| Wed, 06 May 2026

rules change

Market Governance
Additional Conditions for Qualifying a Frequency Driven Event
Overview

The proposed amendment seeks to amend Section 5.6.2 of the ASMM by introducing an additional condition to determine the termination of an FDE, in view of the following:

  1. Give ample time for the Reserve Facility to normalize its loading near the Unit setpoint, which is the initial reference of the Unit governor in computing the desired response.
  2. Variances from the Reserve Facility’s Frequency Reference compared to the System Frequency.
  3. Reduction of multiple Frequency Driven Events occurrences.
Market Rules and Manuals Affected

Documentation

ORCP-WM-26-03 - Matrix of the Proposed Amendments for Comments - Annex of this document

References:

  1. Original Rules Change Proposal submitted by SNAP Group (ORCP-WM-26-02)
  2. PEM Board approved proposal (RCC Resolution No. 2026-03) per PEM Board Approval on 29 April 2026