Members Wednesday approved streamlining the demand response registration process.
Reason for Change: Current rules require Curtailment Service Providers to submit customer names to both the Electric Distribution Company and Load Serving Entity. The EDC and LSE have 10 days to approve or deny the registration. If either rejects the application — for example because they were mistakenly associated with the customer — the process has to begin from the start.
The change was motivated in part by FERC Order 745, which reduced the LSE’s role in the registration process.
Impact: The Market Implementation Committee approved two proposals:
Emergency Registration: The LSE will be removed from the review and notification process; EDCs will continue to do reviews under “Relevant Electric Retail Regulatory Authority” rules.
Economic Registration: The LSE will remain involved but PJM will make administrative changes to simplify the review process. The EDC and LSE review process will be separated to eliminate unnecessary reviews.
An alternative (2b) to remove the LSE from economic registrations, was dropped at the request of Exelon, which had originally proposed it.
The proposals were approved with no objections and five abstentions from Pepco Holdings Inc.
John Brodbeck, of PHI, said his company is concerned that the changes don’t address the fact that DR transactions settle up to 90 days later than Real Time transactions — a lag that impacts balancing operating reserve charges.
PJM contact: Pete Langbein
