Item

Topic

Topic Type

Presenter

Time

Allocation in Minutes

1.       

Call Open Session to Order and Announce Proxies

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Chair

5

2.       

Consent Agenda:

·        Item 3 (Minutes)

·        Item 10 (Unopposed Revision Requests Recommended by Technical Advisory Committee)*

·         Nodal Protocol Revision Request (NPRR) 407, Credit Monitoring Credit Parameters Posting Requirements

·         NPRR408, Clarification of ERCOT Authority to Deny Energization of Non-Compliant Generators

·         NPRR422, Public Day Ahead Market (DAM) Shift Factors

·         NPRR423, Add Voltage Support Requirement for Intermittent Renewable Resources (IRRs) and Allow Manual Control of Static Volt-Ampere Reactive (VAr) Devices if Approved by ERCOT

·         NPRR437, Allow Aggregation of Multiple Units Into A Single Resource For Market and Engineering Modeling - Urgent 

·         Planning Guide Revision Request (PGRR) 008, New Planning Guide Section 4, Generation Resource Interconnection

Vote

Chair

5

3.       

January 17, 2012 Meeting Minutes*

Vote

Chair

5

4.       

Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Update*

Discussion

Trip Doggett

20

5.       

Operating Reports

Discussion

Trip Doggett

20

a. Financial Summary Report*

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b. External Affairs Update*

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c. Wholesale Market Operations Report*

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d. Commercial Market Operations Report*

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e. Grid Operations and Planning Report*

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f. Information Technology (IT) Report*

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g. Business Integration Update*

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6.       

Gas Risk Study*

Discussion

Kent Saathoff/

Black & Veatch

30

7.       

Independent Market Monitor (IMM) Report*

Discussion

Dan Jones

15

8.       

Proposed Price Correction for DC_N Settlement Point (November 24, 2011)*

Vote

John Dumas

30

9.       

Revisions to 2012 Ancillary Services Methodology*

Vote

John Dumas

5

10.   

Technical Advisory Committee (TAC) Update*

Discussion

Kenan Ogelman

30

a. Non-Unanimous Revision Requests Recommended by TAC*

·         NPRR432, Deployment of Resources to Alleviate Anticipated Emergency Conditions - Urgent

·         NPRR434, Increase the Capacity Limitation of a Generation Resource Providing Responsive Reserve (RRS) - Urgent

·         NPRR435, Requirements for Energy Offer Curves in the Real Time Security Constrained Economic Dispatch (SCED) for Generation Resources Committed in Reliability Unit Commitment (RUC) - Urgent

Vote

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11.   

Lunch

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30

12.   

Plans for ERCOT 2011 Internal Revenue Service Form 990 Filing*

Discussion

Rebecca Beckham

5

13.   

Finance & Audit (F&A) Committee Report

Discussion

F&A Chair

15

a. Recommendations

Vote

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(1) Market Credit Risk Corporate Standard*

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(2) Financial Corporate Standard*

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(3) Investment Corporate Standard*

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14.   

H.R. & Governance (HR&G) Committee Report

Discussion

HR&G Chair

15

a.    Recommendation

Vote

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(1)   Ratification of ERCOT Mission Statement*

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15.   

Nominating Committee Report

Discussion

Chair

5

16.   

Call for Special Meeting of ERCOT Corporate Members for Election of Unaffiliated Director*

Vote

Chair

5

17.   

Future Agenda Items*

Discussion

Chair

5

18.   

Other Business

Discussion

Chair

5

Convene to Executive Session

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19.   

January 17, 2012 Executive Session Meeting Minutes*

Vote

Chair

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20.   

Review of Board Committees

Discussion

Chair

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21.   

Analysis of Staff Operating Reports*

Discussion

Vice Chair

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22.   

Personnel

Discussion

Chuck Manning

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23.   

Security Update*

Discussion

Chuck Manning

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24.   

Compliance Update

Discussion

Chuck Manning

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25.   

Risk Management Matters

Discussion

Mark Ruane

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26.   

Litigation and Regulatory Matters*

Discussion

Bill Magness

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27.   

Contract Matters*

Discussion

Adam Martinez

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Reconvene to Open Session

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28.   

Vote on Matters from Executive Session

Vote

Chair

5

29.   

Adjourn

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Chair

5