Issues

NPRR166

Summary
Action
Voting Record
Background
Key Documents

Summary

Title	Timing for Required Black Start Unit Load Carrying Test
Next Group
Next Step
Status	Approved on 05/20/2009
Effective Dates	12/01/2010 or per the Nodal Protocol Transition Plan http://www.ercot.com/mktrules/protocols (06/01/09 Nodal Protocols Library)

Action

Date	Gov Body	Action Taken	Next steps
04/23/2009	PRS	Recommended for Approval	TAC Consideration
03/19/2009	PRS	Recommended for Approval	PRS Impact Analysis Review
05/07/2009	TAC	Recommended for Approval	ERCOT Board consideration
05/20/2009	BOARD	Approved
12/18/2008	PRS	Referred	PRS Consideration

Date

Gov Body

Action Taken

Next steps

04/23/2009

PRS

Recommended for Approval

TAC Consideration

03/19/2009

PRS

Recommended for Approval

PRS Impact Analysis Review

05/07/2009

TAC

Recommended for Approval

ERCOT Board consideration

05/20/2009

BOARD

Approved

12/18/2008

PRS

Referred

PRS Consideration

Voting Record

Date	Gov Body	Motion	Result
04/23/2009	PRS	To endorse and forward the PRS Recommendation Report and Impact Analysis for NPRR166 to TAC	Passed
03/19/2009	PRS	To recommend approval of NPRR166 as submitted	Passed
05/07/2009	TAC	to recommend approval of NPRR166 as recommended by PRS	Passed
05/20/2009	BOARD	To approve NPRR166 as recommended by TAC.	Passed
12/18/2008	PRS	To refer NPRR166 to TPTF for review.	Passed

Date

Gov Body

Motion

Result

04/23/2009

PRS

To endorse and forward the PRS Recommendation Report and Impact Analysis for NPRR166 to TAC

Passed

03/19/2009

PRS

To recommend approval of NPRR166 as submitted

Passed

05/07/2009

TAC

to recommend approval of NPRR166 as recommended by PRS

Passed

05/20/2009

BOARD

To approve NPRR166 as recommended by TAC.

Passed

12/18/2008

PRS

To refer NPRR166 to TPTF for review.

Passed

Background

Status:	Approved
Date Posted:	Nov 20, 2008
Sponsor:	ERCOT
Urgent:	No
Sections:	8.1.1.2.1.5
Description:	This Nodal Protocol Revision Request (NPRR) synchronizes the Nodal Protocols with changes being proposed to the zonal Protocols through Protocol Revision Request (PRR) 785. This NPRR changes the required Black Start Unit Load Carrying Test from once every six years to once every five years.
Reason:	North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) requires Black Start Unit Testing at a minimum of every five years. This change reduces ambiguity and risk of a NERC compliance violation.