AD19-16, 30-day Notice, Attachment E

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

Docket No. AD19-16-000

Common Metrics Information Collection User Guide Version 1.0
The purpose of this User Guide is to provide instructions and additional clarification for
respondents to complete the Input Spreadsheet as part of the Common Metrics
Information Collection (FERC-922, (OMB Control No. 1902-0262, Expiration Date: to
be determined). Please read these instructions in their entirety before completing the
Information Collection. The instructions are organized as follows:

Contents
I. Submission Deadline ................................................................................................. 21
II. Authorization ............................................................................................................... 2
III.
Intended Audience: Who Should Answer the Information Collection Request?.... 2
IV.
Structure of the Information Collection ................................................................ 32
A. General Information .............................................................................................. 32
B. Where to Send Comments on Public Reporting Burden ............................................ 3
C. The Instructions Worksheet ........................................................................................ 3
D. The Data Worksheets................................................................................................. 3
E. Three Types of Metrics and Three Groups of Respondents .................................... 54
V. How to Complete the Information Collection ........................................................... 65
A. General Directions ................................................................................................. 65
B. Entering Contact Information .................................................................................. 7
C. Reporting Period ...................................................................................................... 8
D. Entering Zonal Data .............................................................................................. 98
VI.
Metrics ..................................................................................................................... 9
Appendix A - Entering Zonal Data ............................................................................... 24
Appendix B - EIA Fuel Codes....................................................................................... 27
Appendix C – Forced Outage Calculations ................................................................... 28
I. Submission Deadline ................................................................................................... 1
II. Authorization ............................................................................................................... 2
III.
Intended Audience: Who Should Answer the Information Collection Request?.... 2
IV.
Structure of the Information Collection .................................................................. 2
A. General Information ................................................................................................ 2
B. The Instructions Worksheet ..................................................................................... 2
C. The Data Worksheets .............................................................................................. 3
D. Three Types of Metrics and Three Groups of Respondents .................................... 4
V. How to Complete the Information Collection ............................................................. 5
A. General Directions ................................................................................................... 5
B. Entering Contact Information .................................................................................. 7
C. Reporting Period ...................................................................................................... 7
D. Entering Zonal Data ................................................................................................ 8
VI.
Metrics ..................................................................................................................... 9
Appendix A - Entering Zonal Data ............................................................................... 23
Appendix B - EIA Fuel Codes....................................................................................... 26
Appendix C – Forced Outage Calculations ................................................................... 27

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Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

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Common Metrics Information Collection User Guide Version 1.0

For any clarifications or for more guidance, please contact Commission staff at:
[email protected]

I.

Submission Deadline

The deadline for sending a completed Information Collection to the Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission (FERC, or the Commission): XX Month 20XX
The associated Input Spreadsheet (FILE NAME HERE) should be filed electronically
through the Commission website. Instructions for electronic filing can be found at this
link: https://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/efiling.asp
II.

Authorization

This Information Collection is authorized in compliance with the requirements of the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C. § 3506(c)(2)(A), by the Office of
Management and Budget under Control No. 1902-0262. The authorization for the
Information Collection expires on [To Be Determined Contingent on OMB Approval].
The Commission has reinstated and revised this Information Collection under the title
FERC-922, Performance Metrics for ISOs, RTOs and Regions Outside ISOs and RTOs.
III.

Intended Audience: Who Should Answer the Information Collection
Request?

Completion of this Information Collection is voluntary, but the Commission encourages
participation by each of the six jurisdictional Regional Transmission
Operators/Independent System Operators (RTOs/ISOs), and by any non-jurisdictional
RTO/ISO or individual utilities in non-RTO/ISO regions that choose to submit responses.
The jurisdictional RTO/ISO entities are: ISO New England Inc. (ISO-NE); New York
Independent System Operator, Inc. (NYISO); PJM Interconnection, L.L.C. (PJM);
Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO); Southwest Power Pool, Inc.
(SPP); and California Independent System Operator Corporation (CAISO). The nonjurisdictional RTOs/ISOs include the Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Alberta
Electric System Operator, and the Independent Electricity System Operator (Ontario).
For purposes of this Information Collection the term “non-RTO/ISO utility” means any
investor-owned utility (IOU), any municipal or cooperative, or any federal governmentowned utility.
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IV.

Structure of the Information Collection
A. General Information

The Information Collection consists of this User Guide and an Input Spreadsheet, which
includes (i) an instructions worksheet followed by (ii) 29 data worksheets, one for each
metric. In order to complete the Information Collection, respondents must input data into
the applicable cells of the data worksheets. Both the User Guide and the Input
Spreadsheet can be found in eLibrary in Docket No. AD19-16-000.
The burden for the FERC-922 is estimated to average 4012 hours per response, including
the time for reviewing instructions, searching existing data sources, gathering and
maintaining the data, and completing and reviewing the collection of information.
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B. Where to Send Comments on Public Reporting Burden
Send comments regarding the burden estimate or any aspect of the collection of
information, including suggestions for reducing burden, to the Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission, 888 First Street NE, Washington, DC 20426 (Attention: Information
Clearance Officer); and to the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of
Management and Budget, Washington, DC 20503 (Attention: Desk Officer for the
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission). No person shall be subject to any penalty if any
collection of information does not display a valid control number (44 U.S.C. § 3512 (a)).

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B. C. The Instructions Worksheet
The instructions worksheet, which is the first tab of the Input Spreadsheet, provides
information about the three groups of metrics, and contains cells for respondents to input
data relevant across all of the subsequent metrics.

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C. D. The Data Worksheets
Each data worksheet has the same format, which consists of header information and data
element information as described below.
1.

Header Information

The balancing authority area respondent name identifies the respondent completing
the Information Collection. The name can be entered once in the instructions worksheet
and then will automatically copy to all subsequent data worksheets. See the Entering
Contact Information section below for more information.
The group number, which references the group within which each metric is categorized,
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appears in each data worksheet in the third row, along with the metric number and metric
name. The groups are identified by color. More information about groups can be found
in the Three Types of Metrics and Three Groups of Respondents section below and in the
instructions worksheet.
Equations for certain metrics, where appropriate, will also appear in select data
worksheets. These equations describe how to calculate the individual metric(s).
The five reporting periods are provided as column headers at the top of the table in each
data worksheet. Reporting periods are explained below in the Reporting Period section.
2.

Data Element Information

Each data worksheet, which features an individual metric, contains corresponding data
elements to assist respondents in providing standardized data inputs for each metric. The
individual data elements are consecutively numbered (e.g., 1.00, 1.01, 1.02) in column
A.1
Column B can contain different types of text depending on the granularity of the data
element. This column can contain either a brief description of the data element; an
equation on how to arithmetically calculate the individual metric; or a title (in bold) of
the data element with a detailed text description.
3.

Other Worksheet Information

Each data worksheet tab identifies the metric by an integer and a brief textual description
(e.g., #1 Reserve Margins, #2 Heat Rates).
Some data worksheets contain formulas that copy data from a previous data worksheet or
perform calculations on data provided within that data worksheet. Respondents should
not enter data into these cells, as they are self-populating. These cells are identified in
two ways:
• The cells are labeled as either “Automatically calculated” or “Automatically
copied from...” in the column B description for that data element; and
• The data entry cells in rows with automatic calculations are shaded gray.

1

When referenced below, these data elements will be designated in parenthesis
and correspond to the Input Spreadsheet.
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D. E. Three Types of Metrics and Three Groups of Respondents
The metrics are separated into three groups based on their applicability to respondents.
The three groups are:
Group 1: Administrative and Descriptive Metrics
• All RTOs/ISOs and non-RTO/ISO utilities should complete this group of
metrics.
• This group includes Metric #1 through Metric #7.
• Non-RTO/ISO utilities should complete this group of metrics with data that
correspond to the individual balancing authority areas in which they operate.
Non-RTO/ISO utilities that operate in more than one balancing authority area
should submit a separate Input Spreadsheet for each balancing authority area in
which they operate.
• Worksheets for this group of metrics are identified with a yellow tab.
Group 2: Energy Market Metrics
• All RTOs/ISOs should complete this group of metrics.
• This group of metrics includes Metric #8 through Metric #19.
• Worksheets for this group of metrics are identified with a green tab.
Group 3: Capacity Market Metrics
• All RTOs/ISOs that operate centralized capacity markets should complete this
group of metrics.
• This group of metrics includes Metric #20 through Metric #29.
• This group of metrics may require detailed information that should be reported
at the zonal level, or sub-RTO/ISO level, where applicable.
• Instructions on adding additional rows to a worksheet in order to accommodate
additional zones are explained in Appendix A.

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• Worksheets for this group of metrics are identified with a blue tab.
V.

How to Complete the Information Collection
A.

General Directions

This section explains the reporting period and describes how to: (1) complete the
Information Collection; (2) enter contact information; (3) format data entry for each data
element; and (4) modify the data worksheets to accommodate additional zonal
information. In order for the Information Collection process to work efficiently,
respondents should adhere to the following practices.
1. Data Worksheet
• Respondents should only use the pre-formatted Input Spreadsheet provided
in eLibrary to submit responses.
• Before completing a data worksheet, respondents should read the definitions,
explanations, and instructions for the metric associated with that data worksheet in
this User Guide. It may be helpful to have a copy of the User Guide nearby when
completing the Input Spreadsheet.
• Respondents should not use previous versions of the Input Spreadsheet, or use
other spreadsheet formats, because the Commission will not be able to process
responses if they arrive in a different format.
• Respondents should populate the data elements in the table of each data worksheet
in numerically consecutive order, as the outputs for some data elements depend on
the inputs provided from prior data elements. For instance, there are many
calculations embedded within cells that will automatically calculate percentages
based on data elements entered previously in that data worksheet.
• Respondents should not add or delete any data worksheets within the Input
Spreadsheet.
• Respondents should not rename the data worksheet tabs.
• Respondents should follow the directions in Appendix A when adding rows for
additional capacity zones.
• If possible, respondents should complete the Input Spreadsheet using a computer
with a Windows operating system. The Input Spreadsheet contains embedded
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macros, which may not operate as desired on another operating system, such as
Mac or UNIX. Respondents should contact Commission staff if they do not have
a Windows operating system, so that staff can provide further guidance.
• RTOs/ISOs should submit one completed Input Spreadsheet. Similarly, a nonRTO/ISO utility with one balancing authority area should submit only one
completed Input Spreadsheet. Utilities operating multiple balancing authority
areas outside of RTOs/ISOs should submit multiple completed Input Spreadsheets,
one for each balancing authority area.
2.

Data Entry Format

• Respondents should enter all dollar values or costs in nominal dollars (e.g., dollar
values as they were recorded in that reporting period, not adjusted for inflation or
referenced to a common base year, unless otherwise directed in a particular
question).
• Respondents should report megawatt (MW) values rounded to whole numbers
(i.e., no decimal points or commas), unless explicitly instructed to report
otherwise.
• Respondents should indicate negative amounts by using a minus sign (-) before the
number, or by placing parentheses () around the values. Note that some cells may
automatically convert negative values with minus signs into values within
parentheses.
• Respondents should report dates in the format requested, and most are in the
Month-Year (MM-YYYY) format.
• If the metric calls for explanatory text (e.g., “Report any relevant information
about this event as necessary”), respondents should enter a brief description in the
appropriate cell. The purpose of this explanatory text is to allow respondents to
provide a brief commentary on the number or value provided by the respondent to
explain (1) unique situations, (2) assumptions on the calculations or underlying
data, (3) uniqueness of the RTO/ISO or non-RTO/ISO utility, or (4) general
information that should be captured. This information is helpful as contextual
support for the final report that is issued.
B. Entering Contact Information
Respondents should input the following contact information in the instructions
worksheet:
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• Balancing Authority Area Name. Respondents should enter the full name of
their balancing authority area. There is existing text stating “Example: PJM, ISONE, etc.”, simply type over this entry. This contact information will automatically
copy to each subsequent worksheet.
• Name of the Contact Person. Respondents should enter the full name of the
person that Commission staff should contact if there are questions concerning data
submission. There is existing text stating “John Doe” in this cell, simply type over
this entry.
• Phone Number of the Contact Person. Respondents should enter the phone
number of the person that Commission staff should contact if there are questions
concerning data submission. There is existing text stating “202-111-1234” in this
cell, simply type over this entry.
• Email address of the Contact Person. Respondents should enter the email
address of the person that Commission staff should contact if there are questions
concerning data submission. There is existing text stating “[email protected]”
in this cell, simply type over this entry.
C. Reporting Period
There are five separate columns designating the reporting period in each data worksheet,
one for each of the five reporting periods of the Information Collection. The reporting
periods generally cover the calendar years from 2014 to 2018; however, there are two
types of reporting periods: (i) a planning/delivery year, based on whether or not there is a
centralized capacity market, or (ii) calendar year for all others.
For respondents without centralized capacity markets, both RTOs/ISOs and nonRTO/ISO utilities, the reporting period is the first calendar year of the five reporting
periods. Respondents should enter a four digit year in the first reporting period cell in the
instructions worksheet.
For RTOs/ISOs with centralized capacity markets, the label used for each reporting
period is the year of the start of the delivery period. For instance, PJM’s capacity market
has a delivery period beginning in June and running until the end of May in the following
calendar year. Therefore, the beginning of this delivery period for June, 2014 to May
2015 is June, 2014 and PJM should enter “2014” for the four digits of the ‘delivery
period’ in the Instruction worksheet. For the remainder of the metrics, unless otherwise
noted, the data that PJM would use would be based on the value of the input variables
underlying the most recent auction for the delivery period. Similarly, for all other
submissions from respondents with centralized capacity markets, data would be based on
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the twelve months comprising the delivery period for the specific RTO/ISO.2
D. Entering Zonal Data
Some metrics may allow entering data for specific zones. For instance, RTOs/ISOs that
operate a central capacity market may have multiple capacity zones in a reporting period.
Each data worksheet requiring zonal information contains a template for entering such
information. Some metrics require information on an RTO/ISO-wide basis and for
individual zones. If there are multiple zones within a respondent’s balancing authority
area, respondents should click the “Add zone” button for adding templates, which is
described in Appendix A.
If the name of a zone has changed over the course of the reporting period associated with
this Information Collection, the respondent should add a new template for each distinct
name, submitting data for the reporting period in which the zone name is active. If a
zone has split into two or more zones, the respondent should add a new template for each
zone name, submitting data for the reporting period in which the zone name is active. If
zonal boundaries have changed within the five reporting periods, respondents should
provide a brief qualitative description in the explanatory text.
Further instruction on entering zonal data is provided in Appendix A.
VI.

Metrics

The data worksheets contain instructions or descriptive text to assist respondents in
submitting the data elements for each of the metrics. Additional information is provided
below to supplement the information provided in the Input Spreadsheet. The additional
information could be a link to an external source or supplementary explanation not
provided in the Input Spreadsheet.
Metric # 1. Reserve Margins
The anticipated reserve margin metric is designed to measure the amount of generation
capacity available to meet expected demand.3 Sufficient reserves ensure that there is a
2
The NYISO has two consecutive six-month delivery periods which should be
concatenated to create a twelve12-month delivery period.
3
North American Electric Reliability Corporation,
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low probability of loss-of-load due to inadequate supply. The actual reserve margins
measure the realized amount of reserves within the reporting period. The comparison of
the actual reserve margin to the anticipated reserve margin measures the extent to which
generation resource planning processes are ensuring long-term resource adequacy and
reliability.
RTOs/ISOs with centralized capacity markets should use the values determined in the
capacity auction of the reporting period for data elements such as Forecasted Peak
Demand and Total Anticipated Installed Capacity.
Non-RTO/ISO utilities and RTOs/ISOs without capacity markets should use the value
from the Integrated Resource Plan, Resource Adequacy Plan, etc., or other appropriate
planning process for data elements such as Forecasted Peak Demand and Total
Anticipated Installed Capacity.
Metric # 2. Average Heat Rates
A heat rate measures the efficiency of a resource to convert thermal power into electric
power. A heat rate can be calculated as the quotient of the thermal power input divided
by electric power produced. Trends in aggregate heat rates across technologies may
indicate changes in the efficiency of fuel consumption.
The equation at the top of the data worksheet describes the calculation of average heat
rates over five technology types (oil-fired steam, natural-gas fired steam, coal-fired
generation, combustion turbines, and combined cycles) based on their installed capacity
of the balancing authority area.
For all dual-fueled units, respondents should calculate the average heat rate as if the unit
only used the primary fuel.
Respondents should use the fuel and generation output data from Energy Information
Administration (EIA) Form 923 to calculate this metric.
Metric # 3. Fuel Diversity
The fuel diversity metric represents the different amounts of installed generating capacity
and the different quantities of energy produced by various technology types.
Respondents should provide the summer capacity rating (MW) defined by the EIA and
the net energy generated in Megawatt-hours (MWh) by the listed fuel types. There are
https://www.nerc.com/pa/RAPA/ri/Pages/PlanningReserveMargin.aspx.
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two recommended sources for respondents to map fuel codes to the requested fuel codes
in Metric #3.
1. S&P Global Market Intelligence uses the 10 fuel codes listed in the worksheet.4
2. EIA collects data by summer capacity in EIA Form 860.5 EIA collects data on
energy produced in EIA Form 923.6 Each EIA form requires that data be collected
under an EIA Fuel Code. Those codes are reproduced in Appendix B, mapped to
the 10 requested fuel codes in the worksheet.
Net energy should be reported from the resource’s metered generation.
Net summer capacity represents the maximum output, commonly expressed in megawatts
(MW), that generating equipment can supply to system load, as demonstrated by a multihour test, at the time of summer peak demand (period of June 1 through September 30).
This output reflects a reduction in capacity due to electricity use for station service or
auxiliaries.7
Metric # 4. Capacity Factor by Technology Type
The capacity factor metric measures the actual energy produced at a generation station as
a fraction of the maximum possible energy that could have been produced if it were
operating at full capacity 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. This metric aggregates
generator output by generation technology types and provides insight into changes in the
utilization rate of generation technology types.
The capacity factor is a percentage displayed in decimal terms. Generally, a given
capacity factor will range between 0 and 1, and the spreadsheet will display value with up
4

Summer capacity values for these fuel codes can be found at
https://www.snl.com/web/client?auth=inherit#industry/historicalFutureCapacity. Energy
produced by these fuel codes can be found at
https://www.snl.com/web/client?auth=inherit#industry/monthlyGeneration.
5

See EIA Form 860 at https://www.eia.gov/electricity/data/eia860/, specifically
spreadsheet 3_1_Generator_YXXX.xlsx where XXXX is a four digit year.
6

See EIA Form 923 at https://www.eia.gov/electricity/data/eia923/.

7

For more information see
https://www.eia.gov/tools/glossary/index.php?id=net%20summer%20capacity.
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to two decimal places. A capacity factor of 0.89, for example, would indicate capacity
factor of 89 percent.
Metric # 5. Energy Emergency Alerts (EEA Level 1 or Higher)
The energy emergency metric provides information on the frequency of energy
emergencies. For the purposes of this Information Collection, respondents should report
the number of Energy Emergency Alerts (EEA) Level 1 or Higher in each reporting
period.8
An overview of the three levels of EEA is provided below:
1. EEA Level 1 — All available resources in use.
Circumstances:
• The balancing authority is experiencing conditions where all available
generation resources are committed to meet firm load, firm transactions,
and reserve commitments, and is concerned about sustaining its required
contingency reserves.
• Non-firm wholesale energy sales (other than those that are recallable to
meet reserve requirements) have been curtailed.
2. EEA Level 2 — Load management procedures in effect.
Circumstances:
• The balancing authority is no longer able to provide its expected energy
requirements and is an energy deficient balancing authority.
• An energy deficient balancing authority has implemented its operating
plan(s) to mitigate emergencies.
• An energy deficient balancing authority is still able to maintain minimum
contingency reserve requirements.
3. EEA Level 3 — Firm load interruption is imminent or in progress.
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Information on Energy Emergency Alerts is available at
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Circumstances:
•

The energy deficient balancing authority is unable to meet minimum
contingency reserve requirements.9
Metric # 6. Performance by Technology Type during EEA Level 1 or
Higher

The performance by technology type under the shortage metric provides information on
aggregate performance of technologies during EEA Level 1 or higher alerts by measuring
the total five-minute intervals when an alert is present and how the generators, by
technology type, performed. The equation at the top of the worksheet describes this
calculation in more detail.
Metric # 7. Resource Availability (EFORd)
The resource availability metric measures the forced outage rates across different
technology types. A forced outage occurs when a generator is unavailable to provide
energy for all or part of its capacity.
There are three main measurements for forced outages, which include: Forced Outage
Rate (FOR), Equivalent Forced Outage Rate (EFOR), and Equivalent Forced Outage
Rate demand (EFORd). FOR and EFOR are intermediate metrics used to calculate
EFORd and are included as reference to compute the final EFORd metric.10 For the
purposes of this metric, respondents must only submit the EFORd calculation.
Additional information on the calculation of EFORd may be found in Appendix C.
Metric # 8. Number and Capacity of Reliability Must-Run Units
The reliability must-run (RMR) metric provides a measure of the number and capacity of
units that an RTO/ISO must depend on to support critical facilities and to maintain
reliability. RMR units are typically procured through out-of-market actions. RMR
contracts are defined differently by each RTO/ISO but typically refer to units that
continue to operate under a temporary contract after a planned retirement decision in
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For more information see
https://www.nerc.com/pa/Stand/Reliability%20Standards/EOP-011-1.pdf
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For more information see
https://www.nerc.com/pa/RAPA/gads/Pages/Reports.aspx.
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order to resolve a reliability need. Not every RTO/ISO has these agreements, and
RTOs/ISOs use various terms to refer to such arrangements. For the purposes of this
Information Collection, these agreements are collectively referred to as RMR agreements.
In defining what constitutes an RMR unit, each RTO/ISO should follow the definitions
provided in its tariff. General naming conventions for each RTO/ISO are provided
below:
• PJM: Must-Run for Reliability Generation
• CAISO: Reliability Must-Run Generation
• MISO: System Support Resources
• NYISO: Reliability Must Run
• ISO-NE: De-list Bids. These are resources that have requested retirement but are
compensated to be maintained for reliability purposes.
Metric # 9. Reliability Must-Run Contract Usage
The RMR contract usage metric measures the usage of RMR contracts. This metric
should include information from contracts that are in effect in any portion of the reporting
period. If an RMR contract is in effect in part of a reporting period, include information
from the contract in that period. If the RMR contract is in effect for parts of two
reporting periods, include the appropriate information from that RMR contract in each
reporting period. Respondents should report the hours the RMR units were used, the total
MWh provided by the units, and the cost of the contract in the reporting period. In the
explanatory text, respondents can provide any other relevant retails that may be relevant
(such as start and end dates for the RMR contracts).
Metric # 10. Demand Response Capability
The demand response capability metric measures the total amount of demand response
available to the RTO/ISO.
For purposes of this Information Collection, provide the total MW values for all
RTO/ISO-registered and -controlled resources, including behind the meter resources that
participate in the wholesale market. Respondents should include emergency demand
response programs. Respondents should not include energy efficiency programs or
resources or other passive resources.
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Metric # 11. Unit Hours Mitigated
The number of unit hours mitigated metric provides an indication of the frequency and
magnitude that resources have been mitigated to protect against the exercise of market
power.
Please note that 2016 is a leap year and the automatic calculation for data element 11.03
divides by 8784 hours, the number of hours in a leap year, instead of 8760.
Definitions for Metric #11 are as follows:
• Unit hours: One unit for one hour is one unit hour (day-ahead).
• Unit intervals: One unit for one interval is one unit interval (real-time).
• Hours of mitigation: Any hour (day-ahead) or interval (real-time) in which any
resource is mitigated is considered an hour of mitigation.
• MW hours of mitigation: One MW mitigated for one hour is one MW hour
mitigated.
• RTOs/ISOs that have a multi-day commitment period and use a conduct and
impact test to mitigate the offers of such resources during their minimum run
times for future days should report these unit hours as mitigated.
Metric # 12. Wholesale Power Costs by Charge Type
The wholesale power cost metric disaggregates costs paid by load, thereby providing an
assessment of RTO/ISO market costs. In order to be expressed in a per MWh basis, this
metric requires that respondents provide a value for the data element Net Energy for Load
(12.00), which is used in the calculation of other metrics. Respondents should use the
MWh values provided in FERC Form No. 714 Net Energy for Load, defined as:
Total generation plus imports minus exports minus losses.11
RTOs/ISOs with centralized capacity markets should report by the reporting period
associated with the corresponding binding auction. Use the monthly values from two
consecutive FERC Form No. 714 reporting years and create a Net Energy for Load value
11

See FERC Form No. 714, Schedule 3, Balancing Authority Net Energy for Load
and Peak Demand Sources by Month, Net Energy for Load, (MWh), Column (e), Line
13.
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in MWh for that reporting period (which is the delivery period of the auction).
Non-RTO/ISO utilities and RTOs/ISOs without capacity markets should use the calendar
year FERC Form No. 714 associated with the reporting period.
For Transmission Component of Total Wholesale Power Cost (12.03), respondents
should report the total FERC-approved transmission charges paid by load for each
reporting period. Respondents should include costs assigned to transmission service
charges, transmission facility charges, losses, network integration transmission service,
etc. Respondents should not net out or subtract any Auction Revenue Rights (ARR) or
Financial Transmission Right (FTR, CRR, or equivalent) revenues that may have been
returned to Load Serving Entities.
Metric # 13. Price Cost Markup
The price cost markup metric measures the difference in system-wide price that would
result from using as-submitted offers and cost-based offers/reference levels. This metric
also examines average markups in the top and bottom ten percent of hours based on
system-wide energy prices.
There is an equation at the top of this worksheet that provides a concise description of
how to calculate this metric.
The calculation for the Price Cost Margin (13.00) requires the construction of two
different supply curves for each five-minute interval in the reporting period. One supply
curve is based on the generation offers and the second curve is based on the RTO/ISO
reference cost for each unit. The intersection of each such supply curve with the demand
curve provides a price for that five-minute interval.
The intersection of the demand curve and the offer-based supply curve provides the
“price” for that interval. The intersection of the demand curve and the reference costbased supply curve provides the “cost” for that interval. The difference between the
calculated “price” and the “cost” provides the Price Cost Margin for that interval which is
then averaged across the reporting period.
The calculation of each supply curve does not consider transmission constraints or
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Figure 1. Price Cost Markup

Demand
Supply Curve (Offers)

Price↑

P0
P1

Supply Curve (Reference)

0
MW →

Please note that there is a mechanism to create rows to report this information on a zonal
basis if the RTO/ISO desires to report on a more granular level, but this is optional. If
respondents choose to add information on a zonal basis, please provide any relevant
information in the explanatory text field (such as why the zonal information is relevant).
Metric # 14. Fuel Adjusted Wholesale Energy Price
The load-weighted, fuel-adjusted locational marginal price metric measures the wholesale
price of energy across the RTO/ISO for a given reporting period and is derived by
holding fuel costs constant over a defined time period. This metric allows for price
comparisons while removing fuel price volatility.
There is an equation at the top of this worksheet that provides a concise description of
how to calculate this metric. Please note that there are entries for two possible marginal
fuels (coal and natural gas). Please select one base year for both fuels and adjust the
annual prices to that base year.
Metric # 15. Energy Market Price Convergence
The energy market price convergence metric measures how closely the day-ahead and
real-time energy prices align.
There are four equations at the top of this worksheet that provide a concise description of
how to calculate this metric.
This computation should be done at the nodal level for five minute-intervals for all
RTOs/ISOs. However, for CAISO, do not include imbalance market nodes.
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Metric # 16. Congestion Management
Congestion represents the cost to customers of paying for more expensive energy because
physical transmission line limits do not allow full delivery of the least-cost energy
resources. The congestion management metric reflects the amount of congestion
normalized by the RTOs/ISOs’ load. Financial Transmission Rights (FTRs) are a
financial product that provide a hedge against congestion. The metric also estimates the
value of such hedges.
Financial transmission rights are known by various terms across the RTOs/ISOs.
CAISO: Congestion Revenue Rights
NYISO: Transmission Congestion Contracts
MISO: Financial Transmission Rights
PJM: Financial Transmission Rights
ISO-NE: Financial Transmission Rights
SPP: Transmission Congestion Rights
Metric # 17. Administrative Costs
The administrative costs metric examines the total financial cost of operating the
RTO/ISO and measures the ability of RTOs/ISOs to manage the growth rate of
administrative costs commensurate with as the growth rate of system load changes.
This metric requires two different values of administrative costs to be entered: 1) the sum
of capital and non-capital administrative costs billed by the RTO/ISO and 2) the
administrative costs reported on the FERC Form No. 1, TOTAL Administrative &
General Expenses (row 197) page 323 from the last quarter of the filing for the reporting
period which is a calendar year.
Metric # 18. New Entrant Net Revenues
The new entrant net revenues metric measures the total revenues from the energy and
ancillary services (as defined in the RTO/ISO tTariff) markets that a new entrant could be
expected to receive, based on proxy resources, for both a combustion turbine and a
combined cycle. This metric can be an indicator of whether revenues are sufficient to
attract new investment.
This metric requires information on the size, production cost, and revenue estimates for
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the prototypical new entrant plant for the reporting period. The calculation of this metric
will require an estimate of the fraction of time when the prototypical resource will be
economic over the reporting period. Revenue reflects the revenue received when the
resource is marginal or infra-marginal during the reporting period. Costs reflect total
production cost (including fuel costs) over the reporting period. Capacity market
revenues should be omitted from this metric.
Metric # 19. Order No. 825 Shortage Intervals and Reserve Price
Impacts
The shortage intervals and reserve price impact metric measures the size, duration, and
impact that shortage events will have on reserve market clearing prices.
The Commission’s regulations define an operating reserve shortage as “a period when the
amount of available supply falls short of demand plus the operating reserve
requirement.”12 The regulations require an RTO/ISO to “trigger shortage pricing for any
interval in which a shortage of energy or operating reserves is indicated during the
pricing of resources for that interval.”13 Specifically, Order No. 825 describes the
requirement for triggering shortage pricing:
Specifically, we require each RTO/ISO to trigger shortage pricing for any
interval in which a shortage of energy or operating reserves is indicated
during the pricing of resources for that interval. ... Under this requirement,
whenever a shortage of energy or operating reserves is indicated in an
RTO’s/ISO’s pricing run software for a particular pricing interval, shortage
pricing should be invoked even if during that period resources are ramping
up to a particular level they are likely to reach in a few minutes.14
As used in the data worksheet, a Shortage Event is any event in which an RTO/ISO
triggers shortage pricing under this regulation and the Order No. 825 definition.
There are definitions at the top of this worksheet and equations embedded in certain data
items that provide a concise description of how to calculate the components of this
12

18 C.F.R. § 35.28(b)(6) (2019).

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18 C.F.R. § 35.28(g)(1)(iv)(A) (2019).

14

Settlement Intervals and Shortage Pricing in Markets Operated by Regional
Transmission Organizations and Independent System Operators, Order No. 825, 155
FERC ¶ 61,276, at P 162 (2016).
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metric.
Metric # 20. Net Cost of New Entry (Net CONE) Value
The Net CONE metric represents the revenues a resource could be expected to earn in the
capacity market after netting out revenues from the energy and ancillary services market.
The Net CONE metric is usually based on a proxy resource, such as a combined cycle or
combustion turbine.
If the RTO/ISO does not produce a Net CONE value for the capacity market, please
provide an estimate based on the data in the metric for the New Entrant Net Revenues.
Some RTOs/ISOs calculate Net CONE values for specific zones or sub-RTO regions.
The term “Zone Name” used in the worksheet may reflect a larger area in some
RTOs/ISOs than just a single zone. The worksheet includes all known areas that the
RTOs/ISOs have used to calculate Net CONE values to date and users should use the
same procedure and choose the respective areas for the Net CONE calculations in the
drop down list from the macro.
Metric # 21. Resource Deliverability
The resource deliverability metric measures the import limitations into the RTO/ISO or
sub-RTO/ISO zone, taking into account any local generation requirements in the subRTO/ISO region. RTOs/ISOs that use centralized capacity markets typically have a
similar measurement that is analogous to a transfer capability and/or a local generation
requirement. The following may refer to the RTO/ISO-specific terminology for such
measurements:
PJM: Capacity Emergency Transfer Limit (CETL) and Capacity Emergency Transfer
Objective (CETO)
NYISO: Locational Minimum Installed Capacity Requirements
ISO-NE: Capacity Interface Transfer Capability
MISO: Local Clearing Requirement (LCR): The minimum amount of Unforced Capacity
that is physically located within a Local Reserve Zone (LRZ) that is required to meet the
Loss of Load Expectation (LOLE) while fully using the Capacity Import Limit for such
LRZ associated with the applicable Planning Resource Auction (PRA) or Forward
Resource Auction (FRA). Report the LCR/ Unforced Capacity in the zone.

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Metric # 22. New Capacity (Entry)
The new capacity metric measures whether there has been any new capacity added in the
RTO/ISO since the previous capacity auction, measured by both RTO/ISO-wide and for
specific sub-RTO/ISO regions that were modeled separately from the rest of the
RTO/ISO.
Metric # 23. Capacity Retirement (Exit)
The capacity retirement metric measures whether there has been any capacity that has
been taken out of service since the last capacity auction.
The definition of retirement should be consistent with that used in the EIA’s Annual
Electric Generator Report, specifically the categories of “standby” and “retired”.
Metric # 24. Forecasted Demand
The forecasted demand metric measures the coincidental peak demand of a sub-RTO/ISO
region at the time of the last binding auction and compares it to the realized coincidental
peak demand for that reporting period.
Metric # 25. Capacity Market Procurement and Prices
The capacity market procurement metric measures the total capacity offered and procured
through the central capacity market as well as the associated capacity price on an
RTO/ISO-wide basis, as well as per individual zones that were modeled and/or cleared
differently from the rest of the RTO/ISO.
This metric includes relevant information, such as the date of the capacity auction and the
start date of the delivery period. The explanatory text box may be used to provide
important details, such as why an auction date appears incongruent from other auction
dates in the reporting period.
Please note that if there is no price separation over the entire five reporting periods, then
only report one price in the first section (RTO/ISO-wide).
Metric # 26. Capacity Obligations and Performance Assessment
Events
The capacity obligations and performance metric measures the total cleared capacity
eligible for bonus payments for over-performance and subject to penalties for underperformance, along with the number and duration of performance events. This metric
applies to RTOs/ISOs in which a resource with a capacity supply obligation is expected
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to perform in a given delivery period. This metric is reported both RTO/ISO-wide and by
zone.
RTOs/ISOs that use Performance Assessment Events or Capacity Scarcity Conditions to
determine performance should use the time periods that correspond determine whether
capacity resources are available at expected levels during performance intervals, as
defined by each RTO/ISO. For the purposes of this Information Collection, the following
types of performance events should be considered:
PJM: Performance Assessment Interval
ISO-NE: Capacity Scarcity Condition
MISO: Include events in which a Load Modifying Resource may be expected to perform
NYISO: Requirements Applicable to Installed Capacity Suppliers: Sanctions for Failing
to Comply with Scheduling, Bidding, and Notification Requirements
Metric # 27. Capacity Over-Performance
The capacity over-performance metric measures the total number of units that overperformed during a performance assessment period (as defined in Metric #26).
The equation at the top of this worksheet provides a concise description of how to
calculate this metric. For the formulas in this metric:
Capacity = MW amount that responded;
Duration = duration of event;
n = number of individual performance events
Metric # 28. Capacity Under-Performance
The capacity under-performance metric measures the total number of units that underperformed during a performance assessment period (as defined in Metric #26).
The equation at the top of this worksheet provides a concise description of how to
calculate this metric. For the formulas in this metric:
Capacity = MW amount that did not respond;
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n = number of individual performance events
Metric # 29. Total Capacity Bonus Payments and Penalties
The total capacity bonus payments and penalties metric measures the total bonus
payments and penalties charged to capacity resources with supply obligations that underperformed or over-performed during a performance assessment period (as defined in
Metric #26).

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Appendix A - Entering Zonal Data
Each sheet with zonal data will have a button:

Clicking on this button will display a form:

Clicking on the arrow from the RTO drop-down box will yield a list of RTOs:

Clicking on an entry from the RTO dropdown box, as shown above, will give the
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Clicking on the arrow from the “Add Zone” drop-down box will yield a list of
regions:

Clicking on an entry from the “Add Zone” dropdown box, as shown above, will
give the following message:

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Clicking on the “Add Zone Row” Button will add the next region:

Clicking on the “Exit” button will exit the form.

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Appendix B - EIA Fuel Codes
Common Metrics Fuel
Code
Biomass
Coal
Natural Gas
Coal
Biomass
Petroleum Products
Geothermal
Petroleum Products
Petroleum Products
Biomass
Coal
Biomass
Other Fuel
Other Fuel
Other Fuel
Natural Gas
Uranium
Biomass
Biomass
Biomass
Natural Gas
Other Fuel
Petroleum Products
Petroleum Products
Other Fuel
Coal
Petroleum Products

EIA Fuel
Code
AB
ANT
BFG
BIT
BLQ
DFO
GEO
JF
KER
LFG
LIG
MSB
MSN
MSW
MWH
NG
NUC
OBG
OBL
OBS
OG
OTH
PC
PG
PUR
RC
RFO

Coal

SC

Coal
Petroleum Products
Biomass
Coal
Solar
Other Fuel

SGC
SGP
SLW
SUB
SUN
TDF

EIA Description
Agricultural By-Products
Anthracite Coal
Blast Furnace Gas
Bituminous Coal
Black Liquor
Distillate Fuel Oil (including diesel, No. 1, No. 2, and No. 4 fuel oils)
Geothermal
Jet Fuel
Kerosene
Landfill Gas
Lignite Coal
Biogenic Municipal Solid Waste
Non-biogenic Municipal Solid Waste
Municipal Solid Waste
Electricity used for energy storage
Natural Gas
Nuclear (including Uranium, Plutonium, and Thorium)
Other Biomass Gas (including digester gas, methane, and other biomass gases; specify in SCHEDULE 7)
Other Biomass Liquids (specify in SCHEDULE 7)
Other Biomass Solids (specify in SCHEDULE 7)
Other Gas (specify in SCHEDULE 7)
Specify in SCHEDULE 7
Petroleum Coke
Gaseous Propane
Purchased Steam
Refined Coal
Residual Fuel Oil (incl. Nos. 5 & 6 fuel oils, and bunker C fuel oil)
Coal-based Synfuel. Including briquettes, pellets, or extrusions, which are formed by binding materials
or processes that recycle materials.
Coal-Derived Synthesis Gas
Synthesis Gas from Petroleum Coke
Sludge Waste
Subbituminous Coal
Solar
Tire-derived Fuels

Water (includes Pumped
WAT
Storage)

Water at a Conventional Hydroelectric Turbine, and water used in Wave Buoy Hydrokinetic Technology,
Current Hydrokinetic Technology, and Tidal Hydrokinetic Technology And for Pumped Storage

Coal

WC

Biomass

WDL

Biomass

WDS

Waste/Other Coal (incl. anthracite culm, bituminous gob, fine coal, lignite waste, waste coal)
Wood Waste Liquids excluding Black Liquor (including red liquor, sludge wood, spent sulfite liquor, and
other wood-based liquids)
Wood/Wood Waste Solids (incl. paper pellets, railroad ties, utility poles, wood chips, bark, and wood
waste solids)

Other Fuel

WH

Wind

WND

Petroleum Products

WO

Waste heat not directly attributed to a fuel source (WH should only be reported when the fuel source is
undetermined, and for combined cycle steam turbines that do not have supplemental firing.)
Wind
Waste/Other Oil (including crude oil, liquid butane, liquid propane, naphtha, oil waste, re-refined
motor oil, sludge oil, tar oil, or other petroleum-based liquid wastes)

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Appendix C – Forced Outage Calculations
Forced Outage Rate – FOR
FOR = (FOH / FOH + SH + Synchronous Hrs + Pumping Hrs) x 100%
• FOH is Forced Outage Hours, which is the sum of all hours experienced during
Forced Outages (U1, U2, U3) + Startup Failures (SF).
• SH is the sum of all Unit Service Hours.
• Synchronous Hrs is the sum of all hours the unit is in the synchronous condensing
mode. The units are considered to be in a non-generating service operation.
• Pumping Hrs is the sum of all hours the pumped storage unit is in pumping mode.
The units are considered to be in a non-generating service operation.
Equivalent Forced Outage Rate – EFOR
EFOR = [(FOH + EFDH) / (FOH + SH + Synchronous Hrs + Pumping Hrs + EFDHRS)]
x 100%
• EFDH is Equivalent Forced Derating Hours, which is each individual forced derating
(D1, D2, and D3) transformed into equivalent full outage hour(s). This variable is
calculated by multiplying the actual duration of the derating (hours) by the size of the
reduction (MW) and dividing by the Net Maximum Capacity (NMC). These
equivalent hour(s) are then summed.
∑
𝑒𝑞𝑢𝑖𝑣𝑎𝑙𝑒𝑛𝑡 ℎ𝑜𝑢𝑟𝑠

𝐷𝑒𝑟𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝐻𝑜𝑢𝑟𝑠 𝐷𝑢𝑟𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝐴𝑙𝑙 𝐸𝑣𝑒𝑛𝑡𝑠 ∗ 𝑆𝑖𝑧𝑒 𝑜𝑓 𝑀𝑊 𝑅𝑒𝑑𝑢𝑐𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛
𝑁𝑀𝐶

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EFDH includes Forced Deratings (D1, D2, and D3) during Reserve Shutdowns (RS).
Note: The size of the MW reduction is determined by subtracting the Net Available
Capacity (NAC) from the Net Dependable Capacity (NDC). In cases of multiple
deratings, the size of the reduction of each derating is determined by the difference in
the NAC of the unit prior to the derating and the reported NAC as a result of the
derating.
• EFDHRS is Equivalent Forced Derated Hours During Reserve Shutdowns, which is
each individual Forced Derating (D1, D2, and D3), or the portion of any Forced
Derating which occurred during an RS, transformed into equivalent full outage
hour(s). This variable is calculated by multiplying the actual duration of the derating
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(hours) by the size of the MW reduction and dividing by the NMC. These equivalent
hour(s) are then summed.
∑
𝑒𝑞𝑢𝑖𝑣𝑎𝑙𝑒𝑛𝑡 ℎ𝑜𝑢𝑟𝑠

𝐷𝑒𝑟𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝐻𝑜𝑢𝑟𝑠 𝐷𝑢𝑟𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑅𝑆 ∗ 𝑆𝑖𝑧𝑒 𝑜𝑓 𝑀𝑊 𝑅𝑒𝑑𝑢𝑐𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛
𝑁𝑀𝐶
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Note: The size of MW reduction is determined by subtracting the NAC from the NDC.
In cases of multiple deratings, the size of MW reduction of each derating will be
determined by the difference in the NAC of the unit prior to the derating and the reported
NAC as a result of the derating.
Equivalent Forced Outage Rate demand – EFORd
EFORd = [(FOHd + EFDHd) / (SH + FOHd)] x 100%
Where:
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• FOHd = f x FOH
• EFDHd = (EFDH – EFDHRS) if reserve shutdown events reported, or = (fp x EFDH)
if no reserve shutdown events reported – (an approximation). . fp = (SH/AH) The
FOHd is the number of hours a unit was in a U1, U2, U3, or SF ANDand the unit
would have operated had it been available.
1
1
1
1
1
• f is the demand factor, denoted as (
+ ) / ( + + ). The variable T is
𝐹𝑂𝐻
𝑇
𝑟
𝑇
𝑆𝐻
average reserve shutdown time.
• fp = (SH/AH).
AH is Available Hours, calculated as the sum of Sum of SH + Reserve Shutdown
Hours (RSH) + Pumping Hours + Synchronous Condensing Hours.
•

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