depend on the Flexible RA category for which the resource wishes to qualify, as described in the recently-approved CAISO FRAC-MOO proposal. The DRP must receive advance notification as specified in the applicable tariff. For example, a resource with a tariff that requires four hours of advance notice must still receive at least four hours’ notice of the test dispatch in order for the test to be accepted by the Commission. If there is an applicable CAISO test for a given DR resource qualifying as Flexible, System, or Local RA, then that test data is required to be submitted by the LSE showing the resource in its RA compliance filing, and is sufficient to meet Commission testing requirements. For example, the testing proposed in the CAISO FRAC-MOO initiative would apply to DR resources wishing to qualify as Flexible RA, if adopted by FERC. If there is not an applicable CAISO test, then the LSE must test performance in accordance with the following requirements, and submit the results to the Commission along with its RA compliance filings: For Flexible RA resources, testing must comply with the requirements discussed above, such as two-hour testing. It must occur within a three-month period chosen by the demand response provider, with the date and time randomly selected by the LSE (within the date and time constraints of the DR resource, as described in its tariff). System and Local RA resources must submit to similar testing; however, this testing may be conducted at a time of the operator’s own choosing, rather than at a time selected by the CAISO. The timing shall nevertheless be constrained to the standard availability assessment hours that apply to System and Local RA resources. Successful testing to qualify as Flexible RA will be deemed sufficient for qualification as System and Local RA, provided that the program design complies with those product types. Namely, the program must be available during at least four of the standard availability assessment hours each day to
depend on the Flexible RA category for which the resource wishes to qualify, as described in the recently-approved CAISO FRAC-MOO proposal. The DRP must receive advance notification as specified in the applicable tariff. For example, a resource with a tariff that requires four hours of advance notice must still receive at least four hours’ notice of the test dispatch in order for the test to be accepted by the Commission. If there is an applicable CAISO test for a given DR resource qualifying as Flexible, System, or Local RA, then that test data is required to be submitted by the LSE showing the resource in its RA compliance filing, and is sufficient to meet Commission testing requirements. For example, the testing proposed in the CAISO FRAC-MOO initiative would apply to DR resources wishing to qualify as Flexible RA, if adopted by FERC. If there is not an applicable CAISO test, then the LSE must test performance in accordance with the following requirements, and submit the results to the Commission along with its RA compliance filings: For Flexible RA resources, testing must comply with the requirements discussed above, such as two-hour testing. It must occur within a three-month period chosen by the demand response provider, with the date and time randomly selected by the LSE (within the date and time constraints of the DR resource, as described in its tariff). System and Local RA resources must submit to similar testing; however, this testing may be conducted at a time of the operator’s own choosing, rather than at a time selected by the CAISO. The timing shall nevertheless be constrained to the standard availability assessment hours that apply to System and Local RA resources. Successful testing to qualify as Flexible RA will be deemed sufficient for qualification as System and Local RA, provided that the program design complies with those product types. Namely, the program must be available during at least four of the standard availability assessment hours each day to
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