Common use of Reliability Functions Clause in Contracts

Reliability Functions. The Standard May Apply to the Following Functions (Check box for each one that applies.) Reliability Coordinator Responsible for the real-time operating reliability of its Reliability Coordinator Area in coordination with its neighboring Reliability Coordinator’s wide area view. Balancing Authority Integrates resource plans ahead of time and maintains load-interchange-resource balance within a Balancing Authority Area and supports Interconnection frequency in real time. Interchange Coordinator Ensures communication of interchange transactions for reliability evaluation purposes and coordinates implementation of valid and balanced interchange schedules between Balancing Authority Areas. Planning Coordinator Assesses the longer-term reliability of its Planning Coordinator Area. Transmission Service Provider Administers the transmission tariff and provides transmission services under applicable transmission service agreements (e.g., the pro forma tariff). Transmission Owner Owns and maintains transmission facilities. Transmission Operator Ensures the Real-time operating reliability of the transmission assets within a Transmission Operator Area. Transmission Planner Develops a >one year plan for the reliability of the interconnected Bulk Electric System within its portion of the Planning Coordinator area. Resource Planner Develops a >one year plan for the resource adequacy of its specific loads within a Planning Coordinator area. Generator Operator Operates generation unit(s) to provide real and reactive power. Generator Owner Owns and maintains generation facilities. Purchasing-Selling Entity Purchases or sells energy, capacity, and necessary reliability-related services as required. Distribution Provider Delivers electrical energy to the End-use customer. Load-Serving Entity Secures energy and transmission service (and reliability-related services) to serve the End-use Customer.

Reliability Functions. The Standard May will Apply to the Following Functions (Check box for each one that applies.) Reliability Coordinator Responsible for the real-time operating reliability of its Reliability Coordinator Area area and in coordination with its neighboring Reliability Coordinatorreliability coordinator’s wide wide- area view. Balancing Authority Integrates resource plans ahead of time time, and maintains load-load- interchange-resource balance within a Balancing Authority Area its metered boundary and supports Interconnection system frequency in real time. Interchange Coordinator Ensures communication of interchange transactions for reliability evaluation purposes and coordinates implementation of Authority Authorizes valid and balanced interchange schedules between Balancing Authority Areasschedules. Planning Coordinator Assesses the longer-term reliability of its Planning Coordinator Area. Transmission Service Provider Administers the transmission tariff area and provides transmission services under applicable transmission service agreements (e.g., the pro forma tariff). Transmission Owner Owns and maintains transmission facilities. Transmission Operator Ensures the Real-time operating reliability of the transmission assets within a Transmission Operator Area. Transmission Planner Develops a >one year plan for the reliability of the interconnected Bulk Electric System within its portion of the Planning Coordinator neighboring area. Resource Planner Develops a long-term (>one year year) plan for the resource adequacy of its specific loads within a Planning Coordinator planning coordinator’s area. Transmission Planner Develops a long-term (>one year) plan for the reliability of transmission systems within its portion of the planning coordinator area. Transmission Service Provider Provides transmission services to qualified market participants under applicable transmission service agreements Transmission Owner Owns transmission facilities. Transmission Operator Operates and maintains the transmission facilities, and executes switching orders. Distribution Provider Provides and operates the “wires” between the transmission system and the customer. Generator Owner Owns and maintains generation unit(s). Generator Operator Operates generation unit(s) to provide real and reactive powerperforms the functions of supplying energy and interconnected operations services. Generator Owner Owns and maintains generation facilities. Purchasing-Purchasing- Selling Entity Purchases The function of purchasing or sells selling energy, capacity, and all necessary reliability-related interconnected operations services as required. Distribution Provider Delivers electrical energy Market Operator Integrates energy, capacity, balancing, and transmission resources to the Endachieve an economic, reliability-use customerconstrained dispatch. Load-Serving Entity Secures energy and transmission service (and reliability-related generation services) to serve the End-use Customer.end user. NERC Reliability and Market Interface Principles

Reliability Functions. The Standard May will Apply to the Following Functions (Check box for each one that applies.) Reliability Coordinator Responsible for the real-time operating reliability of its Reliability Coordinator Area area and in coordination with its neighboring Reliability Coordinatorreliability coordinator’s wide wide- area view. Balancing Authority Integrates resource plans ahead of time time, and maintains load-load- interchange-resource balance within a Balancing Authority Area its metered boundary and supports Interconnection system frequency in real time. Interchange Coordinator Ensures communication of interchange transactions for reliability evaluation purposes and coordinates implementation of Authority Authorizes valid and balanced interchange schedules between Balancing Authority Areasschedules. Planning Coordinator Assesses the longer-term reliability of its Planning Coordinator Area. Transmission Service Provider Administers the transmission tariff area and provides transmission services under applicable transmission service agreements (e.g., the pro forma tariff). Transmission Owner Owns and maintains transmission facilities. Transmission Operator Ensures the Real-time operating reliability of the transmission assets within a Transmission Operator Area. Transmission Planner Develops a >one year plan for the reliability of the interconnected Bulk Electric System within its portion of the Planning Coordinator neighboring area. Resource Planner Develops a long-term (>one year year) plan for the resource adequacy of its specific loads within a Planning Coordinator planning coordinator’s area. Transmission Planner Develops a long-term (>one year) plan for the reliability of transmission systems within its portion of the planning coordinator area. Transmission Service Provider Provides transmission services to qualified market participants under applicable transmission service agreements Transmission Owner Owns transmission facilities. Transmission Operator Operates and maintains the transmission facilities, and executes switching orders. Distribution Provider Provides and operates the “wires” between the transmission system and the customer. Generator Owner Owns and maintains generation unit(s). Generator Operator Operates generation unit(s) to provide real and reactive powerperforms the functions of supplying energy and interconnected operations services. Generator Owner Owns and maintains generation facilities. Purchasing-Purchasing- Selling Entity Purchases The function of purchasing or sells selling energy, capacity, and all necessary reliability-related interconnected operations services as required. Distribution Provider Delivers electrical energy Market Operator Integrates energy, capacity, balancing, and transmission resources to the Endachieve an economic, reliability-use customerconstrained dispatch. Load-Serving Entity Secures energy and transmission service (and reliability-related generation services) to serve the End-use Customerend user. NERC Reliability and Market Interface Principles Applicable Reliability Principles (Check box for all that apply.)