In reviewing their monthly data submittals, the ISO New England noticed inconsistencies in reporting.  They ask that you please keep the following in mind when submitting your monthly data to PowerGADS:

1.       "OMC events will come in two forms: outages or deratings. The OMC event types can be either forced, maintenance or planned but it is expected that the majority will be forced outage events.”  Do not report OMC events as NC or RS.  For more details see Appendix K of the NERC GADS Data Reporting Instructions. 

2.       "If you report both Service Hours and Gross Actual Generation (one to 9999999), GMC or GDC must also be reported. Similarly, if both service hours and a gross capacity value are reported, Gross Actual Generation must also be reported. This provides consistency when calculating performance statistics.”  Page IV-5 of the NERC GADS Data Reporting Instructions. 

3.       For every Startup Failure (SF) event you report, your Attempted Starts value increases by one. 

a.       Actual Unit Starts + Startup Failure Events = Attempted Unit Starts

b.      Additionally, if you have an unsuccessful start and report it as an attempted start, there needs to be a corresponding Startup Failure event.

4.       If you are getting the following warning “99-The Fuel Code specified in the Performance data is not defined as a primary, secondary or tertiary fuel in unit definition. The code is __”  Please verify that you are using the correct fuel code when submitting your Performance Data.

Support for Windows XP will end on April 8, 2014, which means that migration efforts should be well under way. 
 
It is Microsoft's priority, as well as ours, to help all of our users stay supported and secure. 
 
Therefore, we recommend that users running computers with Windows XP take action and update or upgrade their PCs before the end-of-support date. If Windows XP is still being run in your environment and you feel that migration will not be complete by April 8, 2014, or you haven't begun migration yet, Microsoft is eager to help. 
 
The impact it will have on your environment, the resources that are available to help you get your migration effort under way, and legacy support options should be discussed with your Technical Account Manager or Microsoft Account Representative.

Generation Consulting Services, LLC announces its 2012 GADS Data Reporting Workshop which will be held October 24-26, 2012 in Denver, Colorado. 

The workshop will cover a number of important topics, including:

• How to report GADS data correctly to NERC
• NERC’s webE-GADS reporting system
• Voluntary wind turbine reporting
• Unit/component benchmarking
• Managing optimal unit profits
• pc-GAR hands-on training

Attached is the Workshop Brochure which provides details about the agenda and who should attend.  

To register, complete the attached Workshop Registration Form and e-mail it to Mike Curley at mike@generationconsultingservices.com.  Mike will send an electronic invoice which you can pay by Visa or MasterCard, or you can also pay by check. 

Seating is limited, so register now!

Workshop Brochure.pdf (236.10 kb)

Workshop Registration Form.pdf (110.91 kb)