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RTO Market & Regulatory Solutions

Effectively manage RTO/ISO market requirements and regulatory issues

Gain insights into RTO policy and implications, plus compliance support for related regulatory issues

Stay abreast of RTO/ISO policy developments and the impact on your business

As RTO/ISOs develop more policies and requirements, utilities must have a clear understanding of market policies and the implications for their business. The experts at GDS can provide representation and analysis of new policies and rules and develop risk mitigation and optimization strategies.

Resource planning expertise includes:

Analysis of markets and reliability policies and impacts
Regulatory support on market issues, including expert witness testimony
RTO/ISO working group representation and reporting
Manage RTO seams issues
Market participant registration and integration
RTO/ISO Rate policy

Manage RTO/ISO market participant obligations

Ensure you’re meeting all of the market participant obligations and completing the required activities while being charged appropriately for those RTO/ISO services. GDS can manage all of the market participant obligations or support your utility with the necessary requirements and provide back-office billing, settlement support, and compliance management with RTO/ISO requirements.
  • Credit support, shadow settlements and invoice verification
  • ARR / FTR analysis and capacity accreditation
  • Customized RTO/ISO Reports
  • DA load forecast
  • Manage market participant obligations
  • Commercial Model & LSA Management
  • RTO/ISO market and reliability rules compliance

RTO / ISO Advisory Services

Obtain policy / regulatory support for managing your utility’s participation in the RTO / ISO markets. GDS provides comprehensive market advisory services, market policy expertise and supporting technical analyses, and expert witness testimony on regulatory / policy issues.

Manage Capacity Accreditation

Working group representation & reporting

Transmission owner support services

Technical analysis and impact of new market rules

Keep power AFFORDABLE AND RELIABLE for your customers.