Common use of Control Area to Control Area Clause in Contracts

Control Area to Control Area. For those situations where one or more CAs are being, or have been incorporated into an Operating Entity’s footprint after the freeze date, there will be a Flowgate analysis performed to determine which Flowgates impacted by those CAs will be included in the list of Coordinated Flowgates. The Operating Entity will analyze transactions between each new CA and the existing market, as well as between each CA/CA permutation (if more than one CA is moving into the footprint). OTDF Flowgates will be analyzed with the contingent element out of service. This study will use Transfer Distribution Factors (TDFs) from the IDC and offline studies utilizing MUST capabilities. Flowgates that are impacted by greater than 5% as determined by the IDC will be considered a Coordinated Flowgate.

Control Area to Control Area. For those situations where one or more CAs are being, or have been incorporated into an Operating Entity’s Entity‟s footprint after the freeze date, there will be a Flowgate analysis performed to determine which Flowgates impacted by those CAs will be included in the list of Coordinated Flowgates. The Operating Entity will analyze transactions between each new CA and the existing market, as well as between each CA/CA permutation (if more than one CA is moving into the footprint). OTDF Flowgates will be analyzed with the contingent element out of service. This study will use Transfer Distribution Factors (TDFs) from the IDC and offline studies utilizing MUST capabilities. Flowgates that are impacted by greater than 5% as determined by the IDC will be considered a Coordinated Flowgate.