NPRR161

Title:	Clarification of Establishing Decision-Making Authority of Managed Capacity
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Status:	Approved on 03/17/2009

Date	Gov Body		Next Steps
03/17/2009	Board of Directors	Approved
03/05/2008	TAC	Recommended for Approval	Board Consideration of NPRR161.
02/05/2009	TAC	Deferred/Tabled	TAC Consideration
01/22/2009	PRS	Recommended for Approval	TAC Consideration
12/18/2008	PRS	Recommended for Approval	PRS IA Review
11/20/2008	PRS	Deferred/Tabled	PRS Consideration

Date	Gov Body	Motion	Result	Against	Abstentions
03/17/2009	Board of Directors	To approve NPRR161 as recommended by TAC and as amended by the Board	Passed	0	0
03/05/2008	TAC	To recommend approval of NPRR161 as recommended by PRS.	Passed		1 IOU
02/05/2009	TAC	To table NPRR161pending recommendation of essentiality by TPTF.	Passed	0	0.
01/22/2009	PRS	To endorse and forward the PRS Recommendation Report and Impact Analysis for NPRR161 to TAC.	Passed	0	0
12/18/2008	PRS	To recommend approval of NPRR161 as amended by the 12/12/08 ERCOT comments.	Passed	0	0
11/20/2008	PRS	To table NPRR161 until the December 18th PRS meeting.	Passed	0	0

Status:	Approved
Date Posted:	10/16/2008
Sponsor:	ERCOT
Urgent:	No
Sections:	3.19.1
Description:	This Nodal Protocol Revision Request (NPRR) clarifies Nodal Protocol language on the obligation to provide ERCOT designated decision-making authority over Resources when considering pricing safeguards and when testing for competitiveness in resolving system constraints. The NPRR aligns Nodal Protocol language with the Public Utility Commission of Texas (PUCT) Order adopting P.U.C. Subst. R. 25.502(e), Pricing Safeguards in Markets Operated by the Electric Reliability Council of Texas.
Reason:	Clarification is needed to align Resource Entities obligation to designate decision-making authority of Resources they own or represent with P.U.C. Subst. R. 25.502(e).