Antitrust Admonition

Owens

9:30 AM

1.      

ROS Meeting Report NOGRR060, Updating the Term Resource Plan to Current Operating Plan. Approved, NOGRR061, Posting Requirement for Hydro-Responsive Testing. Approved, NOGRR069, Relay Misoperation Reporting Changes for Consistency with ERO-RAPA Proposal. Approved as revised by ROS

Calhoun

2.      

OWG meeting note’s approval

ALL

3.      

NOGRRs for review and language changes:

·         ROS approved the NOGRR043 (OWG comments) as amended by ROS.  ROS directed OWG to resolve the issue relating to the language change made in Section 2.9.1, 1)b): (note turbines was revised to WGRs) A draft NOGRR will be submitted to address this issue. ERCOT Planning and Wind Coalition.

·         063NOGRR Additional Method for Submitting Back-up Control Plans.  This Nodal Operating Guide Revision Request (NOGRR) provides for an additional method of submitting back-up control plans. [ERCOT] IA Review

·         064NOGRR QSE Acknowledgement of VSS Dispatch Instructions.  This Nodal Operating Guide Revision Request (NOGRR) revises language in Section 2.7.4.1 to be consistent with paragraph (3) of Section 2.2.10, Generation Resource Response Time Requirements.  Section 2.7.4.1 requires Qualified Scheduling Entities (QSEs) to respond within two minutes of receipt of a Dispatch Instruction from ERCOT for Voltage Support Service (VSS) while paragraph (3) of Section 2.2.10 requires a response within five minutes.   [Luminant] IA Review

·         065NOGRR Authorize ERCOT to Procure Additional RRS During Severe Cold Weather. This Nodal Operating Guide Revision Request (NOGRR) aligns with NPRR336, Authorize ERCOT to Procure Additional RRS During Severe Cold Weather, which proposes to allow ERCOT to procure additional Responsive Reserve (RRS) during cold weather conditions. [TNMP] Language Review *Please note that WMS recommended rejection of NPRR336 Tabled and sent back to OTF for further actions.

·         NPRR336 Authorize ERCOT to Procure Additional RRS During Severe Cold Weather. This Nodal Protocol Revision Request (NPRR) allows ERCOT to procure additional Responsive Reserve (RRS) during cold weather conditions. [TNMP] Language Review

·         066NOGRR ERCOT WAN Connection Termination Requirement.  This Nodal Operating Guide Revision Request (NOGRR) deletes the requirement to terminate the Wide Area Network (WAN) connection at the Market Participant’s control center. [Luminant] IA Review

·         067NOGRR Review and Analysis of Turbine Speed Governor Performance. This Nodal Operating Guide Revision Request (NOGRR) provides a clearer explanation of the review and analysis performed by a Qualified Scheduling Entity (QSE) related to turbine speed Governor performance during periods of ERCOT System frequency deviations.  It also changes the term frequency deviations to frequency disturbance events consistent with the scope of the Performance Disturbance Compliance Working Group (PDCWG). [Luminant Language Review Tabled

·         NPRR356, EEA Changes Related to Dispatch Instructions and BLTs (Vote) ROS directed OWG to review NPRR356 along with the associated NOGRR.  Review the language in 3C in regard to BLTs.  The comment from Paul Rocha was that BLTs should not be used during a cold weather event due to the impact to customers.   6.5.9.4.2, 1 (b) iii Provide comments to ROS. Language Review

·         365NPRR Change in Resource Outage Approvals from ERCOT (Vote) Motion was made request that OWG and QMWG to form a Joint Task Force to discuss pros and cons relating to this NPRR.  Suggest language to improve the NPRR.  Sherry Looney and Frank Owens need to discuss the formation of the joint task force.

ALL

4.      

Operations Report 

·         Operations Report Monthly Summary/Questions

ERCOT

5.      

Nodal Operating Guides Review and Revision Task Force Report.

Owens

6.      

Operations Task Force Report Possible review of Draft NOGRR on Voltage Profile issues.

Morris/Blackmer

7.      

Black Start Task Force Report

S. Zaragoza

Kelly Blackmer

8.      

Compliance Report

Texas RE

9.      

System Operations Report Operating Procedure changes that impact market participants

ERCOT

10.   

Other items.

ALL

11.   

Adjourn

ALL

3:00 PM