1. California Independent System Operator Participating Generator (PG) Certification Process CDWR Generation Resource Development Workshop 3/15/01 Kyle Hoffman

2. California Independent System Operator PG Certification Process Overview –Contracts –ISO Metering –SCADA/Telemetry –Ancillary Services Certification –Automated Dispatching System (ADS) Connectivity

3. California Independent System Operator PG Certification Process Applicable to: –New Generators –Restarts/Repowers –“QF conversions” upon release from IOU Standard Offer contract * ISO expediting PG Certification for Summer 2001 Reliability Generation

4. California Independent System Operator PG Certification Process Execution of Contractual Agreements with the ISO –Participating Generator Agreement –Meter Service Agreement for ISO Metered Entities –http://www.caiso.com/clientserv/agreements/

5. California Independent System Operator PG Certification Process ISO Metering Installation –Metering Guidelines (http://www.caiso.com/clientserv/metering/guid elines/index.html) –Installation of ISO Specification Metering by a certified installer –Certification of meters by an independent certification company –ISO Energy Communications Network (ECN) Connectivity

6. California Independent System Operator PG Certification Process Energy Management System (EMS) Visibility – SCADA/Telemetry –Remote Intelligence Gateway (RIG) installation - for units providing AGC/Regulation, Regulation Up and/or Regulation Down –Data Processing Gateway (DPG) installation - for units providing Spin, Non-Spin, or Replacement Reserves (http://www.caiso.com/thegrid/operations/gcp)

7. California Independent System Operator PG Certification Process Ancillary Services (A/S) Certification –A/S Certification Testing and Request Form (http://www.caiso.com/thegrid/operations/opsdoc /gcp) –ISO Operating Procedure G-213 - “Management of Ancillary Services Certification Testing” –Pmax, ramp rates, AGC response

8. California Independent System Operator PG Certification Process Automated Dispatch System (ADS) Connectivity –“Electronic Dispatch” (http://www.caiso.com/clientserv/ads) –Required of all dispatchable resources, participating in ISO Real Time (RT) Energy Market

9. California Independent System Operator ISO Market Services For information on the ISO Participating Generator Certification Process, please contact Client Relations at: –916-608-7059 –http://www.caiso.com/clientserv/certification/