March 27, 2014 Technical Advisory Committee (TAC) Update to RMS Kathy Scott April 1, 2014 TAC Update...

March 27, 2014March 27, 2014Technical Advisory Committee Technical Advisory Committee (TAC) Update to RMS(TAC) Update to RMS

Kathy Scott

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ERCOT Board UpdateERCOT Board Update

Proposed ERCOT Bylaws Amendment Board Member Eligibility:

TAC Approved these amended Bylaws as they were presented by ERCOT


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Houston Import Project Review 02/27/14 TAC Meeting: Tabled at TAC 03/27/14 TAC Meeting: ERCOT, Calpine and

NRG provided the following presentations concerning the Houston Import Project (HIP):

A lot of discussion and passion was displayed that reflected differing positions concerning ERCOT’s HIP Independent Review and project’s total cost requiring a roll call vote:

◦ Motion: Endorse ERCOT’s Independent Review of Houston Import Project (HIP) as submitted by ERCOT: Roll Call Tally : 20(Y)- 5(N) and 5(A) – Motion Approved


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PRS Initiatives and Votes PRS Initiatives and Votes Nodal Protocol Revision Requests (NPRRs) (Vote):

◦ NPRR576, Changing Non-Spin Service to be Dispatched by ERCOT (formerly “Changing Non-Spin Service to an Off-Line Service”) – URGENT AFTER 3-ROLL VOTES: APPROVED AS MODIFIED BY ERCOT AND CPS

ENERGY’S COMMENTS WITH A VALUE OF X= $75.00 – ROLL CALL TALLY: 24(Y) 5(N) 2(A)

◦ NPRR589, Ancillary Service Offers in the Supplemental Ancillary Services Market – Approved

◦ NPRR590, Inclusion of WSL in the Default Uplift Invoice Allocation Approved as submitted by PRS (Showed posting will be in MIS Public

area)

◦ NPRR592, Clarification of Meter Repair Timelines for RTM Settlements Approved as submitted

◦ NPRR594, Clarifications to the ERCOT Fee Schedule and the Point-to-Point Option Award Fee Approved as submitted


PRS Initiatives and Votes PRS Initiatives and Votes NPRRs:

◦ NPRR596, External Load Service Entities – URGENT Approved as submitted

◦ NPRR602, Exemption for Sharyland Brady Load Transition – URGENT Approved as submitted

◦ NPRR603, ERS Settlement and Service Types – URGENT Approved as submitted

◦ Withdrawal Request NPRR583, Validate That CSA Bypass Code in a Move-Out

Request is From Current CSA CR of Record (Request for Withdrawal) Withdrawal Unanimously Approved as Recommended by RMS

and PRS

◦ Annual Review: Annual Review of Other Binding Document List (Vote)

Approved as submitted by PRS


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WMS/COPS/RMS Initiatives & WMS/COPS/RMS Initiatives & VotesVotesWholesale Market Subcommittee Report*◦ Resource Adequacy Task Force (RATF) Update

NPRR598 OBD - Methodology for Implementing an Operating Reserve Demand Curve (Possible Vote) Approved with ERCOT’s clean-up document and TAC

Comments to include “$1,000.00 at or above” clarifying language.

Changes to RATF scope where also agreed upon by TAC

Commercial Operations Subcommittee Report*◦ NPRR570 Phase 2 Implementation (Possible Vote)

TAC Unanimously Approved Phase 2 of NPRR570 for Initial Settlements to move to OD+5 Days effective May 1, 2014.

Retail Market Subcommittee Report*◦ Update provided of RMS voting on NPRR583 and

NPRR602, Working Groups and Taskforce’s activities, along with ERCOT’s Unplanned System Outage occurring on 3/11 & 3/12


ROS Initiatives and VotesROS Initiatives and VotesReliability and Operations

Subcommittee Report *◦Critical Infrastructure Protection Working Group (CIPWG) Update: http://www.ercot.com/calendar/2014/03/20140327-TAC


Other Binding Documents (Vote)Other Binding Documents (Vote)

Credit Formulas and Detail Whitepaper for the Day-Ahead Market and Congestion Revenue Rights Auction – Approved

Emergency Response Service Procurement Methodology – Approved

Setting the Shadow Price Caps and Power Balance Penalties in SCED – Approved


ERCOT Operations, Planning & IT ERCOT Operations, Planning & IT ReportsReports

NPR568, Real Time Reserve Price Adder Based on Operating Reserve Demand Curve, Update: March 2014

Development In Progress Incorporated NPRR591 As-Built Clarification & Corrections Related to

NPRR568 Incorporated NPRR598 Clarify Inputs to PRC & ORDC

Creation of Test Plans and Scripts In Progress Operating Reserve Demand Curve (ORDC) Workshops scheduled: Monday 4/7 Houston at CenterPoint Tower Auditorium Wednesday 4/16 DFW at Garland Fire Administration Building Friday 4/18 Austin at ERCOT Austin + WebEx

April - May 2014 ERCOT Internal Testing

◦ June 1st - Go Live!!!!


ERCOT Operations, Planning & IT ERCOT Operations, Planning & IT ReportsReports

Future Ancillary Services Team (FAST) Update

Annual ERS Report (Q&A Only)

Review the Final Assessment Report of the 30-Minute ERS Pilot

Review the Final Assessment Report of the FRRS Pilot

These updates and reports are located in Key Documents on TAC’s 3/27/14 meeting page: http://www.ercot.com/calendar/2014/03/20140327-TAC


Other BusinessOther BusinessReserve Margin/Resource Adequacy

Discussion – ◦Will be slated for a future TAC meeting agenda

NPRR Appeals Process◦TAC and ERCOT Legal agreed with Clayton

Greer’s suggestion to refer to PRS for discussion.

Real Time Co-Optimization Process (PUCT Discussion Topic) ◦Brad Jones (ERCOT) stated ERCOT will be ready

later this summer to start this discussion following several large projects’ implementation.


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