Commission Adopted the Revised PD on Track 3B.1 and 4 Issues

The initial PD adopted a point and tier penalty structure for system RA deficiencies, which is structured as follows:

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In response to CalCCA’s comments, the ALJ revised the PD to include the following clarifications to the system RA penalty structure:

• LSEs will only accrue points for month ahead deficiencies.
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• Accrued points will expire 24 months after the violation rather than 24 consecutive months after any deficiency, as initially proposed.
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• The POLR will not accrue points for a deficiency caused by unexpected load returns for which a system RA waiver is granted.
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• Multiplication of penalty prices is based on total points accumulated.