COMMENT FOR BPM 101 - Advance Assessment

Submitted Oct. 6, 2023, 4:45 p.m.



01: Please supply any comments related to the Introduction, Definitions, or Background sections.

Introduction: Should the last sentence say “Binding Season” and “Non-Binding Season”?

02: Please supply any comments related to the Advance Assessment Timeline section.

Table 1 is very concise and helpful to understand a lot of deadlines quickly and easily!

03: Please supply any comments related to the Data Submittal section.

It will be helpful to clarify if all footprint resources will be utilized for the PRM/LOLE studies.

  • New and existing
  • Submitted by participants, or not

Also include language to clarify that inter-regional import / export assumptions are also included for the purposes of establishing PRM/LOLE. It may help to clarify what happens if GADS data is not available/exceptions etc.

04: Please supply any comments related to the Data Submittal - Advance Assessment Submittal Process section (3.1).

In Table 3, why is “Years” a capitalized term?

05: Please supply any comments related to the Data Submittal - Resource Registration Implication section (3.2).

“Late Registered Resources” definition is not in this BPM or in tariff.

“Excepting resources planned for retirement, Participants must register all owned or operated resources” --  Please clarify further that the resources registered are not limited to meeting load plus PRM.

06: Please supply any comments related to the Data Submittal - Modeling Data from Forward Showing Submittal section (3.3).

Please clarify what constitutes Firm import/export transactions. Why is the BPM highlighting a different treatment for this class of resources?

07: Please supply any comments related to the Data Submittal - Participant Review and Verification Process of Input Data section (3.4).

No response submitted.

08: Please supply any comments related to the Draft Modeling Output Results Review section (3.5).

No response submitted.

09: Please supply any comments related to the Data Submittal - Advance Assessment Result Distribution section (3.6).

“Table 6. FSPRM for each month of the upcoming Summer and Winter Binding Seasons.”

Suggest adding to end of sentence, "of the Study Period."

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