Knowledge Articles

• Demand Response (DR) Testing Requirements 1

  Description: emand Response (DR) Testing Requirements

  Keywords: LMR, Load Modifying Resource, Behind the Meter, Demand Resource, Resource Adequacy, Planning, Module E, Module E-1

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  Published On: Aug 9, 2022

• Executing Zonal Resource Credit (ZRC) Transactions

  Description: Zonal Resource Credit (ZRC) transactions allow two Market Participants to exchange Zonal Resource Credits (ZRCs).

  Keywords: ZRC, Zonal Resource Credit, Resource Adequacy, Transfer, Exchange, Resource Adequacy

  Views: 503

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  Published On: Aug 9, 2022

• Fixed Resource Adequacy Plan (FRAP)

  Description: Describes the Fixed Resource Adequacy Plan requirements.

  Keywords: Fixed Resource Adequacy, Plan, Planning, FRAP, Resource Adequacy, Planning Reserve Margin, Local Clearing, Local Resource, Submit

  Views: 600

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  Published On: Aug 9, 2022

• Fixed Resource Adequacy Plan (FRAP) Zonal Resource Credits (ZRCs)

  Description: Describes the Fixed Resource Adequacy Plan

  Keywords: Fixed Resource, FRAP, Zonal Resource Credit, ZRC, Resource Adequacy, Planning, Reserve Margin, Local Clearing, Local Resource

  Views: 414

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  Published On: Aug 9, 2022

• Full Responsibility Transactions (FRT)

  Description: Full Responsibility Transactions (FRT)

  Keywords: FRT, Full Responsibility, Transaction, Load obligation, MECT, Module E, Capacity Tracking, Resource Adequacy, Planning

  Views: 40

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  Published On: Aug 9, 2022

• Full Responsibility Transactions (FRT) Defined

  Description: Market Participants may assume load obligation(s) for another Market Participant entering a FRT in the MECT.

  Keywords: Load obligation, FRT, Full Responsibility Transaction, Module E, Capacity Tracking, MECT, Resource Adequacy, Planning

  Views: 91

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  Published On: Aug 9, 2022

• Generator Availability Data System (GADS) Unlock Units

  Description: PowerGADS data entry is locked after the submission deadline has passed.

  Keywords: GADS, Generator Availability Data, PowerGADS, Unlock, Resource Adequacy, Planning, Capacity

  Views: 113

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  Published On: Aug 9, 2022

• Generator Capability Testing

  Description: Describes testing requirements for generator capability in MISO.

  Keywords: Resource Adequacy, Generator, Testing, Summer Peak, Winter Peak, Net Capability, Planning

  Views: 109

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  Published On: Aug 9, 2022

• Generator Verification Test Capacity (GVTC) Corrections by Unit Type

  Description: Corrections for Air Temperature, Relative Humidity and Cooling Water Temperature are applied based on unit type.

  Keywords: GVTC, Generator Verification Test, Correction, Resource Adequacy, Planning

  Views: 244

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  Published On: Aug 9, 2022

• Generator Verification Test Capacity (GVTC) Peak Date and Times

  Description: Brief description of GVTC value and location of summer peak date and time.

  Keywords: GVTC, Generator, Verification, Test, Capacity, Resource Adequacy, Planning, Summer, Peak, Planning

  Views: 309

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  Published On: Aug 8, 2022

• How is Planning Reserve Margin Requirement (PRMR) calculated

  Description: Planning Resources are maintained for each Local Resource Zone (LRZ) to meet the MISO footprint’s Planning Reserve Margin Requirement (PRMR).

  Keywords: PRMR, Calculated, Calculation, Planning Reserve Margin, Local Resource Zone, Planning, Resource Adequacy

  Views: 157

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  Published On: Aug 8, 2022

• ICAP Deferral Credit Expiration (Installed Capacity)

  Description: MISO will adjust the Market Participant’s credit requirements within ten (10) Business Days of the full ICAP being met and validated by MISO.

  Keywords: ICAP, Defer, Deferral, Credit Requirement, Resource Adequacy, Planning, Auction, Request

  Views: 107

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  Published On: Aug 8, 2022

• Installed Capacity (ICAP) Deferral Purpose

  Description: ICAP Deferrals allow Market Participants (MPs) to participate in the Planning Resource Auction (PRA) using Zonal Resource Credits (ZRCs) that meet defined

  Keywords: ICAP, Installed Capacity, Defer, Deferral, Planning Resource Auction, Zonal Resource Credit, Resource Adequacy

  Views: 197

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  Published On: Aug 8, 2022

• Local Clearing Requirement (LCR)

  Description: MISO will determine the import and export limits for each Local Resource Zone (LRZ) by performing a transfer analysis study.

  Keywords: LCR, Local Clearing, Local Resource Zone, LRZ, Resource Adequacy, Planning

  Views: 360

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  Published On: May 2, 2022

• Local Resource Zones (LRZ)

  Description: Describes LRZ purpose, how they are determined and details.

  Keywords: LRZ, Local Resource Zone, Planning, Demand, Loss of Load, Resource Adequacy

  Views: 841

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  Published On: Aug 8, 2022

• LSE’s Local Clearing Requirement for LSE’s Using a FRAP

  Description: A sufficient volume of Planning Resources must be located in the same LRZ as the LSE's PRMR to meet the LRZ's LCR

  Keywords: A sufficient volume of Planning Resources must be located in the same Local Resource Zone (LRZ) as the Load Serving Entities’ (LSE) Planning Reserve Margin Requirement (PRMR) to meet the LRZ’s Local Clearing Requirement (LCR).

  Views: 100

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  Published On: Aug 8, 2022

• MISO Communication System (MCS) Monthly Availability Data

  Description: MISO Communication System (MCS) Monthly Availability Data

  Keywords: MCS, Communication System, Monthly Availability, LMR, Load Modifying, MECT, Module E, Resource Adequacy, Planning

  Views: 45

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  Published On: May 2, 2022

• Planning Reserve Margin Requirement (PRMR)

  Description: Each Load Serving Entity’s (LSE’s) total obligation will be referred to as the Planning Reserve Margin Requirement (PRMR).

  Keywords: Planning Reserve Margin Requirement, PRMR, Zonal Resource Credit, Resource Adequacy, Planning

  Views: 732

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  Published On: Aug 8, 2022

• Planning Resource Auction (PRA)

  Description: MISO’s PRA mechanics provide LSEs in MISO an option to procure Planning Resources through an annual auction process known as the Planning Resource Auction

  Keywords: PRA, RA, Planning, Auction, LRZ, Load Reserve Zone

  Views: 322

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  Published On: Aug 8, 2022

• State Regulatory Role

  Description: Describes the role and authority of state utility commissions and Relevant Electric Retail Regulatory Authorities (RERRA) in MISO’s Resource Adequacy.

  Keywords: Utility, Commissioner, Regulatory, State, Regulator, RERRA, Resource Adequacy, Utilities, State, Electric, Retail, Authority

  Views: 62

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  Published On: May 2, 2022

• Submit Non-Coincidental Peak Load Forecasts

  Description: Market Participants serving load within MISO must submit a Non-Coincident Peak Load forecast(s) each year by midnight November 1st.

  Keywords: Non-Coincident Peak, Submit, Load Forecast, Resource Adequacy, Planning, Summer, Winter, Seasonal

  Views: 77

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  Published On: May 2, 2022

• Submitting Energy for Load Forecasts

  Description: Market Participants serving load within MISO must submit an Energy For Load forecast(s) each year by midnight November 1.

  Keywords: Submit, Energy, Load Forecast, Resource Adequacy, Planning Year, Peak Load, Seasonal, MECT, Module E

  Views: 81

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  Published On: May 2, 2022

• Submitting Peak Load Forecast

  Description: Market Participants serving load within MISO must submit a Coincident Peak Load forecast(s) each year by midnight November 1

  Keywords: Peak, Load Forecast, Submit, Resource Adequacy, Coincident Peak, Planning Year

  Views: 110

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  Published On: Aug 8, 2022

• Zonal Deliverability Benefit (ZDB)

  Description: Price separation between Local Resource Zones (LRZs), External Resource Zones (ERZs), or groupings of LRZs, including Sub-Regional Resource Zone (SRRZs)

  Keywords: Zonal, Deliverability, ZDB, Resource Adequacy, Local Resource, LRZ, External Resource, ERZ, Sub-Regional, SRRZ, Planning, Auction

  Views: 157

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  Published On: Aug 2, 2022

• GADS Unlock Request (Generating Availability Data System

  Description: Request a GADS Resource Unlock

  Keywords: Reasource Adequacy, RA, Capacity, PowerGADS, GVTC, Generation Verification Test Capacity, OMC Codes

  Views: 45

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  Published On: May 2, 2022

• MOD 25 Reporting

  Description: MOD 25

  Keywords: MOD-032, compliance, transmission Planner, TP

  Views: 115

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  Published On: Sep 19, 2022

• Timeline to Participate in the PRA

  Description: An overview of steps required for a resource to participate in an upcoming PRA

  Keywords: PRA, Steps, Resource, Participate

  Views: 184

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  Published On: Aug 8, 2022

• DSRI timetable and API

  Description: What changes are necessary to existing applications that populate the MCS LMR Availability/Self Scheduled screen via API in order to work with DSRI?

  Keywords: MCS, LMR, BTMG, Availability,Demand Side Resource Interface

  Views: 108

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  Published On: Apr 1, 2022

• CCE Seasonal Accredited Capacity Main Display

  Description: Screen shots and steps to access the CCE Seasonal Accredited Capacity main display

  Keywords: Seasonal Accredited Capacity, Resource Adequacy, MECT, Module E Capacity Tracking, CCE, SAC

  Views: 340

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  Published On: Dec 5, 2022

• Non-MISO Transaction Bulletin Board

  Description: Accessing the Non-MISO Transaction Bulletin Board

  Keywords: PRA, Capacity, Market, ZRC, Zonal Resource Credit, Reserves, Energy, Contracts, Bilateral, Replacement

  Views: 242

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  Published On: Apr 26, 2022

• Electric Storage Resources FAQ

  Description: FAQs for Electric Storage Resource implementation

  Keywords: ESR, Electric Storage Resource

  Views: 1129

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  Published On: Aug 23, 2022

• Electric Storage Resources: Getting Started

  Description: Information on how to get started with providing Electric Storage Resource(ESR) in the market.

  Keywords: ESR, Resource Adequacy, Electric Storage Resource

  Views: 293

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  Published On: Aug 23, 2022

• MISO PowerGADS FAQ

  Description: Changes to PowerGADS with the RAN Seasonal Construct

  Keywords: PowerGADS, RAN, Seasonal Construct, GVTC

  Views: 157

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  Published On: Nov 1, 2022

• Seasonal MISO Net Capacity Verification Test or Generation Verification Test Capacity (GVTC) Tips

  Description: Tips for Seasonal MISO Net Capacity Verification Test or GVTC

  Keywords: PowerGADS, GVTC, Net Capacity

  Views: 583

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  Published On: Aug 23, 2022

• Accessing PowerGADS CCE Environment

  Description: How to access the CCE Environment for PowerGADS

  Keywords: Resource Adequacy, PowerGADS, GVTC, SAC, RAN

  Views: 71

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  Published On: Sep 16, 2022

• Enrolling Behind-the-Meter generation in MECT

  Description: How to Register BTMG in the MECT Tool

  Keywords: Resource Adequacy, MECT, BTMG, Behind the Meter

  Views: 155

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  Published On: Sep 9, 2022

• Registering a Demand Response Resource in MECT

  Description: How to Register a Demand Response Resource in MECT.

  Keywords: MECT, Demand Response, Resource Adequacy

  Views: 192

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  Published On: Aug 23, 2022

• Registering an Energy Efficiency in MECT

  Description: How to Register an Energy Efficiency in MECT

  Keywords: MECT, Resource Adequacy, Energy Efficiency,

  Views: 49

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  Published On: Feb 23, 2023

• Registering an External Resource in MECT

  Description: How to Register an External Resource in MECT

  Keywords: MECT, External Resource, Resource Adequacy

  Views: 195

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  Published On: Aug 23, 2022

• Submitting Total Area Forecast in MECT

  Description: How Submit Total Area Forecast in MECT

  Keywords: MECT, Total Area Forecast, Resource Adequacy

  Views: 65

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  Published On: Aug 29, 2022

• Coincident Peak in MECT

  Description: How to Submit Coincident Peak in MECT

  Keywords: Resource Adequacy, MECT, Coincident Peak

  Views: 123

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  Published On: Sep 9, 2022

• How to Access MECT in the Customer Connectivity Environment (CCE)

  Description: Instructions for access MECT in the CCE

  Keywords: MECT, SAC, CCE, RA, Resource Adequacy

  Views: 48

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  Published On: Sep 9, 2022

• PowerGADS the Newest Version Q&A

  Description: PowerGADS Q&A

  Keywords: PowerGADs, Resource Adequacy, GVTC

  Views: 107

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  Published On: Sep 9, 2022

• How to Access and Use PowerGADS

  Description: How to Access and Use PowerGADS

  Keywords: PowerGADS, GVTC, Net Capacity, Generator Availability Test Data

  Views: 172

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  Published On: Sep 27, 2022

• MECT Tool Changes for Seasonal Accredited Capacity

  Description: This video shows the changes in the MECT tool for Confirm/Convert SAC and the Seasonal Accredited Capacity screens.

  Keywords: Resource Adequacy, Seasonal Accredited Capacity, SAC, MECT

  Views: 121

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  Published On: Oct 7, 2022

• MECT - Registration Changes with SAC

  Description: Video on changes in Registration for the Seasonal Accredited Capacity Construct in the MECT Tool.

  Keywords: RA, Resource Adequacy, SAC, MECT

  Views: 92

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  Published On: Oct 7, 2022

• How to Use the Resource Adequacy SAC Unit Template

  Description: Guide on how to fill out template to get your SAC calculation for a unit.

  Keywords: RA, SAC, Resource Adequacy, SAC Unit Template

  Views: 174

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  Published On: Nov 29, 2022

• Resource Adequacy/Seasonal Accredited Capacity FAQ

  Description: Frequently Asked Questions

  Keywords: RAN, RA, Resource Adequacy, RA Hours, ISAC, SAC, Schedule 53

  Views: 1034

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  Published On: Jan 25, 2023

• Seasonal Accredited Capacity (SAC) Templates, Calculations & Upcoming SAC Approvals

  Description: This knowledge article pulls together all the content that is available to educate you through the SAC validation process.

  Keywords: RAN, SAC, Resource Adequacy, SAC Template, SAC Calculations, Confirm, Convert

  Views: 133

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  Published On: Jan 25, 2023

• Process for Seasonal Accredited Capacity (SAC) Resolution

  Description: This process should be used if you have identified or perceive a potential difference in Seasonal Accredited Capacity (SAC) values from what MISO has.

  Keywords: SAC, Seasonal Accredited Capacity, MECT, Dispute, Resolution, RA, Resource Adequacy

  Views: 194

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  Published On: Dec 14, 2022

• How to Create a Zonal Resource Credit (ZRC)

  Description: How to Create a Zonal Resource Credit (ZRC) in the MECT tool.

  Keywords: ZRC, Zonal Resource Credit, MECT, Resource Adequacy

  Views: 58

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  Published On: Dec 19, 2022

• How to Access Seasonal Accredited Capacity (SAC) Data

  Description: Instructions on how to get your Seasonal Accredited Data that was used to calculate unit SAC values.

  Keywords: SAC, MECT, RA, DATA

  Views: 95

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  Published On: Jan 25, 2023

• How to Renew a Behind-the-Meter Generator in MECT

  Description: Step-by-step process on to renew a Behind-the-Meter Generator.

  Keywords: RA, MECT, BTMG, Renew

  Views: 16

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  Published On: Jan 13, 2023

• How to Renew a Demand Response Resource in MECT

  Description: Step-by-step guide on Renewing a Demand Response Resource

  Keywords: Renew, Demand Response Resource, RA, MECT

  Views: 22

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  Published On: Jan 25, 2023

• How to Renew an External Resource in MECT

  Description: Step-by-step guide on how to renew an External Resource in MECT.

  Keywords: Renew, MECT, External Resource, RA

  Views: 14

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  Published On: Jan 13, 2023

• How to Renew an Energy Efficiency in MECT

  Description: Step-by-step guide on how to renew an Energy Efficiency.

  Keywords: MECT, Renew, Energy Efficiency, Resource Adequacy

  Views: 9

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  Published On: Jan 25, 2023

• How many Zonal Resource Credits (ZRC) may I convert from my resource's Schedule 53 Seasonal Accredited Capacity (SAC) when the resource's SAC is greater than its ICAP?

  Description: Below are three examples of various levels of NRIS for a resource that has SAC greater than their ICAP.

  Keywords: Zonal Resource Credits, RAN, SAC, RA, ICAP

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  Published On: Feb 8, 2023

• What is my Day-Ahead Market Must Offer obligation if my resource's Schedule 53 Seasonal Accredited Capacity (SAC) is greater than my ICAP?

  Description: Explanation and Example of Day-Ahead Must Offers if a Schedule 53 Resources SAC is greater than ICAP.

  Keywords: Must Offer, RA, SAC, Schedule 53, ICAP

  Views: 87

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  Published On: Feb 8, 2023

• How to Convert Seasonal Accredited Capacity (SAC) associated with Energy Resource Service (ERIS) into Zonal Resource Credits (ZRC)

  Description: How to Convert Seasonal Accredited Capacity (SAC) associated with Energy Resource Service (ERIS) into Zonal Resource Credits (ZRC)

  Keywords: Resource Adequacy, SAC, ERIS, ZRC

  Views: 114

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  Published On: Feb 23, 2023

• How to Submit Retail Choice Switching

  Description: How to Submit Retail Choice Switching

  Keywords: Resource Adequacy, Submit Retail Choice Switching

  Views: 14

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  Published On: Mar 14, 2023

• What's New for 2023 OMS-MISO Survey

  Description: New functionalities available for 2023.

  Keywords: Resource Adequacy, OMS, OMS Survey, MECT

  Views: 33

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  Published On: Mar 16, 2023

• How to Submit the MISO-OMS Survey

  Description: How to Submit the MISO-OMS Survey

  Keywords: Resource Adequacy, OMS, OMS Survey,

  Views: 15

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  Published On: Mar 21, 2023