Requested
Client Action: Mark Your
Calendar
Date of
Distribution:
April 5,
2007
Categories: Legal/
Regulatory
Subject: Compliance with NERC Reliability
Standards
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Summary: The CAISO is convening a legal working
group to address joint compliance responsibilities and obligations under the TOP
Reliability Standards and to develop delegation agreements and/or other indicia
of understanding as to overlapping tasks and responsibilities. A conference call has been scheduled for
April 10, 2007 to discuss the formation of this
group.
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Main
Text: The
North American Electric Reliability Council (NERC) mandatory reliability
standards will become effective on June 4, 2007. Within the California ISO’s (CAISO)
balancing authority area, there are several entities (including the CAISO) that
are registered as Transmission Operators (TOPs) pursuant to the NERC Functional
Model. NERC Reliability Standards
TOP-001 through TOP-008 contain duties and responsibilities that could be viewed
as equally applicable to all of the entities registered as Transmission
Operators. Therefore, in order to
clarify responsibilities, the Transmission Operators desire to enter into
delegation agreements to identify each party’s
duties.
Furthermore,
beginning on the effective date, the Reliability Standards will carry monetary
penalties for non-compliance that also could be viewed as being applicable to
all jointly registered Transmission Operators, or applicable to entities with
responsibility for operating in accordance with the TOP Reliability Standards
even if not registered as a Transmission Operator. Thus, the affected parties also wish to
enter into delegation agreements to identify who will bear the financial
responsibility of such monetary penalties.
The
CAISO is convening a legal working group to address joint compliance
responsibilities and obligations under the TOP Reliability Standards and to
develop delegation agreements and/or other indicia of understanding as to
overlapping tasks and responsibilities.
An
initial conference call for legal representatives of entities registered (or may
be registered) as Transmission Operators, or entities operating transmission
facilities within the CAISO’s balancing authority area, is scheduled for April
10, 2007 at 3:00 p.m. PDT. All
representatives interested in participating in the call should contact Judi
Sanders (916-608-7143; jsanders@caiso.com) for
further information.
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For More
Information Contact: Judi Sanders (916-608-7143;
jsanders@caiso.com)
The California ISO strives to be a world-class
electric transmission organization built around a globally recognized and
inspired team providing cost-effective and reliable service, well-balanced
energy market mechanisms, and high-quality information for the benefit of our
customers.
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