As the driving force behind more than 40% of the energy transacted in the California ISO Markets, it was critical to PG&E to maintain the continuity and availability of their settlement and market analytic software through the transition to the FERC-Mandated Fifteen Minute market, or FMM. Fortunately, EnSuite by EnDimensions was built from the ground up with just such customers in mind. EnSuite’s modular, configuration-driven design meant that the transition from 10-minute to 5-minute settlement intervals, the launch of six new charge codes and the revamp of CAISO’s market APIs was handled smoothly and without a major code redesign.
The transition was completed without a service outage and with minimal disruption to normal business processes. Shadow calculations for the new charge codes were implemented with an updated configuration pack, which implemented shadow calculations for the new charge codes and reconfigured the settlement interval from ten to five minutes. APIs were updated similarly, with interfaces and data templates modified without a service interruption, while preserving backward compatibility for legacy data.
With the close of the FERC 764 upgrades, we now look forward to another smooth upgrade path in support of the Energy Imbalance Market (EIM), slated to launch in Fall of 2014. By planning and building for availability, flexibility and configurability, EnDimensions has created a product suite that handles 21st century energy markets in stride!