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NPRR432

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Summary

Title	Deployment of Resources to Alleviate Anticipated Emergency Conditions (formerly "Deployment of Resources to Alleviate Imminent Emergency Conditions")
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Status	Approved on 02/21/2012
Effective Dates	03/01/2012

Action

Date	Gov Body	Action Taken	Next steps
02/21/2012	BOARD	Approved
02/02/2012	TAC	Recommended for Approval	ERCOT Board consideration of NPRR432
01/19/2012	PRS	Recommended for Approval	TAC consideration of NPRR432
01/09/2012	PRS	Recommended for Approval	PRS consideration of NPRR432
12/15/2011	PRS	Deferred/Tabled	PRS consideration of NPRR432

Date

Gov Body

Action Taken

Next steps

02/21/2012

BOARD

Approved

02/02/2012

TAC

Recommended for Approval

ERCOT Board consideration of NPRR432

01/19/2012

PRS

Recommended for Approval

TAC consideration of NPRR432

01/09/2012

PRS

Recommended for Approval

PRS consideration of NPRR432

12/15/2011

PRS

Deferred/Tabled

PRS consideration of NPRR432

Voting Record

Date	Gov Body	Motion	Result
02/21/2012	BOARD	To approve NPRR432 as recommended by TAC in the 2/2/12 TAC Report.	Passed
02/02/2012	TAC	To recommend approval of NPRR432 as recommended by PRS in the 1/19/12 PRS Report, as amended by the 2/1/12 TIEC-NRG Texas LLC comments and as revised by TAC; and to refer to PRS the issue of the appropriate asset depreciation schedule to apply to the capital contribution repayment obligation.	Passed
01/19/2012	PRS	To endorse and forward the 1/9/12 PRS Report and Impact Analysis for NPRR432 to TAC.	Passed
01/09/2012	PRS	To recommend approval of NPRR432 as amended by the 1/6/12 ERCOT comments and as revised by PRS and to direct that NPRR432 return to the 1/19/12 PRS meeting for consideration.	Passed
12/15/2011	PRS	To table NPRR432 until the 1/9/12 Special PRS meeting.	Passed

Date

Gov Body

Motion

Result

02/21/2012

BOARD

To approve NPRR432 as recommended by TAC in the 2/2/12 TAC Report.

Passed

02/02/2012

TAC

To recommend approval of NPRR432 as recommended by PRS in the 1/19/12 PRS Report, as amended by the 2/1/12 TIEC-NRG Texas LLC comments and as revised by TAC; and to refer to PRS the issue of the appropriate asset depreciation schedule to apply to the capital contribution repayment obligation.

Passed

01/19/2012

PRS

To endorse and forward the 1/9/12 PRS Report and Impact Analysis for NPRR432 to TAC.

Passed

01/09/2012

PRS

To recommend approval of NPRR432 as amended by the 1/6/12 ERCOT comments and as revised by PRS and to direct that NPRR432 return to the 1/19/12 PRS meeting for consideration.

Passed

12/15/2011

PRS

To table NPRR432 until the 1/9/12 Special PRS meeting.

Passed

Background

Status:	Approved
Date Posted:	Dec 2, 2011
Sponsor:	ERCOT
Urgent:	Yes
Sections:	6.5.1.1
Description:	This Nodal Protocol Revision Request (NPRR) institutes parameters governing ERCOT’s utilization of emergency authority under Section 6.5.1.1 when ERCOT seeks to deploy Resources to maintain ERCOT System reliability when Emergency Conditions are anticipated. The NPRR provides a process for ERCOT to procure and deploy Resources that may be used to alleviate anticipated Emergency Conditions in a manner not otherwise delineated in the Protocols and Operating Guides, and requires that such procurements be made only upon approval of the ERCOT Board. In addition to establishing procedural steps for such procurements, the NPRR includes steps to minimize impacts on the broader market. These steps include prohibiting such Resources from being offered into the Day-Ahead Market (DAM) or used solely to reduce local congestion. The proposed market protections also include steps to ensure that the Resources deployed pursuant to this NPRR would be among the last in line for economic Dispatch, so as not to displace Resources that are On-Line and offering into the market.
Reason:	Due to the extraordinary temperatures and excessive drought conditions during Summer 2011, ERCOT executed short-term contracts with two generation owners to return "mothballed" units to service in order to prevent an imminent Emergency Condition. ERCOT performed these actions under Section 6.5.1.1, but structured the short-term contracts to match the methodology used for Reliability Must-Run (RMR) Service. This NPRR prescribes a specific and transparent process when ERCOT seeks to take actions similar to those taken in the Summer 2011. The NPRR preserves ERCOT’s authority to maintain reliability in Emergency Conditions, but establishes limits on how ERCOT may procure and deploy certain Resources in such circumstances. The NPRR provides the market with greater transparency regarding ERCOT’s exercise of its authority to procure and deploy Resources to alleviate an anticipated Emergency Condition, and institutionalizes protections that will limit the impact of such deployments on market prices during times of scarcity.