Requested Client Action:  Information Only

Date of Distribution:  April 20, 2007 

Categories:  ISO News and Information

 

Subject/ Title:  Information Products and Service Project – Quarter 1, 2007 Status Report

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Summary:  The California ISO (CAISO) has posted its Information Products and Services (IP&S) Project Quarter 1, 2007 Status Report to its website for stakeholder information and review.  ___________________________________________________

 

Main Text:  In 2006, the CAISO conducted stakeholder interviews and solicited stakeholder feedback on potential new or enhanced CAISO information offerings to improve the way we share information with our stakeholders.  Based on the needs identified and ranked by stakeholders, the CAISO developed the IP&S Project Final Plan, available at at http://www.caiso.com/18be/18beea0b53cf0.pdf, to address the high-priority and frequently mentioned items. 

 

The CAISO is committed to provide quarterly status report on the progress of the IP&S Project.  CAISO has posted its IP&S Project Quarter 1 Status Report to its website for stakeholder information and review at: http://www.caiso.com/1870/1870b0752e840.html. 

 

Below are the highlights of the accomplishment made during the first quarter of 2007:

 

·     Item 50 – Improve Website Organization:  During the last part of 2006, the CAISO consolidated the Firm Transmission Rights (FTR) information under the Markets / Scheduling / Transmission Scheduling area of the website in direct response to this item.  The CAISO has also implemented an annual review process of its content, and continues to evaluate organization of the website content as an on-going effort to improve visitor’s ability to find information.

 

·     Item 75 – Provide Complete Listing of Operating Procedures:  In April, the CAISO began publishing an index of all operating procedures that are publicly available on its website at http://www.caiso.com/1bbc/1bbcbed323830.pdf, and will update this index each time it posts a new or updated operating procedure.  The CAISO believes that including confidential or restricted access operating procedures in the index will create a number of inquiries that the CAISO will not be able to address due to the procedures security restrictions.

 

·     Item 128 – Shorten Market Notice Subject line:  The CAISO will shorten the Market Notice subject line effective May 4, 2007 to allow message recipients to more easily scan their messages and identify notices of importance and relevance to them.

 

·     Market Participant Portal – In April, 2007, the CAISO introduced a prototype of the Market Participant Portal to a subset of Market Participants to seek comment and feedback on the general design and functionality.  The project is ongoing and expects to implement the Portal in Q3.

 

Please provide any comments on the status report to aagustin@caiso.com.

 

The CAISO will continue to provide a quarterly updates on the initiatives identified in the IP&S Project Final Plan by e-mail and on its website. ___________________________________________________

 

For More Information Contact:  Anthony Agustin, (916) 608-7049 or aagustin@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.