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Report to TAC

Report to TAC. February 2009. In Brief . 2009 Working Group Leadership Working Group Reports CMWG DSWG MCWG VCWG Staff reports Non-Implemented PRRs/2009 Project Priority List – PRR 601 PRR 800 PRR 801 SCR 754 WMS 2009 Goals. Working Group 2009 Leadership.

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Report to TAC

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  1. Report to TAC February 2009

  2. In Brief • 2009 Working Group Leadership • Working Group Reports • CMWG • DSWG • MCWG • VCWG • Staff reports • Non-Implemented PRRs/2009 Project Priority List – PRR 601 • PRR 800 • PRR 801 • SCR 754 • WMS 2009 Goals

  3. Working Group 2009 Leadership • Congestion Management Working Group (CMWG) • Chair: Marguerite Wagner, PSEG TX • Vice Chair: Eric Goff, Reliant • Demand Side Working Group (DSWG) • Chair: MaryAnne Brelinsky, Eagle Energy Partners • Co-Vice Chairs: Nelson Nease, BBRS; and Tim Carter, Constellation • Market Credit Working Group (MCWG) • Chair: Morgan Davies, Calpine • Metering Working Group (MWG) • Chair: Dottie DiSanto, STEC • Vice Chair: Mark Rollins, LCRA • QSE Managers Working Group (QMWG) • Chair: David Detelich, CPS Energy • Verifiable Cost Working Group (VCWG) • Co- Chairs: Heddie Lookadoo, NRG; and Ino Gonzalez, ERCOT • Vice Chair: Russell Lovelace, Shell Energy

  4. Working Group ReportsCMWG • ERCOT Competitive Constraint Test (CCT) Tool Update • Concerns about how market will get insight into ERCOT’s CCT activities • Awaiting ERCOT response in March • Quarterly Outage Tracking Update • See next slide • ERCOT Local Congestion Management • IMM revealed at CMWG that most local congestion is managed through OOMe – ineffective, operator intensive and impact market pricing

  5. Working Group ReportsCMWG – Outage Tracking

  6. Working Group ReportsDSWG • Goals for 2009 – include reviewing LaaR and EILs performance standards • Load Resource Min Increment Offer • WMS endorsed concept (one abstention) • Concerns regarding system impact will be address once PRR is filed. • 4.4.7.2.1 (4) • LaaR Registrations declining – likely due to economic downturn • 834 MW of LaaR deployed December 16, 2008

  7. Working Group ReportsMCWG • Provide WMS with input and recommendations on issues of credit risk management, including but not limited to: • Credit risk mitigation • Credit impact of potential ERCOT Protocol or market design changes • Other areas of implementing best practice credit standards • MCWG Charter – unanimously approved by WMS

  8. Working Group ReportsVCWG • CAIR Rule – on-going • NPRR 167 – Options for Filing Verifiable Cost • QSE or Resource – white paper being drafted • Affidavit in VC Manual • Nodal Fuel Adder – NPRR to be drafted • FIP * 1.10 with a Deadband 1.Y - 1.10 • Y to be determined before Market Open by WMS • Motion carries – two Munis oppose • RUC Cancellation – NPRR to be drafted • Cancellation should be paid on LRS on a dispute basis • Unanimous Vote

  9. Working Group ReportsVCWG • Nodal Verifiable Cost Manual • New version posted and unanimously approved by WMS • This is a live document that will change as needed before and after market open. Please review and provide comments.

  10. Other WMS activity • PRR601, 15 Minute Ramping for BES and Base Power Schedule • Ramping for the entire 15-minute interval will allow more BES to be deployed and may tend to reduce Regulation Service (RGS) deployment • Significant time can be saved by changing the start and end times of the ramp rate from a decimal value (7.5) to an integer value (such as 7). There are equally significant savings if the before and after values are identical (such as 7/7). • ERCOT to file Urgent PRR using 7/7 (PRR 803)

  11. Other WMS activity • PRR 800 – QSE Day-Ahead Metric • Not discussed at WMS • PRR 801 – Manual TCR Adjustments • WMS endorsed a revised PRR801 • Require that the procedures used by ERCOT to manually adjust the quantity of monthly Transmission Congestion Rights (TCRs) auctioned be approved by TAC, and to clarify that the forty percent (40%) cap on manual adjustments made by ERCOT applies to the Total Transfer Capability of each Commercially Significant Constraint (CSC) for the month. WMS instructed ERCOT to prepare a draft procedure document for TAC review and approval prior to implementation of PRR 801. • Motion carries with one IOU absention

  12. Other WMS activity • SCR754, WGRPP Forecasts Posted on Zonal TML • Improves the management of grid operations and practices due to more reliable delivery of forecasts to WGR QSEs. • Not posted for a vote – but WMS Chair gave direction to proceed hearing no objections from members.

  13. WMS 2009 Goals

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