawatt Hour
MW-DAY.................................... Megawatt Day
MW-MO..................................... Megawatt Month
MW-WK..................................... Megawatt Week
MW-YR..................................... Megawatt Year
RKVA...................................... Reactive Kilovolt Amperes
FLAT RATE................................. Flat Rate
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Rate units Definition
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Appendix F. Rate Units
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$/KV...................................... dollars per kilovolt
$/KVA..................................... dollars per kilovolt amperes
$/KVR..................................... dollars per kilovar
$/KW...................................... dollars per kilowatt
$/KWH..................................... dollars per kilowatt hour
$/KW-DAY.................................. dollars per kilowatt day
$/KW-MO................................... dollars per kilowatt month
$/KW-WK................................... dollars per kilowatt week
$/KW-YR................................... dollars per kilowatt year
$/MW...................................... dollars per megawatt
$/MWH..................................... dollars per megawatt hour
$/MW-DAY.................................. dollars per megawatt day
$/MW-MO................................... dollars per megawatt month
$/MW-WK................................... dollars per megawatt week
$/MW-YR................................... dollars per megawatt year
$/MVAR-YR................................. dollars per megavar year
$/RKVA.................................... dollars per reactive kilovar
amperes
CENTS..................................... cents
CENTS/KVR................................. cents per kilovolt amperes
CENTS/KWH................................. cents per kilowatt hour
FLAT RATE................................. rate not specified in any
other units
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