Common use of Metrics for Evaluating Solution to Address Generator Clause in Contracts

Metrics for Evaluating Solution to Address Generator. Deactivation Reliability Need 38.10.4.1 The capital cost estimates for the proposed transmission Generator Deactivation Solution or the cost information submitted by the Initiating Generator or the generation Generator Deactivation Solution, including the accuracy of the proposed estimates. 38.10.4.2 The cost per MW ratio of the proposed transmission Generator Deactivation Solution or the RMR Service Offers of the Initiating Generator or the generation Generator Deactivation Solution. For this evaluation, the ISO will first determine the present worth, in dollars, of the total capital cost of the proposed solution in current year dollars. The ISO will then determine the MW value of the solution by summing the Generator Deactivation Reliability Need, in MW, with the additional improvement, in MW, that the proposed solution offers beyond serving the Generator Deactivation Reliability Need. The ISO will then determine the cost per MW ratio by dividing the present worth of the total capital cost by the MW value. 38.10.4.3 The expandability of the proposed solution. The ISO will consider the impact of the proposed solution on future construction. The ISO will also consider the extent to which any subsequent expansion will continue to use this proposed solution within the context of system expansion. 38.10.4.4 The operability of the proposed solution. The ISO will consider how the proposed solution may affect additional flexibility in operating the system, such as dispatch of generation, access to operating reserves, access to ancillary services, or ability to remove transmission for maintenance. The ISO will also consider how the proposed solution may affect the cost of operating the system, such as how it may affect the need for operating generation out of merit for reliability needs, reducing the need to cycle generation, or providing more balance in the system to respond to system conditions that are more severe than design conditions. 38.10.4.5 The performance of the proposed solution. The ISO will consider how the proposed solution may affect the utilization of the system (e.g. interface flows, percent loading of facilities). 38.10.4.6 The extent to which the Developer of a proposed transmission Generator Deactivation Solution or each generation Generator Deactivation Solution has the property rights, or ability to obtain the property rights, required to implement the solution. The ISO will consider, as applicable, whether the Developer or Market Participant: (i) already possesses property rights or the rights of way necessary to implement the solution; (ii) has completed a transmission routing study or Generator siting study, which (a) identifies, for transmission, a specific routing plan with alternatives, (b) includes a schedule indicating the timing for obtaining siting and permitting, and (c) provides specific attention to sensitive areas (e.g., wetlands, river crossings, protected areas, and schools); or (iii) has specified a plan or approach for determining routing or siting and for acquiring property rights. 38.10.4.7 The potential issues associated with delay in constructing the proposed transmission Generator Deactivation Solution or in entering or in returning to service the Initiating Generator or a generation Generator Deactivation Solution, consistent with the major milestone schedule and the schedule for obtaining any permits and other certifications as required to timely meet the need. 38.10.4.8 The impact on other pending Generator Deactivation Reliability Needs, other system reliability needs, and pending solutions to those needs.