PECO Procurement For Default Supply

FAQ Archives - DSP II - January 2014 Solicitation

The FAQs on this page are no longer relevant, as they are from past solicitations. These FAQs are posted here only for reference purposes. Do not rely on the information provided on this page for the current solicitation.

FAQ-1156:
In the January 2014 Solicitation, the Commission rejected the results of the RES-24-Jun14. How will PECO procure these unfilled tranches?

The contingency plan for products that are more than six months in duration is provided in paragraph I.2.13 of the RFP Rules. PECO will assume responsibility for the unfilled tranches as a PJM Load Serving Entity (“LSE”) for the first six (6) months of the supply period (June 1, 2014 - November 30, 2014), acquiring the necessary supply through PJM-administered markets and obtaining sufficient Alternate Energy Credits (“AECs”) at market prices to satisfy any near-term obligations under the AEPS Act.

The unfilled tranches will be re-bid in the September 2014 Solicitation with an 18-month supply period (December 1, 2014 - May 31, 2016), which is the remainder of the 24-month supply period.
03/18/2014 in Rules
FAQ-1155:
Our Default Service SMA with PECO expired but we still have to pay for the 60 day true up. The RECS required have already been submitted to PECO. What Guaranty Amount do we need to post?

Please refer to paragraph V.3.2 of the RFP Rules which states “if an RFP Bidder holds a current Default Service SMA with PECO (either under DSP I or DSP II), the Guaranty Amount must meet or exceed the lesser of (i) the Unsecured Credit Limit corresponding to the RFP Guarantor lowest Credit Rating most recently published by S&P, Fitch and/or Moody’s and the RFP Guarantor TNW Amount; (ii) the sum of the Guaranty Amount of any current guaranty held by PECO and $600,000 per tranche bid on the RES, SC, and MC products, plus $300,000 per tranche bid on the LC&I product. If an RFP Bidder does not hold a current Default Service SMA with PECO (from DSP I or DSP II), the Guaranty Amount must meet $600,000 per tranche bid on the RES, SC, and MC products, plus $300,000 per tranche bid on the LC&I product."

You have indicated that your most recent Default Service SMA with PECO expired on 11/30/13. Therefore your firm effectively does not hold a current Default Service SMA with PECO, even though PECO still holds a guaranty on your behalf. The Guaranty Amount that you will be required to post on account of your participation in the January 2014 solicitation must meet the amounts per tranche bid specified in paragraph V.3.2 of the RPF Rules.

01/23/2014 in Contract
FAQ-1154:
The contract for the 24-Month Residential product ends in May 2016, however, the current Pennsylvania Default Service Program (“DSP”) only goes through May 2015. One of the proposals for the next DSP includes eliminating Default Service and assigning all Default Service customers to a competitive retail energy supplier if they do not actively select one. In the event that this proposal is adopted would the contract for the 24-Month Residential product be voided? What recourse would default suppliers under these contracts have to be compensated for losses as a result of such legislation? What protections do default suppliers have against these contracts being voided as a result of such legislation?

PECO and the Independent Evaluator cannot speak to the future actions of the Commission, changes to legislation or details of future default service programs. Please refer to Article 5: Term and Survival and Article 12: Events of Default; Remedies; Termination for information regarding termination of a Default Service SMA.

01/23/2014 in Contract
FAQ-1153:
Where can I find a comprehensive list of historical default service rates for each customer class?

PECO posts the historical Price to Compare ("PTC") by customer class from 2011-2013 on the Company web site here:

https://www.peco.com/CustomerService/CustomerChoice/Pages/PricetoCompare.aspx

Please scroll to the bottom of the page and open the drop down box labeled 'PTC Archive'. The PTC for the Residential class is provided under the header 'Residential' and PTC for the Small Commercial, Medium Commercial and Large Commercial and Industrial classes are provided under the header 'Commercial'.

01/22/2014 in Rates
FAQ-1152:
What Guaranty Amount do we need to post if we currently have an existing guaranty with PECO?

Please refer to paragraph V.3.2 of the RFP Rules which states “if an RFP Bidder holds a current Default Service SMA with PECO (either under DSP I or DSP II), the Guaranty Amount must meet or exceed the lesser of (i) the Unsecured Credit Limit corresponding to the RFP Guarantor lowest Credit Rating most recently published by S&P, Fitch and/or Moody’s and the RFP Guarantor TNW Amount; (ii) the sum of the Guaranty Amount of any current guaranty held by PECO and $600,000 per tranche bid on the RES, SC, and MC products, plus $300,000 per tranche bid on the LC&I product".

In your case, if PECO currently holds a guaranty on account of your firm's current Default Service SMA with PECO, the Guaranty Amount, or the maximum aggregate liability under the terms of your guaranty, must be the lesser of your Unsecured Credit Limit amount, or the sum of the current Guaranty Amount held by PECO plus the required amounts per tranche that you are planning to bid in the January 2014 solicitation.

01/22/2014 in Contract
FAQ-1151:
Can Default Suppliers participate in PJM’s annual Auction Revenue Rights ("ARR") path nomination and allocation process for EY2014-2015 starting 03/04/2014?

Yes, Default Suppliers can directly participate in PJM's annual ARR path nomination and allocation process for EY2014-2015.

01/22/2014 in General
FAQ-1150:
Please provide the monthly enrolment numbers by customer class for PECO’s Standard Offer Program since the program’s inception earlier this year.

This data is not publicly available.

01/22/2014 in Data
FAQ-1149:
In order to accurately represent delivered hourly load volumes, should the hourly load data posted in the Data Room be adjusted with the UFE data also posted?

Please refer to the data description document available here, which states “PECO allocates UFE to all Load Serving Entities in the PECO Zone (i.e., to EGS and default service Load Serving Entities) each month based on load-ratio share. Note that PECO only allocates UFE to monthly-metered customers and does not allocate UFE to hourly/interval metered customers. Hence to the extent that the load values provided in the above energy reports are developed from monthly meter readings and load profiles they include UFE. Hourly energy values developed from internal or recorder meters do not include UFE. Post 2010, PECO plans to continue allocated UFE only to monthly-meted customers.” Therefore, for non-interval metered customers, UFE amounts do not need to be added to the historical hourly loads posted to the Data Room since they already include UFE. Note that PECO is required to install interval metering for their Large Commercial & Industrial customers.

01/22/2014 in Data
FAQ-1148:
How will PECO allocate Unaccounted For Energy (“UFE”) once all customers have hourly meters installed?

Under current plans, PECO will allocate Unaccounted For Energy (“UFE”) in proportion to each customer’s metered hourly load data. This is not expected until 2015 and is contingent upon PUC approval of a UFE method change.

01/09/2014 in Data
FAQ-1147:
If we have qualified for the previous solicitations under DSP II, do we need to send in a new Part 1 Proposal?

Yes. Please note, RFP Bidders that previously qualified in a previous solicitation under DSP II may participate in an abbreviated qualification process by using the Short Part 1 Form. This form allows RFP Bidders to update contact information and confirm that financial information and credit ratings remain unchanged since the previous solicitation. If the entity on whose financial standing the RFP Bidders relies has changed since the previous solicitation, the RFP Bidder must use the Standard Part 1 Form.

For more information, each of the sections of Article IV of the RFP Rules explains the abbreviated Part 1 Proposal process in which previously qualified RFP Bidders may participate.

01/06/2014 in Qualification
FAQ-1146:
Where can I find the static Load profile info for PECO?

The static load profile data is located on the "Additional Data" page in the Data Room on the RFP web site here. PECO started applying this static load profile data to monthly-metered customers (those without interval meters) on January 1, 2011. Please note that from 2006 through 2010, PECO developed hourly load data by customer group for monthly-metered customers using other older profiles and will not be able to retrofit the new load profiles to the historical hourly load data that is provided in the Data Room.

For additional information, please see page 3 of the Data Description Document available here.
01/06/2014 in Data
FAQ-1145:
Where can I find a comprehensive list of historical default service rates, mainly default supply rates for 2013 across all rate classes?

PECO posts the historical Price to Compare ("PTC") by customer class from 2011-2013 on the Company web site here:

https://www.peco.com/CustomerService/CustomerChoice/Pages/PricetoCompare.aspx

Please scroll to the bottom of the page and open the drop down box labeled 'PTC Archive'. The PTC for the Residential class is provided under the header 'Residential' and PTC for the Small Commercial, Medium Commercial and Large Commercial and Industrial classes are provided under the header 'Commercial'.
01/06/2014 in Rates
FAQ-1144:
Are the names of winning bidders in the PECO Default Service Program (“DSP”) posted to the RFP Web site?

No, the names of winning bidders of PECO Default Supply Program (“DSP”) are not publicly available information. The published results for each solicitation include the type of product procured, the supply period, the winning price, the tranche size and number of tranches procured. Results of the RFPs under DSP I and DSP II thus far are available on the Previous Results page of the RFP Web site.

01/06/2014 in General
FAQ-1143:
I have a question regarding the monthly hourly load data that is available in the Data Room section of the RFP Web site. The applicable file lists load (MWh) which is separated by “EGS load”, “PECO Default service load”, and “Total Energy”. Which of these three data series are used for settlement purposes by PECO for customers that are not hourly metered?

Under PECO’s Second Default Service Program (“DSP II”), each Default Service supplier is paid, in any given hour, on the basis of the share of the total Default Service load that the supplier is serving for each class in that hour. The bidder share is calculated based on the number of awarded DS tranches for each class times the percent size of each tranche. The hourly loads under the “EGS” category posted in the Data Room correspond to PECO’s retail customers who have elected to be supplied by an Electricity Generation Supplier, and therefore do not belong to PECO DSP II load settlements, regardless of whether they are hourly metered or not.

01/06/2014 in Data
FAQ-1142:
Is the historical hourly load data posted to the RFP Web site weather-normalized? How does PECO forecast load data? Does PECO forecast weather-normalized loads or is the monthly load forecast based on expected weather?

PECO does not make available forecasted data in the context of its Default Service Plan (“DSP II”) RFP. The hourly load data posted to the RFP Web site is historical and not weather-normalized. Peak load contribution (“PLC”) values are based on the weather-normalized five coincident summer peaks from the prior year as per PJM methodology. PJM manual 19 documents how peak load is weather-normalized. For more information on data series posted to the Data Room of the RFP Web site, please refer to the Data Description document.

01/06/2014 in Data
FAQ-1141:
When are the solicitation results announced?

Within fifteen (15) days of the close of the solicitation, the Independent Evaluator releases the weighted average price as well as the percentage of load represented by each tranche for each product procured in that solicitation. When the results become available, the Independent Evaluator will make an announcement, and you will be able to access the results here: Background/Previous Results.

01/06/2014 in General
FAQ-1140:
We won tranches in the November 2012 Solicitation and executed a Default Service Supply Master Agreement (“Default Service SMA”). If we win tranches again in a future solicitation, will the new Default Service SMA replace the Default Service SMA we signed for the November 2012 Solicitation?

No. If an RFP Bidder won tranches in the November 2012 Solicitation and wins again in a future solicitation the new Default Service SMA will be in addition to, and not instead of, the Default Service SMA from the November 2012 Solicitation. The Default Service SMA from the November 2012 Solicitation will remain in place.

01/06/2014 in Contract , Procedures
FAQ-1139:
What were the major changes to the Default Service Supply Master Agreement (“Default Service SMA”) from the November 2012 Solicitation to the January 2013 Solicitation?

The January 2013 Solicitation will use the Default Service SMA filed with the Commission on December 11, 2012, which adds provisions to account for the spot-market product for the Large Commercial & Industrial Class. A redline comparison of the Default Service SMA from the November 2013 Solicitation to the Default Service SMA from the January 2013 Solicitation is available on the RFP Web site here.

01/06/2014 in Contract
FAQ-1138:
We are a previously qualified RFP Bidder and we have not named a Designee in a previous solicitation. If we decide to name a Designee for the upcoming solicitation can we use the Short Part 1 Form to do so?

Yes. Paragraph IV.1.2 of the RFP Rules states that whether or not the RFP Bidder has previously qualified under DSP II, the Officer of the RFP Bidder may name a Designee. Please note that on the Short Part 1 Form, the Officer of the RFP Bidder must represent that the Designee is an individual authorized to undertake the Default Service Supply Master Agreement and bind the RFP Bidder.

01/06/2014 in Qualification
FAQ-1137:
Can the Representative of the RFP Bidder and the Designee be the same person?

Yes, the Officer of the RFP Bidder can name the same person as the Representative of the RFP Bidder and the Designee. On the Part 1 Form, the Officer of the Bidder must designate an individual to serve as Representative of the RFP Bidder who will be the point of contact for the RFP Bidder. The Officer of the Bidder may also name a Designee and that individual must be authorized to undertake contracts, including the Default Service Supply Master Agreement, and bind the RFP Bidder.

01/06/2014 in Qualification
FAQ-1136:
On what volumes are the percentages listed for Alternative Energy Portfolio Standards compliance based?

AEPS quantities are based on electric energy sold by an electric distribution company or electric generation supplier to retail electric customers. AEPS obligations are calculated on the retail load which is delivered energy at the retail meter and do not include marginal losses.

01/06/2014 in Data
FAQ-1135:
What does EGS stand for in the Customer Count data file?

“EGS” stands for “Electric Generation Supplier”.

01/06/2014 in Data
FAQ-1134:
Can you please explain the large, sudden jump in customer counts for both the TL traffic light counts and usage that begins in 2011?

All strata were changed to a new model on January 1, 2011. Some customers were reassigned to new strata at this time. A new tariff rate was effective 1/1/11, traffic lighting constant load (“TLCL”). Customers were migrated from small GS to TLCL in January 2011 (they were temporarily moved to GS 100 on exactly 1/1/11).

01/06/2014 in Data
FAQ-1133:
Regarding final load settlement, historical Default Supplier’s responsibility is hourly default service load * (1- deration factor) * load share (# of tranche * tranche size). How is UFE allocated to each customer class (RES/SC/MC/LC&I)? Does the UFE need to be derated?

As described in the Data Description Document currently posted on the RFP Web site, PECO allocates Unaccounted For Energy (“UFE”) to all Load Serving Entities (“LSEs”) in PECO’s zone (i.e., to Electric Generation Suppliers or “EGSs” as well as Default Service Suppliers that are LSEs) by Customer Class every month, based on each Class’ load-ratio share. As a result, the UFE attributable to a particular Customer Class is different in every hour and is based on the Class’ hourly load share of PECO’s total hourly load across all Classes. Note that PECO only allocates UFE to monthly-metered customers and does not allocate UFE to hourly-metered customers.

Default Suppliers are responsible for a percentage of the hourly energy requirements for a Class, which include distribution losses, transmission losses, and UFE. PJM’s settlement methodology includes billing adjustments for UFE, which can be positive or negative. The energy volumes, including UFE, will be de-rated for transmission losses in accordance with PJM’s settlement methodology and implementation of marginal transmission losses. The PJM hourly de-ration factors and the hourly UFE values are available separately on the Data Room page on the RFP Web site.

01/06/2014 in Data
FAQ-1132:
Will the presentation from the bidder information webcast be posted to the RFP Web site?

The bidder information webcast presentation is posted to the Supplier Information / Documents page within one business of the webcast.

01/06/2014 in General
FAQ-1131:
The Part 1 Form states that either the Officer of the RFP Bidder or the Designee must sign the Default Service SMA. It does not mention that these individuals must also sign the Transaction Confirmation. Can someone that is not the Officer of the RFP Bidder or the Designee sign the Transaction Confirmation?

Please refer to PECO’s DSP II RFP (“PECO Energy Company Default Service Program Request For Proposals”). Section VII.3.9 of this document states that the Officer of the RFP Bidder named in the Part 1 Proposal or the Designee is expected to sign the Transaction Confirmation(s). However if both of these individuals are unavailable to sign the Transaction Confirmation(s), you may name another individual to sign the Transaction Confirmation(s), and confirm that this individual is an officer, a director, or an individual otherwise authorized to undertake contracts (including the Default Service SMA) and bind the RFP Bidder.

01/06/2014 in General , Procedures , Qualification
FAQ-1130:
Where can historical Auction Revenue Rights (“ARR”)/Firm Transmission Rights (“FTR”) path information be found?

Information on current and historical ARR allocations is available on PJM’s web site.

01/06/2014 in Contract , General , Data
FAQ-1129:
Can you please provide the information for the beneficiary of the Pre-Bid Letter of Credit as well as the information needed to complete Paragraph 7?

This information is available upon request. Please email the Independent Evaluator at pecoprocurement@nera.com.

01/06/2014 in Credit
FAQ-1128:
What is the process for submitting the executed guaranty with the Part 2 Proposal?

For submission of your Guaranty with the Part 2 Proposal, please use the Guaranty provided to you with your Part 1 Notification. The Guaranty provided to you by the Independent Evaluator is in a locked PDF format that cannot be edited. It is customized with your specific information. For the Part 2 Proposal, you must submit two (2) signed originals of the Guaranty (with original signatures).

01/06/2014 in Credit , Qualification
FAQ-1127:
What Generation Deactivation charges are currently allocated to PECO customers? What units contribute to these charges?

Generation Deactivation charges are the responsibility of the Seller. Please see Exhibit D (Sample PJM Invoice) of the Default Service SMA for a further explanation of cost responsibility. You may email questions concerning generation deactivation charges directly to PJM at the following email address: GoTo@pjm.com.

01/06/2014 in General , Rates
FAQ-1126:
Section 2.6 of the Default Service SMA (Alternative Energy Portfolio Standards Obligations) states: “...Seller’s AEPS Obligation may be reduced by any AECs obtained separately by PECO and allocated to Seller’s AEPS Obligation as shown on a Transaction Confirmation.” How does PECO determine to which sellers/tranches, if any, it allocates the AECs?

Under the Default Service SMA (Section 2.6) each Supplier’s Alternative Energy Portfolio Standard (“AEPS”) obligations will be reduced by the number of AECs that PECO has allocated to the Supplier in the Transaction Confirmation. PECO will allocate Alternative Energy Credits (“AECs”) to winners of tranches in a solicitation according to the number of tranches of each product that the Bidder gets awarded in that solicitation. The allocated Tier I solar, Tier I non solar and Tier II AEC amounts per tranche and by type of product for a given solicitation are provided in the Bidder Information Session Presentation. Note that any AECs that PECO allocates to a Supplier’s AEPS Obligation remain the property of PECO and are not transferred to the Supplier.

01/06/2014 in Contract
FAQ-1125:
For the Medium Commercial GS rate class, there is about a 2% decrease in the percentage of hourly load from October 20, 2012 to October 21, 2012 (from 20% to 18%). However, there is no corresponding drop in the on-service PLC value for the same time period. Please explain this decrease.

The Peak Load Contribution (“PLC”) data for PY 2012/2013 for a given customer is based on the customer’s contribution to PJM’s system coincident peak during the five highest hours of load in the summer of 2011. Therefore, it is possible to see a decrease in actual energy usage at a given time while the PLC for that customer remains unchanged.

01/06/2014 in Data
FAQ-1124:
Please explain the significant increase in the Default Service PLC and NSPL for the Large Commercial HT rate class on December 31, 2012.

The large increase in the Default Service PLC and NSPL for the Large Commercial HT rate class in December 2012 was driven by a group of customers coming back to be supplied under PECO’s Default Service rate in that month. The largest of these customers has a PLC of 90 MW.

01/06/2014 in Data
FAQ-1123:
In the PECO Data Room, in the Customer Counts file for the Residential rate class, the number of customers for the Residential Off-Peak rate decreases from 77,043 to 4,376 between November 2012 and December 2012. Please confirm that this data is accurate and explain the reason for this decrease.

The customer account information for the Residential Off-Peak service (“OP”) rate is accurate. This rate was gradually phased out in 2012 and will be completely retired in January 2013. The same residential customer may have one or multiple “rate counts”, each representing the rate the customer is being billed under. While the total customer accounts do not change upon expiration of Residential Rate OP rate, the number of rate combinations for any given customer account will decrease. Going forward, the energy usage that was previously recorded and billed under the Residential OP rate will now be combined with usage under the accompanying rate for the same customer account.

01/06/2014 in Data
FAQ-1122:
Does a Bidder need to provide an updated rating report for the Bidder’s Guarantor with the Part 1 Proposal if there are no changes to the credit ratings since the last solicitation in which the Bidder was qualified?

If the credit ratings for the entity on whose financial standing the RFP Bidder relies have not changed, the Bidder does not need to provide the most recent rating report under the Part 1 Proposal requirements. If the credit ratings have changed since the last solicitation in which the Bidder was qualified, the Bidder must provide the updated ratings and supporting documentation as part of Section 2 of the Short Part 1 Form in this solicitation.

01/06/2014 in Credit , Qualification
FAQ-1121:
How do I become a vendor for PECO?

This RFP Web site (www.pecoprocurement.com) is only for PECO’s Default Service Program RFP. To register to do other business with PECO, please refer to: http://www.exeloncorp.com/suppliers/register/overview.aspx.

01/06/2014 in General
FAQ-1120:
Where can I find the schedule for the next PECO solicitation? Also, is a schedule available that shows the percentage of load procured to date?

The schedule for the PECO DSPII January 2014 Solicitation is available on the RFP web site here. The Bid Date will be Tuesday, January 28, 2014.

After each solicitation concludes, the results, including the weighted average winning bid price for each product procured and the percentage of Default Service Load represented by each tranche for each product, are posted on the Previous Results page of the RFP Web site.

01/06/2014 in General
FAQ-1119:
What is the contract mix for each class under PECO’s second Default Service Program (“DSP II”)?

Under PECO’s DSP II, Default Supply will be procured for the Company’s Residential (“RES”), Small Commercial (“SC”), Medium Commercial (“MC”) and Large Commercial & Industrial (“LC&I”) classes. Table I-3 in the RFP Rules posted on the Supplier Documents page of the RFP Web site, provides the schedule of procurement for the products under DSP II.

For the RES Class, PECO will transition to procuring a mix of 40% one year and 60% two year full requirements products. PECO will transition to this contract mix through the purchase of transition products with term lengths that vary from five months to twenty-four months. For the SC Class, PECO has transitioned to procuring 100% one year full requirements products. In the first solicitation, the November 2012 Solicitation, PECO procured a six month full requirements product for this class. Default supply for the MC Class and LC&I Class consists of 100% six month products and 100% one year products, respectively.
01/06/2014 in General
FAQ-1118:
Please clarify if each customer class, rate schedule, and strata is monthly-metered or interval-metered. Also, is there a plan to install more interval-meters?

PECO is required to install interval metering for their Large Commercial & Industrial customers. Other interval metering may be installed at the customer’s request. For more information regarding interval metering please see PECO’s Smart Meter Universal Deployment Plan available on the Company’s web site here.

01/06/2014 in General
FAQ-1117:
Exhibit D of the Default Service SMA shows that PJM Billing Items 1240 (Day-ahead Economic Load Response) and 1241 (Real-time Economic Load Response) are the responsibility of the Seller. Is there any historical day-ahead and real-time Economic Load Response data available?

PJM’s bill associated with settlement of Economic Demand Response for retail customers is provided directly to each Default Supplier and as a result PECO does not have access to this data.

01/06/2014 in Data
FAQ-1116:
Is hourly load data available for PECO’s Residential and Small Commercial customers?

Historical hourly load data is available for PECO’s Default Service Residential and Small Commercial customers in the Data Room on the RFP Web site located here. For additional information regarding hourly load data and all other available data please see the data description document.

01/06/2014 in Data
FAQ-1115:
Under DSP I, PECO procured blocks of around-the-clock energy with supply periods that extend into DSP II. Who is responsible for purchasing the capacity in relation to these awarded blocks?

Default Suppliers that were awarded blocks under the Block Energy RFP of PECO’s first Default Service Program (“DSP I”), are responsible for serving around-the-clock energy associated with those blocks. As stated in Paragraph I.1.8. in the Fall 2012 Block Energy RFP Rules provided in the document archives, PECO purchases all other necessary products in relation to the awarded blocks, including without limitation capacity and ancillary services. Those Default Suppliers that are awarded full requirement products as part of PECO’s second DSP (“DSP II”) will be responsible for providing energy, ancillary services, capacity and all other necessary products associated with those tranches only.

01/06/2014 in Contract
FAQ-1114:
What are the load caps for this January 2014 solicitation for an RFP Bidder that has not won any tranches in PECO’s first or second Default Service Programs (“DSP”)?

As specified in Paragraph 1.2.8 of the RFP Rules, an RFP Bidder cannot supply more than 50% of the Default Load for a Class at any point in time. An RFP Bidder that has not won any tranches in PECO’s first or second DSP may bid on all available tranches for the Residential and Small Commercial (“SC”) products in the January 2014 solicitation. In the case of the Medium Commercial (“MC”) Class, any RFP Bidder, including those that did not win any tranches in a previous solicitation, may only bid and win up to 6 tranches. For the Large Commercial & Industrial (“LC&I”) Class, any RFP Bidder, including those that did not win any tranches in a previous solicitation, may only bid and win up to 9 tranches.

01/06/2014 in Rules
FAQ-1113:
What are the allocated ARR path and quantities for 2014 and 2015 PJM planning years? Will the winners in the upcoming solicitation be asked to nominate ARR paths?

Default Suppliers can directly participate in PJM’s annual Auction Revenue Rights (“ARR”) path nomination and allocation process. PECO is committed to working with suppliers and PJM to ensure a smooth process. Note that information on current and historical ARR allocations and Financial Transmission Right (“FTR”) auctions is available on PJM’s web site.

01/06/2014 in General
FAQ-1112:
Does an RFP Bidder need to reduce the Residential Class Default Service Load by the Block energy supply purchased under the first Default Service Program (“DSP I”) in order to assess the expected hourly load patterns?

The Block energy supply procured by PECO under the DSP I is used to meet a share of the Residential Class Default Load. PECO balances the blocks of energy and load of the PECO share on an hourly basis. Under its second Default Service Program (“DSP II”), PECO procures full requirements service for each Customer Class, where each tranche is defined as a fixed percentage of Default Load of that Class. A bidder participating in DSP II does not need to subtract block energy purchases from the historical hourly Default Service Load data in order to assess the expected hourly load pattern because the energy block represents a fixed percentage of the load across hours and therefore the load shape is unaffected by the size of the DSP I energy blocks.

01/06/2014 in Contract , Data