RM16-6 Errata Notice

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

FEDERAL ENERGY REGULATORY COMMISSION

Essential Reliability Services and the Evolving Bulk-Power System—Primary Frequency Response

Docket No.

RM16-6-000

ERRATA NOTICE

(March 5, 2018)

On February 15, 2018, the Commission issued a “Final Rule” in the above-captioned proceeding. Essential Reliability Services and the Evolving Bulk-Power System—Primary Frequency Response, Order No. 842, 162 FERC ¶ 61,128 (2018). This Errata Notice makes the following corrections to the Final Rule as issued:

1. The last sentence of P 145 is revised to read as follows: “This will allow the Commission to assess future standards directives, as necessary.”

2. The first sentence of P 250 is revised to read as follows: “Similarly, the Commission is modifying the following sections of the pro forma SGIP as indicated below:”

This Errata Notice also corrects the paragraph numbering in the Table of Contents as follows:

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Paragraph Numbers

I. Background 4.

A. Frequency Response 4.

B. Prior Commission Actions 9.

C. Notice of Inquiry 10.

D. Notice of Proposed Rulemaking 13.

E. Notice of Request for Supplemental Comments 16.

II. Discussion 19.

A. Requirement to Install, Maintain, and Operate Equipment Capable of Providing Primary Frequency Response 28.

1. NOPR Proposal 28.

2. Comments 29.

3. Commission Determination 33.

B. Including Operating Requirements for Droop and Deadband in the Pro Forma LGIA and Pro Forma SGIA 40.

1. NOPR Proposal 40.

2. Comments 43.

3. Commission Determination 56.

C. Requirement to Ensure the Timely and Sustained Response to Frequency Deviations 86.

1. NOPR Proposal 86.

2. Comments 88.

3. Commission Determination 94.

D. Proposal not to Mandate Headroom 106.

1. NOPR Proposal 106.

2. Comments 107.

3. Commission Determination 109.

E. Proposal not to Mandate Compensation 111.

1. NOPR Proposal 111.

2. Comments 112.

3. Commission Determination 119.

F. Application to Existing Generating Facilities that Submit New Interconnection Requests That Result in an Executed or Unexecuted Interconnection Agreement 127.

1. NOPR Proposal 127.

2. Comments 128.

3. Commission Determination 132.

G. Application to Existing Generating Facilities that do not Submit New Interconnection Requests that Result in an Executed or Unexecuted Interconnection Agreement 136.

1. NOPR Proposal 136.

2. Comments 137.

3. Commission Determination 143.

H. Requests for Exemption or Special Accommodation 148.

1. Combined Heat and Power Facilities 148.

2. Electric Storage Resources 157.

3. Distributed Energy Resources 190.

4. Nuclear Generating Facilities 198.

5. Wind Generating Facilities 204.

6. Surplus Interconnection 208.

7. Small Generating Facilities 211.

8. Requests to Establish a Waiver Process and Consider Potential Impact on Load and New Technology 225.

I. Regional Flexibility 232.

1. NOPR Proposal 232.

2. Comments 233.

3. Commission Determination 234.

J. Miscellaneous Comments 236.

1. Uniform System of Accounts 236.

2. Capability of Load to Provide Primary Frequency Response 238.

3. Primary Frequency Response Obligations and Pools 240.

K. Specific Revisions to the Pro Forma LGIA and Pro Forma SGIA 242.

1. NOPR Proposal 242.

2. Comments 243.

3. Commission Determination 244.

III. Compliance and Implementation 251.

IV. Information Collection Statement 256.

V. Regulatory Flexibility Act 263.

VI. Environmental Analysis 267.

VII. Document Availability 269.

VIII. Effective Date and Congressional Notification 272.

I. Appendix A: List of Substantive NOPR Commenters (RM16-6-000)

II. Appendix B: List of Substantive Supplemental Commenters (RM16-6-000)

III. Appendix C: Uniform System of Accounts

IV. Appendix D: Modifications to NOPR Proposal

Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,

Deputy Secretary.