E. VARIABLE ENERGY RESOURCE BALANCING SERVICE 1. APPLICABILITY The rates contained in this rate schedule apply to all wind and solar generating facilities of 200 kW nameplate rated capacity or greater in the BPA Control Area except as provided in section 2.c. of this rate schedule. Variable Energy Resource Balancing Service (“VERBS” or “Balancing Service”) is comprised of three components: regulating reserves (which compensate for moment-to-moment differences between generation and load), following reserves (which compensate for larger differences occurring over longer periods of time during the hour), and imbalance reserves (which compensate for differences between the generator’s schedule and the actual generation during an hour). Variable Energy Resource Balancing Service is required to help maintain the power system frequency at 60 Hz and to conform to NERC and WECC reliability standards. 2. BALANCING ASSIGNMENT 4 5. a. BALANCING SERVICE RATES (1) Rate for 30/60 Committed Scheduling This rate is applicable to customers taking Balancing Service that commit to receive BPA’s 30-minute signal for each 60-minute schedule period (30/60 committed scheduling) and submit schedules that are consistent with the signal or that result in less imbalance for the scheduling period. (a) Regulating Reserves $0.08 per kilowatt per month (b) Following Reserves $0.32 per kilowatt per month (c) Imbalance Reserves $0.80 per kilowatt per month (2) Rate for 40/15 Committed Scheduling This rate is applicable to customers taking Balancing Service that commit to receive BPA’s 40-minute signal for each 15-minute schedule period (40/15 committed scheduling) and submit
E. VARIABLE ENERGY RESOURCE BALANCING SERVICE 1. APPLICABILITY The rates contained in this rate schedule apply to all wind and solar generating facilities of 200 kW nameplate rated capacity or greater in the BPA Control Area except as provided in section 2.c. of this rate schedule. Variable Energy Resource Balancing Service (“VERBS” or “Balancing Service”) is comprised of three components: regulating reserves (which compensate for moment-to-moment differences between generation and load), following reserves (which compensate for larger differences occurring over longer periods of time during the hour), and imbalance reserves (which compensate for differences between the generator’s schedule and the actual generation during an hour). Variable Energy Resource Balancing Service is required to help maintain the power system frequency at 60 Hz and to conform to NERC and WECC reliability standards. 2. 4 5. a. BALANCING SERVICE RATES (1) Rate for 30/60 Committed Scheduling This rate is applicable to customers taking Balancing Service that commit to receive BPA’s 30-minute signal for each 60-minute schedule period (30/60 committed scheduling) and submit schedules that are consistent with the signal or that result in less imbalance for the scheduling period. (a) Regulating Reserves $0.08 per kilowatt per month (b) Following Reserves $0.32 per kilowatt per month (c) Imbalance Reserves $0.80 per kilowatt per month (2) Rate for 40/15 Committed Scheduling This rate is applicable to customers taking Balancing Service that commit to receive BPA’s 40-minute signal for each 15-minute schedule period (40/15 committed scheduling) and submit BALANCING ASSIGNMENT
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