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ERCOT IT Update Ken Shoquist VP, CIO Information Technology May Board Meeting

ERCOT IT Update Ken Shoquist VP, CIO Information Technology May Board Meeting. Systems Summary. System Incident Reports. Monthly Transaction Throughput Total Transactions: 34,597,466. Systems Highlights. Daily Transaction Throughput. TX SET 1.5 Release complete and successful

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ERCOT IT Update Ken Shoquist VP, CIO Information Technology May Board Meeting

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  1. ERCOT IT Update Ken Shoquist VP, CIO Information Technology May Board Meeting

  2. SystemsSummary System Incident Reports Monthly Transaction Throughput Total Transactions: 34,597,466 Systems Highlights Daily Transaction Throughput • TX SET 1.5 Release complete and successful • Disaster Recovery Test executed successfully • Settlement statement runtime reduced 50% • Load Profiling runtime reduced 50% • Increased EDI inbound processing throughput • SCR 727 supplemental runs performed in parallel with normal operations

  3. Performance Trends

  4. Solution OverviewOverall Architecture Commercial Operations Data Archive & Data Warehouse Technical Operations Registration Market System Load Profiling Energy Mngt. System Data Acq. Data Aggr. Settlement/Bill On-line Portal (Private & Public Information) Programmatic Interfaces ERCOT WAN (or) Public Internet

  5. Solution OverviewCommercial Operations Data Aggr., Settlement & Billing EDI/XML Mapping & Validation Transaction Clearinghouse LODESTAR P A PE R F R E E e E X C H A N G E e G A T E WAN or Internet TDSP & Retailers Siebel Transaction Lifecycle Management (SeeBeyond) Registration & Dispute Management SAP Portal Integrated Market Portal Enterprise Architecture Integration (SeeBeyond)

  6. Solution Overview“To-Be” Architecture Data Aggr., Settlement & Billing EDI/XML Mapping & Validation Transaction Clearinghouse LODESTAR or Excelergy or Custom P A PE R F R E E e E X C H A N G E e G A T E WAN or Internet TDSP & Retailers Transaction Lifecycle Management (SeeBeyond) Registration & Dispute Management Yahoo Portal Integrated Market Portal Enterprise Architecture Integration (SeeBeyond)

  7. Settlement / Registration Selection • ERCOT has multiple directions it could take regarding Settlements, Registration, and Transaction Management: • Modified Lodestar Solution (with upgrade) • Implement Excelergy Solution • Implement Custom Solution • Considerations (costs, risks, and impacts) for alternatives: • Development (labor, licensing, hardware) • Integration (reliability, transaction integrity, scalability) • Maintenance (personnel skill-set, technology, vendor support) • Operation (transaction transparency, performance, security) • Business Impact (conversion, operation) • The goal is to reduce Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) while meeting the needs of the market.

  8. Measurement via service levels Business Feedback Requirements Resource Estimation Project Priorities Time and Cost to Market Product Quality, Productivity Manage Risk Application Monitoring Performance Metrics Availability Release & Project Delivery Project Management & Development Process Support Texas Market Strategic Planning Cost Effectiveness Customer Satisfaction ERCOT Business Change Management ITOperations ITDevelopment

  9. IT Project Updates Project Performance Monthly Activity • For the 50 Priority-1 Projects: • 18 complete, • 20 in progress, and • 12 in planning • The 18 projects completed in the first quarter include projects started in the last quarter of 2002

  10. IT Project Updates Project Activity Highlights of Completions • TX Set V1.5 • Market coordination was key success factor • Disaster Recovery • Confident that we will beat the 48-hour recovery requirement • Project Team Recognitions • James Whitlock • Jason VanDerMark • Trending Information: • Project Management staff added in 1st Quarter

  11. Upcoming Projects for ERCOT • Energy Management Systems • Oracle 9i upgrade of EMMS • QSE Testing • Increase availability • Increase functionality • Settlement & Billing • BUL / LAAR • Load Research Sampling / DLC • TX Processing • EDI Pipeline Hardening • MIMO Short Term • Enterprise Operations • Document management • Portal replacement • Portfolio management software

  12. No longer on ERCOT.com Moved to a secure location Now located on ERCOT’s portal Requires use of digital certificate to access ERCOT security desk available to route calls ERCOT Employee Directory

  13. Texas Electric Market

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