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Regulatory tariff appendix detailing the methodology and mathematical formulation used by CAISO to calculate Locational Marginal Prices and their components across Day-Ahead and Real-Time market intervals within the Market Area.
Document Title: Appendix C – Locational Marginal Price
Initiative: EDAM (Extended Day-Ahead Market)
Revision Status: Second Round Revisions with redline and yellow highlighting
Organization: California Independent System Operator
Acronym: CAISO
Document Type: Tariff Appendix
Subject: Locational Marginal Price Calculation Methodology
Applicable Markets: Day-Ahead Market; Fifteen-Minute Market; Real-Time Market
Pricing Nodes: Generation PNodes; Scheduling Points; Aggregated Pricing Nodes
Price Components: Marginal Energy Cost; Marginal Cost of Congestion; Marginal Cost of Losses; Marginal GHG Cost
Geographical Scope: Market Area and Balancing Authority Areas
Regulatory Reference: CAISO Tariff Sections 6.5.3.2.2; 6.5.5.2.4; 31.3.1.4; 34.20.2.3
Technical Basis: AC Power Flow and DC Power Flow Solutions
Key Variables: Reference Bus; Transmission Constraints; Power Transfer Distribution Factors; Shadow Prices
Price: 8 / 10 USD
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