NPRR168

Title:	Change the Definition of "Start-up" and Include the Fuel from Breaker Close to LSL in Startup Costs (formerly titled "Verifiable Costs General Corrections")
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Status:	Approved on 09/15/2009

Date	Gov Body		Next Steps
09/15/2009	Board of Directors	Approved
09/03/2009	TAC	Recommended for Approval	Board consideration
08/25/2009	PRS	Recommended for Approval	TAC consider the PRS Recommendation Report and IA
07/23/2009	PRS	Recommended for Approval	PRS consider the Recommendation Report and Impact Analysis
03/19/2009	PRS	Referred	WMS consideration
12/18/2008	PRS	Referred
			PRS Language Review

Date	Gov Body	Motion	Result
09/15/2009	Board of Directors	Approved NPRR168 as amended by the 9/9/09 ERCOT comments.	Passed
09/03/2009	TAC	To recommend approval of NPRR168 as recommended by PRS in the 8/25/09 PRS Recommendation Report.	Passed
08/25/2009	PRS	To endorse and forward the 7/23/09 PRS Recommendation Report and Impact Analysis for NPRR168 to TAC.	Passed
07/23/2009	PRS	To recommend approval of NPRR168 as amended by WMS comments and as revised by PRS.	Passed
03/19/2009	PRS	to refer NPRR168 to the WMS for review	Passed
12/18/2008	PRS	To refer NPRR168 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:	4.4.9.2, 4.4.9.2.3, 5.6.1, 5.7.1.1, 5.7.3
Description:	This Nodal Protocol Revision Request (NPRR) allows Qualified Scheduling Entities (QSEs) to file Resource fuel consumption from breaker close to Low Sustained Limit (LSL) and breaker open to shutdown.
Reason:	The current Nodal Protocols do not allow QSEs to file Resource-specific fuel consumption from breaker close to LSL and from breaker open to shutdown although these fuel rates are needed to operate the units, therefore, are legitimate costs that should be accounted for as part of the verifiable cost process.