Market participants continue to experience issues with testing eqr submissions using fercs eqr electronic sandbox test site. Iso new england federal energy regulatory commission. Federal energy regulatory commission electric quarterly reporting december 6, 2006. Clients of enkuro software realize optimized performance from their technology investments. Apr 07, 2014 fercs new webbased approach for the electric quarterly report eqr filing process went live on april 1st. Find out why powershark eqr is the leading eqr software solution. The federal energy regulatory commission ferc has updated their electric quarterly reporting eqr software to release 3. Or, you can choose to download the installation instructions as a microsoft word document ms office 2000 by clicking on the following link. Jan 05, 2016 ferc applies seven factor test to exclude local distribution facilities from nercs purview nearly 2,500 miles of southern california edison 115 kv facilities declared exempt for purposes of. Ferc has posted a draft xbrl taxonomy, which systrends has already begun testing. Powershark eqr is the leading software solution for making ferc compliant eqr filings. The federal energy regulatory commission has established regulatory accounting and financial reporting requirements for its jurisdictional entities in the electric, natural gas, and oil pipeline industries. Ferc audit report provides guidance regarding reporting of. Tariffshark hammerhead was introduced at the beginning of 2010, and has become the most widely used software application to make etariff filings to ferc.
Ferc last revised the eqr data dictionary in order no. If you are using ms internet explorer, you will be given the options to 1 install the software from its current location. Powershark eqr scales to any size company without compromising on functionality or performance. When testing xml files, the filing uid must be unique within a. In the past, ferc has acted as the regulator for the electric industry and as a software provider. A leftclick on the link below will download the eqr submission software installation file. For any issues regarding ferc online, please contact ferc online support or call local.
In order to enhance the system notifications, ferc staff has updated the eqr system to include submitted file names within the email receipts sent to eqr filers upon submission of their filings. Tariffshark cpuc is a tariff management solution designed specifically for energyutility companies within the state of california required to make tariff filings to. Be advised that since the ets is intended only as a test tool, information sent to it will be considered available for public disclosure under 18 c. Ferc ordered that the eqr data dictionary version 3. Market participants continue to experience issues with testing eqr submissions using ferc s eqr electronic sandbox test site. Form communications test application used to analyze installation and communications problems with the eqr software. For da mwh for rt use the current spp eqr quantity. Ferc revises the eqr data dictionary and announces a. Systrends plans to develop a software application with ferc specifications and validations for industry mem. Report viewer federal energy regulatory commission. Eqr xml and csv templates, tables, and samples ferc. It is important to note that powershark eqr has also been successfully testing xml submissions into the ferc sandbox, so you can experience the full lifecycle of the eqr filing process. Mod033 in addition to the testing and modeling services, eps provides technical services to validate and update dynamic models using actual system events to validate and tune the system model with each planning area.
Ferc forms internet test application ftp directory listing. On september 21, 2012, ferc issued order 768, requiring large, nonfercjurisdictional utilities ferc refers to such entities as nonpublic utilities. These requirements play a vital role in the commissions. Ferc today approved an order on intent to revoke marketbased rate authority to twelve public utilities who have failed to file electric quarterly reports as specified in order no. Ferc staff advises eqr sellers that validation rules f. Energy compliance consulting helps utilities comply with ferc regulations, focusing on the electric quarterly reports. These rules affect the completion of fields 53 trade date, 55 type of rate, 67 standardized quantity, and 68 standardized price tuesday, april 1, 2014, 10. Due to the large size of the database, only three users are allowed to download simultaneously at any time.
Iso new england federal energy regulatory commission electric. When using the manual new or manual edit actions in the eqr interface, the. Ferc regulations for the electricity industry including eqr ferc regulations for the hydropower industry including eqr ferc regulations for the natural gas industry including eqr ferc regulations for the oil industry including eqr. Ferc emphasizes that, unlike the current software that requires use of a windows operating. Overview of electric quarterly report installation and operation. It is used to install the application on your workstation.
Tariffshark was introduced at the beginning of 2010, and has become the most widely used software application to make etariff filings to ferc. Fercs webbased eqr filing process now live washington. Prior to founding energy compliance consulting, barbara bourque, ecc president, worked at ferc for over 25 years, managing the development and implementation of ferc s electric quarterly report program from 2002 to 2005. Power shark eqr filing software check back soon for more software options. Together, the compressed eqr database files are over 15. Please include a current mail address, telephone number, and email address.
Eqr is the single entry point for all of fercs eqr filings. Aug 17, 2017 pjm2017 ferc eqr changes for 5 minute settlements sean flamm engineer, market settlements development. On september 21, 2012, the commission issued order no. Order 768 also increased the types of data filed in the eqr for all filers. The ferc electric quarterly report eqr submission software is downloaded from the ferc forms server via the internet. Web applications of the federal energy regulatory commission. The electric quarterly report eqr database, including data filed by all respondents, is available for download. On september 21, 2012, ferc issued order 768, requiring large, non ferc jurisdictional utilities ferc refers to such entities as nonpublic utilities. Under the first filing option, ferc would provide webbased software that mirrors the current eqr software and allows filers to continue to upload comma separated value csv files as well as access all previously submitted data. On july, 2011, ferc held an eqr users group meeting where ferc staff further explained their plan to discontinue the current eqr software, in part, because ferc s current eqr software relies upon technologies that are no longer supported by microsoft. Oct 21, 2016 on october 14, 2016, the federal energy regulatory commission ferc issued an order approving an audit report providing guidance regarding how to report certain types of transactions and payments received by those participating in the fercjurisdictional markets operated by regional transmission organizations rto and independent system operators iso in a sellers.
Ferc staff has posted two presentations to the meeting event calendar for the upcoming eqr users group meeting being hosted at the commission on. In spite of ferc s best efforts, transition to the webbased eqr filing process has not been smooth. After the i ssuance of the monthly services invoice the invoice issued on or about the first monday after the tenth calendar day of a month for any items that were included in the monthly services invoice for any. Eps will provide documentation of the recordings and measurements used for validation, initial and final model simulations. The ferc electric quarterly report eqr submission software is downloaded from the ferc. Xml service for eqr users to submit their quarterly filings thru any 3rd party software. Since april 2002, the federal energy regulatory commission ferc has required wholesale energy companies to file eqr. As a result of adding file names into the automatic email receipts, ferc staff updated the.
The new webbased method for filing eqrs was to apply to eqr filings beginning with the q3 20 eqr. The commission issued a notice granting extension of time until june 1, 2020 for filing q1 2020 eqr. Electric quarterly report eqr web interface and xml. Company registration submit company registration requests through ferconline. Sp eqr electric quarterly reports rev 4 iso new england. Ferc regulates, monitors and investigates electricity, natural gas, hydropower, oil matters, natural gas pipelines, lng terminals, hydroelectric dams, electric. Some settlements will only be available as a net number. Final rule amends the filing requirements for public utilities under the federal power act to require public utilities to electronically file electric quarterly reports etc under rm018000. The ferc only requires the sellside of transactions to. This report permits the download of eqr filings from multiple companies andor multiple quarters.
Energy compliance consulting, llc is a small, womanowned consulting firm that focuses on ferc compliance. In the near, future ferc plans to discontinue the software that it currently provides for some forms and will require the industry to develop their own. Mar 03, 2014 the commissions february 28th order follows a january 22, 2014 technical conference held by ferc to discuss revisions to the eqr process see january 27, 2014 edition of the wer. Bwmq has the ability to assist clients with their eqr filings in a cost effective manner, using the new eqr filing requirements, as set forth by ferc. Tariffshark was introduced at the beginning of 2010 and has become the most widely used tariff management software application to make etariff filings to ferc under ferc order 714. If you would like more information regarding eqr filings, please contact teresa douglas at 2027758994. Whether you are looking for help with software development, it support, web design or it staffing, links technology solutions has the experience, people and practices you need to achieve your goals with the highest levels of customer satisfaction in the industry.
Ferc extends deadline for filing q3 20 eqrs energy. To receive selected eqr data for download, enter your name and email address below. Users can send data to test it via manual entry, csv upload, or xml upload into the. Powershark eqr is easy to use, requires minimal software set up and configuration, and is 100% ferc compliant, thus assuring valid eqr filings.
Once the software is installed at your site, the installation file is no longer needed and should be deleted. Ferc sets deadlines to file eqrs washington energy report. If actual tariff filing data is included in the test xml files, the data should not be above the. Sep 23, 2016 in its september 22 open meeting, the federal energy regulatory commission commission issued a notice seeking comments on proposed revisions to electric quarterly report reporting requirements in docket no.
Eqr is the single entry point for all of ferc s eqr filings. Spp recommendation ferc electronic quarterly report data. To file an official comment on a proceeding before the commission, please follow our rules of practice at 18 cfr 385. In spite of fercs best efforts, transition to the webbased eqr filing process has not been smooth. Sep 25, 2018 electric quarterly reporting eqr is the online reporting platform used by the federal energy regulatory commission ferc to collect contract and transactional data from public utilities sellers in ferc terms based on requirements under section 205c of the federal power act fpa. Notice of deactivation of eqr sandbox electronic test site notice pdf.
268 161 1449 741 574 544 39 272 578 1250 70 136 1122 1350 1517 1350 1180 1303 774 1110 896 975 78 974 1429 961 302 874 1391 990 823