Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT)

PRS Meeting

April 21, 2005
9:30 AM - 3:30 PM
LCRA Board Room
3700 Lake Austin Blvd.
Austin, TX 78703
Agenda

1.

 Antitrust Admonition

K. Gresham

2.

Approval of the March 17, 2005 Meeting Minutes

 

3.

Urgency Votes
PRR586 – SCE Performance and Regulation Cost Re-allocation. 

PRR587 – Midyear Modification of CSC or CRE Definitions

PRR589 – CSC and Zone Determination

PRR591 – Switchable Unit Declaration.  

PRR592 – Modify Shift Factor Calculation to Exclude Fixed Output Generators

PRR593 – Behind the “Fence” Reporting of Load

PRR594 – Replacement Reserve Service Payment Formulas

 

4.

Project Update and Summary of PPL Activity to Date

  • Status of 2005 Projects
  • PRRs approved since 4/1/04

T. Anderson

5.

Discussion of 2005 Project Status and 2006 Prioritization

K. Gresham

6.

TAC and Board Reports
PRR552 – Appropriate Use of Relaxed Balanced Schedules; remanded by TAC to PRS on 4/7/05.

K. Gresham

7.

PRR Voting Items
PRR586 – SCE Performance and Regulation Cost Re-allocation. 

PRR587 – Midyear Modification of CSC or CRE Definitions

PRR589 – CSC and Zone Determination

PRR591 – Switchable Unit Declaration. 

PRR592 – Modify Shift Factor Calculation to Exclude Fixed Output Generators

PRR593 – Behind the “Fence” Reporting of Load

PRR594 – Replacement Reserve Service Payment Formulas

PRR577 – Availability of Aggregated Load Data by TDSP

PRR578 – Emergency Fuel Supply Resource Service

PRR580 – Modify RMR Evaluation

PRR581 – Update RMR Language due to PUC Rule 25.502

PRR582 – Initiate RMR Negotiations

PRR583 – Responsive Reserve Deployment

PRR584 – Extending Black Start Service Bid Timeline

PRR585 – Settlement Obligation Formula for Balancing Energy Service

 

8.

Review of Impact Analyses for PRRs Approved at March Meeting
PRR555  – Modify Number of Sub-QSEs a Single Entity Can Partition

PRR564 – Clarification of OOME Definition

PRR572 – Weather Sensitivity Classification

PRR575 – Mandatory Down Balancing Ramp Rate

PRR576 – Disclosure of OOME, OOMC, and RMR Service

 

9.

Prioritization of PRRs Requiring System Changes
PRRs reviewed above

 

10.

Other Business

 

11.

Adjourn

 

12.

Future PRS Meetings

  • Monday, May 2, 2005 – Special meeting for 2006 project prioritization
  • Thursday, May 19, 2005
  • Thursday June 23, 2005

 

Future Meetings
Open Action Items from Previous Meetings
Responsible Party
  • PRR356 – SCE Performance Requirement. This PRR was remanded by PRS to WMS and ROS Task Force on 09/25/03. 
 ROS/WMS
  • PRR358 – Negative Impact SCE.  This PRR is to be considered along with PRR356 in the WMS and ROS Task Force review.
 ROS/WMS
  • PRR462 – Market Solution Definition.  This PRR was tabled with concurrence of the PUCT until more progress is made by the stakeholders at WMS and PRS concerning the Market Solution.
 PRS/WMS
  • PRR472 – ERCOT Meter Read Transaction Validation Reinstatement.  PRS remanded this PRR to RMS in November 2003.   On 03/18/04, RMS (at the submitter’s request) recommended the deferral of PRR 472. 
 RMS
  • PRR476 – Ramp Rate Adherence During Local Congestion.  Remanded to TAC by ERCOT BOD on 6/15/04.   On 7/8/04, TAC remanded to WMS to develop a preferred alternative and better costing estimates.
 WMS
  • PRR539 – OOMC Claw Back Correction.  On 9/24/04, PRS voted to remand PRR539 to WMS for additional review.
 WMS
  • PRR541 – Regulation Deployment Ramp Rate.  On 9/24/04, PRS voted to remand PRR541 to WMS for additional review.
 WMS
  • PRR543 – Schedules and Emergency Assistance Over CFE-ERCOT DC Ties. 
 ERCOT (B. Bojorquez)
  • PRR549  – Regulation Control During Abnormal Frequency Events
 ROS
  • PRR553 – Scheduling Trading Hubs.  Remanded by TAC on 1/6/05 to PRS, to be remanded to WMS to further review its impacts and determine the necessity of implementing this PRR before the possible implementation of a nodal market (TNT).
 WMS
  • PRR567 – Block Bidding of Ancillary Services.  PRS remanded to a task force.
 PRS Task Force
  • PRR568 – Change Initial Settlement from 17 days to 10 days.  PRS remanded to COPS on 3/17/05.
 COPS
Additional Information

New PRRs for May Meetin

Submitter

  • PRR588 – Testing of Quick Start Units in the Balancing Energy Market

ERCOT

  • PRR590 – Update Unit Telemetry Requirement

ERCOT

Key Documents


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