15.10 Rate Schedule 10 - Charges for Market Participants utilizing a Meter Services Entity in the ISO Wholesale markets

The ISO shall charge, and each Market Participant that uses a Meter Services Entity shall pay, the costs incurred by the ISO to audit a Market Participant’s utilization of a Meter Services Entity for participation in the ISO wholesale markets.  Meter Services Entities must comply with, i) periodic audits in accordance with ISO procedures and the ISO requirements found in Section 13.3.2.3.1 and ii) audits in accordance with ISO procedures and the ISO requirements found in Section 13.3.2.3.1 when the Market Participant enrolls new resources or modifies the metering scheme of existing resources. 

The ISO shall calculate the costs of any such audits, inspections and/or tests and assess such charges each Billing Period as described in this Rate Schedule.  The functions that will be subject to cost recovery will include only those costs that are incurred as a result of ISO’s audit, inspection and/or test of the services being provided by a Meter Services Entity to a Market Participant.  In accordance with ISO Procedures the ISO audit of a Meter Services Entity’s services may involve, but is not limited to, the ISO review, inspection, performance testing and review of corrective actions taken in the following categories:

(A) Validation, Estimation, & Editing (VEE) methodology

(B) Site meter configurations

(C) Meter compliance with ISO rules and procedures

(D) Meter Services Entity operational protocols, procedures, record keeping, and compliance with ISO rules and procedures

(E) Telemetry and communication data and records

ISO cost recovery for each audit will be the sum of the ISO’s labor costs to complete each audit task conducted by the ISO based on an hourly rate and a prorated cost of overhead.  In addition, if the ISO utilizes a third party vendor to complete audit tasks, the cost of that vendor will be billed to the Market Participant utilizing a MSE for their meter services.

15.10.1 Responsibilities

The ISO shall calculate a Meter Services Entity audit services charge which shall be equal to the costs the ISO incurs in performing audits of Meter Services Entities, as described above in Services Tariff Section 13.3.2 for that Billing Organization.

15.10.2 Charges

In each Billing Period, the ISO shall assess any applicable Metering Services Entity audit services charges for each Billing Organization.  Upon request, the NYISO will provide to the billing organization a detailed listing of the costs incurred for the given Billing Period.