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ERCOT Retail 101
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Welcome!
Greetings
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Introductions
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Legal
PROTOCOL DISCLAIMER
This presentation provides a general overview of the Texas
Nodal Market and is not intended to be a substitute for the
ERCOT Protocols, as amended from time to time. If any
conflict exists between this presentation and the ERCOT
Protocols, the ERCOT Protocols shall control in all respects.
For more information, please visit:
http://www.ercot.com/mktrules/nprotocols/
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Course Format
Concept
Scenarios
Examples
Discussions
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Course Topics
Topics in this course include:
1 Retail Market Responsibilities
2 Market Rules
3 Retail Operations
4 Metering
5 Wholesale Settlement of Retail Load
6 Data Transparency and Availability
7 Issue Resolution
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Module 1
Retail Market Responsibilities
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Competitive Retailer (CR) Responsibilities
Opt-In
An Electrical
Cooperative or
Municipally Owned
Utility who has
chosen to opt in to
retail competition.
REP
Entities that sell
electric energy to
retail Customers in
the areas of Texas
where the sale of
electricity is open to
retail competition.
An Electrical Cooperative or
Municipally Owned Utility who
has chosen NOT to opt in to
retail competition.
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Retail Electric Provider or Opt-In Entity
Competitive Retailer (CR) Responsibilities
Service Retail
Customers
Submit
Electronic
Transactions
Negotiate
Competitive
Contracts
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Competitive Retailer (CR) Responsibilities
Meet Financial Responsibilities
Buy electricity at wholesale
Invoice retail Customers for their monthly usage
Pay TDSPs for delivery costs
Pay and/or dispute invoices
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Competitive Retailer (CR) Responsibilities
Investigate Customer Switching Issues
CRs work with TDSPs and other REPs to resolve inadvertent gains and losses.
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Registration and Qualification
A Competitive Retailer Must:
Register with the PUCT
Register with ERCOT
Complete Flight Testing through FlighTrak
Be represented by a Qualified Scheduled Entity
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QSE Representation
Every CR Must Be Represented By a QSE
Become one
OR
Choose one
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TDSP Responsibilities
Physical System
Operations
Retail System
Operations
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TDSP Responsibilities
• Maintain reliable transmission and distribution system
• Connect Customer Premise to ERCOT grid
• Resolve power outages
Physical System Operations
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TDSP Responsibilities
Retail System Operations
• Create, Manage and
Maintain ESI IDs
• Facilitate Service Order
Requests from REPs
• Provide usage data for
Settlement billing
• Investigate customer
issues
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TDSP Responsibilities
The Anatomy of an ESI ID
Where
10 Electric industry prefix
xxxxx Five digit DOE code for TDSP
zzz .. zzUp to 29 alphanumeric characters
assigned by TDSP
10 xxxxx zzz .. zz
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TDSP Responsibilities
XXXXX TDSP Name
20404 AEP TX North
03278 AEP TX Central
08901 CenterPoint
13830 Nueces Electric Coop
44372 Oncor Electric Delivery
40051 Texas New Mexico Power (TNMP)
The Anatomy of an ESI ID
10 xxxxx zzz .. zz
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ERCOT Responsibilities
Physical System
Operations
Retail System
Operations
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ERCOT Responsibilities
ERCOT Duties
Provide account management
Collect and distribute meter data
Process retail transactions
Act as registration agent
Establish profiles for all ESI IDs
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Relationships - Review
Module 2
Market Rules
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Hierarchy of Rules
Public Utility Regulatory Act
(PURA)
PUCT Substantive Rules
ERCOT Protocols
and Market Guides
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State of Texas Law
Public Utility Regulatory Act (PURA)
• Defines the Public Utility Commission of Texas (PUCT)
• Amended by Senate Bill 7 in 1999
• PUCT and ERCOT responsible for determining specifics
• Continues to evolve
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Hierarchy of Rules
Public Utility Regulatory Act
(PURA)
PUCT Substantive Rules
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Public Utility Commission of Texas (PUCT) Rules
• Implement PURA requirements:
• Customer protection rules
• Standard terms and conditions (Tariffs) for utilities
• Electric Substantive Rules are contained in Chapter 25
• Refer to PUCT Website for complete rules
PUCT Substantive Rules
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Hierarchy of Rules
Public Utility Regulatory Act
(PURA)
PUCT Substantive Rules
ERCOT Protocols
and Market Guides
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ERCOT Documents
ERCOT is responsible for …
Outline the procedures
and processes used by
ERCOT and Market
Participants.
Protocols Market Guides
• Based upon the
ERCOT Protocols
• Detailed reference
documents
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ERCOT Protocols
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ERCOT Market Guides
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Revision Requests
Protocol And Market Guide Update Process
• Created and edited by
Market Participants
• Changed from time-
to-time by Revision
requests
• Changes approved by
ERCOT Board of
Directors or
appropriate committee
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Market Governance Structure
Board
Of
Directors
Technical
Advisory
Committee
(TAC)
Wholesale
Market
Subcommittee
(WMS)
Reliability
Operations
Subcommittee
(ROS)
Retail Market
Subcommittee
(RMS)
Protocol
Revision
Subcommittee
(PRS)
Board and TAC
approve Protocols and
Market Guides
Subcommittees recommend changes to the
ERCOT Protocols and Market Guides
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RMS and Working Groups
Wholesale
Market
Subcommittee
(WMS)
Reliability
Operations
Subcommittee
(ROS)
Retail Market
Subcommittee
(RMS)
Protocol
Revision
Subcommittee
(PRS)
Board
Of
Directors
Technical
Advisory
Committee
(TAC)
Retail Market
Subcommittee
(RMS)
Working Groups
Profiling (PWG)
Texas Data Transport &
MarkeTrak Systems (TDTMS)
Texas SET
Task Forces
Retail Market Training (RMTTF)
Module 3
Retail Operations
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An Important Definition
Retail Transaction:
• Involves REPs,
TDSPs and ERCOT
• Electronic Data
Interchange (EDI)
format, based on ANSI
ASC X12 Standards
A Communication that enables and facilitates retail business
processes in the deregulated Texas Electrical Market.
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Texas Standard Electronic Transactions (TX SET)
Retail Transactions Are Defined By TX SET Implementation Guides
• Developed and maintained
by TX SET Working Group
• Protocol Section 19
• Implementation Guides
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TX SET – Transaction Names & Pocket Card
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Standard Transactions
Transaction Families
Request, Response, Maintenance for
Enrollments, Drops, Switches, Maintenance &
Request Consumption814_XX
Interval, Non Interval, Reads & Usage Data
Historical and Monthly Activity867_XX
Reject Response to 810 or 867 Data 824_XX
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Standard Transactions
More detailed description in Protocol Section 19
Transaction Families
Statement, Settlement, Wire Charge Invoices 810_XX
Payment and Advice through Bank 820_XX
Maintenance Service Order - Work Orders,
Meter Config. Details, Outage Notification650_XX
Reject Response to 810 or 867 Data 824_XX
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TxSET Communication Flow - Example
North American Energy Standards Board (NAESB)
Common communications protocol
NAESB NAESBNAESB
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TDSP invoice
Putting It Together
A series of retail transactions that must occur in a particular sequence
Market Process
Move-out request
Final meter read
Move-out request
Move-out response
Final meter read
TDSP invoice
Move-out response
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Swimlanes
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Swimlane - Example
ER
CO
TC
urr
en
t C
RC
usto
mer
TD
SP
Contacts Current
CR to request
Move Out
Sends 814_24
Move Out Request;
May receive
814_25 Move Out
Response (Reject)
Receives 814_24
Move Out Request
from Current CR
and validates
ERCOT checks its database
for a CSA CR; If a CSA CR is
associated with the ESI ID,
ERCOT will initiate a CSA
Move-In process
Sends 814_24 Move
Out Request to TDSP
and forwards 814_25
Move Out Response
to Current CR
Move OutScenario: Customer Initiated Move Out No CSA Associate with ESI ID
Transactions: 814_24, 814_25, 867_03, 810_02
Receives 814_25
Move Out Response
Receives 814_24
Move Out Request
and sends 814_25
Move Out Response
Receives 867_03
Final Meter Read
and forwards to
Current CR; Updates
registration database
Receives 867_03
Final Meter Read
and 810_02 TDSP
Invoice
Performs Final Meter
Read and sends
867_03 to ERCOT
and 810_02 TDSP
Invoice to CR
Move
Out
Date
Note: If ERCOT receives invalid data on the 814_24 from the
CR, ERCOT will respond back with an 814_25 and
processing will be terminated.
If the TDSP rejects the 814_24, ERCOT will forward the
rejection response back to the CR and processing will stop.
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Three Main Processes
Switch
Move-In
Move-Out
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Scenario – Retail Processes
Split into 5 groups
Each group will be identified as a Market Participant
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Scenario – Retail Processes
Customer Decides to Select a New CR
Who does the customer call?
What does the CR do?
Who has to know … Who does this?
What does the TDSP do?
Does anything else need to be done?
Who does the customer call?
What does the CR do?
Who has to know … Who does this?
What does the TDSP do?
Does anything else need to be done?
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Module 4
Metering
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An Important Definition
Meter:
A device that measures electrical usage over a period of time.
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Advanced Meter System (AMS) Meters
Characteristics
• Wholesale Settlement ready
• Remotely read
AMSR (≤ 200 amp)
Remote connect /
disconnect
AMSM
Manual connect /
disconnect
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Non-AMS Meters
Interval Data Recorder (IDR) Meter Characteristics
• Wholesale Settlement ready
• Typically reported monthly
• Predominantly on large customers
> 700 kW/kVA demand
• May require manual field activities
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Non-AMS Meters
Non-IDR/Scalar/Analog Meter Characteristics
• “Traditional” Meter
• Scalar measurement for
an entire month
• Data must be shaped for
Wholesale Settlement
• Manual field activities
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AMS Benefits
AMS benefits to the market
• 99.5% competitive load
using interval data
• REP and Customer can
see actual usage
• More accurate CR
Settlement with QSE
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AMS Benefits
AMS benefits to the market
• 73% actual data used
on Initial Settlement
• Faster execution of
retail market processes
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Transaction Processing Benefits
Enrollment type
Initiating Transaction
AMS Remote
(AMSR)
AMS Manual
(AMSM)Non-AMS
Move-In
814_16Same Day
2 Business
Days2 Business Days
Standard Switch
814_01Same Day Same Day
Within Next 4
Business Days
Self Selected Switch
814_01Same Day Same Day
At Least 2
Business Days
Move-Out
814_24Same Day
2 Business
Days2 Business Days
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AMS Benefits
Other AMS Benefits
Improved service reliability
Allows for Time-of-Use rate offerings
Early detection of faulty meters or tampering
Allows for demand response
Allows for pre-pay programs
Module 5
Settlement of Retail Load
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AMS Data Flow
TDSP reads meters
& performs VEE
Adjusted
Metered Load
Daily Interval
Data
Daily Interval
Data
Data Extract
Day 1 Day 2
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Adjusted Meter Load
Meter Data Flow
ERCOT Settles with QSE based on Adjusted Metered Load
Unaccounted for Energy
Transmission Loss Factors
Distribution Loss Factors
Aggregation by QSE
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Settlement Processes
TDSP Delivery Charges
BillBill
CR Payment for Delivery
ERCOT Invoice
QSE Payment/Charge
QSE Charge
CR Payment
Module 6
Data Transparency & Availability
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Market Information System Data Access
Also available on ercot.com
Available toall Market
Participants
Only available to a specific
Market Participant
Access managed by assigned roles
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Market Information System Data Access
TDSP ESIID
EXTRACTLOAD EXTRACT
Public Data is also available on ercot.com
DLF and TLF
MARKET
PRICES
LOAD
PROFILES
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Market Information System Data Access
DEMAND & ENERGY
MONTHLY REPORTS
TDSP MONTHLY
LOAD REPORTS
TRANSMISSION
OUTAGES
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MARKET
REPORTS
Market Information System Data Access
MARKETRAK
REPORTS
MARKET DATA
TRANSPARENCY
SERVICES
DATA EXTRACTS
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Extracts
ESIID Service History and Usage Extract
See ERCOT
courses on MIS and
Intro to Extracts
• ESI ID Relationships and Characteristics
• Provides data needed to perform shadow settlements
of Retail load.
Supplemental IDR Required Interval Data Extract
Supplemental AMS Interval Data Extract
SubscribeSubscribeSubscribe
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Data Extracts
CSV or XML
SUBSCRIPTION
REQUEST
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ERCOT Market Information List
• Location
• Frequency
• Who can see it
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MIS Applications
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Market Data Transparency Web Services
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Market Data Transparency Web Services
Provides Similar Information on Ad Hoc Basis
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Discussion
What does a CR do with all this data?
Settlement reconciliation
Shadow settlement
Planning and forecasting
Troubleshooting
Data Validation
Module 7
Issue Resolution
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Issue Resolution
Retail responsibilities
• Investigate customer issues
• Maintain customer records
• Verify billing accuracy
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Discussion
What tools are available to identify
& resolve issues?
ERCOT Extracts
ERCOT Reports
MIS Applications
MarkeTrak
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Common Issues
Inadvertent
Gains &
Losses
Switch Hold
Missing
TransactionsUsage &
Billing Issues
Mistakes happen …
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Issue Resolution
The Market issue resolution tool
Market Participants turn to …
MarkeTrak
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Issue Resolution
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Issue Resolution
• Facilitate resolution of issues between Market Participants
• Discovery and visibility
• Tracking and status
• Enable historical reporting of issues
Goals of MarkeTrak
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Scenario – Issues Resolution
What Happened?
• Customer should
be with CR #1
• Customer is now
receiving bills from
CR #2
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Find ESIID – CR1
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View Transactions – CR1
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View Transactions – CR1
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Find ESIID – CR2
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View Transactions – CR2
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View Transactions – CR2
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Clues
What Happened?
How Is It Fixed?
Customer didn’t initiate the switch
CR1 sees they are not REP of Record
CR1 doesn’t know who the other REP is
CR2 sees they are REP of Record
CR2 submitted switch for Aug 28, 2019
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MarkeTrak Issue Submission – CR2
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on MarkeTrak
Course Conclusion
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Recommended Courses
For more info, see …
• TxSET – ILT
• MarkeTrak – WBT
• LSE 201 – ILT and WBT
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Next Steps
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Additional Resources
• ERCOT Client Services
• ERCOT Mailing Lists
http://lists.ercot.com/
• ERCOT Nodal Market Protocols
http://www.ercot.com/mktrules/nprotocols/
• ERCOT Training
http://www.ercot.com/services/training/
• Market Education Contact
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