[Federal Register: November 4, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 214)]
[Rules and Regulations]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

18 CFR Part 35

[Docket Nos. RM01-8-009 and RM01-8-010]

Revised Public Utility Filing Requirements for Electric Quarterly
Reports

Issued October 28, 2008.
AGENCY: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, DOE.

ACTION: Order No. 2001-I; Order Revising Electric Quarterly Report
(EQR) Data Dictionary.

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SUMMARY: In this order, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
(Commission) revises the EQR Data Dictionary to define and rename Field
22 of the EQR to ``Commencement Date of Contract Terms'' and to clarify
the information to be reported in the EQR concerning ancillary
services. These revisions will make reporting this information less
burdensome and more accessible.

DATES: Effective Date: This order will become effective upon
publication in the Federal Register. The definitions adopted in this
order shall be used in filing the Q1, 2009 EQR due on April 30, 2009
and in subsequent filings of the EQR.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Mark Blazejowski (Technical Information), Office of Enforcement,
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE.,
Washington, DC 20426,<PHONE_NUMBER>.
Gary D. Cohen (Legal Information), Office of the General Counsel,
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE.,
Washington, DC 20426,<PHONE_NUMBER>.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Before Commissioners: Joseph T. Kelliher, Chairman; Suedeen G. Kelly,
Marc Spitzer, Philip D. Moeller, and Jon Wellinghoff.

    1. In this order, after consideration of the comments filed in
response to our notices seeking comment,\1\ we are revising the
Electric Quarterly Report (EQR) Data Dictionary. Specifically, we are
revising the EQR Data Dictionary to define and rename Field 22 of the
EQR to ``Commencement Date of Contract Terms,'' as this field is
intended to be used to identify when the current terms of the reported
contract became effective. This order also clarifies the information to
be reported in the EQR concerning ancillary services.
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    \1\ Revised Public Utility Filing Requirements for Electric
Quarterly Reports, 73 FR 12983 (Mar. 11, 2008), FERC Stats. & Regs.
] 35,557 (2008) (EQR Ancillary Services Notice); Revised Public
Utility Filing Requirements for Electric Quarterly Reports, 73 FR
30543 (May 28, 2008), FERC Stats. & Regs. ] 35,558 (2008)
(Commencement Date Notice).
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I. Background

A. EQRs and EQR Data Dictionary

    2. On April 25, 2002, the Commission issued Order No. 2001, a final
rule establishing revised public utility filing requirements. This rule
requires public utilities to file EQRs summarizing specified pertinent
data about their currently effective contracts (contract data) and data
about wholesale power sales they made during the reporting period
(transaction data).\2\ The requirement to file EQRs replaced the
requirement to file quarterly transaction reports summarizing a
utility's market-based rate transactions and sales agreements that
conformed to the utility's tariff.
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    \2\ Revised Public Utility Filing Requirements, Order No. 2001,
67 FR 31043, FERC Stats. & Regs. ] 31,127 (2002), reh'g denied,
Order No. 2001-A, 100 FERC ] 61,074 (2002), reh'g denied, Order No.
2001-B, 100 FERC ] 61,342 (2002).
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    3. In Order No. 2001, the Commission also adopted a new section in
its regulations, 18 CFR 35.10b, which requires that the EQRs are to be
prepared in conformance with the Commission's software and guidance
posted and available from the Commission's Web site. This provision
obviates the need to revise the Commission's regulations to implement
revisions to the EQR software and guidance. Since the issuance of Order
No. 2001, as need has arisen, the Commission has issued orders to
resolve questions raised by EQR users and has directed Staff to issue
additional guidance on how to report certain transactions.\3\
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    \3\ See, e.g., Notice Providing Guidance on the Filing of
Information on Transmission Capacity Reassignments in Electric
Quarterly Reports, 124 FERC ] 61,244 (2008), which provided guidance
on complying with the Commission's Order No. 890-B reporting
requirements; Revised Public Utility Filing Requirements, Order No.
2001-E, 105 FERC ] 61,352 (2003), where the Commission standardized
the terminology for control areas; and Revised Public Utility Filing
Requirements, 67 FR 65973 (Oct. 29, 2002), FERC Stats. & Regs. ]
35,045 (Oct. 21, 2002), which provided general guidance for using
the EQR software.
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    4. On September 24, 2007, the Commission issued Order No. 2001-G,
adopting an EQR Data Dictionary that collected in one document the
definitions of certain terms and values used in filing EQR data and
providing formal definitions for fields that were previously undefined.

B. Commencement Date

    5. On December 20, 2007, the Commission issued Order No. 2001-H,
which addressed a pending request for rehearing and clarified the
information to be reported in several EQR data fields. In Order No.
2001-H, the Commission defined Field 22 in the Contract Data section of
the EQR, named ``Contract Commencement Date,'' as:

    The date the terms of the contract reported in the EQR were
effective. If the terms reported in the Contract Data section of the
EQR became effective or if service under those terms began on
multiple dates (i.e., due to an amendment), the date to be reported
as the Commencement Date is the date when service began pursuant to
the most recent amendment to the terms reported in the Contract Data
section of the EQR.\4\
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    \4\ Revised Public Utility Filing Requirements for Electric
Quarterly Reports, Order No. 2001-H, 121 FERC ] 61,289 (2007), Data
Dictionary at Field 22.

    6. On February 26, 2008, the Commission held a technical conference
to ``review the EQR Data Dictionary and address questions from EQR
users.'' \5\

During this technical conference, the participants discussed, among
other matters, whether the Commission intended in Order No. 2001-H for
the commencement date field to be used to report the date the contract
terms reported in the EQR (original or amended) became effective. On
April 17, 2008, in response to participants' requests, the Commission's
Director, Office of Enforcement, issued a waiver, for the first quarter
of 2008, of the requirement to file EQRs using the commencement date
definition as clarified in Order No. 2001-H.\6\ On July 9, 2008, the
waiver was extended until final action is taken in this docket.\7\
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    \5\ See Notice of Electric Quarterly Reports Technical
Conference, 73 FR 2477 (Jan. 15, 2008).
    \6\ See Edison Electric Institute, Docket Nos. RM01-8-000, RM01-
8-007 and ER02-2001-000 (Apr. 17, 2008) (unpublished letter order).
    \7\ See Edison Electric Institute, Docket Nos. RM01-8-000, RM01-
8-007 and ER02-2001-000 (July 9, 2008) (unpublished letter order).
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    7. On May 28, 2008, the Commission issued the Commencement Date
Notice to invite comment on the issues raised in the technical
conference. In addition, the Commencement Date Notice proposed defining
commencement date as:

    The date the terms of the contract reported in the Contract
Products section of the EQR (Field Nos. 26 through 45) were
effective. If the terms reported in the Contract Data section of the
EQR became effective on multiple dates (i.e., due to one or more
amendments), the date to be reported as the Commencement Date is the
date the most recent amendment became effective. If the contract or
the most recent reported amendment does not have an effective date,
the date when service began pursuant to the contract or most recent
reported amendment may be used. If the terms of the contract
reported in the Contract Products section have not been amended
since January 1, 2008, the initial date the contract became
effective may be used.

    8. The Commission also proposed renaming the field to
``Commencement Date of Contract Terms.'' \8\ On April 10, 2008, three
entities filed timely comments on the Commencement Date Notice.\9\
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    \8\ As noted above, Field 22 has been previously titled
``Contract Commencement Date.''
    \9\ Timely comments on the Commencement Date Notice were filed
by: Edison Electric Institute (EEI); Sempra Energy, Inc. (Sempra);
and Occidental Power Services, Inc. (Occidental).
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C. Ancillary Service Reporting

    9. Order No. 888 adopted six ancillary services to be included in
the open access transmission tariff (OATT): Scheduling, System Control
and Dispatch (Schedule 1); Reactive Supply and Voltage Control
(Schedule 2); Regulation and Frequency Response (Schedule 3); Energy
Imbalance (Schedule 4); Operating Reserve--Spinning-or Spinning
Reserve--(Schedule 5); and Operating Reserve--Supplemental--or
Supplemental Reserve--(Schedule 6).\10\
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    \10\ Promoting Wholesale Competition Through Open Access Non-
discriminatory Transmission Services by Public Utilities; Recovery
of Stranded Costs by Public Utilities and Transmitting Utilities,
Order No. 888, 61 FR 21540 (May 10, 1996), FERC Stats. & Regs. ]
31,036 (1996), order on reh'g, Order No. 888-A, 62 FR 12274 (Mar.
14, 1997), FERC Stats. & Regs. ] 31,048 (1997), order on reh'g,
Order No. 888-B, 81 FERC ] 61,248 (1997), order on reh'g, Order No.
888-C, 82 FERC ] 61,046 (1998), aff'd in relevant part sub nom.
Transmission Access Policy Study Group v. FERC, 225 F.3d 667 (D.C.
Cir. 2000) (TAPS v. FERC), aff'd sub nom. New York v. FERC, 535 U.S.
1 (2002).
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    10. The six ancillary services established in Order No. 888 are now
offered under the Order No. 890 pro forma OATT. In Order No. 890, the
Commission also adopted ``generator imbalance'' as a new ancillary
service.\11\
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    \11\ Preventing Undue Discrimination and Preference in
Transmission Service, Order No. 890, 72 FR 12266 (Mar. 15, 2007),
FERC Stats. & Regs. ] 31,241, at P 668 (2007), order on reh'g, Order
No. 890-A, 73 FR 2984 (Jan. 16, 2008), FERC Stats. and Regs. ]
31,261 (2007), order on reh'g, Order No. 890-B, 123 FERC ] 61,299
(2008).
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    11. On June 21, 2007, the Commission issued Order No. 697, a Final
Rule that codified and, in certain respects, revised the Commission's
standards for market-based rate authority for sales of electric energy,
capacity, and ancillary services.\12\ Among other matters, Order No.
697 addressed the posting and reporting requirements for third-party
sellers of ancillary services at market-based rates.
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    \12\ Market-Based Rates for Wholesale Sales of Electric Energy,
Capacity and Ancillary Services by Public Utilities, Order No. 697,
72 FR 39904 (July 20, 2007), FERC Stats. & Regs. ] 31,252 (2007),
clarifying order, 121 FERC ] 61,260 (2007), order on reh'g, Order
No. 697-A, 73 FR 25,832 (May 7, 2008), FERC Stats. & Regs. ] 31,268
(2008).
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    12. The matter of third-party sellers of ancillary services at
market-based rates had previously been addressed in Avista Corporation,
87 FERC ] 61,223, order on reh'g, 89 FERC ] 61,136 (1999) (Avista),
among other cases. Avista provided a policy that third-party ancillary
service providers that could not perform a market power study would be
allowed to sell ancillary services at market-based rates, under certain
conditions. The authorization in Avista extended only to the following
four ancillary services: Regulation Service; Energy Imbalance Service;
Spinning Reserves; and Supplemental Reserves.
    13. On March 3, 2008, the Commission issued the EQR Ancillary
Services Notice to clarify the requirement to report third-party
ancillary service transactions. The notice proposed adding the phrase
``Reported for power sales and transmission-related transactions'' to
clarify the EQR reporting requirements with regard to Energy Imbalance,
Regulation & Frequency Response, Spinning Reserve, and Supplemental
Reserve--the four products identified in Avista--``to clarify that
sales of these services must be reported both in the Contract and
Transaction sections of the EQR.'' The notice also proposed to add
Generator Imbalance as a Product Name in the EQR.\13\ On June 27, 2008,
three entities filed comments in response to the EQR Ancillary Services
Notice.\14\
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    \13\ EQR Ancillary Services Notice, FERC Stats. & Regs. ] 35,557
at P 12.
    \14\ Timely comments on the EQR Ancillary Services Notice were
filed by: EEI; California Independent System Operator Corporation
(CAISO); and PJM Interconnection, L.L.C. (PJM).
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II. Discussion

A. Commencement Date

1. Comments
    14. CAISO states that it supports the intent of the proposed
clarification of the definition of the ``Contract Commencement Date''
in the EQR Data Dictionary and the proposal to rename that EQR field as
``Commencement Date of Contract Terms.'' However, CAISO is concerned
that the proposed commencement date definition (Field 22) is confusing
because it refers to ``the Contract Data section of the EQR'' in the
second sentence and ``the Contract Products section'' elsewhere.\15\
CAISO recommends that the Commission only require that entries to Field
22 be changed as a result of matters affecting the Contract Products
section of the contract data and not based on any other revisions to a
contract. CAISO argues that other information included in the EQR has
no substantive effect on Field 22. CAISO also suggests that, rather
than referring to the ``Commencement Date,'' the definition should
refer specifically to ``Commencement Date of Contract Terms.''
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    \15\ EQR filers summarize their contracts in the Contract Data
section of the EQR: Fields 14 through 45. Fields 14 through 20 of
the Contract Data section capture the seller/customer identification
information and fields 21 through 25 capture relevant contract dates
such as commencement and termination dates. The Contract Products
section (Fields 26 through 45) is a subset of the Contract Data
section describing the various offerings under the contract such as
firm and non-firm, long-term, short-term.
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    15. EEI's comments generally support the proposed modification.
EEI, however, requests that the Commission modify the definition to
make clear that if the terms of the contract reported in the Contract
Products section have not been amended since January 1, 2008, the filer
may, at its election, use the initial date the contract became
effective (or absent an effective date the initial

date when service began) as the contract commencement date, even if the
terms of the contract reported in the Contract Products section were
amended prior to January 1, 2008.
    16. PJM states that the proposed commencement date definition seems
to raise the possibility that an EQR filer may begin reporting a
contract upon its effective date. PJM raises the concern that this
conflicts with the statement in Order No. 2001 that ``the requirement
to file contract data and transaction data begins with the first
Electric Quarterly Report filed after service commences under an
agreement.'' \16\ PJM asks that the Commission ``permit public
utilities to report agreements in their EQRs upon their effective dates
* * * rather than when service is taken under the agreements.''
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    \16\ Order No. 2001, FERC Stats. & Regs. ] 31,127 at P 216.
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2. Commission Determination
    17. With regard to CAISO's comments regarding which revisions to
contract terms necessitate changes to the date reported in the
commencement date field, we note that, in Order No. 2001-H, the
Commission stated:

    There is a very real public interest in identifying when key
terms of the contract were determined. As market conditions change
over time, it is imperative to be able to sort the deals that
occurred years ago from those that were confirmed more recently. To
better understand the market conditions at the time a contract was
put in place, it is necessary to document the date that key terms
were established.\17\
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    \17\ Order No. 2001-H, 121 FERC ] 61,289 at P 12.

    18. As discussed below, based on our consideration of the comments,
the Commission concludes that additional specificity is needed to
provide clarity. As an initial matter, we adopt the NOPR's proposal to
change the name of Field 22 to ``Commencement Date of Contract Terms.''
We note that several commenters filed comments supporting such a
change, and no comment was filed that raised objections to this
proposal.
    19. In addition, as discussed below, we are also revising the
definition of Field 22 to clearly delineate the contractual changes
that would require a change in the date reported.
    20. With regard to EEI's comments, we agree with the suggestion
regarding pre-2008 amendments. In particular, EEI suggests we add the
phrase ``or absent an effective date the initial date when service
began.'' We find this additional phrase further clarifies that the
Commission does not intend to require filers to research contract
histories to comply with its requirements for this field and,
accordingly, we will adopt this proposal.
    21. Second, we reject EEI's suggestion that we add the phrase ``the
Filer at its election may use'' because we find that such a phrase
would result in greater ambiguity, rather than clarity, by offering a
range of options on what may be reported rather than requiring a
standard by which all filers must comply. Further, the notion of
inconsistent filings is contrary to the intention of the EQR Data
Dictionary, which was created to reduce the range of possible
interpretations for appropriate entries in the EQR. Such allowable
disparities make the data less uniform and less useful.
    22. Finally, we reject the EEI suggestion to add the phrase, ``even
if the terms of the contract reported in the Contract Products section
were amended prior to January 1, 2008'' because we find it redundant
and subject to conflicting interpretations.
    23. Accordingly, we rename Field 22 in the EQR as ``Commencement
Date of Contract Terms.'' The field is defined as:

    The date the terms of the contract reported in fields 18, 23 and
25 through 45 (as defined in the data dictionary) became effective.
If those terms became effective on multiple dates (i.e., due to one
or more amendments), the date to be reported in this field is the
date the most recent amendment became effective. If the contract or
the most recent reported amendment does not have an effective date,
the date when service began pursuant to the contract or most recent
reported amendment may be used. If the terms reported in fields 18,
23 and 25 through 45 have not been amended since January 1, 2009,
the initial date the contract became effective (or absent an
effective date the initial date when service began) may be used.

    24. This definition will become effective on January 1, 2009 and
will be applicable for EQRs filed beginning in the first quarter of
2009. The start date for the reporting of contract amendments has been
changed in the definition to January 1, 2009, to account for the
effective date of the revised EQR Data Dictionary that we are adopting
in this order. The limited waiver for compliance that the Commission
granted on April 17, 2008 and extended on July 9, 2008 will apply to
all 2008 EQRs.\18\
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    \18\ The expiration date of the limited waiver also applies to
the Increment Name fields (Fields 28 and 60), for which additional
time was provided to comply with Order No. 2001-G.
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    25. PJM is incorrect in its interpretation that the proposed
commencement date definition raises the possibility that an EQR filer
may begin reporting a contract upon its effective date. The
commencement date definition specifies which date should be used to
populate the field and does not otherwise address when a contract must
first be reported in the EQR. The Commission recognizes that,
logistically, it may be more convenient to begin reporting a contract
upon execution. Although the requirement to file a contract in the EQR
once service under that contract commences will remain in effect, the
Commission neither prohibits nor discourages the earlier reporting of
contracts.

B. Ancillary Service Reporting

1. Comments
    26. With regard to third-party ancillary service transactions, the
EQR Ancillary Services Notice proposed to add to the phrase ``Reported
for power sales and transmission-related transactions'' to clarify the
EQR reporting requirements with regard to Energy Imbalance, Regulation
& Frequency Response, Spinning Reserve, and Supplemental Reserve in
Appendix A (Product Names) to the EQR Data Dictionary. The notice also
proposed to add the product ``Generator Imbalance'' in the Appendix.
    27. In response to this notice, EEI filed comments arguing that
ancillary services associated with transmission contracts should not be
reported in the EQR. Thus, EEI suggests that the reporting requirements
regarding Energy Imbalance, Regulation & Frequency Response, Spinning
Reserve, and Supplemental Reserve be changed to read as follows: ``For
Contracts, reported if the contract provides for sale of the product.
For Transactions, sales by third-party providers (i.e., non-
transmission function) are reported.'' EEI argues that its proposed
language is superior to that proposed by the Commission, because the
language proposed in the EQR Ancillary Services Notice may cause
confusion over whether transmission-related agreements are to be
reported in the EQR. EEI states that ``the Commission has never
required transmission functions to report ancillary service sales in
the Transactions portion of the EQR, which was established in Order No.
2001,'' and ``the suggested changes to the Appendix A definitions may
not clearly enough reflect this existing policy.''
    28. EEI also states that ``the definition for Energy Imbalance and
the proposed definition for Generator Imbalance do not indicate that
they may be Ancillary Services'' and asks ``the Commission to clarify
that Energy Imbalance and Generator Imbalance can be an [sic] Ancillary
Services, and that * * *

[o]nly ancillary services provided by a marketer are reportable
transactions, though both marketers and transmission functions must
list them in the Contracts section of the EQR.''
2. Commission Determination
    29. Order No. 2001 stated:

    We clarify that ancillary service transaction data associated
with transmission need not be reported when the transmission
services are provided on an unbundled basis * * * On the other hand,
ancillary service transaction data associated with power sales are
currently required to be filed in Quarterly Transaction Reports and
the requirement to file these data is retained in this rule.\19\
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    \19\ Order No. 2001 at P 271.

    30. Our proposal in the EQR Ancillary Services Notice was intended
to provide clarification regarding the EQR reporting requirements for
ancillary services provided in association with unbundled sales of
transmission services rather than to change the policy (quoted
immediately above) that we established in Order No. 2001.\20\
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    \20\ Order No. 697, FERC Stats. & Regs. ] 31,252 at P 1058.
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    31. Accordingly, with regard to EEI's suggested changes to the
reporting requirements for Energy Imbalance, Regulation & Frequency
Response, Spinning Reserve, and Supplemental Reserve, the Commission
finds that EEI's proposal provides additional clarity and we therefore
adopt EEI's proposal.
    32. Specifically, we revise the ancillary service Product Names as
follows:
    Energy Imbalance: Service provided when a difference occurs between
the scheduled and the actual delivery of energy to a load obligation
(Ancillary Service). For Contracts, reported if the contract provides
for sale of the product. For Transactions, sales by third-party
providers (i.e., non-transmission function) are reported.
    Generator Imbalance: Service provided when a difference occurs
between the output of a generator located in the Transmission
Provider's Control Area and a delivery schedule from that generator to
(1) another Control Area or (2) a load within the Transmission
Provider's Control Area over a single hour (Ancillary Service). For
Contracts, reported if the contract provides for sale of the product.
For Transactions, sales by third-party providers (i.e., non-
transmission function) are reported.
    Regulation & Frequency Response: Service providing for continuous
balancing of resources (generation and interchange) with load, and for
maintaining scheduled interconnection frequency by committing on-line
generation where output is raised or lowered and by other non-
generation resources capable of providing this service as necessary to
follow the moment-by-moment changes in load (Ancillary Service). For
Contracts, reported if the contract provides for sale of the product.
For Transactions, sales by third-party providers (i.e., non-
transmission function) are reported.
    Spinning Reserve: Unloaded synchronized generating capacity that is
immediately responsive to system frequency and that is capable of being
loaded in a short time period or non-generation resources capable of
providing this service (Ancillary Service). For Contracts, reported if
the contract provides for sale of the product. For Transactions, sales
by third-party providers (i.e., non-transmission function) are
reported.
    Supplemental Reserve: Service needed to serve load in the event of
a system contingency, available with greater delay than SPINNING
RESERVE. This service may be provided by generating units that are on-
line but unloaded, by quick-start generation, or by interruptible load
or other non-generation resources capable of providing this service
(Ancillary Service). For Contracts, reported if the contract provides
for sale of the product. For Transactions, sales by third-party
providers (i.e., non-transmission function) are reported.

C. Reporting of Ancillary Service Product Type Names

1. Comments
    33. EEI asks the Commission to ``clarify the appropriate manner to
report the Product Type Name [Field No. 30] for ancillary service sales
in the Contracts portion of the EQR,'' namely, that an ancillary
service ``reported by a transmission function'' should be identified
with a Product Type Name of ``T,'' indicating the product was sold
under a FERC-approved transmission tariff. Alternatively, a merchant
sale would be reported as sold under a FERC-approved cost-based tariff
by entering ``CB'' or market-based tariff by entering ``MB'' as
``factual circumstances dictate.''
    34. Occidental seeks clarification ``that imbalances that are
settled in the real-time markets operated by the ISOs and RTOs are not
intended to be reported as `Generator Imbalances' under the proposed
revisions to the EQR Data Dictionary.'' Occidental states that
``imbalances that are settled within the organized markets [are]
handled through the settlement process, in which the generator pays the
real-time price for any under production and is paid the real-time
price for any over production [and] should not be reported in the EQRs
as `Generator Imbalances' under this [FERC-proposed] definition.''
2. Commission Determination
    35. Regarding EEI's request for clarification, if the transmission
provider (i.e., non-merchant function) makes an ancillary service sale,
the product type is ``T.'' With respect to third-party sales, the
product type is listed as ``CB,'' if the third-party sale is made under
a cost-based rate tariff or ``MB,'' if the third-party sale is made
under a market-based rate tariff. We believe that Product Type Name
[Field No. 30] adequately addresses this distinction and, thus, do not
find any reason to revise the ancillary service reporting requirements
that we proposed in the EQR Ancillary Services Notice to add clarity on
this issue.
    36. In addition, we find that Occidental is correct in its
interpretation of the difference between energy imbalance service
offered as an ancillary service in general and the method by which
organized markets address imbalances through settlement in the Real-
Time market. The Commission has adopted conventions for reporting
trading within Real-Time markets.\21\ This order does not change those
conventions.
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    \21\ Revised Public Utility Filing Requirements for Electric
Quarterly Reports, Order No. 2001-G, 120 FERC ] 61,270, at P 55
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D. Whether Ancillary Services Not Included in the OATT Should Be
Reported in EQRs

1. Comments
    37. The EQR Ancillary Services Notice invited comment on the need
to include additional non-OATT ancillary services in the list of
Product Names in the EQR Data Dictionary. Two commenters filed comments
addressing this issue. EEI states that it ``recommends against
including any other ancillary services in the EQR at this time.''
    38. Sempra comments that ``the industry may benefit from additional
clarification with respect to the reporting of ISO/RTO-specific
ancillary services that may not be currently reflected'' in the OATT.
Sempra also suggests that there are benefits to clarifying ``the
reporting of other ISO/RTO-specific products.'' To this end, Sempra
asks that the Commission clarify ``the appropriate reporting `bucket'
for other CAISO products, such

as Instructed Imbalance Energy and Uninstructed Imbalance Energy.'' As
to whether the Commission should add specific new ancillary services to
the EQR Data Dictionary, Sempra asks that the Commission ``consider
whether any additional CAISO products or ancillary services should be
included in the EQR Data Dictionary once the CAISO MRTU [Market
Redesign and Technology Upgrade] program is put into effect.'' \22\
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    \22\ We note that, while Sempra asks the Commission to consider
these matters, it does not explicitly advocate that the Commission
add any additional products to the EQR Data Dictionary.
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2. Commission Determination
    39. The Commission will continue its policy of identifying only the
standard OATT ancillary services as ancillary services in the Product
Name field of the EQR. This policy is consistent with the Commission's
intention, in establishing the EQR filing requirements, that the same
kinds of information be reported by all EQR filers, in the same format
and using the same definitions. This approach is intended to allow EQR
users and Commission staff to readily compare and contrast the
transactions and contracts reported by one utility to those of other
utilities. We will continue to add products that reflect common and new
offerings by the industry where it appears that these products are
widely offered, but, in this case, we agree with EEI that the current
list of ancillary service product names to be reported in the EQR is
sufficient.
    40. As to Sempra's comments about providing clarification regarding
the appropriate reporting of the specific products offered by CAISO, in
Order No. 2001-E, the Commission encouraged RTOs and ISOs to work with
Commission staff to develop EQR-ready reports to ease the filing
process for respondents and to improve consistency in reporting within
and among the organized markets.\23\ Three ISOs--New York ISO, Midwest
ISO and ISO New England--currently provide reports to their members
that format settlement data for the EQR. PJM expects to begin doing so
by the end of 2008.
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    \23\ Order No. 2001-E, 105 FERC ] 61,352 at P 11.
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    41. In addition, we note that CAISO's staff met with Commission
staff and market participants on May 18, 2004 to map the CAISO's
products to the EQR product list.\24\ Likewise, we encourage CAISO to
meet with Commission staff on MRTU product mapping and provide EQR-
ready reports to ease the filing process for respondents.
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    \24\ Notice of Electric Quarterly Reports Western Outreach
Session, 69 FR 25897 (May 10, 2004). The mapping developed in this
meeting is available on the Commission's Web site (http://
www.ferc.gov/EventCalendar/
EventDetails.aspx?ID=1096&CalType=%20&Date=5/18/
2004&CalendarID=116).
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III. Document Availability

    42. In addition to publishing the full text of this document in the
Federal Register, the Commission provides all interested persons an
opportunity to view and/or print the contents of this document via the
Internet through the Commission's Home Page (http://www.ferc.gov) and
in the Commission's Public Reference Room during normal business hours
(8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Eastern time) at 888 First Street, NE., Room 2A,
Washington, DC 20426.
    43. From the Commission's Home Page on the Internet, this
information is available in the eLibrary. The full text of this
document is available in the eLibrary both in PDF and Microsoft Word
format for viewing, printing, and/or downloading. To access this
document in eLibrary, type ``RM01-8'' in the docket number field. User
assistance is available for eLibrary and the Commission's Web site
during the Commission's normal business hours. For assistance contact
the Commission's Online Support services at<EMAIL_ADDRESS>or toll-free at<PHONE_NUMBER>, or for TTY, contact<PHONE_NUMBER>.
    The Commission orders:
    (A) The Commission hereby adopts the changes in the EQR Data
Dictionary shown in the Attachment, as discussed in the body of this
order.
    (B) This order will become effective upon publication in the
Federal Register. The definitions adopted in this order shall be used
in filing the Q1, 2009 EQR due on April 30, 2009 and in subsequent
filings of the EQR.
    (C) The limited waiver for compliance granted on April 17, 2008 and
extended on July 9, 2008 will apply to all 2008 EQRs and only to 2008
EQRs, regardless of when they are filed.

    By the Commission.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.

Attachment

Electric Quarterly Report Data Dictionary Version 1.1 (Issued October
28, 2008)

                                               EQR Data Dictionary
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     Field No.               Field                Required                Value                Definition
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                                                     ID Data
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1..................  Filer Unique          X....................  FR1.................  (Respondent)--An
                      Identifier.                                                        identifier (i.e.,
                                                                                ``FR1'') used to
                                                                                designate a record
                                                                                containing Respondent
                                                                                identification
                                                                                information in a comma-
                                                                                delimited (csv) file
                                                                                that is imported into
                                                                                the EQR filing. Only
                                                                                one record with the FR1
                                                                                identifier may be
                                                                                imported into an EQR
                                                                                for a given quarter.
1..................  Filer Unique          X....................  FS (where    (Seller)--An identifier
                      Identifier.                                  ``'' is an   (e.g., ``FS1'',
                                                                   integer).             ``FS2'') used to
                                                                                designate a record
                                                                                containing Seller
                                                                                identification
                                                                                information in a comma-
                                                                                delimited (csv) file
                                                                                that is imported into
                                                                                the EQR filing. One
                                                                                record for each seller
                                                                                company may be imported
                                                                                into an EQR for a given
                                                                                quarter.
1..................  Filer Unique          X....................  FA1.................  (Agent)--An identifier
                      Identifier.                                                        (i.e., ``FA1'') used to
                                                                                designate a record
                                                                                containing Agent
                                                                                identification
                                                                                information in a comma-
                                                                                delimited (csv) file
                                                                                that is imported into
                                                                                the EQR filing. Only
                                                                                one record with the FA1
                                                                                identifier may be
                                                                                imported into an EQR
                                                                                for a given quarter.
2..................  Company Name........  X....................  Unrestricted text     (Respondent)--The name
                                                                   (100 characters).     of the company taking
                                                                                responsibility for
                                                                                complying with the
                                                                                Commission's
                                                                                regulations related to
                                                                                the EQR.

2..................  Company Name........  X....................  Unrestricted text     (Seller)--The name of
                                                                   (100 characters).     the company that is
                                                                                authorized to make
                                                                                sales as indicated in
                                                                                the company's FERC
                                                                                tariff(s). This name
                                                                                may be the same as the
                                                                                Company Name of the
                                                                                Respondent.
2..................  Company Name........  X....................  Unrestricted text     (Agent)--The name of the
                                                                   (100 characters).     entity completing the
                                                                                EQR filing. The Agent's
                                                                                Company Name need not
                                                                                be the name of the
                                                                                company under
                                                                                Commission
                                                                                jurisdiction.
3..................  Company DUNS Number.  for Respondent and     Nine digit number...  The unique nine digit
                                            Seller.                                      number assigned by Dun
                                                                                and Bradstreet to the
                                                                                company identified in
                                                                                Field Number 2.
4..................  Contact Name........  X....................  Unrestricted text     (Respondent)--Name of
                                                                   (50 characters).      the person at the
                                                                                Respondent's company
                                                                                taking responsibility
                                                                                for compliance with the
                                                                                Commission's EQR
                                                                                regulations.
4..................  Contact Name........  X....................  Unrestricted text     (Seller)--The name of
                                                                   (50 characters).      the contact for the
                                                                                company authorized to
                                                                                make sales as indicated
                                                                                in the company's FERC
                                                                                tariff(s). This name
                                                                                may be the same as the
                                                                                Contact Name of the
                                                                                Respondent.
4..................  Contact Name........  X....................  Unrestricted text     (Agent)--Name of the
                                                                   (50 characters).      contact for the Agent,
                                                                                usually the person who
                                                                                prepares the filing.
5..................  Contact Title.......  X....................  Unrestricted text     Title of contact
                                                                   (50 characters).      identified in Field
                                                                                Number 4.
6..................  Contact Address.....  X....................  Unrestricted text...  Street address for
                                                                                contact identified in
                                                                                Field Number 4.
7..................  Contact City........  X....................  Unrestricted text     City for the contact
                                                                   (30 characters).      identified in Field
                                                                                Number 4.
8..................  Contact State.......  X....................  Unrestricted text (2  Two character state or
                                                                   characters).          province abbreviations
                                                                                for the contact
                                                                                identified in Field
                                                                                Number 4.
9..................  Contact Zip.........  X....................  Unrestricted text     Zip code for the contact
                                                                   (10 characters) CA--  identified in Field
                                                                   Canada, MX--Mexico.   Number 4.
10.................  Contact Country Name  X....................  US--United States,    Country (USA, Canada,
                                                                   UK--United Kingdom.   Mexico, or United
                                                                                Kingdom) for contact
                                                                                address identified in
                                                                                Field Number 4.
11.................  Contact Phone.......  X....................  Unrestricted text     Phone number of contact
                                                                   (20 characters).      identified in Field
                                                                                Number 4.
12.................  Contact E-Mail......  X....................  Unrestricted text...  E-mail address of
                                                                                contact identified in
                                                                                Field Number 4.
13.................  Filing Quarter......  X....................  YYYYMM..............  A six digit reference
                                                                                number used by the EQR
                                                                                software to indicate
                                                                                the quarter and year of
                                                                                the filing for the
                                                                                purpose of importing
                                                                                data from csv files.
                                                                                The first 4 numbers
                                                                                represent the year
                                                                                (e.g., 2007). The last
                                                                                2 numbers represent the
                                                                                last month of the
                                                                                quarter (e.g., 03 = 1st
                                                                                quarter; 06 = 2nd
                                                                                quarter, 09 = 3rd
                                                                                quarter, 12 = 4th
                                                                                quarter).
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                                                  Contract Data
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14.................  Contract Unique ID..  X....................  An integer preceded   An identifier beginning
                                                                   by the letter ``C''   with the letter ``C''
                                                                   (only used when       and followed by a
                                                                   importing contract    number (e.g., ``C1'',
                                                                   data).                ``C2'') used to
                                                                                designate a record
                                                                                containing contract
                                                                                information in a comma-
                                                                                delimited (csv) file
                                                                                that is imported into
                                                                                the EQR filing. One
                                                                                record for each
                                                                                contract product may be
                                                                                imported into an EQR
                                                                                for a given quarter.
15.................  Seller Company Name.  X....................  Unrestricted text     The name of the company
                                                                   (100 characters).     that is authorized to
                                                                                make sales as indicated
                                                                                in the company's FERC
                                                                                tariff(s). This name
                                                                                must match the name
                                                                                provided as a Seller's
                                                                                ``Company Name'' in
                                                                                Field Number 2 of the
                                                                                ID Data (Seller Data).
16.................  Customer Company      X....................  Unrestricted text     The name of the
                      Name.                                        (70 characters).      counterparty.
17.................  Customer DUNS Number  X....................  Nine digit number...  The unique nine digit
                                                                                number assigned by Dun
                                                                                and Bradstreet to the
                                                                                company identified in
                                                                                Field Number 16.
18.................  Contract Affiliate..  X....................  Y (Yes), N (No).....  The customer is an
                                                                                affiliate if it
                                                                                controls, is controlled
                                                                                by or is under common
                                                                                control with the
                                                                                seller. This includes a
                                                                                division that operates
                                                                                as a functional unit. A
                                                                                customer of a seller
                                                                                who is an Exempt
                                                                                Wholesale Generator may
                                                                                be defined as an
                                                                                affiliate under the
                                                                                Public Utility Holding
                                                                                Company Act and the
                                                                                FPA.

19.................  FERC Tariff           X....................  Unrestricted text     The FERC tariff
                      Reference.                                   (60 characters).      reference cites the
                                                                                document that specifies
                                                                                the terms and
                                                                                conditions under which
                                                                                a Seller is authorized
                                                                                to make transmission
                                                                                sales, power sales or
                                                                                sales of related
                                                                                jurisdictional services
                                                                                at cost-based rates or
                                                                                at market-based rates.
                                                                                If the sales are market-
                                                                                based, the tariff that
                                                                                is specified in the
                                                                                FERC order granting the
                                                                                Seller Market Based
                                                                                Rate Authority must be
                                                                                listed.
20.................  Contract Service      X....................  Unrestricted text     Unique identifier given
                      Agreement ID.                                (30 characters).      to each service
                                                                                agreement that can be
                                                                                used by the filing
                                                                                company to produce the
                                                                                agreement, if
                                                                                requested. The
                                                                                identifier may be the
                                                                                number assigned by FERC
                                                                                for those service
                                                                                agreements that have
                                                                                been filed with and
                                                                                accepted by the
                                                                                Commission, or it may
                                                                                be generated as part of
                                                                                an internal
                                                                                identification system.
21.................  Contract Execution    X....................  YYYYMMDD............  The date the contract
                      Date.                                                              was signed. If the
                                                                                parties signed on
                                                                                different dates, use
                                                                                the most recent date
                                                                                signed.
22.................  Commencement Date of  X....................  YYYYMMDD............  The date the terms of
                      Contract Terms.                                                    the contract reported
                                                                                in fields 18, 23 and 25
                                                                                through 45 (as defined
                                                                                in the data dictionary)
                                                                                became effective. If
                                                                                those terms became
                                                                                effective on multiple
                                                                                dates (i.e.: due to one
                                                                                or more amendments),
                                                                                the date to be reported
                                                                                in this field is the
                                                                                date the most recent
                                                                                amendment became
                                                                                effective. If the
                                                                                contract or the most
                                                                                recent reported
                                                                                amendment does not have
                                                                                an effective date, the
                                                                                date when service began
                                                                                pursuant to the
                                                                                contract or most recent
                                                                                reported amendment may
                                                                                be used. If the terms
                                                                                reported in fields 18,
                                                                                23 and 25 through 45
                                                                                have not been amended
                                                                                since January 1, 2009,
                                                                                the initial date the
                                                                                contract became
                                                                                effective (or absent an
                                                                                effective date the
                                                                                initial date when
                                                                                service began) may be
                                                                                used.
23.................  Contract Termination  If specified in the    YYYYMMDD............  The date that the
                      Date.                 contract.                                    contract expires.
24.................  Actual Termination    If contract            YYYYMMDD............  The date the contract
                      Date.                 terminated.                                  actually terminates.
25.................  Extension Provision   X....................  Unrestricted text...  Description of terms
                      Description.                                                       that provide for the
                                                                                continuation of the
                                                                                contract.
26.................  Class Name..........  X....................  ....................  See definitions of each
                                                                                class name below.
26.................  Class Name..........  X....................  F--Firm.............  For transmission sales,
                                                                                a service or product
                                                                                that always has
                                                                                priority over non-firm
                                                                                service. For power
                                                                                sales, a service or
                                                                                product that is not
                                                                                interruptible for
                                                                                economic reasons.
26.................  Class Name..........  X....................  NF--Non-firm........  For transmission sales,
                                                                                a service that is
                                                                                reserved and/or
                                                                                scheduled on an as-
                                                                                available basis and is
                                                                                subject to curtailment
                                                                                or interruption at a
                                                                                lesser priority
                                                                                compared to Firm
                                                                                service. For an energy
                                                                                sale, a service or
                                                                                product for which
                                                                                delivery or receipt of
                                                                                the energy may be
                                                                                interrupted for any
                                                                                reason or no reason,
                                                                                without liability on
                                                                                the part of either the
                                                                                buyer or seller.
26.................  Class Name..........  X....................  UP--Unit Power Sale.  Designates a dedicated
                                                                                sale of energy and
                                                                                capacity from one or
                                                                                more than one specified
                                                                                generation unit(s).
26.................  Class Name..........  X....................  N/A--Not Applicable.  To be used only when the
                                                                                other available Class
                                                                                Names do not apply.
27.................  Term Name...........  X....................  LT--Long Term, ST--   Contracts with durations
                                                                   Short Term, N/A--     of one year or greater
                                                                   Not Applicable.       are long-term.
                                                                                Contracts with shorter
                                                                                durations are short-
                                                                                term.
28.................  Increment Name......  X....................  ....................  See definitions for each
                                                                                increment below.
28.................  Increment Name......  X....................  H--Hourly...........  Terms of the contract
                                                                                (if specifically noted
                                                                                in the contract) set
                                                                                for up to 6 consecutive
                                                                                hours (<= 6 consecutive
                                                                                hours).
28.................  Increment Name......  X....................  D--Daily............  Terms of the contract
                                                                                (if specifically noted
                                                                                in the contract) set
                                                                                for more than 6 and up
                                                                                to 60 consecutive hours
                                                                                (> 6 and <= 60
                                                                                consecutive hours).
28.................  Increment Name......  X....................  W--Weekly...........  Terms of the contract
                                                                                (if specifically noted
                                                                                in the contract) set
                                                                                for over 60 consecutive
                                                                                hours and up to 168
                                                                                consecutive hours (> 60
                                                                                and <= 168 consecutive
                                                                                hours).

28.................  Increment Name......  X....................  M--Monthly..........  Terms of the contract
                                                                                (if specifically noted
                                                                                in the contract) set
                                                                                for more than 168
                                                                                consecutive hours up
                                                                                to, but not including,
                                                                                one year (>168
                                                                                consecutive hours and <
                                                                                1 year).
28.................  Increment Name......  X....................  Y--Yearly...........  Terms of the contract
                                                                                (if specifically noted
                                                                                in the contract) set
                                                                                for one year or more
                                                                                (>= 1 year).
28.................  Increment Name......  X....................  N/A--Not Applicable.  Terms of the contract do
                                                                                not specify an
                                                                                increment.
29.................  Increment Peaking     X....................  ....................  See definitions for each
                      Name.                                                              increment peaking name
                                                                                below.
29.................  Increment Peaking     X....................  FP--Full Period.....  The product described
                      Name.                                                              may be sold during
                                                                                those hours designated
                                                                                as on-peak and off-peak
                                                                                in the NERC region of
                                                                                the point of delivery.
29.................  Increment Peaking     X....................  OP--Off-Peak........  The product described
                      Name.                                                              may be sold only during
                                                                                those hours designated
                                                                                as off-peak in the NERC
                                                                                region of the point of
                                                                                delivery.
29.................  Increment Peaking     X....................  P--Peak.............  The product described
                      Name.                                                              may be sold only during
                                                                                those hours designated
                                                                                as on-peak in the NERC
                                                                                region of the point of
                                                                                delivery.
29.................  Increment Peaking     X....................  N/A--Not Applicable.  To be used only when the
                      Name.                                                              increment peaking name
                                                                                is not specified in the
                                                                                contract.
30.................  Product Type Name...  X....................  ....................  See definitions for each
                                                                                product type below.
30.................  Product Type Name...  X....................  CB--Cost Based......  Energy or capacity sold
                                                                                under a FERC-approved
                                                                                cost-based rate tariff.
30.................  Product Type Name...  X....................  CR--Capacity          An agreement under which
                                                                   Reassignment.         a transmission provider
                                                                                sells, assigns or
                                                                                transfers all or
                                                                                portion of its rights
                                                                                to an eligible
                                                                                customer.
30.................  Product Type Name...  X....................  MB--Market Based....  Energy or capacity sold
                                                                                under the seller's FERC-
                                                                                approved market-based
                                                                                rate tariff.
30.................  Product Type Name...  X....................  T--Transmission.....  The product is sold
                                                                                under a FERC-approved
                                                                                transmission tariff.
30.................  Product Type Name...  X....................  Other...............  The product cannot be
                                                                                characterized by the
                                                                                other product type
                                                                                names.
31.................  Product Name........  X....................  See Product Name      Description of product
                                                                   Table, Appendix A.    being offered.
32.................  Quantity............  If specified in the    Number with up to 4   Quantity for the
                                            contract.              decimals.             contract product
                                                                                identified.
33.................  Units...............  If specified in the    See Units Table,      Measure stated in the
                                            contract.              Appendix E.           contract for the
                                                                                product sold.
34.................  Rate................  One of four rate       Number with up to 4   The charge for the
                                            fields (34, 35, 36,    decimals.             product per unit as
                                            or 37) must be                               stated in the contract.
                                            included.
35.................  Rate Minimum........  One of four rate       Number with up to 4   Minimum rate to be
                                            fields (34, 35, 36,    decimals.             charged per the
                                            or 37) must be                               contract, if a range is
                                            included.                                    specified.
36.................  Rate Maximum........  One of four rate       Number with up to 4   Maximum rate to be
                                            fields (34, 35, 36,    decimals.             charged per the
                                            or 37) must be                               contract, if a range is
                                            included.                                    specified.

37.................  Rate Description....  One of four rate       Unrestricted text...  Text description of
                                            fields (34, 35, 36,                          rate. If the rate is
                                            or 37) must be                               currently available on
                                            included.                                    the FERC Web site, a
                                                                                citation of the FERC
                                                                                Accession Number and
                                                                                the relevant FERC
                                                                                tariff including page
                                                                                number or section may
                                                                                be included instead of
                                                                                providing the entire
                                                                                rate algorithm. If the
                                                                                rate is not available
                                                                                on the FERC Web site,
                                                                                include the rate
                                                                                algorithm, if rate is
                                                                                calculated. If the
                                                                                algorithm would exceed
                                                                                the 150 character field
                                                                                limit, it may be
                                                                                provided in a
                                                                                descriptive summary
                                                                                (including bases and
                                                                                methods of
                                                                                calculations) with a
                                                                                detailed citation of
                                                                                the relevant FERC
                                                                                tariff including page
                                                                                number and section. If
                                                                                more than 150
                                                                                characters are
                                                                                required, the contract
                                                                                product may be repeated
                                                                                in a subsequent line of
                                                                                data until the rate is
                                                                                adequately described.
38.................  Rate Units..........  If specified in the    See Rate Units        Measure stated in the
                                            contract.              Table, Appendix F.    contract for the
                                                                                product sold.
39.................  Point of Receipt      If specified in the    See Balancing         The registered NERC
                      Balancing Authority   contract.              Authority Table,      Balancing Authority
                      (PORBA).                                     Appendix B.           (formerly called NERC
                                                                                Control Area) where
                                                                                service begins for a
                                                                                transmission or
                                                                                transmission-related
                                                                                jurisdictional sale.
                                                                                The Balancing Authority
                                                                                will be identified with
                                                                                the abbreviation used
                                                                                in OASIS applications.
                                                                                If receipt occurs at a
                                                                                trading hub specified
                                                                                in the EQR software,
                                                                                the term ``Hub'' should
                                                                                be used.
40.................  Point of Receipt      If specified in the    Unrestricted text     The specific location at
                      Specific Location     contract.              (50 characters). If   which the product is
                      (PORSL).                                     ``HUB'' is selected   received if designated
                                                                   for PORCA, see Hub    in the contract. If
                                                                   Table, Appendix C.    receipt occurs at a
                                                                                trading hub, a
                                                                                standardized hub name
                                                                                must be used. If more
                                                                                points of receipt are
                                                                                listed in the contract
                                                                                than can fit into the
                                                                                50 character space, a
                                                                                description of the
                                                                                collection of points
                                                                                may be used. `Various,'
                                                                                alone, is unacceptable
                                                                                unless the contract
                                                                                itself uses that
                                                                                terminology.
41.................  Point of Delivery     If specified in the    See Balancing         The registered NERC
                      Balancing Authority   contract.              Authority Table,      Balancing Authority
                      (PODBA).                                     Appendix B.           (formerly called NERC
                                                                                Control Area) where a
                                                                                jurisdictional product
                                                                                is delivered and/or
                                                                                service ends for a
                                                                                transmission or
                                                                                transmission-related
                                                                                jurisdictional sale.
                                                                                The Balancing Authority
                                                                                will be identified with
                                                                                the abbreviation used
                                                                                in OASIS applications.
                                                                                If delivery occurs at
                                                                                the interconnection of
                                                                                two control areas, the
                                                                                control area that the
                                                                                product is entering
                                                                                should be used. If
                                                                                delivery occurs at a
                                                                                trading hub specified
                                                                                in the EQR software,
                                                                                the term ``Hub'' should
                                                                                be used.
42.................  Point of Delivery     If specified in the    Unrestricted text     The specific location at
                      Specific Location     contract.              (50 characters). If   which the product is
                      (PODSL).                                     ``HUB'' is selected   delivered if designated
                                                                   for PODCA, see Hub    in the contract. If
                                                                   Table, Appendix C.    receipt occurs at a
                                                                                trading hub, a
                                                                                standardized hub name
                                                                                must be used.
43.................  Begin Date..........  If specified in the    YYYYMMDDHHMM........  First date for the sale
                                            contract.                                    of the product at the
                                                                                rate specified.
44.................  End Date............  If specified in the    YYYYMMDDHHMM........  Last date for the sale
                                            contract.                                    of the product at the
                                                                                rate specified.
45.................  Time Zone...........  X....................  See Time Zone Table,  The time zone in which
                                                                   Appendix D.           the sales will be made
                                                                                under the contract.
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                                                Transaction Data
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46.................  Transaction Unique    X....................  An integer preceded   An identifier beginning
                      ID.                                          by the letter ``T''   with the letter ``T''
                                                                   (only used when       and followed by a
                                                                   importing             number (e.g., ``T1'',
                                                                   transaction data).    ``T2'') used to
                                                                                designate a record
                                                                                containing transaction
                                                                                information in a comma-
                                                                                delimited (csv) file
                                                                                that is imported into
                                                                                the EQR filing. One
                                                                                record for each
                                                                                transaction record may
                                                                                be imported into an EQR
                                                                                for a given quarter. A
                                                                                new transaction record
                                                                                must be used every time
                                                                                a price changes in a
                                                                                sale.

47.................  Seller Company Name.  X....................  Unrestricted text     The name of the company
                                                                   (100 Characters).     that is authorized to
                                                                                make sales as indicated
                                                                                in the company's FERC
                                                                                tariff(s). This name
                                                                                must match the name
                                                                                provided as a Seller's
                                                                                ``Company Name'' in
                                                                                Field 2 of the ID Data
                                                                                (Seller Data).
48.................  Customer Company      X....................  Unrestricted text     The name of the
                      Name.                                        (70 Characters).      counterparty.
49.................  Customer DUNS Number  X....................  Nine digit number...  The unique nine digit
                                                                                number assigned by Dun
                                                                                and Bradstreet to the
                                                                                counterparty to the
                                                                                contract.
50.................  FERC Tariff           X....................  Unrestricted text     The FERC tariff
                      Reference.                                   (60 Characters).      reference cites the
                                                                                document that specifies
                                                                                the terms and
                                                                                conditions under which
                                                                                a Seller is authorized
                                                                                to make transmission
                                                                                sales, power sales or
                                                                                sales of related
                                                                                jurisdictional services
                                                                                at cost-based rates or
                                                                                at market-based rates.
                                                                                If the sales are market-
                                                                                based, the tariff that
                                                                                is specified in the
                                                                                FERC order granting the
                                                                                Seller Market Based
                                                                                Rate Authority must be
                                                                                listed.
51.................  Contract Service      X....................  Unrestricted text     Unique identifier given
                      Agreement ID.                                (30 Characters).      to each service
                                                                                agreement that can be
                                                                                used by the filing
                                                                                company to produce the
                                                                                agreement, if
                                                                                requested. The
                                                                                identifier may be the
                                                                                number assigned by FERC
                                                                                for those service
                                                                                agreements that have
                                                                                been filed and approved
                                                                                by the Commission, or
                                                                                it may be generated as
                                                                                part of an internal
                                                                                identification system.
52.................  Transaction Unique    X....................  Unrestricted text     Unique reference number
                      Identifier.                                  (24 Characters).      assigned by the seller
                                                                                for each transaction.
53.................  Transaction Begin     X....................  YYYYMMDDHHMM (csv     First date and time the
                      Date.                                        import),              product is sold during
                                                                   MMDDYYYYHHMM          the quarter.
                                                                   (manual entry).
54.................  Transaction End Date  X....................  YYYYMMDDHHMM (csv     Last date and time the
                                                                   import),              product is sold during
                                                                   MMDDYYYYHHMM          the quarter.
                                                                   (manual entry).
55.................  Time Zone...........  X....................  See Time Zone Table,  The time zone in which
                                                                   Appendix D.           the sales will be made
                                                                                under the contract.
56.................  Point of Delivery     X....................  See Balancing         The registered NERC
                      Balancing Authority                          Authority Table,      Balancing Authority
                      (PODBA).                                     Appendix B.           (formerly called NERC
                                                                                Control Area)
                                                                                abbreviation used in
                                                                                OASIS applications.
57.................  Point of Delivery     X....................  Unrestricted text     The specific location at
                      Specific Location                            (50 characters). If   which the product is
                      (PODSL).                                     ``HUB'' is selected   delivered. If receipt
                                                                   for PODBA, see Hub    occurs at a trading
                                                                   Table, Appendix C.    hub, a standardized hub
                                                                                name must be used.
58.................  Class Name..........  X....................  ....................  See class name
                                                                                definitions below.
58.................  Class Name..........  X....................  F--Firm.............  A sale, service or
                                                                                product that is not
                                                                                interruptible for
                                                                                economic reasons.
58.................  Class Name..........  X....................  NF--Non-firm........  A sale for which
                                                                                delivery or receipt of
                                                                                the energy may be
                                                                                interrupted for any
                                                                                reason or no reason,
                                                                                without liability on
                                                                                the part of either the
                                                                                buyer or seller.
58.................  Class Name..........  X....................  UP--Unit Power Sale.  Designates a dedicated
                                                                                sale of energy and
                                                                                capacity from one or
                                                                                more than one specified
                                                                                generation unit(s).
58.................  Class Name..........  X....................  BA--Billing           Designates an
                                                                   Adjustment.           incremental material
                                                                                change to one or more
                                                                                transactions due to a
                                                                                change in settlement
                                                                                results. ``BA'' may be
                                                                                used in a refiling
                                                                                after the next
                                                                                quarter's filing is due
                                                                                to reflect the receipt
                                                                                of new information. It
                                                                                may not be used to
                                                                                correct an inaccurate
                                                                                filing.
58.................  Class Name..........  X....................  N/A--Not Applicable.  To be used only when the
                                                                                other available class
                                                                                names do not apply.
59.................  Term Name...........  X....................  LT--Long Term, ST--   Power sales transactions
                                                                   Short Term, N/A--     with durations of one
                                                                   Not Applicable.       year or greater are
                                                                                long-term. Transactions
                                                                                with shorter durations
                                                                                are short-term.
60.................  Increment Name......  X....................  ....................  See increment name
                                                                                definitions below.
60.................  Increment Name......  X....................  H--Hourly...........  Terms of the particular
                                                                                sale set for up to 6
                                                                                consecutive hours (<= 6
                                                                                consecutive hours).
                                                                                Includes LMP based
                                                                                sales in ISO/RTO
                                                                                markets.
60.................  Increment Name......  X....................  D--Daily............  Terms of the particular
                                                                                sale set for more than
                                                                                6 and up to 60
                                                                                consecutive hours (> 6
                                                                                and <= 60 consecutive
                                                                                hours). Includes sales
                                                                                over a peak or off-peak
                                                                                block during a single
                                                                                day.

60.................  Increment Name......  X....................  W--Weekly...........  Terms of the particular
                                                                                sale set for over 60
                                                                                consecutive hours and
                                                                                up to 168 consecutive
                                                                                hours (> 60 and <= 168
                                                                                consecutive hours).
                                                                                Includes sales for a
                                                                                full week and sales for
                                                                                peak and off-peak
                                                                                blocks over a
                                                                                particular week.
60.................  Increment Name......  X....................  M--Monthly..........  Terms of the particular
                                                                                sale set for more than
                                                                                168 consecutive hours
                                                                                up to, but not
                                                                                including, one year (>
                                                                                168 consecutive hours
                                                                                and < 1 year). Includes
                                                                                sales for full month or
                                                                                multi-week sales during
                                                                                a given month.
60.................  Increment Name......  X....................  Y--Yearly...........  Terms of the particular
                                                                                sale set for one year
                                                                                or more (>= 1 year).
                                                                                Includes all long-term
                                                                                contracts with defined
                                                                                pricing terms (fixed-
                                                                                price, formula, or
                                                                                index).
60.................  Increment Name......  X....................  N/A--Not Applicable.  To be used only when
                                                                                other available
                                                                                increment names do not
                                                                                apply.
61.................  Increment Peaking     X....................  ....................  See definitions for
                      Name.                                                              increment peaking
                                                                                below.
61.................  Increment Peaking     X....................  FP--Full Period.....  The product described
                      Name.                                                              was sold during Peak
                                                                                and Off-Peak hours.
61.................  Increment Peaking     X....................  OP--Off-Peak........  The product described
                      Name.                                                              was sold only during
                                                                                those hours designated
                                                                                as off-peak in the NERC
                                                                                region of the point of
                                                                                delivery.
61.................  Increment Peaking     X....................  P--Peak.............  The product described
                      Name.                                                              was sold only during
                                                                                those hours designated
                                                                                as on-peak in the NERC
                                                                                region of the point of
                                                                                delivery.
61.................  Increment Peaking     X....................  N/A--Not Applicable.  To be used only when the
                      Name.                                                              other available
                                                                                increment peaking names
                                                                                do not apply.
62.................  Product Name........  X....................  See Product Names     Description of product
                                                                   Table, Appendix A.    being offered.
63.................  Transaction Quantity  X....................  Number with up to 4   The quantity of the
                                                                   decimals.             product in this
                                                                                transaction.
64.................  Price...............  X....................  Number with up to 6   Actual price charged for
                                                                   decimals.             the product per unit.
                                                                                The price reported
                                                                                cannot be averaged or
                                                                                otherwise aggregated.
65.................  Rate Units..........  X....................  See Rate Units        Measure appropriate to
                                                                   Table, Appendix F.    the price of the
                                                                                product sold.
66.................  Total Transmission    X....................  Number with up to 2   Payments received for
                      Charge.                                      decimals.             transmission services
                                                                                when explicitly
                                                                                identified.
67.................  Total Transaction     X....................  Number with up to 2   Transaction Quantity
                      Charge.                                      decimals.             (Field 63) times Price
                                                                                (Field 64) plus Total
                                                                                Transmission Charge
                                                                                (Field 66).
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                                               EQR Data Dictionary
                                           [Appendix A. Product Names]
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                                           Contract       Transaction
             Product name                  product          product                     Definition
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BLACK START SERVICE..................               X                X   Service available after a system-wide
                                                                          blackout where a generator
                                                                          participates in system restoration
                                                                          activities without the availability of
                                                                          an outside electric supply (Ancillary
                                                                          Service).
BOOKED OUT POWER.....................  ...............               X   Energy or capacity contractually
                                                                          committed bilaterally for delivery but
                                                                          not actually delivered due to some
                                                                          offsetting or countervailing trade
                                                                          (Transaction only).
CAPACITY.............................               X                X   A quantity of demand that is charged on
                                                                          a $/KW or $/MW basis.
CUSTOMER CHARGE......................               X                X   Fixed contractual charges assessed on a
                                                                          per customer basis that could include
                                                                          billing service.
DIRECT ASSIGNMENT FACILITIES CHARGE..               X   ...............  Charges for facilities or portions of
                                                                          facilities that are constructed or
                                                                          used for the sole use/benefit of a
                                                                          particular customer.
EMERGENCY ENERGY.....................               X   ...............  Contractual provisions to supply energy
                                                                          or capacity to another entity during
                                                                          critical situations.
ENERGY...............................               X                X   A quantity of electricity that is sold
                                                                          or transmitted over a period of time.
ENERGY IMBALANCE.....................               X                X   Service provided when a difference
                                                                          occurs between the scheduled and the
                                                                          actual delivery of energy to a load
                                                                          obligation (Ancillary Service). For
                                                                          Contracts, reported if the contract
                                                                          provides for sale of the product. For
                                                                          Transactions, sales by third-party
                                                                          providers (i.e., non-transmission
                                                                          function) are reported.
EXCHANGE.............................               X                X   Transaction whereby the receiver
                                                                          accepts delivery of energy for a
                                                                          supplier's account and returns energy
                                                                          at times, rates, and in amounts as
                                                                          mutually agreed if the receiver is not
                                                                          an RTO/ISO.
FUEL CHARGE..........................               X                X   Charge based on the cost or amount of
                                                                          fuel used for generation.

GENERATOR IMBALANCE..................               X                X   Service provided when a difference
                                                                          occurs between the output of a
                                                                          generator located in the Transmission
                                                                          Provider's Control Area and a delivery
                                                                          schedule from that generator to (1)