Issues

NPRR160

Summary
Action
Voting Record
Background
Key Documents

Summary

Title	Elimination of the Non-ERCOT LSE Fee
Next Group
Next Step
Status	Approved on 01/20/2009
Effective Dates	12/01/2010 or per the Nodal Protocol Transition Plan http://www.ercot.com/mktrules/protocols (02/01/09 Nodal Protocols Library)

Action

Date	Gov Body	Action Taken	Next steps
10/23/2008	PRS	Referred	TPTF consideration
12/18/2008	PRS	Recommended for Approval	TAC consideration
01/08/2009	TAC	Recommended for Approval	Board consideration
01/20/2009	BOARD	Approved
11/20/2008	PRS	Recommended for Approval	PRS consider Recommendation Report and IA.

Date

Gov Body

Action Taken

Next steps

10/23/2008

PRS

Referred

TPTF consideration

12/18/2008

PRS

Recommended for Approval

TAC consideration

01/08/2009

TAC

Recommended for Approval

Board consideration

01/20/2009

BOARD

Approved

11/20/2008

PRS

Recommended for Approval

PRS consider Recommendation Report and IA.

Voting Record

Date	Gov Body	Motion	Result
10/23/2008	PRS	To refer NPRR160 to the Transition Plan Task Force (TPTF).	Passed
12/18/2008	PRS	To endorse and forward the PRS Recommendation Report and Impact Analysis for NPRR160 to TAC.	Passed
01/08/2009	TAC	To recommend approval of NPRR160 as recommended by PRS.	Passed
01/20/2009	BOARD	To approve NPRR160 as recommended by TAC.	Passed
11/20/2008	PRS	To recommend approval of NPRR160 as submitted.	Passed

Date

Gov Body

Motion

Result

10/23/2008

PRS

To refer NPRR160 to the Transition Plan Task Force (TPTF).

Passed

12/18/2008

PRS

To endorse and forward the PRS Recommendation Report and Impact Analysis for NPRR160 to TAC.

Passed

01/08/2009

TAC

To recommend approval of NPRR160 as recommended by PRS.

Passed

01/20/2009

BOARD

To approve NPRR160 as recommended by TAC.

Passed

11/20/2008

PRS

To recommend approval of NPRR160 as submitted.

Passed

Background

Status:	Approved
Date Posted:	Oct 8, 2008
Sponsor:	Barry Smith w/ AEP
Urgent:	No
Sections:	19.6.2
Description:	Eliminate language within protocol Section 9.16.2 which describes the Texas Non-ERCOT LSE fee.
Reason:	The Non-ERCOT LSE fee can and should be eliminated since: (1) The registration systems and applications put in place at the time the fee was implemented are now fully depreciated. (2) The fee is only applies to a single Entity (AEP SWEPCO LSE). (3) Since the inception of the market the systems, they have never been used to intentionally change the service provider for any retail customer within the AEP SWEPCO LSE territory. (4) ERCOT proposed the elimination of this fee in Docket 35785. As a result of ERCOT’s request to withdraw docket 35785, Application Of The Electric Reliability Council Of Texas (ERCOT) For Approval Of The ERCOT System Administration Fee, this PRR is necessary to eliminate a fee that ERCOT has already determined is no longer necessary. ERCOT filing of Docket 35785 states: "The Non-ERCOT Load Serving Entity ("LSE") Fee was originally intended to be assessed to LSEs operating in areas within Texas but outside of the ERCOT region where customer choice is in effect. The fee was originally intended for development and use of the statewide customer registration system administered by ERCOT. At the inception of this fee, it was expected the Non-ERCOT LSE Fee would generate revenue of more than $1 million per year. However, since implementing the Non-ERCOT LSE Fee, all but one LSE has sought and received legislative or regulatory exemptions from paying it. In 2008, the fee was collected from a single entity. ERCOT’s 2009 budget assumes elimination of the Non-ERCOT LSE Fee on January 1, 2009 because most LSEs are now exempted from paying the Non-ERCOT LSE Fee, the Non-ERCOT LSE fee is of diminishing financial significance to ERCOT, and the registration system and associated applications and hardware put in place at the same time the fee was instituted are now fully depreciated."