MOD03002:FlowgateMethodologyNERCipedia

Purpose
Toincreaseconsistencyandreliabilityinthedevelopmentanddocumentationoftransfercapability
calculationsforshorttermuseperformedbyentitiesusingtheFlowgateMethodologytosupport
analysisandsystemoperations.
Applicability
EachTransmissionOperatorthatusestheFlowgateMethodologytosupportthecalculationof
AvailableFlowgateCapabilities(AFCs)onFlowgates.
EachTransmissionServiceProviderthatusestheFlowgateMethodologytocalculateAFCson
Flowgates.
ProposedEffectiveDate
ThedateuponwhichMOD03001iscurrentlyscheduledtobecomeeffective.
Requirements
R1.TheTransmissionServiceProvidershallincludeinitsAvailableTransfer
CapabilityImplementationDocument(ATCID):[ViolationRiskFactor:ToBeDetermined]
[TimeHorizon:OperationsPlanning]
R1.1.ThecriteriausedbytheTransmissionOperatortoidentifysetsofTransmissionFacilitiesas
FlowgatesthataretobeconsideredinAvailableFlowgateCapability(AFC)calculations.
R1.2.Thefollowinginformationonhowsourceandsinkfortransmissionserviceisaccountedforin
AFCcalculationsincluding:
R1.2.1.DefineifthesourceusedforAFCcalculationsisobtainedfromthesourcefieldorthePointof
Receipt(POR)fieldofthetransmissionreservation.
R1.2.2.DefineifthesinkusedforAFCcalculationsisobtainedfromthesinkfieldorthePointof
Delivery(POD)fieldofthetransmissionreservation.
R1.2.3.Thesource/sinkorPOR/PODidentificationandmappingtothemodel.
R1.2.4.IftheTransmissionServiceProvidersAFCcalculationprocessinvolvesagroupingof
generators,theATCIDmustidentifyhowthesegeneratorsparticipateinthegroup.
R2.TheTransmissionOperatorshallperformthefollowing:[ViolationRiskFactor:ToBeDetermined]
[TimeHorizon:OperationsPlanning]

R2.1.IncludeFlowgatesusedintheAFCprocessbased,ataminimum,onthefollowingcriteria:
R2.1.1.ResultsofafirstContingencytransferanalysisforATCPathsinternaltoaTransmission
OperatorssystemuptothepathcapabilitysuchthatataminimumthefirstthreelimitingElements
andtheirworstassociatedContingencycombinationswithanOTDFofatleast5%andwithin
theTransmissionOperatorssystemareincludedasFlowgates.
R2.1.1.1.UsefirstContingencycriteriaconsistentwiththosefirstContingencycriteriausedinplanning
ofoperationsfortheapplicabletimeperiods,includinguseofSpecialProtectionSystems.
R2.1.1.2.OnlythemostlimitingelementinaseriesconfigurationneedstobeincludedasaFlowgate.
R2.1.1.3.IfanylimitingelementiskeptwithinitslimitforitsassociatedworstContingencybyoperating
withinthelimitsofanotherFlowgate,thennonewFlowgateneedstobeestablishedforsuchlimiting
elementsorContingencies.
R2.1.2.ResultsofafirstContingencytransferanalysisfromalladjacentBalancingAuthoritysource
andsink(asdefinedintheATCID)combinationsuptothepathcapabilitysuchthatataminimumthe
firstthreelimitingElementsandtheirworstassociatedContingencycombinationswithan
OutageTransferDistributionFactor(OTDF)ofatleast5%andwithintheTransmissionOperators
systemareincludedasFlowgatesunlesstheinterfacebetweensuchadjacentBalancingAuthoritiesis
accountedforusinganotherATCmethodology.
R2.1.2.1.UsefirstContingencycriteriaconsistentwiththosefirstContingencycriteriausedinplanning
ofoperationsfortheapplicabletimeperiods,includinguseofSpecialProtectionSystems.
R2.1.2.2.OnlythemostlimitingelementinaseriesconfigurationneedstobeincludedasaFlowgate.
R2.1.2.3.IfanylimitingelementiskeptwithinitslimitforitsassociatedworstContingencybyoperating
withinthelimitsofanotherFlowgate,thennonewFlowgateneedstobeestablishedforsuchlimiting
elementsorContingencies.
R2.1.3.AnylimitingElement/ContingencycombinationatleastwithinitsReliabilityCoordinatorsArea
thathasbeensubjectedtoanInterconnectionwidecongestionmanagementprocedurewithinthelast
12months,unlessthelimitingElement/ContingencycombinationisaccountedforusinganotherATC
methodologyorwascreatedtoaddresstemporaryoperatingconditions.
R2.1.4.AnylimitingElement/ContingencycombinationwithintheTransmissionmodelthathasbeen
requestedtobeincludedbyanyotherTransmissionServiceProviderusingtheFlowgateMethodology
orAreaInterchangeMethodology,where:
R2.1.4.1.ThecoordinationofthelimitingElement/Contingencycombinationisnotalreadyaddressed
throughadifferentmethodology,and

AnygeneratorwithintheTransmissionServiceProvidersareahasatleasta5%Power
TransferDistributionFactor(PTDF)orOutageTransferDistributionFactor
(OTDF)impactontheFlowgatewhendeliveredtotheaggregateloadofitsownarea,or
AtransferfromanyBalancingAreawithintheTransmissionServiceProvidersareatoa
BalancingAreaadjacenthasatleasta5%PTDForOTDFimpactontheFlowgate.
TheTransmissionOperatormayutilizedistributionfactorslessthan5%ifdesired.
R2.1.4.2.ThelimitingElement/ContingencycombinationisincludedintherequestingTransmission
ServiceProvidersmethodology.
R2.2.Ataminimum,establishalistofFlowgatesbycreating,modifying,ordeletingFlowgate
definitionsatleastoncepercalendaryear.
R2.3.Ataminimum,establishalistofFlowgatesbycreating,modifying,ordeletingFlowgatesthat
havebeenrequestedaspartofR2.1.4withinthirtycalendardaysfromtherequest.
R2.4.EstablishtheTFCofeachofthedefinedFlowgatesasequalto:
Forthermallimits,theSystemOperatingLimit(SOL)oftheFlowgate.
Forvoltageorstabilitylimits,theflowthatwillrespecttheSOLoftheFlowgate.
R2.5.Ataminimum,establishtheTFConcepercalendaryear.
R2.5.1.IfnotifiedofachangeintheRatingbytheTransmissionOwnerthatwouldaffecttheTFCofa
flowgateusedintheAFCprocess,theTFCshouldbeupdatedwithinsevencalendardaysofthe
notification.
R2.6.ProvidetheTransmissionServiceProviderwiththeTFCswithinsevencalendardaysoftheir
establishment.
R3.TheTransmissionOperatorshallmakeavailabletotheTransmissionServiceProvider
aTransmissionmodeltodetermineAvailableFlowgateCapability(AFC)thatmeetsthefollowing
criteria:[ViolationRiskFactor:ToBeDetermined][TimeHorizon:OperationsPlanning]
R3.1.ContainsgenerationFacilityRatings,suchasgenerationmaximumandminimumoutputlevels,
specifiedbytheGeneratorOwnersoftheFacilitieswithinthemodel.
R3.2.UpdatedatleastonceperdayforAFCcalculationsforintraday,nextday,anddaystwothrough
30.
R3.3.UpdatedatleastoncepermonthforAFCcalculationsformonthstwothrough13.
R3.4.ContainsmodelingdataandsystemtopologyfortheFacilitieswithinitsReliabilityCoordinators

Area.EquivalentrepresentationofradiallinesandFacilities161kVorbelowisallowed.
R3.5.Containsmodelingdataandsystemtopology(orequivalentrepresentation)forimmediately
adjacentandbeyondReliabilityCoordinationAreas.
R4.WhencalculatingAFCs,theTransmissionServiceProvidershallrepresenttheimpact
ofTransmissionServiceasfollows:[ViolationRiskFactor:ToBeDetermined][Time
Horizon:OperationsPlanning]
Ifthesource,asspecifiedintheATCID,hasbeenidentifiedinthereservationanditisdiscretely
modeledintheTransmissionServiceProvidersTransmissionmodel,usethediscretelymodeled
pointasthesource.
Ifthesource,asspecifiedintheATCID,hasbeenidentifiedinthereservationandthepointcanbe
mappedtoanequivalenceoraggregaterepresentationintheTransmissionServiceProviders
Transmissionmodel,usethemodeledequivalenceoraggregateasthesource.
Ifthesource,asspecifiedintheATCID,hasbeenidentifiedinthereservationandthepointcannot
bemappedtoadiscretelymodeledpointoranequivalencerepresentationintheTransmission
ServiceProvidersTransmissionmodel,usetheimmediatelyadjacentBalancingAuthority
associatedwiththeTransmissionServiceProviderfromwhichthepoweristobereceivedasthe
source.
Ifthesource,asspecifiedintheATCID,hasnotbeenidentifiedinthereservationusethe
immediatelyadjacentBalancingAuthorityassociatedwiththeTransmissionServiceProviderfrom
whichthepoweristobereceivedasthesource.
Ifthesink,asspecifiedintheATCID,hasbeenidentifiedinthereservationanditisdiscretely
modeledintheTransmissionServiceProvidersTransmissionmodel,usethediscretelymodeled
pointasthesink.
Ifthesink,asspecifiedintheATCID,hasbeenidentifiedinthereservationandthepointcanbe
mappedtoanequivalenceoraggregaterepresentationintheTransmissionServiceProviders
Transmissionmodel,usethemodeledequivalenceoraggregateasthesink.
Ifthesink,asspecifiedintheATCID,hasbeenidentifiedinthereservationandthepointcannotbe
mappedtoadiscretelymodeledpointoranequivalencerepresentationintheTransmission
ServiceProvidersTransmissionmodel,usetheimmediatelyadjacentBalancingAuthority
associatedwiththeTransmissionServiceProviderreceivingthepowerasthesink.
Ifthesink,asspecifiedintheATCID,hasnotbeenidentifiedinthereservationusetheimmediately
adjacentBalancingAuthorityassociatedwiththeTransmissionServiceProviderreceivingthepower
asthesink.
R5.WhencalculatingAFCs,theTransmissionServiceProvidershall:[ViolationRiskFactor:ToBe
Determined][TimeHorizon:OperationsPlanning]
R5.1.UsethemodelsprovidedbytheTransmissionOperator.

R5.2.IncludeinthetransmissionmodelexpectedgenerationandTransmissionoutages,additions,
andretirementswithinthescopeofthemodelasspecifiedintheATCIDandineffectduringthe
applicableperiodoftheAFCcalculationfortheTransmissionServiceProvidersarea,alladjacent
TransmissionServiceProviders,andanyTransmissionServiceProviderswithwhichcoordination
agreementshavebeenexecuted.
R5.3.ForexternalFlowgates,identifiedinR2.1.4,usetheAFCprovidedbytheTransmissionService
ProviderthatcalculatesAFCforthatFlowgate.
R6.WhencalculatingtheimpactofETCforfirmcommitments(ETCFi)foralltimeperiodsfor
aFlowgate,theTransmissionServiceProvidershallsumthefollowing:[ViolationRiskFactor:ToBe
Determined][TimeHorizon:OperationsPlanning]
R6.1.TheimpactoffirmNetworkIntegrationTransmissionService,includingtheimpactsofgeneration
toload,inthemodelreferencedinR5.2fortheTransmissionServiceProvidersarea,basedon:
R6.1.1.Loadforecastforthetimeperiodbeingcalculated,includingNativeLoadandNetworkService
loadR6.1.2.UnitcommitmentandDispatchOrder,toincludealldesignatednetworkresourcesand
otherresourcesthatarecommittedorhavethelegalobligationtorunasspecifiedintheTransmission
ServiceProvidersATCID.
R6.2.TheimpactofanyfirmNetworkIntegrationTransmissionService,includingtheimpactsof
generationtoloadinthemodelreferencedinR5.2andhasadistributionfactorequaltoorgreater
thanthepercentage1usedtocurtailintheInterconnectionwidecongestionmanagementprocedure
usedbytheTransmissionServiceProvider,foralladjacentTransmissionServiceProvidersandany
otherTransmissionServiceProviderswithwhichcoordinationagreementshavebeenexecutedbased
on:
R6.2.1.Loadforecastforthetimeperiodbeingcalculated,includingNativeLoadandNetworkService
load
R6.2.2.UnitcommitmentandDispatchOrder,toincludealldesignatednetworkresourcesandother
resourcesthatarecommittedorhavethelegalobligationtorunasspecifiedintheTransmission
ServiceProvidersATCID.
R6.3.TheimpactofallconfirmedfirmPointtoPointTransmissionServiceexpectedtobescheduled,
includingrolloverrightsforFirmTransmissionServicecontracts,fortheTransmissionService
Providersarea.
R6.4.TheimpactofanyconfirmedfirmPointtoPointTransmissionServiceexpectedtobescheduled,
filteredtoreduceoreliminateduplicateimpactsfromtransactionsusingTransmissionservicefrom
multipleTransmissionServiceProviders,includingrolloverrightsforFirmTransmissionService
2

contractshavingadistributionfactorequaltoorgreaterthanthepercentage2usedtocurtailinthe
InterconnectionwidecongestionmanagementprocedureusedbytheTransmissionServiceProvider,
foralladjacentTransmissionServiceProvidersandanyotherTransmissionServiceProviderswith
whichcoordinationagreementshavebeenexecuted.
R6.5.TheimpactofanyGrandfatheredfirmobligationsexpectedtobescheduledorexpectedtoflow
fortheTransmissionServiceProvidersarea.
R6.6.TheimpactofanyGrandfatheredfirmobligationsexpectedtobescheduledorexpectedtoflow
thathaveadistributionfactorequaltoorgreaterthanthepercentage3usedtocurtailinthe
InterconnectionwidecongestionmanagementprocedureusedbytheTransmissionServiceProvider,
foralladjacentTransmissionServiceProvidersandanyotherTransmissionServiceProviderswith
whichcoordinationagreementshavebeenexecuted.
R6.7.TheimpactofotherfirmservicesdeterminedbytheTransmissionServiceProvider.
R7.WhencalculatingtheimpactofETCfornonfirmcommitments(ETCNFi)foralltimeperiodsfora
FlowgatetheTransmissionServiceProvidershallsum:[ViolationRiskFactor:ToBeDetermined][Time
Horizon:OperationsPlanning]
R7.1.TheimpactofallconfirmednonfirmPointtoPointTransmissionServiceexpectedtobe
scheduledfortheTransmissionServiceProvidersarea.
R7.2.TheimpactofanyconfirmednonfirmPointtoPointTransmissionServiceexpectedtobe
scheduled,filteredtoreduceoreliminateduplicateimpactsfromtransactionsusingTransmission
servicefrommultipleTransmissionServiceProviders,thathaveadistributionfactorequaltoorgreater
thanthepercentage4usedtocurtailintheInterconnectionwidecongestionmanagementprocedure
usedbytheTransmissionServiceProvider,foralladjacentTransmissionServiceProvidersandany
otherTransmissionServiceProviderswithwhichcoordinationagreementshavebeenexecuted.
R7.3.TheimpactofanyGrandfatherednonfirmobligationsexpectedtobescheduledorexpectedto
flowfortheTransmissionServiceProvidersarea.
R7.4.TheimpactofanyGrandfatherednonfirmobligationsexpectedtobescheduledorexpectedto
flowthathaveadistributionfactorequaltoorgreaterthanthepercentage5usedtocurtailinthe
InterconnectionwidecongestionmanagementprocedureusedbytheTransmissionServiceProvider,
foralladjacentTransmissionServiceProvidersandanyotherTransmissionServiceProviderswith
whichcoordinationagreementshavebeenexecuted.
R7.5.TheimpactofnonfirmNetworkIntegrationTransmissionServiceservingLoadwithinthe
TransmissionServiceProvidersarea(i.e.,secondaryservice),toincludeloadgrowth,andlossesnot
otherwiseincludedinTransmissionReliabilityMarginorCapacityBenefitMargin.

R7.6.TheimpactofanynonfirmNetworkIntegrationTransmissionService(secondaryservice)witha
distributionfactorequaltoorgreaterthanthepercentage6usedtocurtailintheInterconnectionwide
congestionmanagementprocedureusedbytheTransmissionServiceProvider,filteredtoreduceor
eliminateduplicateimpactsfromtransactionsusingTransmissionservicefrommultipleTransmission
ServiceProviders,foralladjacentTransmissionServiceProvidersandanyotherTransmissionService
Providerswithwhichcoordinationagreementshavebeenexecuted.
R7.7.TheimpactofothernonfirmservicesdeterminedbytheTransmissionServiceProvider.
R8.WhencalculatingfirmAFCforaFlowgateforaspecifiedperiod,theTransmissionServiceProvider
shallusethefollowingalgorithm(subjecttoallocationprocessesdescribedintheATCID):[Violation
RiskFactor:ToBeDetermined][TimeHorizon:OperationsPlanning]
AFCF=TFCETCFiCBMiTRM i+PostbacksFi+counterflowsFi
Where
AFCFisthefirmAvailableFlowgateCapabilityfortheFlowgateforthatperiod.
TFCistheTotalFlowgateCapabilityoftheFlowgate.
ETCFiisthesumoftheimpactsofexistingfirmTransmissioncommitmentsfortheFlowgateduring
thatperiod.
CBMiistheimpactoftheCapacityBenefitMarginontheFlowgateduringthatperiod.
TRMiistheimpactoftheTransmissionReliabilityMarginontheFlowgateduringthatperiod.
PostbacksFiarechangestofirmAFCduetoachangeintheuseofTransmissionServiceforthat
period,asdefinedinBusinessPractices.
counterflowsFiareadjustmentstofirmAFCasdeterminedbytheTransmissionServiceProviderand
specifiedintheirATCID.
R9.WhencalculatingnonfirmAFCforaFlowgateforaspecifiedperiod,theTransmissionService
Providershallusethefollowingalgorithm(subjecttoallocationprocessesdescribedintheATCID):
[ViolationRiskFactor:ToBeDetermined][TimeHorizon:OperationsPlanning]
AFCNF=TFCETCFiETCNFiCBMSiTRM Ui+PostbacksNFi+counterflows
Where
AFCNFisthenonfirmAvailableFlowgateCapabilityfortheFlowgateforthatperiod.
TFCistheTotalFlowgateCapabilityoftheFlowgate.

ETCFiisthesumoftheimpactsofexistingfirmTransmissioncommitmentsfortheFlowgateduring
thatperiod.
ETCNFiisthesumoftheimpactsofexistingnonfirmTransmissioncommitmentsfortheFlowgate
duringthatperiod.
CBMSiistheimpactofanyschedulesduringthatperiodusingCapacityBenefitMargin.
TRMUiistheimpactontheFlowgateoftheTransmissionReliabilityMarginthathasnotbeenreleased
(unreleased)forsaleasnonfirmcapacitybytheTransmissionServiceProviderduringthatperiod.
PostbacksNFiarechangestononfirmAvailableFlowgateCapabilityduetoachangeintheuseof
TransmissionServiceforthatperiod,asdefinedinBusinessPractices.
counterflowsNFareadjustmentstononfirmAFCasdeterminedbytheTransmissionService
ProviderandspecifiedintheirATCID.
R10.EachTransmissionServiceProvidershallrecalculateAFC,utilizingtheupdated
modelsdescribedinR3.2,R3.3,andR5,ataminimumonthefollowingfrequency,unlessnoneofthe
calculatedvaluesidentifiedintheAFCequationhavechanged:[ViolationRiskFactor:ToBe
Determined][TimeHorizon:OperationsPlanning]
R10.1.ForhourlyAFC,onceperhour.TransmissionServiceProvidersareallowedupto175hours
percalendaryearduringwhichcalculationsarenotrequiredtobeperformed,despiteachangeina
calculatedvalueidentifiedintheAFCequation.
R10.2.FordailyAFC,onceperday.
R10.3.FormonthlyAFC,onceperweek.
R11.WhenconvertingFlowgateAFCstoATCsforATCPaths,theTransmissionServiceProvidershall
convertthosevaluesbasedonthefollowingalgorithm:[ViolationRiskFactor:ToBeDetermined][Time
Horizon:OperationsPlanning]
Where
ATCistheAvailableTransferCapability.
PisthesetofpartialAvailableTransferCapabilitiesforallimpactedFlowgateshonoredbythe
TransmissionServiceProvideraFlowgateisconsideredimpactedbyapathiftheDistributionFactor
forthatpathisgreaterthanthepercentage7usedtocurtailintheInterconnectionwidecongestion
managementprocedureusedbytheTransmissionServiceProvideronanOTDFFlowgateorPTDF
Flowgate.

PATCnisthepartialAvailableTransferCapabilityforapathrelativetoaFlowgaten.
AFCnistheAvailableFlowgateCapabilityofaFlowgaten.
DF npisthedistributionfactorforFlowgatenrelativetopathp.
Measures
M1.EachTransmissionServiceProvidershallprovideitsATCIDandotherevidence(suchaswritten
documentation)toshowthatitsATCIDcontainsthecriteriausedbytheTransmissionOperatorto
identifysetsofTransmissionFacilitiesasFlowgatesandinformationonhowsourcesandsinksare
accountedforinAFCcalculations.(R1)
M2.TheTransmissionOperatorshallprovideevidence(suchasstudiesandworkingpapers)thatall
FlowgatesthatmeetthecriteriadescribedinR2.1areconsideredinitsAFCcalculations.(R2.1)
M3.TheTransmissionOperatorshallprovideevidence(suchaslogs)thatitupdateditslist
ofFlowgatesatleastoncepercalendaryear.(R2.2)
M4.TheTransmissionOperatorshallprovideevidence(suchaslogsanddatedrequests)that
itupdatedthelistofFlowgateswithinthirtycalendardaysfromarequest.(R2.3)
M5.TheTransmissionOperatorshallprovideevidence(suchasdataormodels)thatitdeterminedthe
TFCforeachFlowgateasdefinedinR2.4.(R2.4)
M6.TheTransmissionOperatorshallprovideevidence(suchaslogs)thatitestablishedtheTFCsfor
eachFlowgateinaccordancewiththetimingdefinedinR2.5.(R2.5)
M7.TheTransmissionOperatorshallprovideevidence(suchaslogsandelectroniccommunication)
thatitprovidedtheTransmissionServiceProviderwithupdatedTFCswithinsevencalendardaysof
theirdetermination.(R2.6)
M8.TheTransmissionOperatorshallprovideevidence(suchaswrittendocumentation,logs,models,
anddata)thattheTransmissionmodelusedtodetermineAFCscontainstheinformationspecifiedin
R3.(R3)
M9.TheTransmissionServiceProvidershallprovideevidence(suchaswrittendocumentationand
data)thatthemodelingofpointtopointreservationswasbasedontherulesdescribedinR4.(R4)
M10.TheTransmissionServiceProvidershallprovideevidenceincludingthemodelsreceivedfrom
TransmissionOperatorsandotherevidence(suchasdocumentationanddata)toshowthatitused
theTransmissionOperatorsmodelsincalculatingAFC.(R5.1)
M11.TheTransmissionServiceProvidershallprovideevidence(suchaswritten

documentation,electroniccommunications,anddata)thatallexpectedgenerationandTransmission
outages,additions,andretirementswereincludedintheAFCcalculationasspecifiedinthe
ATCID.(R5.2)
M12.TheTransmissionServiceProvidershallprovideevidence(suchaslogs,
electroniccommunications,anddata)thatAFCsprovidedbythirdpartiesonexternalFlowgates
wereusedinsteadofthosecalculatedbytheTransmissionOperator.(R5.3)
M13.TheTransmissionServiceProvidershalldemonstratecompliancewithR6byrecalculatingfirm
ETCforanyspecifictimeperiodasdescribedin(MOD001R2),usingtherequirementsdefinedinR6
andwithdatausedtocalculatethespecifiedvalueforthedesignatedtimeperiod.Thedatausedmust
meettherequirementsspecifiedinthisstandardandtheATCID.Toaccountfordifferencesthatmay
occurwhenrecalculatingthevalue(duetomixingautomatedandmanualprocesses),anyrecalculated
valuethatiswithin+/15%or15MW,whicheverisgreater,oftheoriginallycalculatedvalue,is
evidencethattheTransmissionServiceProviderusedtherequirementsdefinedinR6tocalculateits
firmETC.(R6)
M14.TheTransmissionServiceProvidershalldemonstratecompliancewithR7byrecalculatingnon
firmETCforanyspecifictimeperiodasdescribedin(MOD001R2),usingtherequirementsdefinedin
R7andwithdatausedtocalculatethespecifiedvalueforthedesignatedtimeperiod.Thedataused
mustmeettherequirementsspecifiedinthestandardandtheATCID.Toaccountfordifferencesthat
mayoccurwhenrecalculatingthevalue(duetomixingautomatedandmanualprocesses),any
recalculatedvaluethatiswithin+/15%or15MW,whicheverisgreater,oftheoriginallycalculated
value,isevidencethattheTransmissionServiceProviderusedtherequirementsinR7tocalculateits
nonfirmETC.(R7)
M15.EachTransmissionServiceProvidershallproducethesupportingdocumentationfor
theprocessesusedtoimplementthealgorithmthatcalculatesfirmAFCs,asrequiredinR8.Such
documentationmustshowthatonlythevariablesallowedinR8wereusedtocalculatefirmAFCs,and
thattheprocessesusethecurrentvaluesforthevariablesasdeterminedintherequirementsor
definitions.Notethatanyvariablemaylegitimatelybezeroifthevalueisnotapplicableorcalculatedto
bezero(suchascounterflows,TRM,CBM,etc).Thesupportingdocumentationmaybeprovidedin
thesameformandformatasstoredbytheTransmissionServiceProvider.(R8)
M16.EachTransmissionServiceProvidershallproducethesupportingdocumentationfor
theprocessesusedtoimplementthealgorithmthatcalculatesnonfirmAFCs,asrequiredinR9.Such
documentationmustshowthatonlythevariablesallowedinR9wereusedtocalculatenonfirmAFCs,
andthattheprocessesusethecurrentvaluesforthevariablesasdeterminedintherequirementsor
definitions.Notethatanyvariablemaylegitimatelybezeroifthevalueisnotapplicableorcalculatedto
bezero(suchascounterflows,TRM,CBM,etc).Thesupportingdocumentationmaybeprovidedin
thesameformandformatasstoredbytheTransmissionServiceProvider.(R9)

M17.TheTransmissionServiceProvidershallprovideevidence(suchasdocumentation,datedlogs,
anddata)thatitcalculatedAFConthefrequencydefinedinR10.(R10)
M18.TheTransmissionServiceProvidershallprovideevidence(suchasdocumentationand
data)whenconvertingFlowgateAFCstoATCsforATCPaths,itfollowstheproceduredescribedin
R11.(R11)
1.ApercentagelessthanthatusedintheInterconnectionwidecongestionmanagementprocedure
maybeutilized.

2.ApercentagelessthanthatusedintheInterconnectionwidecongestionmanagementprocedure
maybeutilized.

3.ApercentagelessthanthatusedintheInterconnectionwidecongestionmanagementprocedure
maybeutilized

4.ApercentagelessthanthatusedintheInterconnectionwidecongestionmanagementprocedure
maybeutilized.

5.ApercentagelessthanthatusedintheInterconnectionwidecongestionmanagementprocedure
maybeutilized.

6.ApercentagelessthanthatusedintheInterconnectionwidecongestionmanagementprocedure
maybeutilized.

7.ApercentagelessthanthatusedintheInterconnectionwidecongestionmanagementprocedure
maybeutilized.

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