What is the process we must follow in order to retire a generator from the Markets?
Generators greater than 5 MWS – complete and submit an I.3.9 application found in Proposed Plans 5-1 requesting retirement of the generator: ISO NE Proposed Plan Application Forms. That form will be reviewed by both ISO and the Reliability Committee to see if the retirement would cause a reliability problem for the grid. If so, the retirement will be denied. If it is determined that there is no reliability impact as a result of the generator retirement, the request will be approved. The customer then submits a Generator Asset Registration form stating the formally approved retirement date and requesting that the generator be retired from the markets. That submission will then start the internal ISO process to remove the unit from all ISO databases for the requested effective date. Generators less than 5 MWs – complete and submit a Generator Notification Form for units less than 5 MWs. That form will be reviewed by ISO and the Reliability Committee. In most circumstances, this is an inf
