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ISONE (ISO New England)
States:
Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Vermont

ISO New England is a regional transmission organization (RTO), serving Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island and Vermont. ISO New England meets the electricity demands of the region's economy and people by fulfilling three primary responsibilities: minute-to-minute reliable operation of New England's bulk electric power system, development, oversight and fair administration of New England's wholesale electricity marketplace, and management of comprehensive bulk electric power system and wholesale markets' planning processes that address New England's electricity needs well into the future.

Services Available:
• Energy Market Cash Opportunity: ISONE Real Time Price Response Program
• Energy Market Cash Opportunity: ISONE Day Ahead Load Reponse Program
• Standby Reserve Market Cash Opportunity: ISONE Demand Response Reserve Pilot Program (In pilot, launch expected late 2007)
• Emergency Market Cash Opportunity: ICAP Market

NYISO (New York ISO)
States:
New York

The New York Independent System Operator (NYISO) is a federally regulated, not-for-profit corporation charged with operating New York’s bulk electric transmission system, a network that spans more than 11,000 miles. The NYISO also administers the state’s wholesale electricity markets, which generated nearly $11 billion in transactions in 2005.

Services Available:
• Energy Market Cash Opportunity: NY Day Ahead Demand Response Program
• Standby Reserve: Demand Side Ancillary Service Participation (In development)
• Emergency Market Cash Opportunity: NY Emergency Demand Response Program (EDRP) and Special Case Resource (SCR) Program

PJM Interconnection
States:
DC, Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, West Virginia
Portions of Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, and Ohio

PJM is the coordinating entity for buying, selling, and transmitting wholesale electricity for 25 million people in the Mid-Atlantic region, and has been a fully functional Independent System Operator (ISO) since January 1, 1998.

Services Available:
• Energy Market Cash Opportunity: PJM Economic Load Response Program: Day Ahead Option
• Energy Market Cash Opportunity: PJM Economic Load Response Program: Real Time Option
• Standby Reserve Market Cash Opportunity: PJM Synchronous Reserve Program
• Emergency Market Cash Opportunity: PJM Enhanced Emergency Load Response Program (Previously the Active Load Management Program)

MISO (Midwest ISO)
States:
Iowa, Michigan, North Dakota, Wisconsin
Portions of Indiana, Kentucky, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Virginia, and Wyoming

The Midwest Independent System Operator (MISO) was founded on February 12, 1996 and filed for RTO status on January 16, 2000; the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) approved the proposal on December 19, 2001, making MISO the first RTO in the country. Spanning over 15 states and into Canada, MISO consists of several transmission corporations, utilities, co-ops and others. Because of the size of its territory, it has faced numerous questions concerning transmission and seam issues.

Services Available:
MISO is currently engaged in an active ancillary service market design process that, while not explicitly using demand response to address transmission adequacy, is considering how demand response can participate in supporting system reliability.

SPP (Southwest Power Pool)
States:
Kansas, Oklahoma
Portions of Missouri, New Mexico, and Texas

SPP is a Regional Transmission Organization, mandated by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to ensure reliable supplies of power, adequate transmission infrastructure, and competitive wholesale prices of electricity. SPP has 47 members across 8 Southwestern states.

Services Available:
SPP does not itself explicitly include demand response in transmission planning studies, although it does consider generation as an alternative to transmission enhancement. Individual LSEs incorporate any current or expected demand response that is within their boundaries in their load forecasts. Individual transmission owners could investigate demand response solutions as alternatives to transmission expansion projects but they are not required to do so by the region.

ERCOT (Electric Reliability Council of Texas)
States:
Texas

The mission of the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) is to direct and ensure reliable and cost-effective operation of the electric grid and to enable fair and efficient market-driven solutions to meet customers’ electric service needs.

Services Available:
ERCOT has several demand response programs targeted toward large industrial customers. Please contact us to find out more information.

CAISO (California ISO)
States:
California

The California ISO is a not-for-profit public-benefit corporation charged with operating the majority of California’s high-voltage wholesale power grid. Balancing the demand for electricity with an equal supply of megawatts, the ISO is the impartial link between power plants and the utilities that serve more than 30 million consumers. The ISO provides equal access to the grid for all qualified users and strategically plans for the transmission needs of this vital infrastructure.

Services Available:
• Emergency Market Cash Opportunity: Northern California Emergency Market Service Program