What are the generator parameters?
The SMD commitment software does not automatically recognize start-up and shutdown profiles. Instead, the software considers a generator available for dispatch at or above EcoMin from the first hour scheduled online to the last hour scheduled online. To ensure that generators are committed in accordance with the physical constraints inherent in their design, the generator owners must adjust the generator parameters to recognize start-up and shutdown profiles. A resource can clear in the Day-Ahead Market economically in the first hour of operation at amounts up to the greater of the Manual Response Rate multiplied by 60 or the EcoMin. Initially, the first hour of operation in the Day-Ahead Market clearing is converted into a start-time and the last hour into a shut down time. These times do not include any start-up or shut down profiles. Upon the close of the Day-Ahead Market, the Lead Market Participant or Designated Entity must review schedules for their resources and submit any start
