NPRR443

Title:	Removal of Switchable Generation Resource Plans from Protected Information
Next Group:	TAC
Next Step:	TAC consideration
Status:	Pending

Date	Gov Body		Next Steps
05/17/2012	PRS	Recommended for Approval	TAC consideration
04/19/2012	PRS	Recommended for Approval	PRS review the IA
02/23/2012	PRS	Deferred/Tabled	PRS consideration
			PRS consideration

Date	Gov Body	Motion	Result	Against	Abstentions
05/17/2012	PRS	To endorse and forward the 4/19/12 PRS Report and Impact Analysis for NPRR443 to TAC	Passed	0	0
04/19/2012	PRS	To recommend approval of NPRR443 as submitted.	Passed		1 IPM
02/23/2012	PRS	To table NPRR443 and refer the issue to ROS and WMS.	Passed	0	0

Status:	Pending
Date Posted:	02/07/2012
Sponsor:	ERCOT
Urgent:	No
Sections:	1.3.1.1, 16.5.4
Description:	This Nodal Protocol Revision Request (NPRR) will remove the unavailability plans for Switchable Generation from the list of items considered to be Protected Information under the Protocols. This information will be reflected in the Annual Planning Models.
Reason:	Because the unavailability plans of Switchable Generation Resources are considered Protected Information, ERCOT cannot use this information in the Annual Planning Model or Five-Year Transmission Plan base cases, which are posted for Market Participant use. This could lead to reliability problems if the system is planned assuming that these Resources are available when, in fact, they are not. This could also lead to planning upgrades to resolve congestion caused by these Resources when the congestion will not occur because the Resource does not plan to be generating in ERCOT.