Standards for Business Practices and Communication Protocols for Public Utilities
electric-grid · Federal Energy Regulatory Commission · Published 2021-06-02 · Effective 2021-08-02 · 86 FR 29491
Document
Document number
2021-11352
Federal Register citation
86 FR 29491
CFR reference
18 CFR 37
Type
Rule
Action
Final rule.
Category
electric-grid
Sub-agency
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Publication date
2021-06-02
Effective date
2021-08-02
Energy docket
Docket Nos. RM05-5-029 and RM05-5-030
Abstract
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission) is revising its regulations to incorporate by reference the latest version (Version 003.3) of the Standards for Business Practices and Communication Protocols for Public Utilities adopted by the Wholesale Electric Quadrant (WEQ) of the North American Energy Standards Board (NAESB). The WEQ Version 003.3 Standards include, in their entirety, the WEQ-023 Modeling Business Practice Standards contained in the WEQ Version 003.1 Standards, which address the technical issues affecting Available Transfer Capability (ATC) and Available Flowgate Capability (AFC) calculation for wholesale electric transmission services, with the addition of certain revisions and corrections. The Commission also revises its regulations to provide that transmission providers must avoid unduly discriminatory and preferential treatment in the calculation of ATC.