In June 2012, Linden VFT, LLC (an affiliate of GE Energy Financial Services) will auction 225 MWs of transmission scheduling rights pertaining to its Linden Variable Frequency Transformer Project (“Linden VFT”).
Nine 25-MW blocks of transmission scheduling rights (“TSRs”) will be offered in the auction. Bidders can procure any number of the nine available auction blocks. Contract terms for the TSRs will begin November 1, 2012 and range from one year to ten years and seven months.
The Linden VFT TSRs allow for the withdrawal (or injection) of power at the Linden VFT switching station near Linden, NJ and the injection (or withdrawal) of power near the Goethals Substation in the Borough of Staten Island, New York City. As a result, the TSRs can be used to sell energy and capacity sourced in PJM into New York ISO (“NYISO”), as well as energy sourced in NYISO into PJM.
The Brattle Group will serve as the Independent Auction Manager (“IAM”) for this open season auction process.
This website has been established by the IAM to host materials and facilitate communication related to this auction. Since it is the primary means of direct communication between the IAM and potentially interested bidders, it is essential that potentially interested bidders “register” through the Registration section of this website.
Prospective bidders also should review this information memorandum. This document provides an overview of the open season process and additional information regarding the VFT technology and the potential economic benefits of the TSRs.
This website is divided into the following sections:
- Home: where periodic announcements from the IAM will be posted;
- Auction FAQ: contains answers to questions submitted to the IAM;
- Ask the Manager: prospective bidders should submit any questions they have to the IAM through this page;
- Calendar: a list of important auction dates;
- Info Sessions: provides details regarding any scheduled public information sessions;
- Documents & Data: contains links to several important documents. Interested bidders can access certain confidential documents by completing and submitting a signed confidentiality agreement (see the Public Documents section).
- Document Submittal: a template through which registered prospective bidders can submit auction materials to the IAM;
- Registration: a template that interested bidders may complete to receive email announcements about the auction.
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