1.

ERCOT Antitrust Guidelines for Members of Committees, Sub Committees & Working Groups

• Antitrust Admonition v3.17.09

ERCOT strictly prohibits Market Participants and their employees who are participating in ERCOT activities from using their participation in ERCOT activities as a forum for engaging in practices or communications that violate the antitrust laws. The ERCOT Board has approved guidelines for members of ERCOT Committees, Subcommittees and Working Groups to be reviewed and followed by each Market Participant attending ERCOT meetings. If you have not received a copy of these Guidelines, copies are available at the Client Relations desk. Please remember your ongoing obligation to comply with all applicable laws, including the antitrust laws.

• Confidentiality of Data and Information
• Introduction of members
• Attendance
• Agenda Review
• Action Items from last month

D. Kee

9:00 am

2.

ROS Update

D. Kee

9:05 am

3.

BAL-001-TRE Field Trial progress update:

S. Niemeyer

S. Sharma

9:15 am

4.

TRE Update

2011 Frequency Response Performance Summary

B. Collins

D. Penny

9:45 am

5.

Metrics review, CPS1, CPS2, RMS, etc.

D. Kee

S. Niemeyer

10:15 am

6.

Regulation Performance (to include expected generation deviation and Time Error correction analysis

S. Sharma

10:30 am

7.

WGRs that have the PFR capability

S. Sharma

10:45 am

8.

Begin discussion on SCED & regulation deployment data gathering and analysis.  Time Error Correction changes

D. Kee

S. Sharma

11:00 am

9.

NPRR 451 - EILS change to ERS assignment from ROS.  Review reliability impact of the changes.

P. Wattles

11:30 am

Lunch

12:00 pm

10.

Analysis of QSE Performance during ERCOT Disturbances:

• 01/23/12 @ 23:47 - 504 mw lost - system passed event.  Not reviewed
• 03/06/12 @ 1:11 - 878.5 mw lost - system passed @ B; failed @ B+30.
• 03/09/12 @ 16:52 - 824.9 mw lost - system failed @ B and B+30.
• 03/22/12 @ 03:36 - 834.2 mw lost - system passed @ B; failed @ B+30.

*ERCOT to follow up on units that do not perform as expected and update of last month’s low performers.

All

1:00 pm

11.

NERC Activities

• BAL-003 BA PFR Evaluation and Field Trial of 2011 events.

S. Sharma

S. Niemeyer

4:30 pm

12.

Review action items

• Next PDCWG Meetings

May 2, 2012 - room 206A

June 6, 2012 - room 168

July 3, 2012 - room 168 (Tuesday)

August 8, 2012 - room 168

September 5, 2012 - room 168

October 3, 2012 - room 168

October 31, 2012 - room 168

November 28, 2012 - room 206A

All

4:50 pm

Adjourn

5:00 pm