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Golden Spread ERCOT Load. 7 Member Distribution Cooperatives 230 MW of Peak Load 104 Delivery Points (46 are at >60 kV) 108 Miles of Transmission Lines (all radial) Transmission Service Provided by: ONCOR AEP LCRA TNP. TRE Registration. DP & LSE for one Member Cooperative
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Golden Spread ERCOT Load • 7 Member Distribution Cooperatives • 230 MW of Peak Load • 104 Delivery Points (46 are at >60 kV) • 108 Miles of Transmission Lines (all radial) • Transmission Service Provided by: • ONCOR • AEP • LCRA • TNP
TRE Registration • DP & LSE for one Member Cooperative • No other registrations are required
ERCOT Transmission Operations Requirements • 24 hour operations desk- WAN • Telemetry requirements for 5 delivery points • Outage Scheduler • BLT Coordination (6 currently being registered) • Synder Wind Farm (63 MW) connected to a 69 kV line • Receive and comply with ERCOT Dispatch Instructions • Potential Load Shed Coordination • Members loads are not listed in the ERCOT Load Shed Table • Currently ONCOR and AEP shed the load as a part of their plan
Transmission Operations Delegation • Current TO’s serving GSEC Loads unwilling to sign and perform TO functions • Take on liability? • Make no earnings or return • Use valuable management time and resources • Potential Solutions • An ERCOT registered TO step up and respond to RFP • A PRR for a “TO Light” • Coalition of DSPs/TSPs develop a TO function • GSEC build an in-house TO
Solution #4 – Cost/Benefit? • Uncertain of the cost, will be high • Take time to build • Back-up center • Very limited interaction with ERCOT Ops • Maybe a few times a year • Does this benefit justify the high cost • Will be rolled into TCOS and cause all ERCOT customers to pay for this cost.