Production Monitoring
T1-S Gateway RIG
TM
CAISO-Approved RIG Solution
Business Value
• CAISO-validated data
telemetry applicable to
any balancing authority
or host utility.
• Secure bidirectional
data telemetry that
aligns with NERC CIP
requirements.
• Industry-standard
communications
protocols.
• Professional support
through every step of
CAISO’s NRI process.
T1-S Gateway RIG is a CAISOaccredited Remote Intelligence
Gateway (RIG) that fulfills
requirements to participate in
California’s electric markets.
Trimark’s T1-S Gateway is the
system of choice for hundreds
of resources – from 1 MW
solar plants to 2.3 GW nuclear
sites.
T1-S Gateway meets CAISO RIG
requirements including:
• Real-time data telemetry
from revenue meters, plant
interfaces, meteorological
systems, and PV inverters;
• Send data securely from
generation resource to
CAISO via DNP connection
with 2048-bit encryption;
• Automated Generation
Control (AGC) enables set
point adjustments by an
authorized balancing authority or host utility;
• Supports resource generation control, data historization, alarms and alerts,
reporting, and analytics.
T1-S Gateway software can run
on any Microsoft Windows®
based application server or
industrial computer, such as
Trimark’s T1-S Data Gateway
(TDG).
• Data aggregation of multiple, small resources; and
• Ability to aggregate
data from multiple,
authorized field RIGs.
• Configurable as
Aggregating RIG (ARIG)
for up to 25 co-located
resources with up to
400 MW combined
generation.
T1-S Gateway exchanges status data and dispatch signals between CAISO and intelligent devices
to facilitate compliance, support performance monitoring and ensure operational excellence.
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Production Monitoring
T1-S Gateway Features
Professional Services To Guide You Through CAISO’s Entire NRI Process
• Secure, bidirectional data
telemetry via SSL encryption.
Installation includes security
certificate issued by CAISO.
Buying and installing a RIG does
not automatically authorize
you to connect to the grid and
sell power. You must first gain a
series of approvals from CAISO
through their New Resource
Integration (NRI) process.
• System supports:
• Multi-drop connection;
• 16 to 64-bit signed and
unsigned, and Real data
types;
Trimark’s team helps resource
owners navigate the NRI
process and attain RIG certification from CAISO. Trimark has
guided hundreds of generation
resources from concept to
successful commissioning.
Trimark works with CAISO and
the NRI process every day.
We look forward to working
with you to ensure that your
project delivers on time.
• Packed digital support;
• 25+ predefined calculations;
• Configuration export /
edit / import;
Trimark supports RIG implementations through all 43 steps of CAISO’s NRI process.
• Built-in testing and diagnostics functions.
• Industry-standard communication protocols including:
T1-S Gateway – The Heart of Trimark’s Unified Platform Power Management
• DNP3 master/slave over
TCP and Serial;
Trimark’s integrated, utilityscale power monitoring and
control tools deliver control,
information access, alarms,
alerts and reporting.
• DNP3 Secure Network;
• MODBUS master/slave
over TCP and Serial;
• OPC client;
It provides tools to monitor
and analyze generation, maximize return on investment and
meet CAISO requirements.
• Discrete analog inputs.
• Runs on Microsoft Windows®
operating systems.
Trimark is committed to ongoing system enhancement,
interface improvements and
security. Our full-time development team is focused designing
the next generation of energy
management solutions.
• Factory-tested for scalability.
A Proven Player in the Energy Market
Trimark Associates, Inc. develops reliable, affordable metering,
monitoring and reporting solutions. Power producers rely on
these systems for CAISO compliance, accurate billing and settlements, and optimization of power production.
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