Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT)

PRS Meeting

April 23, 2009
9:30 AM - 4:30 AM
ERCOT Austin Room 206B
7620 Metro Center Dr.
Austin, TX 78744
Dial-In: 512-225-7274
Dial-In Code: 2020
Agenda

1.

Antitrust Admonition

S. Madden

2.

Approval of Minutes (Vote)

March 19, 2009

S. Madden

3.

Urgency Votes (Possible Vote)       

PRR807, Clarify Definition of Messaging System

S. Madden

4.

TAC and Board Reports

S. Madden

5.

Project Update and Summary of Project Priority List (PPL) Activity to Date

Nodal Parking Deck Discussion (Possible Vote) 

Update on CEO Review Process

T. Anderson

6.

Other Binding Documents (Possible Vote)

A. Martinez/K. Horne

7.

Review of Recommendation Report, Impact Analysis and Cost/Benefit Analysis (Vote)

PRR796, Resource Plan Performance Metric

PRR802, TCR Transition to CRR Refund Revision

NPRR156, Transparency for PSS and Full Interconnection Studies

NPRR157, Extending Black Start Service Bid Timeline

NPRR163, Removal of Late Fee Language

NPRR166, Timing for Required Black Start Unit Load Carrying Test

NPRR167, Options for Filing Verifiable Costs Â? QSEs or Resources

 

8.

Review of Protocol Revision Requests (PRRs) Language (Vote)

PRR787, Add Violation Language to QSE Performance Standard

PRR800, QSE Day Ahead Metric

PRR801, Manual TCR Adjustments

PRR805, Adding POLR Customer Class and AMS Meter Flag to the Database Query Function on the MIS

PRR806, Re-Registration of Market Participant Due to Mass Transition of ESI IDs

PRR807, Clarify Definition of Messaging System

PRR808, Clean-up and Alignment of RECs Trading Program Language with PUC Rules

PRR809, OOMC Startup Costs Clarification & Modification

 

9.

Review of Nodal Protocol Revision Requests (NPRRs) Language (Vote)

NPRR141, TSP and/or DSP Energy Storage for Reliability

NPRR165, Synchronizing Section 1 with PRR697

NPRR170, Synchronization of PRR806, Re-Registration of Market Participant Due to Mass Transition of ESI IDs

NPRR171, Synchronization of PRR805, Adding POLR Customer Class and AMS Meter Flag to the Database Query Function on the MIS

NPRR172, Synchronization of Section 15 with PRR782, Clean-up an Corrections to Terminology and Transaction Timings in Protocol Section 15, Customer Registration

NPRR173, Reduce the Minimum Quantity for Ancillary Service Offers

NPRR174, FIP Modifications in Verifiable Startup and Minimum Energy Cost and Recovery of Exceptional Fuel Costs During RUC Intervals

 

10.

Notice of Withdrawal

NPRR151, Clarify Definition of a Generator Output Breaker in the Outage Scheduler

SCR750, Upgrade ERCOT’s Systems so Users Can Upgrade to Internet Explorer 7.0 and Beyond

 

11.

Other Business

 

12.

Adjourn

 

13.

Future PRS Meetings

  • May 21, 2009
  • June 18, 2009

 

Future Meetings
Open Action Items from Previous Meetings
Responsible Party
  • NPRR131, Ancillary Service Trades with ERCOT.  On 09/24/08, PRS unanimously voted to table consideration of NPRR131, pending the development of the Impact Analysis.  (Nodal Approved Post Go-Live)
 ERCOT
  • NPRR147, DAM Short Pay Changes.  On 11/20/08, PRS unanimously voted to refer NPRR147 to WMS and the Credit Work Group (Credit WG) and requested that recommendation be provided to PRS by the February 2009 PRS meeting. 
 WMS/Credit WG
  • NPRR153, Generation Resource Fixed Quantity Block.  On 11/20/08, PRS unanimously voted to table NPRR153 pending the development of an Impact Analysis.  (Nodal Approved Post Go-Live)
 ERCOT
  • NPRR158, EILS Self-Provision Formula Correction and Clarifications.  On 3/19/09, PRS unanimously voted to table NPRR158.  On 3/19/09, ERCOT Staff requested that PRS table NPRR158 until Settlement timeline language is added.  ERCOT Staff explained that it would draft this language and seek COPS endorsement prior to returning to PRS.
 ERCOT/COPS
  • NPRR164, Resubmitting Ancillary Service Offers in SASM.  On 1/22/09, PRS unanimously voted to table NPRR164. (Nodal Approved Post Go-Live)
 PRS
  • NPRR168, Verifiable Costs Generation Corrections.  On 3/19/09, PRS unanimously voted to refer NPRR168 to the WMS for review.
 WMS
  • NPRR169, Clarify the Calculation and Posting of LMPs for the Load Zone and LMPs for each Hub.  On 1/22/09, PRS unanimously voted to table NPRR169. (revisit in Q3)
 PRS
  • PRR754, Resource Settlement Due to Forced Transmission Outage.  On 9/24/08, the motion to recommend approval of PRR754 as amended by ERCOT comments posted on 9/23/08 and as amended by PRS, failed by roll call vote.
 PRS
  • PRR787, Add Violation Language to QSE Performance Standards.  On 1/22/09, PRS unanimously voted to refer PRR787 to ROS.
 ROS
  • Nodal Documents Without Defined Owners review of Nodal documents without defined owners or update processes for determination of whether they should be incorporated into guides or protocols, or remain as standalone documents.
 PRS

Key Documents


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