Download April 27, 2006 Dear Market Participants and Interested Parties:

April 27, 2006
Dear Market Participants and Interested Parties:
Re:
Proposed ISO Rules – OPPs
The Alberta Electric System Operator (AESO) is seeking feedback on OPP Rule changes
that are being considered for recommendation to the AESO Executive Rules Committee
(“ERC”) in June 2006.
For your consideration, attached are a number of proposed OPP Rule changes. If you are
interested in particular topics, the following grid is hyperlinked to provide assistance in
directing you to your topic(s) of interest.
Rule Number
Brief Change Description
Level
OPP 517
Keephills/Ellerslie/Genesee
(KEG) Area Operation
I
OPP 103
Dispatching Multiple $0
Offers
II
OPP 501
Northwest Area Operation
II
OPP 502
Joffre Area Operation
II
OPP 505
Fort McMurray Area
Operation
II
OPP 702
Voltage Control
II
OPP 802
Energy Emergency Alerts
and Firm Load Directives
II
Most relevant stakeholder
interest
GFOs, TFOs, PPA Buyers, Wire
Owners and Retailers, load
customers, reserve services
providers and Market Participants
on the Interconnections
GFOs, PPA Buyers, reserve
services providers and Market
Participants on the
Interconnections
GFOs, TFOs, PPA Buyers, Wire
Owners and Retailers, load
customers and reserve services
providers
GFOs, TFOs, PPA Buyers, Wire
Owners, load customers
GFOs, TFOs, PPA Buyers, Wire
Owners, Retailers, and load
customers
GFOs, TFOs, PPA Buyers, Wire
Owners, Retailers, load customers
affected by voltage control
GFOs, TFOs, PPA Buyers, Wire
Owners and Retailers and load
customers
Please see the attached summaries for more information on these proposed OPP Rule
changes. Each identified change provides a brief explanation of the reason for the
change.
Comments and suggestions on the OPP Rule changes being proposed are encouraged.
Please use the comment matrix provided when submitting comments to the AESO on the
proposed OPP Rule changes. Please click here to access the comment matrix for the
proposed OPP Rule changes. Only written comments will be considered in finalizing the
OPP Rule changes.
Please provide feedback or questions by Thursday, May 11, 2006 to the individual
specified within the OPP Rule change description below.
The AESO will be publishing all stakeholder comments received for industry review
shortly after the comment deadline. Stakeholder comments received along with AESO
responses will be published with the final proposed OPP Rule changes submitted to the
ERC for approval in June 2006.
Yours sincerely,
Original Signed By
Paul Glatthor
Senior Coordinator, Rules
Ph: (403) 539-2464
E-mail: [email protected]
Summary of Proposed ISO Rule Changes
Target Effective Date: June 13, 2006
Proposed LEVEL I ISO Rule Changes
Level I changes are changes that have a significant operational or financial impact on the industry or the ISO. These changes typically
require working group input and/or extensive stakeholder consultation to implement an effective solution.
OPP 517 Keephills/Ellerslie/Genesee (KEG) Area Operation
Rule Section/Number
Part 3, OPP 517 Keephills/Ellerslie/Genesee (KEG) Area
Operation
Reason for Change
This OPP is being revised to add the generation curtailment steps
to the identified stability limits within 20 minutes, followed by
the curtailment to the thermal limits within 30 minutes of the
contingency.
AESO Contact
Operating Policy and Procedures, Anita Lee, [email protected],
(403) 539-2497
To (Proposal)
See attached – blacklined version.
OPP517DRAFT2 - blacklined
From (Current Rule)
See attached – clean version.
OPP517DRAFT2 - clean
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Summary of Proposed ISO Rule Changes
Target Effective Date: June 13, 2006
Proposed LEVEL II ISO Rule Changes
Level II changes are changes that are expected to have a moderate or low impact on the industry or the ISO, and generally require
little or no effort by stakeholders for implementing a solution. They are provided to stakeholders to review to ensure that the expected
impact is reasonable, to identify unrealized impacts and/or to provide notice of the potential change in administrative processes.
OPP 103 Dispatching Multiple $0 Offers
Rule Section/Number
Part 3, OPP 103 Dispatching Multiple $0 Offers
Reason for Change
This OPP is being revised to enhance the procedures and to
provide an update to the appendix.
AESO Contact
Operating Policy and Procedures, Anita Lee, [email protected],
(403) 539-2497
To (Proposal)
See attached – blacklined version.
OPP103DRAFT2 - blacklined
From (Current Rule)
See attached – clean version.
OPP103DRAFT2 - clean
4
Summary of Proposed ISO Rule Changes
Target Effective Date: June 13, 2006
OPP 501 Northwest Area Operation
Rule Section/Number
Part 3, OPP 501 Northwest Area Operation
Reason for Change
This OPP is being revised to add the policy and procedures on the
loss of one of the major 240 kV lines (9L11, 9L02 or 9L05) into
the Grande Prairie area.
AESO Contact
Operating Policy and Procedures, Anita Lee, [email protected],
(403) 539-2497
To (Proposal)
See attached – blacklined version.
OPP501DRAFT2 - blacklined
From (Current Rule)
See attached – clean version.
OPP501DRAFT2 - clean
5
Summary of Proposed ISO Rule Changes
Target Effective Date: June 13, 2006
OPP 502 Joffre Area Operation
Rule Section/Number
Part 3, OPP 502 Joffre Area Operation
Reason for Change
This OPP is being revised to update the operating policies and
procedures for the Joffre area with the latest study results.
AESO Contact
Operating Policy and Procedures, Anita Lee, [email protected],
(403) 539-2497
To (Proposal)
See attached – blacklined version.
OPP502DRAFT2 - blacklined
From (Current Rule)
See attached – clean version.
OPP502DRAFT2 - clean
6
Summary of Proposed ISO Rule Changes
Target Effective Date: June 13, 2006
OPP 505 Fort McMurray Area Operation
Rule Section/Number
Part 3, OPP 505 Fort McMurray Area Operation
Reason for Change
This OPP is being revised to update the operating policies and
procedures with the latest system changes and customer load and
generation changes.
AESO Contact
Operating Policy and Procedures, Anita Lee, [email protected],
(403) 539-2497
To (Proposal)
See attached – blacklined version.
OPP505DRAFT2 - blacklined
From (Current Rule)
See attached – clean version.
OPP505DRAFT2 - clean
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Summary of Proposed ISO Rule Changes
Target Effective Date: June 13, 2006
OPP 702 Voltage Control
Rule Section/Number
Reason for Change
Part 3, OPP 702 Voltage Control
This OPP is revised to update voltage limits, add switching
guidelines for the 240 kV capacitor banks in the Calgary area,
modify voltage control guidelines for the southeast area, and
change the desired operating range for the SVC.
AESO Contact
Operating Policy and Procedures, Anita Lee, [email protected],
(403) 539-2497
To (Proposal)
See attached – blacklined version.
OPP702DRAFT2 - blacklined
From (Current Rule)
See attached – clean version.
OPP702DRAFT2 - clean
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Summary of Proposed ISO Rule Changes
Target Effective Date: June 13, 2006
OPP 802 Energy Emergency Alerts and Firm Load Directives
Rule Section/Number
Reason for Change
AESO Contact
From (Current Rule)
Part 3, OPP 802 Energy Emergency Alerts and Firm Load
Directives
This OPP is revised to update the procedures on issuing energy
emergency alerts and the link to the System Controller
spreadsheet.
Operating Policy and Procedures, Anita Lee, [email protected],
(403) 539-2497
To (Proposal)
See attached – blacklined version.
OPP802DRAFT2 - blacklined
See attached – clean version.
OPP802DRAFT2 - clean
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