Metering Requirements

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Participants in the Forward Capacity Market (FCM) must conform to standards and requirements for metering (measurement) and telemetering (data transmission) for dispatch, market settlement, and other factors:

Specific telemetering and meter data reporting requirements for capacity resource types other than import capacity resources are described in ISO Operating Procedure No. 18 (OP 18), Metering and Telemetering Criteria.
Import capacity resources are subject to the requirements of their native control areas.
For demand capacity resources, also see Manual M-MVDR, Measurement and Verification of On-Peak Demand Resources and Seasonal Peak Demand Resources.

Deadlines

Data are required to be submitted electronically in real time, except for on-peak and seasonal-peak demand capacity resources, import capacity resources, and settlement-only generators. (See ISO Operating Procedure No. 18, Metering and Telemetering Criteria.)
Revenue quality data must be submitted before correction deadlines, as described in Section 6 of Manual M-28, Market Rule 1 Accounting.

More Information

Operating Procedure No. 14, Technical Requirements for Generators, Demand Resources, Asset Related Demands, and Alternative Technology Regulation Resources
Demand Resource Market Interface User Guide
Market Rule 1, Section III.13.1.4, Demand Capacity Resources