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Major Release Notes – EMS, EIP

Functionality Delivered ERCOT Key Features MP Key Features Known Issues

– LFC– ACE Calculation– Base point ramping– Emergency Base Points

– Habitat Upgrade to 5.7– NSA

– SPS / RAP– DRAP– Multi-processing CA

– State Estimator– Critical Measurements

– Resource Limit Calculator

– Verify RLC Calculations– Compare Nodal ACE to Zonal ACE– Issue Emergency Base Points– Verify Base point ramping

Verify receipt of Emergency Base pts – Working with vendor to fix issues in RAS / RAP

– TAP Estimation– RLC Algorithms

Functionality Updated this release

Missing Functionality this release

Functionality Delivered this release

This release – EMS 3A & 3B

Functionality Delivered ERCOT Key Features MP Key Features Known Issues

– Alarms function– SCADA

– OAG 2.4 Base to address dual redundant ICCP from MPs

– Dynamic Ratings– FOD (

– NSA– Transmission Constraint Mngr– MVA to MW conversion for

constraints– Calculation of shift factors

– State Estimator

– Alarms processing– P2P checkout– SE Tuning

– Verify receipt of LMPs and Base points through ICCP

Earlier release(s)