This will be done on a daily basis using the SMS Forward Reserve Assignment application. This application is located with all other market applications, on the SMD Home page. The user of this application must be the lead Participant of the resource and also have a valid digital certificate.

Participation in the Forward Reserve Market (FRM) begins by clearing a portfolio of mw's in the Forward Reserve auction in a reserve category (TMOR or TMNSR) to meet either zonal or system wide reserve requirements. Once the offer has cleared, the reserve obligation must then be met by assigning mw's to a specific unit(s). MR-1, III.9.5.1 describes the criteria for eligibility for both online and offline units to be designated to cover FRM obligations. An online unit must have a dispatchable range of mw's available within the timeframe of the assigned FRM obligation. An offline unit must be a fast start generator with established Claim 10 or Claim 30 values. A fast start generator is defined in Manual 35 as follows:

The guidelines for establishing Claim 10 and Claim 30 values are described in MR-1, III.9.5.2. First, an updated NX-12 form must be submitted, requesting fast start status and Claim 10 and/or Claim 30 eligibility. Once the proper administrative changes have been made by the ISO, and the unit has been assigned fast start eligibility, the participant must request a demonstration for their generator, to establish a specific value for Claim 10 and Claim 30 capability. The ISO control room will then conduct an audit using the target mw's and time frame provided by the participant. If the unit attains 90% of that target or greater within the designated time frame, the desired capability value will be assigned to the unit. At this point, the participant can then assign mw's up to the demonstrated capability value of the unit to cover their FRM obligation on an hourly basis.

During the startup and minimum run time of the asset, the asset will be treated as a self-scheduled generator. At the end of the minimum run time, the dispatch software will be allowed to dispatch the generator economically, to either remain on line or to request the unit to shut down.

Note: Any time after the demonstration period (usually 30 minutes), the generator operator may opt to do any of the following: remain on line for the remainder of the minimum run time, waive the minimum run time, or request a self-schedule for the generator to remain on line.

The generator operator will have the option of requesting a self-schedule with the intention of performing a seasonal claimed capability audit. In this situation, if the ISO New England Control Room Operator has accepted the request to self-schedule, the Lead Participant is responsible for ensuring that the CCArequirements are met, including remaining self-scheduled, if necessary, for remaining on line for the amount of time required for a CCA-Test and any reporting requirements for a CCA-Test.

Yes. The beginning of a CCA-Test type of Seasonal Claimed Capability audit is a decision that is made by the Participant. The beginning of the Claim 10 and/or Claim 30 audit must be unannounced, but once the generator is online the Participant can make a decision to demonstrate its Seasonal Claimed Capability.

The Lead Participant may ask ISO New England Customer Service to open a customer call ticket identifying the asset and indicating the number of MWs of Claim 10 capability and the number of MWs of Claim 30 capability to be recognized. Lead Participants need not make such a request unless they would like to increase the number of MWs of capability above the amount previously reported to them.

ISO New England staff will investigate each request submitted. If the requested value is higher, the Lead Participant will be instructed to submit a request to demonstrate the requested capability.

The Participant will be able to update these values using the eMarket User Interface daily These daily offer values, however, will not be sufficient to ensure recognition of the offered offline reserves - the offer values will be considered in conjunction with other indications of the asset's ability to provide these reserves. These other indicators include the asset's registration, NX-12 information, hourly operating limits, conformance to the definition of a fast start generator and the capability limits previously demonstrated to ISO New England.