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WMS Procedures Review

WMS Procedures Review. Nieves López ERCOT Market Rules. WMS Procedure Review. ERCOT Governance Structure Scope and Function of WMS Workgroups and Taskforces Membership and Market Segments Meetings Quorum Alternate and Proxies Voting Telephone and E-Mail Voting

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WMS Procedures Review

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  1. WMS Procedures Review Nieves López ERCOT Market Rules WMS

  2. WMS Procedure Review • ERCOT Governance Structure • Scope and Function of WMS • Workgroups and Taskforces • Membership and Market Segments • Meetings • Quorum • Alternate and Proxies • Voting • Telephone and E-Mail Voting • Notice and Agenda Setting • Meeting Management • Resources WMS

  3. ERCOT Governance Structure • ERCOT Board of Directors • Technical Advisory Committee (TAC) • Standing subcommittees • Commercial Operations Subcommittee (COPS) • Protocol Revision Subcommittee (PRS) • Reliability and Operations Subcommittee (ROS) • Retail Market Subcommittee (RMS) • Wholesale Market Subcommittee (WMS) • Congestion Management Working Group • Demand Side Working Group • Metering Working Group • QSE Managers Working Group • Generation Adequacy Task Force WMS

  4. Scope of WMS The scope and functions of WMS are prescribed in the Wholesale Market Subcommittee Procedures. The WMS: • Evaluates, and reviews issues related to the operation of the wholesale market in the ERCOT Region and makes recommendations for improvement, when deemed appropriate, to TAC. • Is responsible for monitoring Public Utility Commission (PUC) rulings as they apply to wholesale markets and wholesale Market Participants and ensuring that PUC requirements are reflected in the Wholesale Operating Guide and Protocols. • Helps ensure an efficient and nondiscriminatory wholesale market for all Market Participants. WMS

  5. Functions of WMS • Provide input into initial methodology of Commercially Significant Constraints (CSC) study and input into final recommendations regarding CSCs in the CSC work group • Provide policy input into changes to Ancillary Services provisions of the Protocols • Provide policy input into evaluations of resource adequacy in the ERCOT Region • Participate in the Settlement rules review and compliance process at the QSE level • Review of Unaccounted for Energy (UFE) analysis performed by ERCOT staff • Review and comment on Settlement metering standards and guides • Review of profiling issues related to the wholesale market • Address issues related to transmission and distribution losses WMS

  6. Functions of WMS – Cont’d • Monitor the Ancillary Services (AS) market operation and CSC and local congestion resolution • Review the wholesale XML system implementation and/or standards related work group activities • Provide input into Operating Guide development and revisions • Review/monitor the dispatch process and dispatcher behavior • Prepare and submit Protocol Revision Requests (PRRs) for any issues identified that require a change to the ERCOT Protocols. • Provide liaisons to the other TAC subcommittees, which shall report back to the WMS on a regular basis. • Review PRRs for effects on the wholesale market. WMS

  7. Working Groups and Task Forces • WMS may form working groups and task forces to assist in carrying out its functions. • The representation on each working group and task force is appointed or approved by WMS for a one-year term on a calendar year basis or until the work group is no longer required. • The duration and activities of the working groups and task forces are limited to tasks assigned by WMS. • WMS working groups and task forces are not voting bodies – The Chairs of these bodies must report recommendations to WMS, including all minority positions. WMS

  8. Membership • WMS Representatives shall be elected or appointed according to the provisions of the TAC Procedures related to Standing TAC Subcommittees. • WMS Representatives shall be selected annually in December of each year for service in the following calendar year. • WMS shall be comprised of 1 to 4 Standing Representatives of Members from each Market Segment appointed or elected from within the Segment. • A vacancy shall be filled by the same means used to elect or appoint the previous WMS Representative. • Each person (other than the Residential Consumers Representative) serving on WMS must be an employee or agent of a Member. • If an employee/agent of a Member is elected or appointed to serve on WMS, such a person is only eligible to serve in such capacity so long as he/she is an employee/agent of the same Member as he/she was at the time of such election or appointment. WMS

  9. Market Segments • Each Voting Entity belongs to a Market Segment and may not change Market Segment alignment during the year. • Voting Segments: • Independent Generators • Independent Power Marketer • Retail Electric Provider • Municipally Owned Utility • Investor Owned Utility • Electric Cooperative • Consumers: • Residential • Industrial • Commercial WMS

  10. Quorum and Voting Structure • At least one Standing Representative from each of four Market Segments and a majority of Standing Representatives must be present to form a quorum. • Each Market Segment has a segment vote of 1.0, except for the Consumer Market Segment has a segment vote of 1.5. • Segment votes are equally divided into fractional segment votes among Standing Representatives. • If an eligible Representative is not present during the vote or abstains, that vote will be reallocated equally among the voting members within a segment, except for the Consumer Segment. Note Consumer Market Segment exceptions WMS

  11. Consumer Market Segment Exceptions • The Consumer Market Segment is divided in three sub-segments: • Residential, • Commercial and • Industrial. • The Consumer Market Segment holds 1.5 segment votes, with each sub-segment holding 0.5 segment vote. • Absent sub-segment fractional votes are allocated equally to participating sub-segments. • Abstentions are not re-allocated and are not included in the vote tally. WMS

  12. Alternates and Proxies Alternates and Proxies must be designated in writing and sent to the Stakeholder Services Mailbox: StakeholderServices@ercot.com Alternate • A Standing Representative may designate in writing an Alternate Representative who may attend meetings, vote on his/her behalf and be counted toward establishing a quorum. Proxy • A Standing Representative may designate in writing a proxy who may attend meetings, vote on his/her behalf, but not be counted toward establishing a quorum. WMS

  13. Votes Voting items must be properly noticed: agenda item requiring a vote of WMS must be published at least one week prior to the meeting unless an emergency condition suggests otherwise. • Only Standing Representatives, their designated Alternate Representative, or Proxy may vote. • A motion passes when a majority of the Fractional Segment Votes are • (i) affirmative, and • (ii) a minimumtotal of three. • E-mail votes are tallied in the same manner as a vote at a regular meeting. WMS

  14. Telephone and Email Voting Email Voting • An e-mail vote may only be initiated by Chair or Vice Chair. • It must include a detailed description of the issue or proposition. • A quorum of Standing Representatives must participate in the e-mail vote. • Votes shall be submitted for tallying by the close of two Business Days after Notification of the vote. • Votes are tallied in the same manner as regular votes. Telephone Voting • Standing Representatives may participate in the meeting and vote via telephone, but participation via telephone shall not count towards a quorum. WMS

  15. Notice and Agenda Setting • All meeting announcements and agendas must be properly noticed at least one week prior to the meeting date, unless an emergency condition requires shorter notice. An emergency condition is a condition that threatens the public health or safety, or a reasonably unforeseen situation. • Meeting notices shall be sent to each Standing Representative, the subcommittee distribution list, and posted on the ERCOT website. • Parties should propose agenda items well before the posting deadline. Drafting of the agenda for the following meeting starts at the end of each meeting. • The WMS Chair and Vice Chair set the agenda. • Items requiring a vote that were not properly noticed will require a vote to declare them an emergency condition. Once an emergency condition has been declared, WMS can vote on an issue. WMS

  16. Meeting Management • Call meeting to order. • Note the Anti-Trust Admonition. • Acknowledge any proxies (do not count towards a quorum) or alternative representatives (count towards a quorum). • Confirm that a quorum is present. • Review agenda and announce any changes. • Proceed through agenda - all submitted written comments to pending issues should be addressed. • Bring issues to a vote. Each motion must be seconded. • Motion becomes subject to debate. • The vote: • Voice vote or show of hands – used when there is a clear consensus. • Roll-call vote – used when an individual vote record is desired or when there is no clear consensus on the issue. Any participant may request a roll-call vote. • Announcement of vote results – the Chair must always announce the results of the vote. WMS

  17. Resources • Anti-Trust Admonition • ERCOT’s Amended and Restated By-Laws. http://www.ercot.com/about/governance/index.html • Technical Advisory Committee Procedures. http://www.ercot.com/committees/board/tac/index.html • Subcommittee Procedures (COPS, PRS, WMS, RMS, and ROS). http://www.ercot.com/committees/board/tac/wms/index.html • ERCOT Protocols (Section 21, Process for Protocol Revision). http://www.ercot.com/mktrules/protocols/current/21-020108.doc • ERCOT membership. http://www.ercot.com/about/governance/members/index.html • Roberts Rules of Order Newly Revised (RONR),10th ed. (Cambridge, Mass.: Perseus Publishing, 2000) or simply Robert’s Rules. http://www.robertsrules.com/ ; http://www.robertsrules.org/ ; http://www.rulesonline.com/ ; or http://www.roberts-rules.com/ WMS

  18. The End • Questions? WMS

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