MISO utilizes two Control Modes to retrieve and direct Resource Operating Mode in real time. Market Participants are required to update the Control Mode to match the Resource’s operating capabilities.
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CTLM – control mode coming from the resource (Retrieval)
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UMOD – control mode the Unit Dispatch System (UDS) sends to the resource (Directive)
Control Modes allow a Resource to tell MISO what status they are in. It also allows the MISO Unit Dispatch System (UDS) to communicate the desired operating mode to a Resource. -
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Market Participants are required to change the Control Mode to match their resources' operating capabilities.
Operating Modes are as follows:
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0 = Offline
(indicates Resource is NOT available to the market)
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1 = Online, NOT capable of regulating
(indicates Resource is available for Dispatch Target for Energy and/or Contingency Reserve deployment)
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2 = Online, capable of Regulating
(indicates Resource is available for Regulating Reserve Deployment, Dispatch Target for Energy, and/or Contingency Reserve deployment)
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3 = Off Control
(indicates Resource is online but off control –