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Participating Load Program Process

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Summary:

The Participating Load Program (Ancillary Services / Supplemental Energy) allows loads to participate as price-responsive demand in the ISO Non-Spinning Reserves, Replacement Reserves, and Supplemental Energy markets. This document outlines the necessary steps for Loads to participate in these ISO markets.

Extract:

The California Independent System Operator (ISO) maintains a Demand responsiveness program identified as the Participating Load Program (Ancillary Services / Supplemental Energy). The program allows loads to participate as price-responsive demand in the ISO Non-Spinning Reserves, Replacement Reserves, and Supplemental Energy markets. This document is prepared to outline the necessary steps for Loads to participate in these ISO markets and will serve to provide Web addresses for documents providing further details. It is important to understand the definition of a load aggregator. Load aggregators, for the purpose of this program, may be a single Load, a municipality or other governmental entity, an Energy Service Provider (ESP), a Scheduling Coordinator (SC), a Utility Distribution Company (UDC), or any other entity representing single or multiple Loads for the purpose of providing Demand reduction service to the ISO.

Document Locations:

• Participating Load (PL) Certification