NPRR167

Title:	Options for Filing Verifiable Costs – QSEs or Resources
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Status:	Approved on 05/21/2009

Date	Gov Body		Next Steps
05/19/2009	Board of Directors	Approved
05/07/2009	TAC	Recommended for Approval	Board consideration
04/23/2009	PRS	Recommended for Approval	TAC consideration
03/19/2009	PRS	Recommended for Approval	PRS consider the Impact Analysis and Recommendation Report
01/22/2009	PRS	Remanded	WMS consideration
12/18/2008	PRS	Referred	TPTF review
			PRS Language Review

Date	Gov Body	Motion	Result
05/19/2009	Board of Directors	Approve NPRR167 as recommended by TAC.	Passed
05/07/2009	TAC	To recommend approval of NPRR167 as recommended by PRS.	Passed
04/23/2009	PRS	To endorse and forward the PRS Recommendation Report and Impact Analysis for NPRR167 to TAC.	Passed
03/19/2009	PRS	To approve NPRR167 as amended by WMS comments.	Passed
01/22/2009	PRS	To remand NPRR167 to WMS. All Market Segments were present for the vote.	Passed
12/18/2008	PRS	To refer NPRR167 to the Transition Plan Task Force (TPTF) for review.	Passed

Status:	Approved
Date Posted:	11/24/2008
Sponsor:	Verifiable Cost Working Group (VCWG)
Urgent:	No
Sections:	5.6.1
Description:	This Nodal Protocol Revision Request (NPRR) allows either Qualified Scheduling Entities (QSEs) or Resource Entities to file verifiable costs.
Reason:	Verifiable costs are Resource-specific costs which are used by ERCOT in various calculations and internal processes, including the replacement of generic generator-type cost caps and to provide QSEs with forms of cost recovery that would otherwise be unavailable. In the current Nodal Protocols, verifiable costs may only be submitted by QSEs, however, some Resource Entities are concerned with confidentiality issues and do not want their QSEs to view their verifiable cost data. In addition, some QSEs do not want to take responsibility for the accuracy of the Resource-specific data filed to ERCOT by the Resource Entity via the QSE. Hence, some Market Participants want the flexibility of either the QSE or Resource Entity filing verifiable costs with ERCOT. The rules for filing and appealing verifiable costs are described in the Verifiable Cost Manual.