Reliability Standard INT-011-1

Standard INT-011-1 — Intra-Balancing Authority Transaction Identification

A. Introduction
1.

Title:

Intra-Balancing Authority Transaction Identification

2.

Number:

INT-011-1

3.

Purpose: To ensure that transfers within a Balancing Authority Area using Point to
Point Transmission Service are communicated and accounted for in congestion
management procedures.

4.

Applicability:
4.1. Functional Entities:
4.1.1. Load-Serving Entities

5.

Effective Date:
The first day of the first calendar quarter that is six months after the date that this
standard is approved by an applicable governmental authority or as otherwise provided
for in a jurisdiction where approval by an applicable governmental authority is required
for a standard to go into effect. Where approval by an applicable governmental
authority is not required, the standard shall become effective on the first day of the first
calendar quarter that is six months after the date this standard is adopted by the NERC
Board of Trustees or as otherwise provided for in that jurisdiction.

6.

Background:
This standard was created in response to a FERC directive in Order 693, paragraph
817: In addition, e-Tagging of such transfers was previously included in INT-001-0
and the Commission is aware that such transfers are included in the e-Tagging logs. In
short, the practice already exists, but if this Requirement is removed from INT-001-2,
no Reliability Standard would require that such information be provided. We therefore
will adopt the directive we proposed in the NOPR and direct the ERO to include a
modification to INT-001-2 that includes a Requirement that interchange information
must be submitted for all point-to-point transfers entirely within a balancing authority
area, including all grandfathered and “non-Order No. 888” transfers.
The transfers within a Balancing Authority Area using Point to Point Transmission
Service can impact transmission congestion, and this standard ensures that these
transfers are communicated and accounted for in congestion management procedures.

B. Requirements and Measures
R1. Each Load-Serving Entity that uses Point to Point Transmission Service for intraBalancing Authority Area transfers shall submit a Request for Interchange unless the
information about intra-Balancing Authority transfers is included in congestion
management procedure(s) via an alternate method. [Violation Risk Factor: Lower]
[Time Horizon: Operations Planning, Same-day Operations]
M1. Each Load-Serving Entity subject to R1 shall have evidence, such as dated and timestamped electronic records, documentation of congestion management procedures, or
other similar evidence, that a Request for Interchange was submitted for each Point to

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Standard INT-011-1 — Intra-Balancing Authority Transaction Identification

Point Transmission Service intra-Balancing Authority transfer subject to R1 or that
each intra-Balancing Authority transfer subject to R1 was accounted for in congestion
management procedure(s) via an alternate method. (R1)
C. Compliance
1.

Compliance Monitoring Process
1.1. Compliance Enforcement Authority
Regional Entity
1.2. Evidence Retention
The Load-Serving Entity shall keep data or evidence to show compliance with R1
for the most recent three months plus the current month unless directed by its
Compliance Enforcement Authority to retain specific evidence for a longer period
of time as part of an investigation.
If an entity is found non-compliant, it shall keep information related to the noncompliance until found compliant.
The Compliance Enforcement Authority shall keep the last audit records and all
requested and submitted subsequent audit records.
1.3. Compliance Monitoring and Assessment Processes:
Compliance Audit
Self-Certification
Spot Checking
Compliance Investigation
Self-Reporting
Complaint
1.4. Additional Compliance Information
None

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Table of Compliance Elements
R#

Time
Horizon

VRF

Violation Severity Levels
Lower VSL

R1

Operations
Planning,
Same-day
Operations

Lower

N/A

Moderate VSL

N/A

High VSL

N/A

Severe VSL

The Load-Serving Entity
used Point to Point
Transmission Service for an
intra-Balancing Authority
Area transfer, and did not
submit a Request for
Interchange for an intraBalancing Authority
transfer that is not included
in congestion management
procedure(s) via an alternate
method.

D. Regional Variances
None.
E. Interpretations
None.
F. Associated Documents
None.

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Application Guidelines

Version History

Version

Date

Action

1

February 6,
2014

Adopted by the NERC Board of
Trustees

1

June 30, 2014

FERC letter order issued approving
INT-011-1.

Change
Tracking
New standard
developed

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