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NPRR575
Summary
| Title | Clarification of the RUC Resource Buy-Back Provision for Ancillary Services |
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| Status | Approved on 12/10/2013 |
| Effective Dates |
01/07/2014
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Action
| Date | Gov Body | Action Taken | Next steps |
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| 12/10/2013 | BOARD | Approved | |
| 12/03/2013 | TAC | Recommended for Approval | ERCOT Board consideration of NPRR575 |
| 11/21/2013 | PRS | Recommended for Approval | TAC consideration of NPRR575 |
Voting Record
| Date | Gov Body | Motion | Result |
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| 12/10/2013 | BOARD | To approve NPRR575 as recommended by TAC in the 12/3/13 TAC Report. | Passed |
| 12/03/2013 | TAC | To recommend approval of NPRR575 as recommended by PRS in the 11/21/13 PRS Report with a recommended priority of 2013 and rank of 365. | Passed |
| 11/21/2013 | PRS | to recommend approval of NPRR575 as revised by PRS. | Passed |
Background
| Status: | Approved |
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| Date Posted: | Oct 23, 2013 |
| Sponsor: | GDF Suez NA Inc. |
| Urgent: | Yes |
| Sections: | 3.9.1, 6.4.6, 6.5.7.6.1 |
| Description: | This Nodal Protocol Revision Request (NPRR) clarifies the use of Regulation Service by Generation Resources electing to use the Reliability Unit Commitment (RUC) Resource buy-back provision, which was added to the Protocols by NPRR416, and proposes new language to allow carrying of Regulation Service on Generation Resources exercising the RUC Resource buy-back provision upon system implementation. |
| Reason: | As amended by NPRR416, the Protocols are unclear as to whether a Qualified Scheduling Entity (QSE) may carry Regulation Service on a Generation Resource for any hours during which the QSE has already bought back a RUC commitment for the Generation Resource (ONOPTOUT Resource Status). The changes contained herein are intended to clarify that a Generation Resource telemetering an ONOPTOUT Resource Status may provide Regulation Service. However, because this functionality would require further system changes, and because it is preferable to implement the Resource buy-back provision as soon as possible, the Protocols should be clarified to prohibit QSEs from carrying Regulation Service on Resources with an ONOPTOUT Resource Status until ERCOT can implement the system changes allowing Regulation Service to be carried on a Resource with ONOPTOUT status. |
Key Documents
Oct 23, 2013 - doc - 89.5 KB
Nov 25, 2013 - doc - 92 KB
Dec 3, 2013 - doc - 56 KB
Dec 3, 2013 - doc - 95 KB
Dec 11, 2013 - doc - 96 KB