Key Topic filters can be used to sort materials on the Training Materials and E-Learning Opportunities pages. This table describes the type of materials returned by each filter.
Key Topic Filter |
Returns Materials Related to the Following in New England |
Ancillary Services Training
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Marketplace for the services required (regulation, voltage support, black start) to ensure short-term reliability of the power system |
Energy Markets Training
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Competitive marketplace for buying and selling wholesale electricity |
Financial Assurance Training |
Credit review procedures and collateral requirements to ensure the ability of market participants to pay for service transactions |
Financial Transmission Rights Training
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A financial instrument that helps hedge against transmission congestion costs and to arbitrage differences between expected and actual day-ahead congestion |
Forward Capacity Market Training
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Forward Capacity Market (FCM), which helps to ensure long-term system reliability by paying resources to be available to meet projected electricity demand three years out |
Resource Auditing Training |
Rules and processes for generator auditing and use of related ISO software and systems |
Generation and Demand Resources Training |
Resources supplying power to the grid by either producing electric energy or by reducing electricity drawn from the grid |
Settlements Training |
Administration of charges, credits, and billing for market participants |
System Planning Training |
The ISO’s process for studies and analyses to ensure reliable interconnections of power resources and transmission facilities; and long-term system planning to help meet future electricity needs |
System Operations Training |
Rules and procedures for the movement of electricity within, into, out of, and through the New England Balancing Authority Area (Connecticut, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Vermont, and most of Maine) |
