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NOGRR258

Summary

Title Related to NPRR1198, Congestion Mitigation Using Topology Reconfigurations
Next Group
Next Step
Status Approved on 07/25/2024

Action

Date Gov Body Action Taken Next Steps
07/25/2024 PUCT Approved
06/18/2024 BOARD Recommended for Approval Revision Request Consideration
05/22/2024 TAC Recommended for Approval Revision Request Consideration
05/02/2024 ROS Recommended for Approval Revision Request Consideration
04/04/2024 ROS Recommended for Approval Impact Analysis Consideration
10/05/2023 ROS Deferred/Tabled Language Consideration

Voting Record

Date Gov Body Motion Result
07/25/2024 PUCT to approve NOGRR258 and accompanying ERCOT Market Impact Statement as presented in Project No. 54445, Review of Protocols Adopted by the Independent Organization
06/18/2024 BOARD to recommend approval of NOGRR258 as recommended by TAC in the 5/22/24 TAC Report Passed
05/22/2024 TAC to recommend approval of NOGRR258 as recommended by ROS in the 5/2/24 ROS Report Passed
05/02/2024 ROS to endorse and forward to TAC the 4/4/24 ROS Report and the 4/30/24 Impact Analysis for NOGRR258 Passed
04/04/2024 ROS to recommend approval of NOGRR258 as amended by the 3/8/24 LCRA comments as revised by ROS Passed
10/05/2023 ROS to table NOGRR258 and refer the issue to the Operations Working Group (OWG) and Network Data Support Working Group (NDSWG) Passed

Background

Status: Approved
Date Posted: Aug 31, 2023
Sponsor: EDF Renewables, Inc.
Urgent: No
Sections: 11.1, 11.4, 11.4.1, 11.6, 11.8 (new), and 11.8.1 (new)
Description: This Nodal Operating Guide Revision Request (NOGRR) proposes changes to align the Nodal Operation Guides with NPRR1198 that adds language to allow the use of Remedial Action Plans (RAPs) and Extended Action Plans (EAPs) to facilitate the market use of the ERCOT Transmission Grid. NOGRR258 also adds guardrails to ensure that topology reconfiguration requests meet basic reliability and economic criteria, and defines the process for submission, review, and approval of EAPs. This NOGRR and NPRR1198 leverage ERCOT’s existing Constraint Management Plan (CMP) process to quickly mitigate critical transmission congestion impacts by establishing a scalable process for topology reconfiguration requests that is transparent, predictable, equitable, workable, reliable, and compatible with existing planning processes. ERCOT already leverages topology optimization in the CMP processes. Since NPRR529, Congestion Management Plan was introduced in 2013 with the limitations that NPRR1198 proposes to revise, the power industry has evolved and there have been technological improvements that make transmission topology reconfigurations a powerful option to mitigate congestion beyond just use cases for which there is no feasible Security-Constrained Economic Dispatch (SCED) solution.
Reason: Strategic Plan Objective 2

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