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PLWG Report to ROS

PLWG Report to ROS. March 24 12, 2014 John Moore, PLWG Chair Brad Schwarz, PLWG Co-Chair. Voting Item PLWG 2014 Leadership. PLWG recommends the following for 2014 Leadership: John Moore; Stratus Energy Group for PLWG Chair

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PLWG Report to ROS

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  1. PLWG Report to ROS March 24 12, 2014 John Moore, PLWG Chair Brad Schwarz, PLWG Co-Chair

  2. Voting ItemPLWG 2014 Leadership • PLWG recommends the following for 2014 Leadership: • John Moore; Stratus Energy Group for PLWG Chair • Pnanam, PLWG 2013 Co-Chair is unable to serve due ERCOT desire to not have ERCOT staff nserve in Working Group Leadership • Brad Schwarz; Sharyland Utilities for PLWG C0-CoChair

  3. Transmission Planning re: Congested Generation • ROS Directed PLWG to consider congestion issue discussed at January ROS Mtg • The question was raised whether transmission system upgrades should be identified to increase access to grid for constrained generation throughout ERCOT • ERCOT’s work to assess potential system upgrades to relieve potential future congestion in Panhandle (PREZ studies), while no similar assessment of existing constrained generation in other areas of ERCOT, was offered as an inconsistency in addressing generation congestion on the ERCOT Grid. • Discussions will assess how best to address the issue. • A review of current Planning Guide, Protocol, and PUC Substantive Rule language may be appropriate to serve as a basis for identifying what is currently the required planning responsibilities for ERCOT and the TSPs. • PLWG Work Session held on Jan 19 for initial consideration of question: Notes “Transmission Planning – Generation Congestion” attached for review and comment from ROS at ROS March 6 meeting on transmission planning question.

  4. Active PGRRs Under Consideration • PGRR031 “Implement 95% Facility Rating Limit in the Planning Criteria” • ERCOT Board directed addition discussion of their comments at March PLWG Meeting. • PGRR035 “DC Tie Interconnection Process” • Detail review of PGRR035 has been tabled to allow for expanded additional review as requested by ERCOT Legal and PUC Staff. • PGRR028 “Evaluation of Compliance of Reactive Requirements” • This PGRR gives ERCOT the authority to determine if a generation resource complies with ERCOT’s reactive power capability and voltage control requirements • Discussion at the November ROS Mtg identified concerns regarding the clarity regarding how ERCOT will perform the Voltage Profile analysis • ERCOT Staff has been working on revised PGRR028 language; additional discussion will at PLWG to consider when revised language available.

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