Pacific Gas & Electric (PCG)

2.3.    ISO Maintenance Guidelines

        Two specific requirements regarding Maintenance documentation have been incorporated into the ISO Maintenance Standards. First, these standards require that each PTO develop and submit a description of its Maintenance practices (PTO Maintenance Practices) to the ISO. Second, these standards require that each PTO maintain Maintenance records and make those records available to the ISO in order to demonstrate compliance with each element of its PTO Maintenance Practices.

        To outline the fundamental requirements for, and to promote consistency in the PTO Maintenance Practices, these standards provide guidelines for the preparation and maintenance of the PTO Maintenance Practices. These ISO Maintenance Guidelines provide for flexibility in approach to Maintenance, but also require the description of certain specific Maintenance practices. The guidelines require that the PTO's provide descriptions of the various Maintenance activities, schedules and condition triggers for performing the Maintenance, and samples of any checklists, forms, or reports used for Maintenance activities.