Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT)

TAC Meeting

November 04, 2010
9:30 AM - 4:30 PM
ERCOT Austin Room 206
7620 Metro Center Dr.
Austin, TX 78744
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Agenda

1.

Antitrust Admonition

B. Jones

9:30 a.m.

2.

ERCOT Board Update

B. Jones

9:35 a.m.

3.

Approval of Draft October 7, 2010 TAC Meeting Minutes (Vote)

B. Jones

9:45 a.m.

4.

Nodal Advisory Task Force Report*

D. Blackburn

9:50 a.m.

5.

Texas Nodal Implementation

  • ERCOT Program Update

o   Shadow Price Caps and Power Balance Penalties in Security Constrained Economic Dispatch (Vote)

o   Other Binding Documents Â? Include Revision Process (Vote)

    • Telemetry Standards
    • Nodal Non-Spinning Reserve Service Deployment Procedures

o   Prioritization Process Overview

 

K. Ragsdale

R. Surendran

 

K. Hobbs

 

 

T. Anderson

10:20 a.m.

6.

Protocol Revisions Subcommittee Report

  • Nodal Protocol Revision Requests (NPRRs) (Vote):

o   NPRR256, Synchronize Nodal Protocols with PRR787, Add Non-Compliance Language to QSE Performance Standards (formerly Â?Add Violation Language to QSE Performance StandardsÂ?)

o   NPRR257, Synchronization with Nodal Operating Guide Section 9, Monitoring Programs

o   NPRR258, Synchronization with PRR824 and PRR833 and Additional Clarifications

o   NPRR265, MIS Secure Area Posting of Resource Category Â? As-Built Clarification

o   NPRR266, Installed Capacity of Unregistered Distributed Generation (DG)

o   NPRR267, Allow ERCOT to Manage Operations Model Pseudo Devices

o   NPRR268, Posting Requirements of Verifiable Costs Documents

o   NPRR269, Synchronization of PRR830, Reactive Power Capability Requirement

o   NPRR270, Defining the Variable Used in the Wind Generation Formula

o   NPRR271, Synchronization to PRR850, Weather Responsiveness Determination for Interval Data Recorders

o   NPRR272, Definition and Participation of Quick Start Generation Resources

o   NPRR276, MIS Posting Requirement for the Network Operations Model Load Schedule

o   NPRR277, Removal of NPRR119 Language for LDL Calculation

o   NPRR278, Emergency Interruptible Load Service (EILS) Modifications to Correct Self-Provision Settlement Equations, to Accommodate Advanced Metering Infrastructure, and other Clarifications

o   NPRR281, Replace 7-Day Forecast Requirement for QSEs Representing WGRs

o   NPRR285, Generation Resource Base Point Deviation Charge Corrections

o   NPRR286, DAM Credit Â? Non-Business Day Processing

o   NPRR288, Selection of CRR Load Distribution Factors for Use in CRR Monthly and Annual Auctions

S. Morris

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

11:20 a.m.

 

Lunch

 

12:00 p.m.

7.

Appeal of PRS Rejection of NPRR275, Clarify QSE’s Ability to Make Changes to Ancillary Service Resource Responsibility In Real Time (Vote)

B. Jones

12:30 p.m.

8.

Revision Requests Tabled at TAC (Vote):

  • NPRR209, Data Posting Changes to Comply with P.U.C. Subst. R. 25.505

B. Jones

1:00 p.m.

9.

Commercial Operations Subcommittee Report*

  • LPGRR041, Distributed Generation (DG) to Sync with NPRR208 Language Effective on Nodal Go-Live (Vote)
  • COPMGRR022, Updating Section 10, Extracts and Reports (Vote)

D. McKeever

1:15 p.m.

10.

Reliability and Operations Subcommittee Report *

  • NOGRR048, Synchronization with OGRR240, CREZ Facility Protection and Control Requirements Â? Urgent (Vote)
  • Revised State Estimator Standards (Vote)

K. Donohoo

1:30 p.m.

 

11.

Wholesale Market Subcommittee Report*

  • Revised DAM Collateral Parameters Process Â? Point to Point and Real-Time Day Ahead Obligations & Â?e3Â? and Â?uÂ? Factor Flexibility  (Vote)

B. Clemenhagen

1:45 p.m.

 

12.

Retail Market Subcommittee Report*

K. Patrick

2:00 p.m.

 

13.

TAC Committee Structure Review (Vote)

B. Jones

2:15 p.m.

 

14.

ERCOT Operations, Planning, and IT Report

  • LOLE/Reserve Margin Target Study (Vote)

 

D. Woodfin

2:45 p.m.

 

15.

Renewable Technology Working Group Report*

  • Q3-2010 Renewables Report (Vote)
  • Emerging Technologies Integration Plan (Vote)

M. Bruce

3:30 p.m.

 

 

16.

Other Business

  • 2011 TAC Meeting Calendar
  • Future Agenda Items

 

K. Hobbs

B. Jones

4:15 p.m.

 

 

Adjourn

B. Jones

4:30 p.m.

 

 

Future TAC Meetings

  • December 6, 2010
  • January 6, 2010

 

 

 


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