Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT)

TPTF Meeting

March 03, 2008
9:30 AM - 5:00 PM		 RSVP: --
Multiple Day Meeting
ERCOT Austin Room 206A
7620 Metro Center Dr.
Austin, TX 78744
Teleconference: 1-866-469-3239
Meeting number: 352 496 674
Meeting password: TPTF123!!
Agenda
Day 1
Requested Links: 
IDA Punchlist | TPTF Punchlist | Quality Center | Nodal Metrics | Nodal Schedules | Nodal Reports | SPR 1643 Bucket

       
1. Antitrust Admonition

T. Doggett 9:30 am
2. Review Agenda

Note: By request, the discussion of PCRR allocation eligibility for NOIEs was deferred from this meeting to allow Market Participants more time to consider issues and to formulate questions.

 T. Doggett
3. Confirm Future TPTF Meetings:
  • March 20 - 21, 2008 (Met Center)
  • March 31 - April 2, 2008 (offsite)
  • April 21 - 22, 2008 (offsite)


Confirm Future Subgroup Meetings:
  • Verifiable Costs - March 7, 2008 (Met Center)
  • DAM Subgroup - March 19, 2008 (Met Center)


 T. Doggett  
4. Consider Approval of meeting minutes:
  • February 21 - 22, 2008 TPTF meeting (possible vote*)


T. Doggett  
5. Nodal Program Update / Nodal Timeline Update

J. Sullivan
R. Chudgar

9:40 am
6. Market Readiness Update
  • Consider revisions for existing metrics
    • Metric CO1, Settle Market for Seven Days and Provide Appropriate Extracts (possible vote*)
    • E5, Nodal Statement on Auditing Standards (SAS) 70 Readiness (possible vote*)


C. Wilkinson 1:00 pm
7. Discuss feedback from the recent review for the process document Managing Protocol Content During Texas Nodal Market Implementation

 K. Gresham 1:45 pm
8. Discuss NPRR104, Corrections and Clarifications for Real Time Settlements and Ancillary Service Net Obligations (possible vote*)

J. Bieltz 2:30 pm
9. DAM Subgroup Issues
  • Discuss recent activities from the Feb. 25 DAM Subgroup
  • Review disposition of comments for the redlined MMS DAM and SASM Requirements (B2) v2.0 (possible vote*)
  • Discuss TPTF perspective on DAM Subgroup proposal to resolve DAM co-optimization issues for Self-Committed Units


S. Siddiqi 3:00 pm
  Recess

   End by 5:00 pm
Day 2
       
10. Carry-Over Items from Monday

T. Doggett  
11. EDS Update
  • Discuss status of State Estimator


J. Dumas
D. Cote 		8:30 am
12. Market Operations Update
  • Discuss processes for voltage studies

J. Dumas 9:00 am
13. Outage Scheduler Update
  • Discuss activities from the Feb. 26 Outage Coordinator Meeting
    • Discuss dual-entry issues


W. Rickerson
D. Cote 		9:30 am
14. Quality Center Update

E. Hall 10:30 am
15. EMS Update
  • Discuss the status of the EMS CIM importer


 D. Hackett 11:00 am
16. Discuss NPRR097, Changes to Section 8 to Incorporate Role of TRE, the IMM, and the Concept of Market Compliance (possible vote*)

(On 02/21/08, PRS unanimously voted to remand NPRR097 to TPTF to address the Dynamically Scheduled Resource (DSR) issue raised by STEC comments.)

C. Lange 1:00 pm
17. Discuss NPRR107 Emergency Interruptible Load Service (possible vote*)

 P. Wattles

 2:00 pm
18. CRR Update
  • CRR Update on EDS-CRR MP Testing
  • Discuss WMS-approved proposal for the CRR naming convention


B. Garza 3:00 pm
19. Registration Update
  • Update on RARF obligations for QSEs


P. Coon
D. Showalter 		3:30 pm
20. EMS/MMS Update
  • Review disposition of comments for the Market Operations Testing Environment (MOTE) Requirements (B2) v0.11 (possible vote*)


 G. Raina
B. Sweetman

 4:15 pm
21. Future Subgroup to address Operations and Market Issues such as:
  • Ability to block offer off-line Non-Spin from Generation Resources
  • Potential for reduced AS Offers into a SASM given the AS Offer re-submittal rules for un-struck DAM AS Offers linked to a 3-part offer
  • SR25.505 SWCAP issue


T. Doggett 4:45 pm
  Recess

  End by 5:00 pm
Day 3
       
22. Carry-over items from Tuesday

T. Doggett 8:30 am
23. Market Rules Update
  • Nodalizing of Zonal Protocol Sections 18, 20, 23, and 24:
    • NPRR109- Section 18, Load Profiling (possible vote*)
    • NPRR110- Section 20, Alternative Dispute Resolution Procedure (possible vote*)
    • NPRR105- Section 23, Texas Test Plan Team – Retail Market Testing (possible vote*)
    • NPRR106- Section 24, Retail Point-to-Point Communications (possible vote*)
  • Discuss schedule for Section 11, Data Acquisition and Data Aggregation


A. Boren 8:30 am
24. COMS Update
  • Review disposition of comments for draft NPRR, Removal of Partial Assignment of CRR Shortfall to Real-Time (possible vote*)

B. Barnes 9:15 am
25. EDS Update (continued)
  • Review disposition of comments for the EDS DAM/RUC/SASM MP Handbook v1.01 (possible vote*)
  • Review comments for proposed Nodal Protocol language for adding a Load Resource Flag to AS Trade submissions


M. Mereness 10:00 am
26. MMS Update
  • Discuss changes required to nodal source systems to incorporate NPRR102, Implementation of PUC Subst. R. 25.505(f), Publication of Resource and Load Information
  • Discuss MMS Requirements updates:
    • MMS DAM and SASM Requirements (B2) v2.01 (possible vote*)
    • MMS SCED and Real-Time MMS Processes Requirements (B2) v3.01 (possible vote*)
    • MMS Overall MMS System and Other Processes Requirements (B2) v2.01 (possible vote*)


M. Mereness
 		 11:00 am
27. Combined-Cycle Update
  • Review disposition of comments for white paper, Combined-Cycle Unit Modeling in the Nodal Design v2.1 (possible vote*)
  • Review disposition of comments for white paper, Details on the Settlement of Combined-Cycle Plants v1.2 (possible vote*)


K. Ragsdale 2:00 pm
28. Discuss Future Agenda Items

 
  Adjourn

  End By 3:00 pm
Future Meetings
Additional Information
Recent Document Reviews Comments Due
EMS/MMS MOTE Requirements (B2) v0.11

Feb. 26, 2008

DAM Subgroup Comments on the MMS DAM and SASM Requirements v2.0

Feb. 28, 2008

COMS Draft NPRR Removal of Partial Assignment of CRR Shortfall to RT

Feb. 28, 2008

COMS White Paper - Details on the Settlement of CC Plants v1.1

Feb. 28, 2008

IDA003 White Paper - CCU Modeling in the Nodal Design v2.1

Feb. 28, 2008

Follow-up to Add Load Resource Flag to AS Trades Submissions

Feb. 29, 2008

EDS 4 R9 DAM/RUC/SASM Market Participant Handbook v1.01

Feb. 29, 2008

COMS Dispute Management System Conceptual System Design v0.02

Mar. 11, 2008

 

* For multiple-day TPTF meetings, it is noted that the voting items may be considered on a day that is different from that which is stated in the agenda above. The presentation times indicated above are approximations only and are subject to change. 

Key Documents