2.17 Incorporation of Certain Business Practice Standards

Pursuant to Commission Order No. 676-J and No. 676-K, the ISO incorporates by reference the following business practice standards developed by the North American Energy Standards Board’s Wholesale Electric Quadrant:

(i) WEQ–000, Abbreviations, Acronyms, and Definition of Terms, (WEQ Version 003.1, September 30, 2015) (including only: the definitions of Interconnection Time Monitor, Time Error, and Time Error Correction) WEQ-000, Abbreviations, Acronyms, and Definition of Terms, Version 004, July 31, 2023;

(ii) WEQ-000, Abbreviations, Acronyms, and Definition of Terms (WEQ Version 003.3, March 30, 2020);

(iii)     WEQ-001, Open Access Same-Time Information Systems (OASIS), (WEQ Version 003.3, March 30, 2020)  Version 004, July 31, 2023, (including Minor Correction MC24002 applied August 9, 2024) except as provided in section 2.17.1 below;

(vi)      WEQ-004, Coordinate Interchange (WEQ Version 003.3, March 30, 2020), Version 004, July 31, 2023, except as provided in section 2.17.1 below;

(vii) WEQ-005, Area Control Error (ACE) Equation Special Cases, (WEQ Version 003.3, March 30, 2020) Version 004, July 31, 2023;

(viii)  WEQ-006, Manual Time Error Correction, Version 004, July 31, 2023(WEQ Version 003.1, Sept. 30, 2015);

(ixviii)   WEQ-007, Inadvertent Interchange Payback, Version 004, July 31, 2023(WEQ Version 003.3, March 30, 2020);

(ix)   WEQ-008, Transmission Loading Relief (TLR) - Eastern Interconnection, Version 004, July 31, 2023, (WEQ Version 003.3, March 30, 2020);

(xi)    WEQ-011, Gas/Electric Coordination, Version 004, July 31, 2023 (WEQ Version 003.3, March 30, 2020);

(xii)    WEQ-012 Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) (WEQ Version 003.3, March 30, 2020), Version 004, July 31, 2023;

(xiiiv)    WEQ-015, Measurement and Verification (M&V) of Wholesale Electricity Demand Response, Version 004, July 31, 2023 (WEQ Version 003.3, March 30, 2020);

(xiv)    WEQ-021, Measurement and Verification (M&V) of Energy Efficiency Products (WEQ Version 003.3, March 30, 2020) , Version 004, July 31, 2023;

(xiv)    WEQ-022, Electric Industry Registry, Version 004, July 31, 2023 (WEQ Version 003.3, March 30, 2020); and

(xvii)     WEQ-023, Modeling (WEQ Version 003.3, March 30, 2020),, Version 004, July 31, 2023 except as provided in section 2.17.1 below; and

(xviii)     WEQ-024, Cybersecurity, Version 004, July 31, 2023.

2.17.1    The ISO is not required to comply with the following Standards:

(iii) WEQ-001 Open Access Same-Time Information Systems (OASIS) Version 004, July 31, 2023, (including Minor Correction MC24002 applied August 9, 2024) (WEQ Version 003.3, March 30, 2020): Standards 001-2, 001-3, 001-4, 001-5, 001-6, 001-7, 001-8, 001-9, 001-10, 001-011, 001-012, 001-13.1.3 (c), 001-13.2, 001-014, 001-015, 001-016, 001-017, 001-020, 001-021, 001-022, 001-23, 001-24, 001-25, 001-26, 001-27, 001-28, 001-101 through 001-1087.3.1, 001-Appendix A, and 001-Appendix B, pursuant to New York Independent System Operator, Inc., 185 FERC ¶ 61,067 (October 26, 2023)[Order];

(iiiv)     WEQ-002, Open Access Same-Time Information System (OASIS) Business Practice Standards and Communication Protocols (S&CP), Version 004, July 31, 2023, (WEQ Version 003.3, March 30, 2020), pursuant to New York Independent System Operator, Inc., 185 FERC ¶ 61,067 (October 26, 2023) [Order];

(iv)    WEQ-003, Open Access Same-Time Information Systems (OASIS) Data Dictionary Version 004, July 31, 2023(WEQ Version 003.3, March 30, 2020), pursuant to [Order];

(vi)    WEQ-004, Coordinate Interchange, Version 004, July 31, 2023 (WEQ Version 003.3, March 30, 2020): Standards 004-3, 004-18, 004-Appendix A, and 004-Appendix C, pursuant to New York Independent System Operator, Inc., 185 FERC ¶ 61,067 (October 26, 2023) [Order];

(xiii)  WEQ-013, Open Access Same-Time Information Systems (OASIS) Implementation Guide, Version 004, July 31, 2023(WEQ Version 003.3, March 30, 2020), pursuant to New York Independent System Operator, Inc., 185 FERC ¶ 61,067 (October 26, 2023) [Order]; and

(xvii)  WEQ-023, Modeling, Version 004, July 31, 2023(WEQ Version 003.3, March 30, 2020): Standards 023-5; 023-6; and 023-A Appendix A, pursuant to New York Independent System Operator, Inc., 185 FERC ¶ 61,067 (October 26, 2023) [Order].