PRE-DISPATCH ENHANCEMENT PROCESS

Purpose: To conduct a structured process with stakeholder input to develop a recommendation on the following RMR pre-dispatch issues:

1.	Separate election for RMR energy instructed following the close of the Day-Ahead market
2.	Mixing hourly contract and market payment election
3.	Allocating imbalance energy charges for generation electing contract payment that subsequently cannot be delivered
4.	Allowing RMR Owners, instead of Scheduling Coordinators, to make the payment election

ISO Facilitator: Brian Theaker, Manager of Reliability Contracts
ISO Executive Sponsor: Bill Regan, Chief Financial Officer
Expected Participants: RMR Owners, Responsible Utilities, ISO (Operations, Market Operations, Settlements, Contracts & Compliance, Client Services), California Agencies

Proposed Schedule:

Milestone	Date	Goal	
Initial meeting	7/11/00
ISO, Rooms 101 1a & 1b	•	Define the problem;
•	Identify goals and objectives for the project;
•	Define stakeholders' role in the project;
•	Define evaluation criteria;
•	Set the process schedule; 
•	Present and discuss alternative proposals for each of the four issues.	
Second meeting	7/25/00
ISO, Rooms 101 1a & 1b	•	Discuss alternatives, compare to evaluation criteria and develop a draft recommendation.	
Final meeting	8/14/00
ISO, Rooms 101 1a & 1b	•	Finalize the recommendation.	
ISO Management approval of final recommendation	8/16/00	•	ISO Management approves the recommendation.	
ISO circulates draft Tariff language	8/21/00	•	If Tariff changes are needed to implement the recommendation, the ISO will prepare a draft of Tariff language and circulate it to Market Participants.	
Comments on draft Tariff language due	8/25/00	•	Comments due on draft Tariff language	
Board recommendation prepared	8/29/00	•	ISO staff prepares the Board memo outlining Management’s recommendation.	
Board approval sought	9/6-7/00	•	The Board acts on the recommendation.	
DSOW prepared	9/15/00	•	ISO staff prepares the Detailed Scope Of Work for changes to systems needed to implement the Board-approved recommendation.	
Tariff amendment filed	9/15/00	•	If necessary, the ISO files a Tariff amendment to implement the recommendation. 	
Market Simulation	11/15/00	•	Market simulation trials on the new systems begin.	
New systems implemented	12/1/00	•	The new systems go into production.	

Please notify Arlene Lester (alester@caiso.com; 916-608-5863) if you will be participating in this process.   

Meeting invitations will be sent out two weeks in advance of the next meeting, with RSVPs requested one week in advance of the next meeting.