Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT)

ERCOT Board of Directors Meeting

March 23, 2010
10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
ERCOT Austin Room 206
7620 Metro Center Dr.
Austin, TX 78744
Agenda

Item

Topic

Presenter

Time

1.

Call Open Session to Order and Announce Proxies

J. Newton

10:00 a.m.

2.

Consent Agenda: Item 3; Item 13a - Protocol Revision Requests (PRRs) 837 & 841; Item 13b - Nodal Protocol Revision Requests (NPRRs) 169, 198, 203 & 204; Item 13c - System Change Request (SCR) 758

J. Newton

10:05 a.m.

3.

Approval of Minutes (Vote)

J. Newton

10:10 a.m.

 

a. February 16, 2010 Board Meeting Minutes*

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b. February 17, 2010 Strategic Planning Event Minutes*

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4.

CEO Update*

T. Doggett

10:15 a.m.

5.

Financial Summary Report*

R. Bowman

10:30 a.m.

6.

Market Operations Report*

B. Day

10:32 a.m.

7.

IT Service Availability Metrics Report*

R. Morgan

10:34 a.m.

8.

Grid Operations and Planning Report (including Notification regarding City of Garland Reliability Must Run (RMR) Agreement for Spencer Unit 5 & High Wind Forecast Error Analysis)*

K. Saathoff

10:36 a.m.

9.

Long-Term Planning Study (DOE) Overview*

W. Lasher

10:40 a.m.

10.

Special Nodal Program Committee Report

B. Helton

10:55 a.m.

11.

Nodal Program Update*

M. Cleary

11:15 a.m.

12.

Lunch

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12:00 p.m.

13.

TAC Report*

B. Jones

1:00 p.m.

 

a. PRRs (see Consent Agenda)* (Vote)

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b. NPRR 156 (see also Consent Agenda)* (Vote)

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c. SCR (see Consent Agenda)* (Vote)

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d. Wind Cost Allocation Proposal* (Vote)

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e. Generation Adequacy Task Force Report* (Vote)

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14.

Finance & Audit Committee Report

C. Karnei

2:00 p.m.

 

a. Risk Management Event Profile Matrix*

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15.

H. R. & Governance Committee Report

A. Dalton

2:20 p.m.

 

a. H.R. & Governance Committee Charter Approval* (Vote)

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b. 2010 Key Performance Indicators* (Vote)

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c. 2009 Annual Status Report of Benefits Committee*

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16.

ERCOT Strategic Plan (2010-2014)*

P. Feuerbacher

2:35 p.m.

17.

Other Business

J. Newton

2:45 p.m.

18.

Future Agenda Items*

J. Newton

2:50 p.m.

 

Convene to Executive Session

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2:55 p.m.

19.

Approval of February 16, 2010 Executive Session Board Meeting Minutes* (Vote)

J. Newton

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20.

Personnel

Staff

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21.

Litigation*

Staff

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22.

Contract Matters*

Staff

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23.

Security and Compliance (including Cyber-Security) Update

C. Manning

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Reconvene to Open Session

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24.

Vote on Matters from Executive Session (Vote)

J. Newton

3:30 p.m.

25.

Adjourn

J. Newton

3:35 p.m.

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Additional Information
*Background material enclosed or will be distributed prior to meeting.
Watch the webcast of this meeting at: http://www.texasadmin.com/cgi-bin/ercot.cgi.

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