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WW_DEFICAP - ICAP Deficiency Auction Offers - Rev 1

WW_DEFICAP - ICAP Deficiency Auction Offers - Rev 1

WW_DEFICAPBID_ISO_date_version.CSV Date: mm/dd/yyyy and Version: yyyy/mm/dd Availability: Monthly, by ICAP Deficiency Auction NOTE: This market terminated with the November 2006 auction.

Description

ICAP Deficiency Auction offers as received or input on behalf of participants by the ISO from participants for the Monthly Deficiency Auction. Published with the FERC-ordered time lag with market participant identity masked. Masked identifier numbers are consistent with pre-SMD and post-SMD identifiers. The report is generated monthly - one report for each auction.

Delivery Method

WWW (ISO-NE website)

Filename

WW_DEFICAPBID_ISO_auction_version. CSV auction is the ICAP Deficiency auction for which the data applies, formatted as YYYYMMDDHH (DD is always 01, HH is always 00). version is the date on which the ISO generated the file, formatted as YYYYMMDD. Note: ICAP deficiency offers are published as received or input by the ISO and as used in Deficiency Auction clearing.

Format

Comma Delimited (CSV)

Size

Up to 2,500 offers per auction

Lifetime

N/A

Column Name

Type

Description

N/A

String

The first position on every record is occupied by the character 'C', 'H', 'D', or 'T' which describes what is contained on that record (row.) C = Comment - provides description such as report name and vintage. Note: Files before June 2004 may have a blank line after the Comment line. H = Heading - denotes column headings. D = Data - denotes data contained on the record. T = Terminate - denotes the end of the file. The total number of 'D' lines contained in the file is also noted on this record.

1

Masked Participant ID

Number

Participant, masked by a unique, consistent identifier

2

Price

Number

The offer price ($/MW-month) associated with the price-quantity pair.

3

Quantity

Number

The offered quantity (MW-month) associated with the price-quantity pair.

4

Cleared MWs

Number

The amount (MW-month) that cleared in the Deficiency Auction.

5

Adjustment Reason Code - If Applicable

String

One of the following four possibilities: ' ' - (Blank) the Deficiency Auction offer of the Participant. 'CAPPED' - the ISO capped the price of the offer because the submitted offer price was higher than that allowed by Market Rule. 'QTY CAPPED' - the ISO capped the amount of the offer because the submitted offer amount was higher than the Participant had available. 'EXCESS' - the Participant had surplus ICAP in its portfolio and did not associate a price with it, so by rule, the ISO offered it into the auction on their behalf for $0/MW-month.