RA Shortfall Amount means, for purposes of calculating an RA Deficiency Amountunder Section 3.5(b), the extent, expressed in kW, to which during any month commencing after the RA Guarantee Date, the Net Qualifying Capacity of the Facility for such month able to be shown on Buyer’s monthly or annual Resource Adequacy Plan (as defined in the CAISO Tariff) to the CAISO and CPUC and counted as Resource Adequacy Capacity (as defined in the CAISO Tariff) was less than the Guaranteed RA Amount of the Facility for such month due to (a) the Facility not having achieved Full Capacity Deliverability Status, (b) a Forced Facility Outage, or(c) the CAISO’s reduction in the Net Qualifying Capacity of the Facility due to the Facility’s actual Forced Facility Outage rate (i.e., past performance).
RA Shortfall Amount shall be determined by first, calculating the difference of the Guaranteed RA Amount minus the Delivered RA for each hour of the Relevant Day in the applicable Showing Month and, second, selecting the highest hourly difference for any hour of the Relevant Day in the applicable Showing Month as determined pursuant to step one of this calculation, which such highest hourly value shall be the “RA Shortfall Amount” for purposes of calculating an RA Deficiency Amount for such Showing Month; provided, if the CPUC adopts another methodology for calculating a load serving entity’s procurement deficiencies in Resource Adequacy Benefits for purposes of the Resource Adequacy Requirements, the Parties shall cooperate in good faith to amend this definition to conform to such new methodology in order to preserve to the maximum extent possible the benefits, burdens, and obligations set forth in this definition as of the Effective Date. If the result of the calculation is a negative number, the RA Shortfall Amount shall be deemed to be zero MW for such Showing Month.
RA Shortfall Amount has the meaning set forth in Section 3.8(b).
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For each RA Shortfall Month, Seller shall pay to Buyer the RA Deficiency Amount; provided that Seller may, as an alternative to paying RA Deficiency Amounts, provide Replacement RA in the amount of the RA Shortfall Amount, provided that any Replacement RA capacity is communicated by Seller to Buyer with Replacement RA product information in a written notice substantially in the form of Exhibit M at least seventy-five (75) days before the applicable CPUC Showing Month.
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RA Shortfall Amount means, for purposes of calculating an RA Deficiency Amount under Section 3.8(b), the extent, expressed in kW, to which during any Showing Month commencing after the RA Guarantee Date, the Net Qualifying Capacity of the Facility for such month able to be shown on Buyer’s monthly or annual Resource Adequacy Plan to the CAISO and CPUC and counted as Resource Adequacy Capacity was less than the Guaranteed RA Amount of the Facility for such Showing Month.
RA Shortfall Amount shall be determined by first, calculating the difference of the Guaranteed RA Amount minus the Delivered RA for each hour of the Relevant Day in the applicable Showing Month and, second, selecting the highest hourly difference for any hour of the Relevant Day in the applicable Showing Month as determined pursuant to step one of this calculation, which such highest hourly value shall be the “RA Shortfall Amount” for purposes of calculating an RA Deficiency Amount for such Showing Month; provided, if the CPUC adopts another methodology for calculating a load serving entity’s procurement deficiencies in Resource Adequacy Benefits for purposes of the Resource Adequacy Requirements, the Parties shall cooperate in good faith to amend this definition to conform to such new methodology in order to preserve to the maximum extent possible the benefits, burdens, and obligations set forth in this definition as of the Effective Date. If the result of the calculation is a negative number, the RA Shortfall Amount shall be deemed to be zero MW for such Showing Month. “RA Shortfall Month” means, for purposes of calculating an RA Deficiency Amount, any month commencing after the Commercial Operation Date during which there is an RA Shortfall Amount “Relevant Day” means the peak day(s) of the month, or such other time period, as established by the CPUC for purposes of determining compliance with Resource Adequacy Requirements. “Replacement RA” means Resource Adequacy Benefits, if any, equivalent to those that would have been provided by the Facility with respect to the applicable Showing Month in all respects, including, as applicable, Resource Category and Flexible Capacity Category, and any successor criteria applicable to the Facility, unless Buyer consents to accept Replacement RA from another facility that provides non-equivalent Resource Adequacy Benefits.
RA Shortfall Amount means, for purposes of calculating an RA Deficiency Amount under Section 3.8(b), the extent, expressed in kW, to which during any month commencing after the RA Guarantee Date, the Net Qualifying Capacity of the Facility for such month able to be shown on Buyer’s monthly or annual Resource Adequacy Plan (as defined in the CAISO Tariff) to the CAISO and CPUC and counted as Resource Adequacy Capacity (as defined in the CAISO Tariff) was less than the NQC the Facility would have otherwise qualified for due to (a) the Facility not having achieved Full Capacity Deliverability Status, (b) a Forced Facility Outage, and (c) the CAISO’s reduction in the Net Qualifying Capacity of the Facility due to the Facility’s actual Forced Facility Outage rate (i.e., past performance).