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Aaron Breidenbaugh <aaron@global2000.net< writes to the NYISO_TECH_EXCHANGE
Discussion List: Greetings, I was surprised today to learn that MSWG is recommending a delay in the implementation of zonal price capped load bidding until the fall, when it can be implemented simultaneously with virtual bidding. The priority assigned to zonal PCLB is a settled issue and one that is not properly before the MSWG or BIC at this time. The NYISO Management and Board have already determined that implementation of zonal PCLB by May is one of the ISO's highest priorities. Implementation of zonal PCLB by this summer is even part of the NYISO Business Plan, Goal and Objectives, and Incentive Compensation plan. In addition, the project prioritization process adopted by the Management Committee has ratified the priority assigned to this critical effort. Apart from sporadic concerns raised by a few generators, there has never been any indication that zonal PCLB should be delayed until virtual bidding can be implemented. Indeed, it appears that the decision by the MSWG to advance this proposal was decided upon at the last meeting of the Virtual Bidding Task Force which does not even have official standing as a NYISO subcommittee. That meeting's material did not in any way indicate that such a major change was being contemplated, let alone that it would be a recommendation to the BIC less than a week later. The Price Responsive Load Coalition strongly supports the ISO's previous decisions to implement zonal PCLB by this summer and views it as a critical component of the state's efforts to engage loads' participation in the market in a meaningful way. We will oppose any efforts to delay implementation simply because some generators raise speculative fears of "manipulation" of the markets by loads. While there may well be merit to implementing zonal PCLB and virtual bidding simultaneously, the proposal now before us threatens to throw the baby out with the bathwater, depriving customers of one of their only means of ameliorating the effects of markets that may not be workably competitive. From both a procedural and substantive perspective, the proposal presented to the BIC is fundamentally defective and must be rejected. Sincerely, Aaron Breidenbaugh Executive Director Price Responsive Load Coalition -- Aaron Breidenbaugh Senior Manager & Editor, ISO Navigator: New York Edition (tm) http://www.iso-navigator.com Navigant Consulting, Inc. 20 Madison Avenue Extension Albany, NY 12203-5326 (518) 456-1082 phone (518) 456-6008 fax (518) 369-7987 cell aaron_breidenbaugh@rmiinc.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ -------------- ISO Navigator: New York Edition (tm) is a publication of Navigant Consulting, Inc. The content and views expressed therein are solely those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the New York Independent System Operator, Inc. or Navigant Consulting, Inc. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ --------------
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