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Residential low-income customers who participate in the CAP SOP are shopping customers, choosing to shop with a retail supplier participating in the CAP SOP, and receiving the services provided under the CAP SOP.  PPL Electric is declining to provide detailed information on CAP SOP customer load, as this load is already provided, in aggregate, in the Billing Data file – represented as a component of the shopping figures in that file.  Per the PPL Electric DSP V Final Order, the CAP SOP will no longer be offered to qualifying low-income customers beginning June 1, 2021. Further, customers already shopping through the CAP SOP will be instructed to return to default service at their next renewal review if they are seeking to maintain their participation in CAP. (updated September 5, 2024)

PPL Electric provides PLC data by customer class for each PJM planning period in the file ”Rate Load Data (2015 – Present)” posted to the Data page of the RFP website. The “Daily ICAP & NITS Tag Data“ file provided on the Data page of the RFP website provides the daily breakdown of PLC by default service and shopping customers. No additional data is readily available at this time.  

PPL Electric does not nominate ARRs or bid into the PJM FTR auctions. Auction Revenue Rights (ARRs) are assigned to winning wholesale suppliers according to the load they are serving. Wholesale suppliers nominate the ARRs and receive the benefits associated with those nominations through the PJM ARR/FTR auction. Given the timing of the PJM ARR nomination process (February and March, annually), there are instances where a wholesale supplier is provided the opportunity to nominate the ARRs, but may not have a corresponding contract for that future period, either because their current contract ends prior to June 1 and/or the PPL Electric Default Service RFP in April has yet to occur. If a supplier no longer provides supply, the ARRs nominated are transferred by PJM to the resulting supplier(s) for that period. Only net zero and positive positions are transferred – thus winning suppliers are not harmed by another suppliers’ prior nominations.

Currently, PPL Electric does not have any supply obligations related to PURPA. The composition of load procured outside of full requirements contracts by PPL Electric includes net metering customer supply, block energy contracts and NYPA load, where appropriate.

With reference to the data entitled “Default Service Load Data (June 2015 – Present)”, the data reflects reconciled MWh values sent to PJM by PPL Electric, which includes all the applicable distribution and transmission losses (including PJM assigned 500kV losses and unaccounted for energy), but is not derated for marginal losses. For the Residential Customer Group, the data includes the load served by the long-term block product and excludes the load served by NYPA supply. All load volumes will then be derated in accordance with PJM marginal loss implementation procedures by PJM. Suppliers will be responsible for and be paid by PPL Electric based on the hourly loss derated load.

The 50 MW of fixed block supply since January 1, 2016 expired on May 31, 2021. PPL Electric replaced the expiring 50 MW block product by procuring a 5-year 50 MW block product in April 2021 and a 5-year 50 MW block product in October 2021. Hence, under DSP V, the long-term block supply was 50 MW from June 1, 2021 through November 30, 2021 and is scheduled to be100 MW from December 1, 2021 through May 31, 2026, and 50 MW from June 1, 2026 through November 30, 2026. (Revised 9/27/2022)

The data file Default Service Load Data (June 2015 – Present) was updated on April 2, 2021. The update corrects the data error from July 1, 2020 through September 20, 2020.

The change reflects customers returning to Default Service, as the increase you noted corresponds to a decrease in shopping data in the same customer group in the same file. This return to Default Service is a result of normal customer migration and a series of retail supplier defaults that resulted in customers being automatically returned to Default Service.

That is correct. The 100MW block supply is not supplied by Default Service Suppliers providing full requirements service. (Revised 10/2/2023)

Between 5/23/21 and 5/26/21, PPL experienced system issues impacting the submission of ICAP and NITS data to PJM. While PPL attempted to resubmit data for this period, PJM denied the submission. As a result, the values provided in the data file accurately provides the data as submitted to the market.

With reference to the Default Service Load Data (2015 – Present), the data reflects the historical load of default service customers (non-shopping customers). For the Residential Customer Group, the data includes the load served by the long-term block product and excludes the load served by NYPA supply. The block supply is not supplied by Default Service Suppliers providing full requirements service. Please see Data FAQ-5 for more information on the Default Service Load Data (2015 – Present). Please see Data FAQ-6 for more information on the current level of long-term block supply. (updated September 5, 2024)

Yes, with reference to the Default Service Load Data (2015 – Present) for the Residential Customer Group, the data is inclusive of a 50MW block supply procured in DSP I. The data reflects the historical load of default service customers (non-shopping customers). The Residential load in the Default Service Load Data (June 2015 – Present) excludes the load served by NYPA supply. Please see Data FAQ-6 for more information on the current level of long-term block supply. The block supply is not supplied by Default Service Suppliers providing full requirements service.

At the moment, PPL Electric expects to provide a final update to the data currently provided on the RFP website before the RFP Bid Proposal Due Date for all data files for which updated data has been made available. The RFP Manager will send out an announcement when the updated data is posted to the RFP website.

The aggregate ICAP and NITS values provided in the Rate Load Data file includes block supply and NYPA supply for the residential customer group. If a supplier is seeking to evaluate ICAP and NITS values associated with load following supply only, the block and NYPA supply values must be removed.  The ICAP and NITS data file already has block supply broken out for residential customer load. No additional reduction in block supply is warranted. Additionally, please see Data-FAQ-9.

Thank you for pointing this out to us. A revised Default Service Load Data file with corrected June 2021 data has been posted to the Data page of the RFP website.

PPL Electric does not nominate ARRs through the PJM ARR/FTR auction process. Instead, active suppliers are awarded the ability to bid on ARR paths based upon the percentage of load they have won through the PPL Electric default service auction process. ARRs are allocated to each default service supplier based on the tranches associated with such supplier pursuant to those previously executed default service SMAs. PJM provides and implements the rules associated with ARRs and FTRs, as found on their website. PPL Electric does not get involved in the supplier ARR nomination process. As such, PPL Electric does not have any information on the paths that are chosen by each supplier during the ARR nomination process.

The ICAP and NITS data file accounts for Block Energy in column C called “Block”, which is related to the block supply procured under DSP V and is broken out from the residential customer load. PPL Electric replaced the expiring 50 MW block product by procuring a 5-year 50 MW block product in April 2021 and a 5-year 50 MW block product in October 2021. Hence, under DSP V, the long-term block supply is scheduled to be 50 MW from June 1, 2021 through November 30, 2021, 100 MW from December 1, 2021 through May 31, 2026, and 50 MW from June 1, 2026 through November 30, 2026.

Thank you for pointing out the issue regarding the transition from 50MW of block energy to 100MW of block energy starting December 1, 2021. An updated Daily ICAP & NITS Tag Data file with corrected data has been posted to the Data page of the RFP website on April 6, 2022.

Thank you for pointing this out to us. The Billing Data file has been corrected and reposted to the Rate Categories & Load Data Page on the RFP website on April 6, 2022.

Thank you for pointing this out to us. The Billing Data file has been corrected and reposted to the Rate Categories & Load Data Page on the RFP website on April 6, 2022.

Yes, both the POLR Load file and Rate Load Data file account for UFE in aggregate, as this data is based upon data submitted to PJM for settlement.

The PPL Electric RFP Team has posted updated data to the Data page under the PPL website on April 6, 2022. No further data updates are expected prior to the auction date for the April 2022 solicitation.

PPL Electric provides PLC data by customer class for each PJM planning period in the file “Rate Load Data (2015 – Present)” posted to the Data page of the RFP website. The “Daily ICAP & NITS Tag Data” file provided on the Data page of the RFP website provides the daily breakdown of PLC by default service and shopping customers. No additional data is readily available at this time.

PPL Electric cannot comment on the comparison between supplier’s data and the data posted on the RFP Website. Please note that the PPL Electric RFP Team has posted updated data to the Data page under the PPL website on April 6, 2022.

PPL Electric does not expect to provide another update to the data currently provided on the RFP website before the RFP Bid Proposal Due Date for the April 2022 solicitation. All data provided is the most up-to-date.

Time-of-Use (TOU) loads are a component of this procurement, under the currently effective Default Service RFP, within the Residential and Small Commercial & Industrial customer groups, respectively. TOU loads are not procured separately, either through special product or pricing offers, but instead are blended into the basic default service product offerings. As per Section 1.13 of the Default Service RFP Rules, “for the purposes of this RFP, Time-of-Use load will be included in the calculation of Default Service Load.” Further, TOU ICAP and NITS values are also included in the Default Service Load Data and Daily ICAP & NITS Tag Data. Finally, TOU rates are not included in this procurement. Per the PA PUC approved Default Service Plan, TOU rates are a calculation completed by PPL Electric based upon the PPL Electric Price-to-Compare; however, as defined above, are not a separate bid or product.

NYPA supply is not accounted for and excluded in the Aggregate PLC Summary Data files (for the period pre-November 1, 2016); however, the ICAP and NITS tag values can be found in the NYPA file, under the “Capacity” tab. The Aggregate PLC Summary Data (for the period post-November 1, 2016) include NYPA supply for the residential customer group. The Daily ICAP & NITS Tag Data file does not include NYPA supply. For avoidance of doubt, where we say “Aggregate PLC Summary data files” we are NOT referring to the annual information in the file entitled “Rate Load Data (2015 – Present); rather, we are referring to the pre-2017 PLC data files that provides daily PLC and NITS values. These files are entitled “[2011-2016] Aggregate PLC Summary Data”. (Revised September 17, 2024)

The level of block supply as shown in the ‘Block’ column of the Aggregate PLC Summary Data files is correct. The historical block supply was 200 MW for the period December 1, 2013 through February 28, 2014, and 150 MW for the period March 1, 2014 through December 31, 2015, and 50 MW for the period January 1, 2016 through May 31, 2021. The historical level of block supply reflects the consummated separate block supply contracts during previous RFP under previous DSP programs.

The aggregate capacity values displayed in the Rate Load Data (2015 – Present) file provide point in time data as reported to PJM as of December 31st of each year, when the initial customer tags are created and peak load values are established.

The Residential load in the Default Service Load Data (June 2015 – Present) excludes the load served by NYPA supply. The Residential load in the Default Service Load Data (June 2015 – Present) includes the load served by the long-term block product.

Starting June 1, 2015, the Small C&I threshold was reduced to include only customers with less than 100kW annual peak demand; Large C&I includes all customers with annual peak demand equal to or above 100kW. Load Data posted to the RFP website reflects this C&I designation since June 1, 2015.

This data provided is accurate. Beginning on or about May 14, 2022, PPL Electric experienced an increase in Large C&I customers returning to Default Service. Since that spike, customers have steadily returned to the market (shopped). The return of customers to default service could have been a result of external market events, the conclusion of their shopping contracts, or an active desire to take default service.

Historical data of Daily ICAP & NITS Tag Data from before November 2016, or during your requested period from 1/1/2010 to 10/30/2015, is not readily available.

PPL Electric provides PLC data by customer class for each PJM planning period in the file “Rate Load Data (2015 – Present)” posted to the Data page of the RFP website. The “Daily ICAP & NITS Tag Data” file provided on the Data page of the RFP website provides the daily breakdown of PLC by default service and shopping customers. No additional data is readily available.

All data provided in the Billed Sales and Counts file are correct. First, please note that the billing data file does not equate to the posted settlement data as it incorporates updates and adjustments to customer billing. For example, billing data tracks instances of cancel-billing, where customer ‘counts’ and associated kWhs may be higher or lower due to the cancelling of a bill in one period and rebilling in another period. For this reason, customer counts may jump or drop, which is a function of the billing process and not actual settlement activities or movements. Further, the billing data reflects the actions of customers moving to and from default service supply and retail suppliers. The reasons for such movements are unknown to PPL Electric and are subject to the customer’s actions (or in some instances, events of suppliers returning customers to default supply). For these reasons, there is no single answer to why customer counts or fluctuations occur, but it is a product of all activities, both billing and non-billing, that result in the figures provided.

With regard to the Default Service Load Data (June 2015 – Present) data file that was posted on March 13, 2023, due to a system issue, data provided for all customer classes (Residential, Small C&I, and Large C&I) for January 1, 2023 through January 18, 2023 is incomplete. The Data provided is the best available; however, updated data will be provided in accordance with the Settlement B reconciliation process, which is expected to occur near the end of March 2023 for the entire month of January 2023.

With reference to the data file titled “Rate Load Data (2015 – Present)”, and the tabs named “RES_LOAD_2015+”, “SCI_LOAD_2015+”, and “LCI_LOAD_2015+”, the data on these tabs includes all residential, Small C&I, and Large C&I load data, for both default service and shopping customers. The data reflects reconciled MWh values sent to PJM by PPL Electric, which includes all the applicable distribution and transmission losses (including PJM assigned 500kV losses and unaccounted for energy). The data is not derated for marginal losses.

The data found in the daily ICAP & NITS file is accurate and what was settled on through PJM. Dips or jumps in both ICAP and NITS tag values often correspond with customer migration. PPL Electric’s Price-to-Compare (PTC) changes on June 1 and December 1 of each year – this drop in tag values corresponds with the June 1 PTC change. Further, on June 1 the new ICAP tags for the year also went into effect.

The values provided in the Daily ICAP & NITS data file correspond to the PPL ICAP zonal target values, as reported to PJM. These values were checked and exactly match the values both reported to PJM, setting the targets for both ICAP and NITS tags for customers in the PPL zone. To clarify, the ICAP target value provided in the ICAP & NITS data file is defined as the PPL Electric MDMS Daily Scaling Target, which is the PPL Area Peak Load Contribution Assignment less the FERC Account tags and the NYPA Generation supply tags. No adjustments have been made to this calculation or target value. Further, this target value is used to scale daily ICAP and NITS settlements through the PJM Capacity tool. If the sum of the individually reported values do not sum to the target, the zone is not settled and PJM does not accept the submission. In review of the estimate ICAP values reported in the Rate Load Data file, the team noticed that the values calculated did not correctly correspond to the target value as reported in the ICAP & NITS data file. Effectively the aggregate data was incorrectly scaled to the target value including the FERC account tags, instead of without them. This error has been corrected for the 2021 and 2022 data sets in this file. Further, the team took the opportunity to refresh the 2023 figures following ICAP tag set adjustments over the past month to provide the most accurate data available. The ICAP data reported in the Rate Load data file is intended to include all customer tags, both basic PPL Electric customers and those from FERC accounts, which it now does. Please make sure to download and use the latest posted data file.

Please note first of all that the product is a Full Requirements Load Following product, and bidders should note that PPL Electric provides other data on the procurement website to facilitate each supplier’s review of the information, including hourly load data. Please note that the “Total MW” value reported in the “Capacity” tab of the Rate Load Data file are an estimated value submitted to PJM prior to the supply period; whereas the information in the “ICAP (Nov16 - Present)” tab of the Daily ICAP & NITS Tag data file is the final ICAP & NITS customer tag data submitted to PJM. Both data files reflect values as submitted to PJM at different points in time; and the differences between these two files are very minor.

Files in the Data section of the RFP website will be updated at the start of each Default Service RFP. PPL Electric does not expect to provide updates to the data currently available on the RFP website before the start of the next Default Service RFP solicitation. For future solicitations under the Default Service RFP, please see the calendar page here:  https://ppldsp.com/calendar/default-service-rfp-calendar/

The data provided correctly shows increased customer shopping in both the Residential and Small C&I customer classes. This migration to shop is not occurring due to municipal aggregation, community choice aggregation, or other similar shopping programs and is instead the result of individual decisions by customers to shop with a retail supplier. The exact reasons for customers’ decisions are not known to PPL Electric as this information is not provided to the Company by customers.

The Billed Sales and Count data provides summary billing information, expressing the billing activity for a given month.  As such, the Billed Sales and Count data is expressly different than the POLR and Rate Category & Load data, which provides summary PJM market settlements data. Similarly, Billed Sales data is not directly tied to the PJM market settlement data. The Billed Sales and Count Data is often similar in value (MWh) to PJM market settlements data; however, it includes updated billed sales information and customer counts, cancel-rebills, and/or data reprocessing that is not expressed through PJM market settlements - the two cannot be directly compared. The Billing Data is meant to provide suppliers with indications in billing, shopping, and aggregated customer counts only.

PPL Electric is not currently tracking community choice aggregation (also known as municipal aggregation) at this time in Pennsylvania. Additionally, there are no other known shopping programs that will begin during the June 2024 through May 2025 period.

The load that is served by the NYPA supply and the load that is served by the Block supply are both included in the Billing Data (2010 – Present) file. However, please note the Billed Sales and Count data is expressly different than the POLR and Rate Category & Load data, which provides summary PJM market settlements data. The Billed Sales and Count data provides summary billing information, expressing the billing activity for a given month. As such, the Billed Sales and Count data is expressly different than the POLR and Rate Category & Load data, which provides summary PJM market settlements data. Similarly, Billed Sales data is not directly tied to the PJM market settlement data. The Billed Sales and Count Data is often similar in value (MWh) to PJM market settlements data; however, it includes updated billed sales information and customer counts, cancel-rebills, and/or data reprocessing that is not expressed through PJM market settlements - the two cannot be directly compared. The Billing Data is meant to provide suppliers with indications in billing, shopping, and aggregated customer counts only.

The Daily ICAP & NITS Tag Data file does not include NYPA supply. Please refer to Data-FAQ-39 for additional details.

NITS and ICAP values are set in December of the year prior to being implemented (e.g. for a June 1, 2013 effective date, the ICAP value is set in Dec. 2012). The NYPA Capacity Values are the most recent available data. No additional data is readily available at this time.