01: Please supply any comments related to the Introduction, Definitions, or Background sections.
No response submitted.
02: Please supply any comments related to the Study Scoping Process section (3).
The BPM states that the PO will provide the Board and RAPC an opportunity to review the Study Scope document, but does not discuss what the process would be if the Board or RAPC objected to something in the Study Scope and wanted the PO to adjust.
Does the Study Scope require approval or acceptance by either the Board or RAPC, or both?
03: Please supply any comments related to the Load and Resource Zones section (4).
No response submitted.
04: Please supply any comments related to the Load and Resource Zones - Subregions Used for Determination of Monthly FSPRMs section (4.1).
No response submitted.
05: Please supply any comments related to the Load Modeling in the LOLE Study section (5).
References to Table 3 should be Table 1
The BPM states “a load shape provided by Participants for recent years (e.g. five most recent years) will be combined with historical weather data to synthesize at least forty years of historical weather data” which does not immediately make sense. Should this read so that the recent years actual load is “combined with historical weather data to synthesize at least forty years of load”?
The description of the LOLE study says that the study uses a probabilistic analysis, but fails to describe the process clearly; for example – Five years of recent load data will be combined with 40 years of weather data to synthesize at least 40 years of load data. These 40+ annual load shapes will be an input to a Monte Carlo simulation which samples the load shapes to simulate variability. (This is meant to be an example and not necessarily an accurate description of what the PO actually does).
The BPM states that the PO could decide to update the synthesized load shapes based on “changes in load patterns, sharp increases in load, or changes in climate” . Does a Participant have recourse if they disagree with the PO’s decision to update the synthesized load?
06: Please supply any comments related to the Generator Modeling in the LOLE Study section (6).
No response submitted.
07: Please supply any comments related to the Generator Modeling in the LOLE Study - Thermal Generator Modeling section (6.1).
No response submitted.
08: Please supply any comments related to the Generator Modeling in the LOLE Study - Storage Hydro Qualifying Resources section (6.2).
No response submitted.
09: Please supply any comments related to the Generator Modeling in the LOLE Study - Wind Resources section (6.3).
No response submitted.
10: Please supply any comments related to the Generator Modeling in the LOLE Study - Solar Resources section (6.4).
No response submitted.
11: Please supply any comments related to the Generator Modeling in the LOLE Study - Energy Storage Resources section (6.5).
No response submitted.
12: Please supply any comments related to the Generator Modeling in the LOLE Study - Run of River Qualifying Resources section (6.6).
No response submitted.
13: Please supply any comments related to the Generator Modeling in the LOLE Study - Demand Response Programs section (6.7).
No response submitted.
14: Please supply any comments related to the Generator Modeling in the LOLE Study - Behind-the-Meter Generation section (6.8).
No response submitted.
15: Please supply any comments related to the Generator Modeling in the LOLE Study - External Capacity Modeling section (6.9).
No response submitted.
16: Please supply any comments related to the Generator Modeling in the LOLE Study - Contingency Reserves Modeling section (6.10).
No response submitted.
17: Please supply any comments to the LOLE Study section (7).
No response submitted.
18: Please supply any comments to the FSPRMs Calculations section (8).
No response submitted.
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