Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT)

TPTF Meeting

March 20, 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: 357 623 764
Meeting password: TPTF123!!
Agenda
Day 1
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1. Antitrust Admonition

 T. Doggett

 9:30 am
2. Review Agenda

 T. Doggett

  
3. Confirm Future Meetings:
  • March 31 - April 2, 2008 (offsite)
  • April 21 - 22, 2008 (offsite)
  • May 5 - 7, 2008 (Met Center)
  • May 22 - 23, 2008 (Met Center)


T. Doggett
4. Consider Approval of meeting minutes:
  • March 3 - 5, 2008 TPTF meeting (possible vote*)


T. Doggett
5.1. Outage Scheduler Update
  • Discuss options for solving dual-entry issues
  • Review updates for the Outage Scheduler MP Handbook (possible vote*)


D. Cote
W. Rickerson

 9:40 am
5.2.Discuss NPRR111, Timelines for Response by ERCOT to TSP Requests (possible vote*)

 W. Rickerson

 10:30 am
5.3. Nodal Timeline Update

R. Chudgar

 11:00 am
6. MMS Update
  • Review NPRR113, Load Resource Type Indicator for Ancillary Service (AS) Trades and Self-Arranged AS (possible vote*)
  • Review discussion paper "Ancillary Service Supply Responsibility Issue - MMS"
  • Announce additional updates to incorporate NPRR102 into the new document NPRR102 MMS Data Requirements for Publication of Resource and Load Information v0.1
  • Discuss status of FAT
  • Discuss status of MMS deferral items


M. Mereness
M. Nixon

 1:30 pm
7. Nodal Program Update
  • Key Risks:
    • Infrastructure Capacity/Disaster Recovery
    • Capturing and validating model data for NMMS
    • EMS CIM importer delivery within the EDS Timeline


J. Sullivan

 2:45 pm
8. DAM Subgroup Update
  • Discuss recent Subgroup activities
  • Review comments for incorporating Item 3 (changes for AS from SCR and max EOC) into the MMS DAM and SASM Requirements (possible vote*)


S. Siddiqi

 3:30 pm
  Recess

   End by 5:00 pm
Day 2
       
9. Carry-Over Items from Thursday

T. Doggett
10. CRR Shortfall Update
  • Discuss CRR shortfall scenarios
  • Discuss options for equalizing revenue imbalances resulting from CRR shortfall scenarios
  • Draft NPRR, Removal of Partial Assignment of CRR Shortfall to Real-Time (possible vote*)


B. Barnes
C. Yager

 8:30 am
11. NPRR104, Corrections and Clarifications for Real Time Settlements and Ancillary Service Net Obligations (possible vote*)
  • Discuss MP submission scenarios to MMS
  • Review market comments
  • Discuss draft NPRR, Simplify Ancillary Services Settlement Formulas  


 J. Bieltz
B. Barnes

 9:15 am
12. COMS Update
  • Discuss status of the COMS Project
  • Review disposition of comments for the COMS Disputes Management System CSD v0.02 (possible vote*)


R. Chudgar

 10:15 am
13. Readiness Update
  • Nodal Readiness Scorecard
  • Metrics pending activation in April 2008
  • Revisions for Metric E5, Nodal Statement on Auditing Standards (SAS) 70 Readiness (possible vote*)


C. Wilkinson

 11:15 am
14. Project Artifact Schedule

C. Wilkinson

 11:45 am
15. Combined-Cycle Update
  • Discuss approach to calculating clawback factors for combined-cycles
  • Review revisions for clawback factors in COMS white paper Details on the Settlement of Combined-Cycle Plants (possible vote*)


K. Ragsdale

 1:15 pm
16. Discuss 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

 2:15 pm
17. EIP Update
  • Review disposition of comments for the EIP External Interfaces Specification v1.09 (possible vote*)


N. Sarnevesht

 2:30 pm
18. Discuss Future Agenda Items

T. Doggett
Adjourn

  End by 3:00 pm
Future Meetings
Additional Information
Recent Document Reviews

Comments Due

COMS Dispute Management System Conceptual System Design v0.20

Mar. 11, 2008

EIP - External Interfaces Specification v1.09

Mar. 13, 2008

NPRR104, Corrections and Clarifications for RT Settlements

Mar. 12, 2008

DAM Subgroup changes for Item 3 in MMS DAM and SASM Requirements

Mar. 14, 2008

EDS 4 - Settlement Points

Mar. 14, 2008

Discussion Paper: Ancillary Service Supply Responsibility Issue

Mar. 14, 2008

NPRR111, Timelines for Response by ERCOT to TSP Requests

Mar. 17, 2008

EDS Outage Scheduler Market Participant Handbook v0.03

Mar. 17, 2008

NPRR102 MMS Data Requirements for Publication of Resource and Load Information v0.1  

Mar. 19, 2008

NPRR107, Nodal Emergency Interruptible Load Service (EILS)

Mar. 19, 2008

NPRR109- Section 18, Load Profiling

Mar. 24, 2008

NPRR110- Section 20, Alternative Dispute Resolution Procedure

Mar. 24, 2008

NPRR105- Section 23, Texas Test Plan Team - Retail Market Testing

Mar. 24, 2008

NPRR106- Section 24, Retail Point-to-Point Communications

Mar. 24, 2008

NPRR114- Section 11, Synchronization of Zonal Protocols

Mar. 24, 2008

NPRR115- Grey-Boxing of Settlement & Billing Related Information Calculation

Mar. 24, 2008

Verifiable Cost Manual v0.07

Mar. 24, 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