Dispatch Deviation Report
May 2002

Action NC OSL OR ACE DF PO IE Total
One Time Dispatch 22 11 1 8 0 1 0 43
Blocked Dispatch 17 44 13 15 4 7 9 109
Constrained 2 42 141 2 0 6 1 194
Total 41 97 155 25 4 14 10 346


Action Definitions:

One Time Dispatch   The IMO issued a one-time-dispatch of resources for system reliability (security and adequacy) purposes - not unit or resource specific.
Blocked Dispatch   The IMO blocked a dispatch to a resource(s) for system reliability (security and adequacy) purposes.
Constrained   The IMO has constrained a unit(s) for system reliability (security and adequacy) purposes - unit or resource specific.

Rationale Definitions:

Non Compliance (NC)   The action was required to correct for recognized non-compliance of dispatch instructions by a Market Participant(s).
Operating Security Limit (OSL) *   The action was taken to respect an OSL due to differences in the forecast and actual flows.
Operating Reserve (OR) *   The action was taken to respect the forecasted (greater than 5 minutes) OR requirement.
Area Control Error (ACE) *   The action was taken to correct an over / under generation condition.
Data Failure (DF)   The action was taken to mitigate the effects of operational data input failures.
Planned Outage (PO)   The action was taken to facilitate a planned equipment outage.
Input Error (IE)   The action was taken to mitigate the effects dispatch algorithm input errors.

Notes:
This report is prepared in accordance with Market Rules, Chapter 7 Section 4.2.3
* May be a result of unrecognized Market Participant non-compliance with dispatch instruction.