Connection structure
“Self-generation” is not one grid outcome.
The reliability credit depends on electrical and contractual structure, not the technology label. This repaired study removes the behavioral death-spiral forecast and asks the bounded question: does the capability reduce the grid obligation when the system is short?
StructureScreen creditRequired evidence
Behind the meter, islandableCase-specificMust prove the site can separate and carry its own critical load during the relevant hours.
Grid-connected PPAOnly if accreditedResource must be incremental, accredited, deliverable to the constraint, and synchronized with the load's energization.
Planned or queued projectNo automatic creditNameplate in a queue is not UCAP, a commercial-operation date, or a transmission-service finding.
Enforceable flexible serviceDirect load creditTelemetry, notice, duration, rebound, performance penalties, and the maximum number of calls must be specified.
What the screen assumes
Firm additions receive 90% availability—not a nameplate pass.
The policy builder treats “new firm” as a modeled capability with a declared availability factor. It does not assert that gas, nuclear, storage, or any other technology automatically earns that value. PJM accreditation and performance rules decide the real UCAP contribution.