Item

Topic

Topic Type

Presenter

Time

Allocation in Minutes

1.

Call Open Session to Order and Announce Proxies

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L. Doll

2

2.

Minutes

--

L. Doll

3

a.  August 16, 2011 Meeting*

Vote

--

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b.  2011 Strategic Planning Event*

Vote

--

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3.

Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Update*

Discussion

T. Doggett

25

4.

North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) Update

Discussion

G. Cauley

25

5.

Operating Reports/Updates

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25

a. Financial Summary Report*

Discussion

M. Petterson

--

b. External Affairs Update*

Discussion

T. Gage

--

c. Wholesale Market Operations Update*

Discussion

J. Dumas

--

d. Commercial Market Operations Report*

Discussion

D. Goodman

--

e. Grid Operations and Planning Report*

Discussion

K. Saathoff

--

f. Information Technology (IT) and Facilities Report*

Discussion

J. Dreyer

--

g. Business Integration Update including Data Center Update*

Discussion

B. Day

--

6.

Independent Market Monitor (IMM) Report*

Discussion

D. Jones

15

7.

Advanced Metering Implementation*

Discussion

B. Day/

P. Wattles

15

8.

Resource Adequacy Assessment Methodology Improvements*

Discussion

D. Woodfin

25

9.

Proposed Revisions to Modify Previously-Approved Price Correction*

Vote

J. Dumas

10

10.

Recommendation on Board-Approved Point-to-Point (PTP) Obligations for Annual Congestion Revenue Rights (CRR) Auction*

Vote

M. Ruane

10

11.

Endorsement of Laredo to Lower Rio Grande Valley (LRGV) Regional Planning Group (RPG) Project*

Vote

J. Billo

15

12.

Technical Advisory Committee (TAC) Update*

Discussion

B. Jones

60

a. Unanimous Revision Requests: Nodal Protocol Revision Requests (NPRRs)*

·         NPRR321 Allow Change to Energy Offer Curve Megawatt (MW) Amounts in the Adjustment Period (formerly Allow Change to Energy Offer Curve MW Amounts in the Adjustment Period for Qualifying Facilities)

·         NPRR348 Generation Resource Start-Up and Shut-Down Process

·         NPRR354 Revisions to Non-Spin Performance Criteria Language and Provision for Inter-Control Center Communication Protocol (ICCP) Telemetry of Non-Spin Deployment

·         NPRR358 Clarification of Responsible Entity for Binding Obligations

·         NPRR360 Summary Report of High Dispatch Limit (HDL) and Low Dispatch Limit (LDL)

·         NPRR374 Modification of System Change Request (SCR) Process and Urgency Requirements

·         NPRR375 Extend the Reporting Horizon for Current Day Report (CDR) Inputs

·         NPRR380 Minor Changes to Default Uplift Invoice

·         NPRR382 Verbal Reliability Unit Commitment (RUC) Committed or Decommitted Resources Report

·         NPRR383 Unconfirmed Trades Reports

·         NPRR384 Revisions to Support SCR766, Load Zone and Hub Location Marginal Prices (LMPs) Distributed by ICCP (formerly Load Zone Price Distributed by ICCP)

Vote

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b. Nonunanimous Revision Requests: NPRRs and Impact Assessments for Parking Deck NPRRs*

·         NPRR365 Change in Resource Outage Approvals from Eight to 45 Days (formerly Change in Resource Outage Approvals from Eight to 90 Days) Urgent

·         NPRR379 Emergency Interruptible Load Service (EILS) Dispatch Sequence and Performance Criteria Upgrades

·         NPRR396 Reduce Standard Operations and Maintenance (O&M) Costs Urgent

·         NPRR207 Unit Deselection (formerly Hour Start Unit Deselection and Half Hour Start Unit RUC Clawback) (Impact Assessment)

·         NPRR210 Wind Forecasting Change to P50, Synchronization with PRR841 (Impact Assessment)

·         NPRR222 Half-Hour Start Unit RUC Clawback (Companion to NPRR207) (Impact Assessment)

·         NPRR240 Proxy Energy Offer Curve (Impact Assessment)

·         NPRR241 Aggregate Incremental Liability (AIL) Calculation and Credit Reports Publish Corrections (Impact Assessment)

·         NPRR244 Clarification of Other Binding Documents (Impact Assessment)

·         NPRR256 Synchronize Nodal Protocols with PRR787, Add Non-Compliance Language to Qualified Scheduling Entity (QSE) Performance Standards (formerly Add Violation Language to QSE Performance Standards) (Impact Assessment)

·         NPRR272 Definition and Participation of Quick Start Generation Resources (Impact Assessment)

Vote

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c. Holistic Approach to Congestion Irresolvable by Security Constrained Economic Dispatch (SCED)*

Vote

--

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d. Q2 2011 Quarterly Emerging Technologies Integration Plan*

Discussion

--

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13.

Lunch

--

--

60

14.

Finance & Audit (F&A) Committee Report

Discussion

J. Bermudez

10

15.

H. R. & Governance Committee Report

Discussion

A. Dalton

10

a. Ratification of Officer*

Vote

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16.

2012 ERCOT Board Meeting Schedule*

Vote

L. Doll

10

17.

2011 Annual Meeting Planning*

Discussion

B. Magness

5

18.

Other Business

Discussion

L. Doll

1

19.

Future Agenda Items*

Discussion

L. Doll

2

Convene to Executive Session

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60

20.

August 16, 2011 Executive Session Meeting Minutes*

Vote

L. Doll

--

21.

Personnel

Discussion

Staff

--

22.

Compliance and Security Matters

Discussion

C. Manning

--

23.

Risk Management Matters*

Discussion

M. Ruane

--

24.

Litigation and Regulatory Matters*

Discussion

B. Magness

--

25.

Contract Matters

Discussion

Staff

--

Reconvene to Open Session

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--

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26.

Vote on Matters from Executive Session

Vote

L. Doll

2

Recess for Nominating Committee Meeting (scheduled for 3:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. on September 20, 2011)

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60

27.

Call for Special Meeting of ERCOT Corporate Members for Election of Unaffiliated Director(s)*

Vote

L. Doll

5

28.

Adjourn

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L. Doll

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