This use case (IC-1) provides the needed requirements for the ISO to issue dispatch instructions to demand response providers and for these entities to receive and process ISO dispatches into appropriate actions to achieve the instructed megawatt quantity. These dispatch instructions are the product of the integrated forward market (IFM) and the real time market. These ISO markets and associated systems ensure the optimal and least-cost dispatch of supply and demand side resources that are needed to satisfy system reliability needs.
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