WECC Standards Committee

1. WECC Standards Committee Webinar Meeting April 18, 2012

2. WSC Purpose • Group • Oversee the process for developing and balloting standards (criterion) within the Reliability Standards Development Procedures (Procedures) • WSC “owns” the Procedures • Individual • Act for reliability – not the individual

3. WSC Structure • Created by Charter • Approved by the BOD • Roles • Chair (Board Member) • Vice Chair • Secretary • Member

4. Roles • Chair • Manages the meetings • Meeting notices to members “and” BOD • No later than three days prior to the meeting • Agendas required • Posted on the WEB • Will establish a Home Page • Vice Chair • Step in when needed • Secretary • Minutes • “shall provide an email copy of the notice and agenda to that WECC member” that wants to be involved.

5. Voting Segments and Representation • Transmission – Dana Cabbell, SCE • Generation – Angela Small, NAES • Marketers and Brokers – Gregory Maxfield, PAC • Distribution – Glen Hoisington, FEUS • System Coordination – Joseph Tarantino, SMUD • End Use – Rick Noger, Praxair • State and Provincial – Jerry Murray, Oregon PUC • Other Non-Registered – Crystal Musselman, Proven Compliance Solutions, Inc

6. WECC Ballot Body As of April 13, 525 Votes • Transmission - 93 • Generation - 145 • Marketers and Brokers - 73 • Distribution - 119 • System Coordination - 46 • End Use - 20 • State & Provincial - 12 • Other Non-Registered - 37

7. Meetings • Open (subject to close) • Confidentiality / attorney-client • At least quarterly • In association with Board meetings • Quorum is required • “Majority” of ALL members • Majority votes • One member = one vote • No stated provision for proxy. • Of ALL members • Remote voting is allowed

8. Responsibilities • Supervise • Determine scope and appropriateness • Drafting • Comment/Response • Voting • Special Regulatory Directives • Requests for Interpretation

9. Development • Receive SAR from Staff • Meet within two weeks! • Select a Drafting Team (DT) • Balanced • Appoint the DT Chair • Set the Timeline • Post/Comment/Response • Post DT version? • Revise DT version and post WSC version? • Remand to DT with instructions • Terminate • Call for a Ballot Pool

10. Voting • Individual Ballot Pools are formed for each project • Formed from the WECC Ballot Body • One joint meeting of WECC’s three standing committees must be held to discuss each project prior to ballots opening • Electronic voting via the WECC website • Ballot window is 15 business days

11. The Vote! • If Pool approves • Forward to the BOD • If Pool does not approve • Amend, modify, remand • Back for re-ballot • Terminate • Appeal • Subject to appeal on technical or due process grounds

12. Development • Ownership • WSC “owns” the document (like the SCs) • WSC Chair ensures Responses are posted in timely fashion • WSC shall “…post its response to comments” within 30 days.

13. What’s on the Board? • Ready to Post now • WECC-0074 Steady State (FIB) • WECC-0076 Interchange Prescheduling • WECC-0077 Reliability Curtailment • WECC-0087 Dynamic Transfer • Within 45 days • WECC-0079 Ten Minute Recallable • WECC-0081 WIT • Within 60 days • IROL-006

14. What Next? • DTs submit the documents to the WSC • Impact Statement • Set up a meeting • Three day notice to members and BOD • WSC decides • Post (repost), draft its own, remand, terminate • Consider “classification” issues? • “appropriateness” • Call Ballot Pool as necessary

15. Resources • WECC Staff • WECC WSC Website

16. Review of Action Items

17. Questions?