E8-11861. Revised Public Utility Filing Requirements for Electric Quarterly Reports

May 19, 2008.

AGENCY:

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.

ACTION:

Notice seeking comments on proposed revisions to Electric Quarterly Report (EQR) data dictionary.

SUMMARY:

In this notice, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission) proposes to revise the EQR Data Dictionary to clarify the definition of Contract Commencement date. If adopted, this proposal will make reporting this information less burdensome and more accessible.

DATES:

Comments on the proposal are due June 27, 2008.

ADDRESSES:

You may submit comments on the proposal, identified by Docket No. RM01-8-010, by one of the following methods:

• Agency Web Site: http://www.ferc.gov. Follow the instructions for submitting comments via the eFiling link found in the Comment Procedures Section of the preamble.
• Mail: Commenters unable to file comments electronically must mail or hand deliver an original and 14 copies of their comments to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Secretary of the Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426. Please refer to the Comment Procedures Section of the preamble for additional information on how to file paper comments.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

 

Michelle Veloso (Technical Information), Office of Enforcement, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426, [phone].

Gary D. Cohen (Legal Information), Office of the General Counsel, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426, [phone].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFROMATION:

1. The Commission is proposing to revise the Electric Quarterly Report (EQR) Data Dictionary to clarify the definition of Contract Commencement Date in Field 22.

Background

2. On April 25, 2002, the Commission issued Order No. 2001, a Final Rule establishing revised public utility filing requirements.^[1] This rule revised the Commission's filing requirements to require companies subject to the Commission's regulations under section 205 of the Federal Power Act ^[2] to file quarterly reports that: (1) Provide data identifying the utility on whose behalf the report is being filed (ID Data); (2) summarize pertinent data about the utility's currently effective contracts (Contract Data); and (3) summarize data about wholesale power sales the utility made during the reporting period (Transaction Data). 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.

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 website. This obviates the need to revise 18 CFR 35.10b to implement revisions to the 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.

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 (previously provided in Commission orders and in guidance materials posted at the Commission's website) and providing formal definitions for fields that were previously undefined. On December 20, 2007, the Commission issued Order No. 2001-H, which addressed a pending request for rehearing and clarifying the information to be reported in several EQR data fields.

5. In Order 2001-H, the Commission defined Contract Commencement Date, (Field 22 in the Contract Data section of the EQR), 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.^[3]

6. On February 26, 2008, the Commission held an EQR Technical Conference to “review the EQR Data Dictionary and address questions from EQR users.” ^[4] During this technical conference, Contract Commencement Date was a topic of considerable discussion.

7. On March 3, 2008, the Commission issued notice of a proposal to revise the EQR Data Dictionary to clarify the requirement to report all ancillary service transactions, consistent with the Commission's decision in Order No. 697 ^[5] that information about third party sales of ancillary services at market-based rates should be reported in EQR filings, rather than being reported on a separate OASIS-like Internet site.^[6]

8. On April 10, 2008, in its response to the March 2008 Notice, Edison Electric Institute (EEI) included comments related to the definition of Commencement Date in Field 22.^[7] Those issues are more pertinent to the notice we are issuing in the instant subdocket (i.e., RM08-1-010) than to the March 2008 Notice. We address those comments here.

Discussion

9. In Order No. 2001-H, the Commission clarified the information that should be reported in the Contract Execution Date and Contract Commencement Date fields. The Commission's findings on the information that should be reported in the Contract Execution Date and Contract Commencement Date fields was based on commenters' argument that Contract Execution Date (Field No. 21) should reflect the date the contract was originally signed.

10. In Order No. 2001-G, the Commission determined that the date a contract was “materially amended” was to be reported as the Contract Execution Date. Commenters argued that it would be helpful if, despite contract revisions, the Contract Execution Date would remain the date the contract was first executed, for the entire life of the contract.^[8] It was argued that this would help EQR users understand exactly what contract was being referenced. In response to these concerns, in Order No. 2001-H, the Commission was persuaded to have the Contract Execution Date stay unchanged for the life of the contract.^[9] In addition, given the Commission's interest in tracking the date of contract revisions, Order No. 2001-H provided that amendment dates would be reported in the Contract Commencement Date field. Thus, the Commission determined in Order No. 2001-H that Contract Commencement Date should report “[t]he date the terms of the contract reported in the EQR were effective.” ^[10] The terms of each contract reported in the EQR are represented by the thirty-one fields in each record of the Contract Data Section. The Commission determined that any changes in the reporting of these thirty-one fields would require a change in the Contract Commencement Date field.

11. At the February 2008 Technical Conference, Commission staff highlighted for EQR users the import of the changes adopted by the Commission in Order Nos. 2001-G and 2001-H. Although Order No. 2001-H was unchallenged when issued, some filers expressed concern at the February 2008 Technical Conference about the portion of the definition of Contract Commencement Date that describes using “the date when service began pursuant to the most recent amendment.” In addition, several participants were concerned that it would be difficult to identify the exact date when “service” begins.

12. The Contract Commencement Date is intended to reflect the effective date of either the contract or the most recent amendment. The language in question was added for clarity in two respects. First, where no effective date is provided in the contract or the amendment, the EQR filer should use the date service began under the contract as a substitute. Second, if there have been a number of amendments to the contract, the filer should use the date of the amendment that accounted for the most recent change in the terms reported in the EQR.

13. In its comments on the March 2008 Notice, EEI encouraged the Commission to confirm that Field 22 needs to be completed in conformance with the new definition only for contracts amended after January 1, 2008. EEI also suggests that the Commission should refine the definition of Contract Commencement Date so that revisions to Customer Company Name, Company DUNS Number, or Customer DUNS Number would not trigger a need for a revised Contract Commencement Date. EEI also suggests that Field 22 be given a different name that would better reflect the information that would be reported in this field.^[11]

14. As a result of the discussions at the EQR Technical Conference and the points raised in the EEI comments in Docket No. RM01-8-009, the Commission invites comments on the following proposed definition of Contract Commencement Date:

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.

15. The new definition clarifies the Commission's intention regarding the effective date of amendment. It also limits the types of changes that would require a new date to those affecting the products and services under the contract (the terms provided in Field Nos. 26 through 45); changes in the name of the counterparties to the contract, Field Nos. 15 and 16, for example, are not included. The new definition also allows the original contract commencement date to be used if the contract has not been amended since January 1, 2008, to simplify compliance with the revised requirement.

16. The Commission also invites comments regarding renaming Field 22 to “Commencement Date of Contract Terms” to reflect this revised definition.

Comment Procedures

17. The Commission invites interested persons to submit comments on the matters and issues proposed in this notice, including any related matters or alternative proposals that commenters may wish to discuss. Comments are due June 27, 2008. Comments must refer to Docket No. RM01-8-010, and must include the commenter's name, the organization they represent, if applicable, and their address. Comments may be filed either in electronic or paper format.

18. Comments may be filed electronically via the eFiling link on the Commission's Web site at http://www.ferc.gov. The Commission accepts most standard word processing formats and commenters may attach additional files with supporting information in certain other file formats. Commenters filing electronically do not need to make a paper filing. Commenters that are not able to file comments electronically must send an original and 14 copies of their comments to: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Secretary of the Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426.

19. All comments will be placed in the Commission's public files and may be viewed, printed, or downloaded remotely as described in the Document Availability section below. Commenters on this proposal are not required to serve copies of their comments on other commenters.

Document Availability

20. 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.

21. 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 the docket number excluding the last three digits of this document in the docket number field.

22. User assistance is available for eLibrary and the Commission's Web site during our normal business hours. For assistance contact FERC Online Support at [e-mail] or toll-free at [phone], or for TTY, contact [phone].

By direction of the Commission.

Kimberly D. Bose,

Secretary.

Attachment A—Proposed Revisions to Electric Quarterly Report Data Dictionary Version 1.1 (issued December 21, 2007)

EQR Data Dictionary

Field #	Field	Required	Value	Definition
ID Data
1	Filer Unique Identifier	✓	FR1	(Respondent)—An 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 Identifier	✓	FS# (where “#” is an integer)	(Seller)—An identifier (e.g., “FS1”, “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 Identifier	✓	FA1	(Agent)—An 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	✓	Unrestricted text (100 characters)	(Respondent)—The name of the company taking responsibility for complying with the Commission's regulations related to the EQR.
2	Company Name	✓	Unrestricted text (100 characters)	(Seller)—The name of 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	✓	Unrestricted text (100 characters)	(Agent)—The name of the 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 Seller	Nine digit number	The unique nine digit number assigned by Dun and Bradstreet to the company identified in Field Number 2.
4	Contact Name	✓	Unrestricted text (50 characters)	(Respondent)—Name of the person at the Respondent's company taking responsibility for compliance with the Commission's EQR regulations.
4	Contact Name	✓	Unrestricted text (50 characters)	(Seller)—The name of 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	✓	Unrestricted text (50 characters)	(Agent)—Name of the contact for the Agent, usually the person who prepares the filing.
5	Contact Title	✓	Unrestricted text (50 characters)	Title of contact identified in Field Number 4.
6	Contact Address	✓	Unrestricted text	Street address for contact identified in Field Number 4.
7	Contact City	✓	Unrestricted text (30 characters)	City for the contact identified in Field Number 4.
8	Contact State	✓	Unrestricted text (2 characters)	Two character state or province abbreviations for the contact identified in Field Number 4.
9	Contact Zip	✓	Unrestricted text (10 characters)	Zip code for the contact identified in Field Number 4.
10	Contact Country Name	✓	CA—Canada, MX—Mexico, US—United States, UK—United Kingdom	Country (USA, Canada, Mexico, or United Kingdom) for contact address identified in Field Number 4.
11	Contact Phone	✓	Unrestricted text (20 characters)	Phone number of contact identified in Field Number 4.
12	Contact E-Mail	✓	Unrestricted text	E-mail address of contact identified in Field Number 4.
13	Filing Quarter	✓	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).
Contract Data
14	Contract Unique ID	✓	An integer proceeded by the letter “C” (only used when importing contract data)	An identifier beginning with the letter “C” and followed by a number (e.g., “C1”, “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	✓	Unrestricted text (100 characters)	The name of the company 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 Name	✓	Unrestricted text (70 characters)	The name of the counterparty.
17	Customer DUNS Number	✓	Nine digit number	The unique nine digit number assigned by Dun and Bradstreet to the company identified in Field Number 16.
18	Contract Affiliate	✓	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 Reference	✓	Unrestricted text (60 characters)	The FERC tariff 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 Agreement ID	✓	Unrestricted text (30 characters)	Unique identifier given 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 Date	✓	YYYYMMDD	The date the contract was signed. If the parties signed on different dates, use the most recent date signed.
22	Commencement Date of Contract Terms	✓	YYYYMMDD	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 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.
23	Contract Termination Date	If specified in the contract	YYYYMMDD	The date that the contract expires.
24	Actual Termination Date Extension	If contract terminated	YYYYMMDD	The date the contract actually terminates.
25	Provision Description	✓	Unrestricted text	Description of terms that provide for the continuation of the contract.
26	Class Name	✓		See definitions of each class name below.
26	Class Name	✓	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	✓	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	✓	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	✓	N/A—Not Applicable	To be used only when the other available Class Names do not apply.
27	Term Name	✓	LT—Long Term, ST—Short Term, N/A—Not Applicable	Contracts with durations of one year or greater are long-term. Contracts with shorter durations are short-term.
28	Increment Name	✓		See definitions for each increment below.
28	Increment Name	✓	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	✓	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	✓	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	✓	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	✓	Y—Yearly	Terms of the contract (if specifically noted in the contract) set for one year or more (≥1 year).
28	Increment Name	✓	N/A—Not Applicable	Terms of the contract do not specify an increment.
29	Increment Peaking Name	✓		See definitions for each increment peaking name below.
29	Increment Peaking Name	✓	FP—Full Period	The product described 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 Name	✓	OP—Off-Peak	The product described may be sold only during those hours designated as off-peak in the NERC region of the point of delivery.
29	Increment Peaking Name	✓	P—Peak	The product described may be sold only during those hours designated as on-peak in the NERC region of the point of delivery.
29	Increment Peaking Name	✓	N/A—Not Applicable	To be used only when the increment peaking name is not specified in the contract.
30	Product Type Name	✓		See definitions for each product type below.
30	Product Type Name	✓	CB—Cost Based	Energy or capacity sold under a FERC-approved cost-based rate tariff.
30	Product Type Name	✓	CR—Capacity Reassignment	An agreement under which a transmission provider sells, assigns or transfers all or portion of its rights to an eligible customer.
30	Product Type Name	✓	MB—Market Based	Energy or capacity sold under the seller's FERC-approved market-based rate tariff.
30	Product Type Name	✓	T—Transmission	The product is sold under a FERC-approved transmission tariff.
30	Product Type Name	✓	Other	The product cannot be characterized by the other product type names.
31	Product Name	✓	See Product Name Table, Appendix A	Description of product being offered.
32	Quantity	If specified in the contract	Number with up to 4 decimals	Quantity for the contract product identified.
33	Units	If specified in the contract	See Units Table, Appendix E	Measure stated in the contract for the product sold.
34	Rate	One of four rate fields (34, 35, 36, or 37) must be included	Number with up to 4 decimals	The charge for the product per unit as stated in the contract.
35	Rate Minimum	One of four rate fields (34, 35, 36, or 37) must be included	Number with up to 4 decimals	Minimum rate to be charged per the contract, if a range is specified.
36	Rate Maximum	One of four rate fields (34, 35, 36, or 37) must be included	Number with up to 4 decimals	Maximum rate to be charged per the contract, if a range is specified.
37	Rate Description	One of four rate fields (34, 35, 36, or 37) must be included	Unrestricted text	Text description of rate. If the rate is currently available on the FERC website, 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 website, 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 contract	See Rate Units Table, Appendix F	Measure stated in the contract for the product sold.
39	Point of Receipt Balancing Authority (PORBA)	If specified in the contract	See Balancing Authority Table, Appendix B	The registered NERC Balancing Authority (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 Specific Location (PORSL)	If specified in the contract	Unrestricted text (50 characters). If “HUB” is selected for PORCA, see Hub Table, Appendix C	The specific location at which the product is received if designated in the contract. If 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 Balancing Authority (PODBA)	If specified in the contract	See Balancing Authority Table, Appendix B	The registered NERC Balancing Authority (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 Specific Location (PODSL)	If specified in the contract	Unrestricted text (50 characters). If “HUB” is selected for PODCA, see Hub Table, Appendix C	The specific location at which the product is delivered if designated in the contract. If receipt occurs at a trading hub, a standardized hub name must be used.
43	Begin Date	If specified in the contract	YYYYMMDDHHMM	First date for the sale of the product at the rate specified.
44	End Date	If specified in the contract	YYYYMMDDHHMM	Last date for the sale of the product at the rate specified.
45	Time Zone	✓	See Time Zone Table, Appendix D	The time zone in which the sales will be made under the contract.
Transaction Data
46	Transaction Unique ID	✓	An integer proceeded by the letter “T” (only used when importing transaction data)	An identifier beginning with the letter “T” and followed by a number (e.g., “T1”, “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	✓	Unrestricted text (100 Characters)	The name of the company 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 Name	✓	Unrestricted text (70 Characters)	The name of the counterparty.
49	Customer DUNS Number	✓	Nine digit number	The unique nine digit number assigned by Dun and Bradstreet to the counterparty to the contract.
50	FERC Tariff Reference	✓	Unrestricted text (60 Characters)	The FERC tariff 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 Agreement ID	✓	Unrestricted text (30 Characters)	Unique identifier given 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 Identifier	✓	Unrestricted text (24 Characters)	Unique reference number assigned by the seller for each transaction.
53	Transaction Begin Date	✓	YYYYMMDDHHMM (csv import), MMDDYYYYHHMM (manual entry)	First date and time the product is sold during the quarter.
54	Transaction End Date	✓	YYYYMMDDHHMM (csv import), MMDDYYYYHHMM (manual entry)	Last date and time the product is sold during the quarter.
55	Time Zone	✓	See Time Zone Table, Appendix D	The time zone in which the sales will be made under the contract.
56	Point of Delivery Balancing Authority (PODBA)	✓	See Balancing Authority Table, Appendix B	The registered NERC Balancing Authority (formerly called NERC Control Area) abbreviation used in OASIS applications.
57	Point of Delivery Specific Location (PODSL)	✓	Unrestricted text (50 characters). If “HUB” is selected for PODBA, see Hub Table, Appendix C	The specific location at which the product is delivered. If receipt occurs at a trading hub, a standardized hub name must be used.
58	Class Name	✓		See class name definitions below.
58	Class Name	✓	F—Firm	A sale, service or product that is not interruptible for economic reasons.
58	Class Name	✓	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	✓	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	✓	BA—Billing Adjustment	Designates an 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	✓	N/A—Not Applicable	To be used only when the other available class names do not apply.
59	Term Name	✓	LT—Long Term, ST—Short Term, N/A—Not Applicable	Power sales transactions with durations of one year or greater are long-term. Transactions with shorter durations are short-term.
60	Increment Name	✓		See increment name definitions below.
60	Increment Name	✓	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	✓	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	✓	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	✓	M—Monthly	Terms of the particular sale set for 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	✓	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	✓	N/A—Not Applicable	To be used only when other available increment names do not apply.
61	Increment Peaking Name	✓		See definitions for increment peaking below.
61	Increment Peaking Name	✓	FP—Full Period	The product described was sold during Peak and Off-Peak hours.
61	Increment Peaking Name	✓	OP—Off-Peak	The product described was sold only during those hours designated as off-peak in the NERC region of the point of delivery.
61	Increment Peaking Name	✓	P—Peak	The product described was sold only during those hours designated as on-peak in the NERC region of the point of delivery.
61	Increment Peaking Name	✓	N/A—Not Applicable	To be used only when the other available increment peaking names do not apply.
62	Product Name	✓	See Product Names, Table, Appendix A	Description of product being offered.
63	Transaction Quantity	✓	Number with up to 4 decimals	The quantity of the product in this transaction.
64	Price	✓	Number with up to 6 decimals	Actual price charged for the product per unit. The price reported cannot be averaged or otherwise aggregated.
65	Rate Units	✓	See Rate Units Table, Appendix F	Measure appropriate to the price of the product sold.
66	Total Transmission Charge	✓	Number with up to 2 decimals	Payments received for transmission services when explicitly identified.
67	Total Transaction Charge	✓	Number with up to 2 decimals	Transaction Quantity (Field 63) times Price (Field 64) plus Total Transmission Charge (Field 66).

EQR Data Dictionary

Product Name	Contract product	Transaction product	Definition
Appendix A. Product Names
BLACK START SERVICE	✓	✓	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		✓	Energy or capacity contractually committed bilaterally for delivery but not actually delivered due to some offsetting or countervailing trade (Transaction only).
CAPACITY	✓	✓	A quantity of demand that is charged on a $/KW or $/MW basis.
CUSTOMER CHARGE	✓	✓	Fixed contractual charges assessed on a per customer basis that could include billing service.
DIRECT ASSIGNMENT FACILITIES CHARGE	✓		Charges for facilities or portions of facilities that are constructed or used for the sole use/benefit of a particular customer.
EMERGENCY ENERGY	✓		Contractual provisions to supply energy or capacity to another entity during critical situations.
ENERGY	✓	✓	A quantity of electricity that is sold or transmitted over a period of time.
ENERGY IMBALANCE	✓	✓	Service provided when a difference occurs between the scheduled and the actual delivery of energy to a load obligation.
EXCHANGE	✓	✓	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	✓	✓	Charge based on the cost or amount of fuel used for generation.
GRANDFATHERED BUNDLED	✓	✓	Services provided for bundled transmission, ancillary services and energy under contracts effective prior to Order No. 888's OATTs.
INTERCONNECTION AGREEMENT	✓		Contract that provides the terms and conditions for a generator, distribution system owner, transmission owner, transmission provider, or transmission system to physically connect to a transmission system or distribution system.
MEMBERSHIP AGREEMENT	✓		Agreement to participate and be subject to rules of a system operator.
MUST RUN AGREEMENT	✓		An agreement that requires a unit to run.
NEGOTIATED-RATE TRANSMISSION	✓	✓	Transmission performed under a negotiated rate contract (applies only to merchant transmission companies).
NETWORK	✓		Transmission service under contract providing network service.
NETWORK OPERATING AGREEMENT	✓		An executed agreement that contains the terms and conditions under which a network customer operates its facilities and the technical and operational matters associated with the implementation of network integration transmission service.
OTHER	✓	✓	Product name not otherwise included.
POINT-TO-POINT AGREEMENT	✓		Transmission service under contract between specified Points of Receipt and Delivery.
REACTIVE SUPPLY & VOLTAGE CONTROL	✓	✓	Production or absorption of reactive power to maintain voltage levels on transmission systems (Ancillary Service).
REAL POWER TRANSMISSION LOSS	✓	✓	The loss of energy, resulting from transporting power over a transmission system.
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).
REQUIREMENTS SERVICE	✓	✓	Firm, load-following power supply necessary to serve a specified share of customer's aggregate load during the term of the agreement. Requirements service may include some or all of the energy, capacity and ancillary service products. (If the components of the requirements service are priced separately, they should be reported separately in the transactions tab.)
SCHEDULE SYSTEM CONTROL & DISPATCH	✓	✓	Scheduling, confirming and implementing an interchange schedule with other Balancing Authorities, including intermediary Balancing Authorities providing transmission service, and ensuring operational security during the interchange transaction (Ancillary Service).
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).
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).
SYSTEM OPERATING AGREEMENTS	✓		An executed agreement that contains the terms and conditions under which a system or network customer shall operate its facilities and the technical and operational matters associated with the implementation of network.
TOLLING ENERGY	✓	✓	Energy sold from a plant whereby the buyer provides fuel to a generator (seller) and receives power in return for pre-established fees.
TRANSMISSION OWNERS AGREEMENT	✓		The agreement that establishes the terms and conditions under which a transmission owner transfers operational control over designated transmission facilities.
UPLIFT	✓	✓	A make-whole payment by an RTO/ISO to a utility.

EQR Data Dictionary

Balancing authority	Abbreviation	Outside US *
Appendix B. Balancing Authority
AESC, LLC—Wheatland CIN	AEWC
Alabama Electric Cooperative, Inc.	AEC
Alberta Electric System Operator	AESO	✓
Alliant Energy Corporate Services, LLC—East	ALTE
Alliant Energy Corporate Services, LLC—West	ALTW
Ameren Transmission	AMRN
Ameren Transmission. Illinois	AMIL
Ameren Transmission. Missouri	AMMO
American Transmission Systems, Inc.	FE
Aquila Networks—Kansas	WPEK
Aquila Networks—Missouri Public Service	MPS
Aquila Networks—West Plains Dispatch	WPEC
Arizona Public Service Company	AZPS
Associated Electric Cooperative, Inc.	AECI
Avista Corp.	AVA
Batesville Balancing Authority	BBA
Big Rivers Electric Corp.	BREC
Board of Public Utilities	KACY
Bonneville Power Administration Transmission	BPAT
British Columbia Transmission Corporation	BCTC	✓
California Independent System Operator	CISO
Carolina Power & Light Company—CPLW	CPLW
Carolina Power and Light Company—East	CPLE
Central and Southwest	CSWS
Central Illinois Light Co	CILC
Chelan County PUD	CHPD
Cinergy Corporation	CIN
City of Homestead	HST
City of Independence P & L Dept.	INDN
City of Tallahassee	TAL
City Water Light & Power	CWLP
Cleco Power LLC	CLEC
Columbia Water & Light	CWLD
Comision Federal de Electricidad	CFE	✓
Constellation Energy Control and Dispatch—Arkansas	PUPP
Constellation Energy Control and Dispatch—City of Benton, AR	BUBA
Constellation Energy Control and Dispatch—City of Ruston, LA	DERS
Constellation Energy Control and Dispatch—Conway, Arkansas	CNWY
Constellation Energy Control and Dispatch—Gila River	GRMA
Constellation Energy Control and Dispatch—Harquehala	HGMA
Constellation Energy Control and Dispatch—North Little Rock, AR	DENL
Constellation Energy Control and Dispatch—West Memphis, Arkansas	WMUC
Dairyland Power Cooperative	DPC
DECA, LLC—Arlington Valley	DEAA
Duke Energy Corporation	DUK
East Kentucky Power Cooperative, Inc.	EKPC
El Paso Electric	EPE
Electric Energy, Inc.	EEI
Empire District Electric Co., The	EDE
Entergy	EES
ERCOT ISO	ERCO
Florida Municipal Power Pool	FMPP
Florida Power & Light	FPL
Florida Power Corporation	FPC
Gainesville Regional Utilities	GVL
Georgia System Operations Corporation	GSOC
Georgia Transmission Corporation	GTC
Grand River Dam Authority	GRDA
Grant County PUD No. 2	GCPD
Great River Energy	GRE
Great River Energy	GREC
Great River Energy	GREN
Great River Energy	GRES
GridAmerica	GA
Hoosier Energy	HE
Hydro-Quebec, TransEnergie	HQT	✓
Idaho Power Company	IPCO
Illinois Power Co.	IP
Illinois Power Co.	IPRV
Imperial Irrigation District	IID
Indianapolis Power & Light Company	IPL
ISO New England Inc.	ISNE
JEA	JEA
Kansas City Power & Light, Co	KCPL
Lafayette Utilities System	LAFA
LG & E Energy Transmission Services	LGEE
Lincoln Electric System	LES
Los Angeles Department of Water and Power	LDWP
Louisiana Energy & Power Authority	LEPA
Louisiana Generating, LLC	LAGN
Madison Gas and Electric Company	MGE
Manitoba Hydro Electric Board, Transmission Services	MHEB	✓
Michigan Electric Coordinated System	MECS
Michigan Electric Coordinated System—CONS	CONS
Michigan Electric Coordinated System—DECO	DECO
MidAmerican Energy Company	MEC
Midwest ISO	MISO
Minnesota Power, Inc.	MP
Montana-Dakota Utilities Co.	MDU
Muscatine Power and Water	MPW
Nebraska Public Power District	NPPD
Nevada Power Company	NEVP
New Brunswick Power Corporation	NBPC	✓
New Horizons Electric Cooperative	NHC1
New York Independent System Operator	NYIS
North American Electric Reliability Council	TEST
Northern Indiana Public Service Company	NIPS
Northern States Power Company	NSP
NorthWestern Energy	NWMT
Ohio Valley Electric Corporation	OVEC
Oklahoma Gas and Electric	OKGE
Ontario—Independent Electricity Market Operator	IMO	✓
OPPD CA/TP	OPPD
Otter Tail Power Company	OTP
P.U.D. No. 1 of Douglas County	DOPD
PacifiCorp-East	PACE
PacifiCorp-West	PACW
PJM Interconnection	PJM
Portland General Electric	PGE
Public Service Company of Colorado	PSCO
Public Service Company of New Mexico	PNM
Puget Sound Energy Transmission	PSEI
Reedy Creek Improvement District	RC
Sacramento Municipal Utility District	SMUD
Salt River Project	SRP
Santee Cooper	SC
SaskPower Grid Control Centre	SPC	✓
Seattle City Light	SCL
Seminole Electric Cooperative	SEC
Sierra Pacific Power Co.—Transmission	SPPC
South Carolina Electric & Gas Company	SCEG
South Mississippi Electric Power Association	SME
South Mississippi Electric Power Association	SMEE
Southeastern Power Administration—Hartwell	SEHA
Southeastern Power Administration—Russell	SERU
Southeastern Power Administration—Thurmond	SETH
Southern Company Services, Inc.	SOCO
Southern Illinois Power Cooperative	SIPC
Southern Indiana Gas & Electric Co.	SIGE
Southern Minnesota Municipal Power Agency	SMP
Southwest Power Pool	SWPP
Southwestern Power Administration	SPA
Southwestern Public Service Company	SPS
Sunflower Electric Power Corporation	SECI
Tacoma Power	TPWR
Tampa Electric Company	TEC
Tennessee Valley Authority ESO	TVA
Trading Hub	HUB
TRANSLink Management Company	TLKN
Tucson Electric Power Company	TEPC
Turlock Irrigation District	TIDC
Upper Peninsula Power Co.	UPPC
Utilities Commission, City of New Smyrna Beach	NSB
Westar Energy—MoPEP Cities	MOWR
Western Area Power Administration—Colorado-Missouri	WACM
Western Area Power Administration—Lower Colorado	WALC
Western Area Power Administration—Upper Great Plains East	WAUE
Western Area Power Administration—Upper Great Plains West	WAUW
Western Farmers Electric Cooperative	WFEC
Western Resources dba Westar Energy	WR
Wisconsin Energy Corporation	WEC
Wisconsin Public Service Corporation	WPS
Yadkin, Inc.	YAD
* Balancing authorities outside the United States may only be used in the Contract Data section to identify specified receipt/delivery points in jurisdictional transmission contracts.

EQR Data Dictionary

HUB	Definition
Appendix C. Hub
ADHUB	The aggregated Locational Marginal Price (“LMP”) nodes defined by PJM Interconnection, LLC as the AEP/Dayton Hub.
AEPGenHub	The aggregated Locational Marginal Price (“LMP”) nodes defined by PJM Interconnection, LLC as the AEPGenHub.
COB	The set of delivery points along the California-Oregon commonly identified as and agreed to by the counterparties to constitute the COB Hub.
Cinergy (into)	The set of delivery points commonly identified as and agreed to by the counterparties to constitute delivery into the Cinergy balancing authority.
Cinergy Hub (MISO)	The aggregated Elemental Pricing nodes (“Epnodes”) defined by the Midwest Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc., as Cinergy Hub (MISO).
Entergy (into)	The set of delivery points commonly identified as and agreed to by the counterparties to constitute delivery into the Entergy balancing authority.
FE Hub	The aggregated Elemental Pricing nodes (“Epnodes”) defined by the Midwest Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc., as FE Hub (MISO).
Four Corners	The set of delivery points at the Four Corners power plant commonly identified as and agreed to by the counterparties to constitute the Four Corners Hub.
Illinois Hub (MISO)	The aggregated Elemental Pricing nodes (“Epnodes”) defined by the Midwest Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc., as Illinois Hub (MISO).
Mead	The set of delivery points at or near Hoover Dam commonly identified as and agreed to by the counterparties to constitute the Mead Hub.
Michigan Hub (MISO)	The aggregated Elemental Pricing nodes (“Epnodes”) defined by the Midwest Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc., as Michigan Hub (MISO).
Mid-Columbia (Mid-C)	The set of delivery points along the Columbia River commonly identified as and agreed to by the counterparties to constitute the Mid-Columbia Hub.
Minnesota Hub (MISO)	The aggregated Elemental Pricing nodes (“Epnodes”) defined by the Midwest Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc., as Minnesota Hub (MISO).
NEPOOL (Mass Hub)	The aggregated Locational Marginal Price (“LMP”) nodes defined by ISO New England Inc., as Mass Hub.
NIHUB	The aggregated Locational Marginal Price (“LMP”) nodes defined by PJM Interconnection, LLC as the Northern Illinois Hub.
NOB	The set of delivery points along the Nevada-Oregon border commonly identified as and agreed to by the counterparties to constitute the NOB Hub.
NP15	The set of delivery points north of Path 15 on the California transmission grid commonly identified as and agreed to by the counterparties to constitute the NP15 Hub.
NWMT	The set of delivery points commonly identified as and agreed to by the counterparties to constitute delivery into the Northwestern Energy Montana balancing authority.
PJM East Hub	The aggregated Locational Marginal Price nodes (“LMP”) defined by PJM Interconnection, LLC as the PJM East Hub.
PJM South Hub	The aggregated Locational Marginal Price (“LMP”) nodes defined by PJM Interconnection, LLC as the PJM South Hub.
PJM West Hub	The aggregated Locational Marginal Price (“LMP”) nodes defined by PJM Interconnection, LLC as the PJM Western Hub.
Palo Verde	The switch yard at the Palo Verde nuclear power station west of Phoenix in Arizona. Palo Verde Hub includes the Hassayampa switchyard 2 miles south of Palo Verde.
SOCO (into)	The set of delivery points commonly identified as and agreed to by the counterparties to constitute delivery into the Southern Company balancing authority.
SP15	The set of delivery points south of Path 15 on the California transmission grid commonly identified as and agreed to by the counterparties to constitute the SP15 Hub.
TVA (into)	The set of delivery points commonly identified as and agreed to by the counterparties to constitute delivery into the Tennessee Valley Authority balancing authority.
ZP26	The set of delivery points associated with Path 26 on the California transmission grid commonly identified as and agreed to by the counterparties to constitute the ZP26 Hub.

EQR Data Dictionary

Time zone	Definition
Appendix D. Time Zone
AD	Atlantic Daylight
AP	Atlantic Prevailing
AS	Atlantic Standard
CD	Central Daylight
CP	Central Prevailing
CS	Central Standard
ED	Eastern Daylight
EP	Eastern Prevailing
ES	Eastern Standard
MD	Mountain Daylight
MP	Mountain Prevailing
MS	Mountain Standard
NA	Not Applicable
PD	Pacific Daylight
PP	Pacific Prevailing
PS	Pacific Standard
UT	Universal Time

EQR Data Dictionary

Units	Definition
Appendix E. Units
KV	Kilovolt
KVA	Kilovolt Amperes
KVR	Kilovar
KW	Kilowatt
KWH	Kilowatt Hour
KW-DAY	Kilowatt Day
KW-MO	Kilowatt Month
KW-WK	Kilowatt Week
KW-YR	Kilowatt Year
MVAR-YR	Megavar Year
MW	Megawatt
MWH	Megawatt Hour
MW-DAY	Megawatt Day
MW-MO	Megawatt Month
MW-WK	Megawatt Week
MW-YR	Megawatt Year
RKVA	Reactive Kilovolt Amperes
FLAT RATE	Flat Rate

EQR Data Dictionary

Rate units	Definition
Appendix F. Rate Units
$/KV	dollars per kilovolt
$/KVA	dollars per kilovolt amperes
$/KVR	dollars per kilovar
$/KW	dollars per kilowatt
$/KWH	dollars per kilowatt hour
$/KW-DAY	dollars per kilowatt day
$/KW-MO	dollars per kilowatt month
$/KW-WK	dollars per kilowatt week
$/KW-YR	dollars per kilowatt year
$/MW	dollars per megawatt
$/MWH	dollars per megawatt hour
$/MW-DAY	dollars per megawatt day
$/MW-MO	dollars per megawatt month
$/MW-WK	dollars per megawatt week
$/MW-YR	dollars per megawatt year
$/MVAR-YR	dollars per megavar year
$/RKVA	dollars per reactive kilovar amperes
CENTS	cents
CENTS/KVR	cents per kilovolt amperes
CENTS/KWH	cents per kilowatt hour
FLAT RATE	rate not specified in any other units

Footnotes

1.  Revised Public Utility Filing Requirements, Order No. 2001, 67 FR 31043 (May 8, 2002), FERC Stats. & Regs. ¶ 31,127 (Apr. 25, 2002), reh'g denied, Order No. 2001-A, 100 FERC ¶ 61,074, reconsideration and clarification denied, Order No. 2001-B, 100 FERC ¶ 61,342, order directing filings, Order No. 2001-C, 101 FERC ¶ 61,314 (2002), Order No. 2001-D, order directing filings, 102 FERC 61,334, Order No. 2001-E, order refining filing requirements, 105 FERC ¶ 61,352 (2003), clarification order, Order No.2001-F, 106 FERC ¶ 61,060 (2004), order adopting EQR Data Dictionary, Order No. 2001-G, 120 FERC ¶ 61,270 (2007), order on reh'g and clarification, Order No. 2001-H, 121 FERC ¶ 61,289 (2007).

2.  16 U.S.C. 824d.

3.  Order 2001-H, Data Dictionary at Field 22. There were no requests for rehearing or appeal filed in response to Order No. 2001-H.

4.  See Notice of Electric Quarterly Reports Technical Conference, January 7, 2008 (http://www.ferc.gov/​EventCalendar/​Files/​20080108075834-RM01-8-000TC.pdf).

5.  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 (June 21, 2007), clarifying order, 121 FERC ¶ 61,260 (2007).

6.  Revised Public Utility Filing Requirements for Electric Quarterly Reports, 73 FR 12983 (Mar. 11, 2008), FERC Stats. & Regs. ¶ 35,557 (Mar. 3, 2008) (March 2008 Notice).

7.  EEI Comments, Docket No. RM08-1-009 (filed April 10, 2007).

8.  See Order No. 2001-H at P 8-9.

9.  Id. at P 10.

10.  Id. at Data Dictionary, Field 22.

11.  EEI suggests that Field 22 be labeled as “Latest Modification Date.”