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Retail Market Subcommittee Update - March 1 to April 5, 2016

This update provides highlights of the Retail Market Subcommittee's activities from March 1 to April 5, 2016, including goals, voting on NPRRs, and updates on the Advanced Metering Working Group.

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Retail Market Subcommittee Update - March 1 to April 5, 2016

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  1. March 1, 2016 and April 5, 2016Retail Market Subcommittee Update to COPS Kathy Scott

  2. RMS 2016 Goals: • Unanimously Approved by RMS (3/1) and TAC (3/16): • Align Retail Market Subcommittee Goals with TAC goals and the strategic vision of the ERCOT Board of Directors. • Maintain rules that support Retail Market processes and promote market solutionsthat are consistent with PURA and PUC. • Support the appropriate incorporation of demand response and load participation in the Wholesale market. • Explore and Implement Retail Market Enhancements. • Facilitate market enhancements necessary to leverage the capabilities of Advanced Metering Systems in the retail market and improve the integrity and availability of AMS data to Market Participants. • Maintain market rules that support open access to the ERCOT retail market. • Continue to work with ERCOT to develop Protocols and other market improvements that support increased data transparency and data availability to the market. • Support all phases of ERCOT’s implementation of SCR786, Retail Market Test Environment, including but not limited to developing market requirements, project planning, system testing, project execution along with market education and communications. • Assess and develop Retail Market training initiatives that may include ERCOT’s Learning Management System’s (LMS) online modules and Instructor Led Market Training courses and/or webinars. RMS Update to COPS

  3. NPRR711 Withdrawal Voting: • NPRR711, Increase the IDR Meter Required Threshold • On March 1, 2016, RMS unanimously voted to withdraw NPRR711. • On March 2, 2016, in support of the Retail Market Subcommittee’s voting recommendation to withdraw, a formal request for withdrawal of NPRR711was provided by the submitter to the Revision Request Listserv for PRS’ March 10th meeting. • On March 10, 2016, PRS agenda reflected that NPRR711 was recommended for Withdrawal by RMS and submitter NO action was required of PRS RMS Update to COPS

  4. Revision Requests Tabled at RMS: • NPRR753and RMGRR134: • Allow AMS Data Submittal Process for TDSP- Read Non-Modeled Generators. • 03/1/16 RMS: Additional time needed to review ERCOT’s 2/29/16 Comments • 04/5/16 RMS: Both continued to be ‘Tabled’ at RMS due to data privacy and confidentiality concerns identified by the TDSPs. • RMGRR132 “Tabled” at RMS: • NOIE Disconnect and Reconnect for Non-Payment Process • RMGRR135 “Withdrawn” by Submitter: • Clarification of TNMP Extreme Weather Disconnect for Non-Pay Weather Moratorium Process • TNMP withdrew RMGRR135 in an effort to work with Commenters. RMS Update to COPS

  5. Advanced Metering Working Group (AMWG) • AMWG Procedures: • 03/01/16 RMS : Referred back to the Advanced Metering Working Group (AMWG) • RMS member requested additional clarifications were necessary • 04/05/16 RMS: RMS Unanimously Approved the AMWG Procedures with the 3/22/16 AMWG edits. • AMS Data vs 867_03 Usage Data Reporting: • http://www.ercot.com/content/wcm/key_documents_lists/81381/AMSR_Cycle_Read_Analysis_Dec15_v2.pptx • http://www.ercot.com/content/wcm/key_documents_lists/81381/AMS_Volume_and_Count_Report_ERCOT_Feb16.xls • http://www.ercot.com/content/wcm/key_documents_lists/81381/867_vs._AMS_Dec15.xlsx RMS Update to COPS

  6. Advanced Metering Working Group (AMWG) • March 2016 SMT Planned Maintenance: • DAY AFFECTED:Sunday March 20, 2016 12:01 A.M. CST until Sunday March 20, 2016 6:00 A.M. CST • SMT successfully conducted planned maintenance that requires an outage of the SMT services including the portal website, APIs, HAN and ODR • During this planned maintenance outage the following SMT services were impacted, including: • Website Portal, Adhoc Reporting, HAN Services and On Demand Reads, however, • ROR LSE File FTPS Downloads and Third Party FTPS Scheduled Reporting Downloads were unaffected and available as normal RMS Update to COPS

  7. Advanced Metering Working Group (AMWG) • April 2016 SMT Planned Maintenance: • DAY AFFECTED: • API Services - WednesdayApril 6, 2016 9:00 A.M. CST until Wednesday April 6, 2016 10:00 A.M. CST • FTPS Services - Wednesday April 6, 2016 1:00 P.M. CST until Wednesday April 6, 2016 1:30 P.M. CST • SMT will conduct planned maintenance that will require brief outages of SMT’s FTPS and API services • During this planned maintenance the following SMT services will be impacted, including: • API – 60 Minute Outage • FTPS – 30 Minute Outage RMS Update to COPS

  8. Advanced Metering Working Group (AMWG) • April 2016 SMT Planned Release: • DAY AFFECTED:Friday, April 29, 2016 9:00 P.M. CST until Saturday, April 30, 2016 at 9:00 A.M. CST • Functionality: Will allow users to open SMT in multiple tabs in the same browser without having to re-enter login information. • System Impacts: • Portal, Home Area Network (HAN) and On-Demand Reads (ODR) affected • No impact on LSE files and FTPS folders RMS Update to COPS

  9. SMT Statistics for February 2016 • SMT Help Desk Calls 443 ( +37) • SMT Help Desk Tickets 426 ( +9) • Residential = 346 (+ 3) • GUI access issues = 72 ( - 31) • Registration issues = 191 (+ 18) • SMT Registered Users (Res) 66,650(+ 1,183) • ESIs in SMT 7,129,456 (+12,354) • Active Meters in SMT 7,061,501(+12,613) RMS Update to COPS

  10. SMT Statistics for February 2016 • Active Energy Data Agreements 993 (3/1/16) • *Total Energy Data Agreements 2,496 (+1,331) *Active and Pending • AEPN = 0; CNP = 596; Oncor = 1,899 • HAN Device Agreements 389 (NC) • HAN Devices 9,741 (-44) • 3rd Parties Registered @ SMT 86 (+1) • REPs Registered @ SMT 108 (+1) • On Demand Reads • Customers 4,780 • REPs 16 • 3rd Party 0 RMS Update to COPS

  11. Retail Market Training Taskforce (RMTTF) • Retail 101 Training Topics: • Market History • Roles and Responsibilities • Market Rules • Retail Transactions • Impact of Advanced Meter Technology • Data Transparency and Data Availability • Many positive comments and feedback from attendees • Frequent questions involved the following topics: • Advanced Metering • TDSP Meter Configuration • ERCOT Systems and Functionality • Retail Market Transactions • Requests were made for additional retail training! RMS Update to COPS

  12. Retail Market Training Taskforce (RMTTF) • Retail Market Training Roadshow: • Instructor Led Classes by ERCOT and MPs • AustinHosted by ERCOT • Retail 101: Tuesday, February 9, 2016 • 50 In-Person (Classroom was Full) and 57 via WebEx • MarkeTrak: Date and Time TBD • DallasHosted by TXU • Retail 101: Thursday, May 5, 2016 • MarkeTrak: Friday, May 6, 2016 • HoustonHosted by CenterPoint Energy • Retail 101: Tuesday, September 27, 2016 • MarkeTrak: Wednesday, September 28 , 2016 RMS Update to COPS

  13. ERCOT Updates • Retail Project Update – T. Anderson • http://www.ercot.com/content/wcm/key_documents_lists/77528/13.__RMS_April_2016_Project_Update.pptx • Market Notice Mailing List Update- T. Hailu • http://www.ercot.com/content/wcm/key_documents_lists/77528/13.__Market_Notice_Mailing_List_Update.doc • Inadvertent Gain Statistics Reporting – D. Michelsen • http://www.ercot.com/content/wcm/key_documents_lists/77528/13.__Inadvertent_Stats___January_2016.pptx • http://www.ercot.com/content/wcm/key_documents_lists/77528/13.__April_RMS_2016_IAG_Numbers.pptx • IT Incident Report – D. Pagliai • Service Availability – March - Retail Market IT systems met all SLA targets • Incidents & Maintenance – March - None to Report RMS Update to COPS

  14. Other Business! • Save the Date * • CenterPoint Energy – Competitive Retailer Relations • 2016 Competitive Retailer Workshop • Wednesday, April 27, 2016 • 9:30 am – 5:00 pm • Norris Conference Center • 816 Town And Country Ln., Houston, TX 77024 - near I-10 West and Beltway 8 • Reception and Networking event immediately following the workshop from 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM at the Houston Texans Grille, adjacent to the Norris Conference Center.  RMS Update to COPS

  15. Questions? RMS ,Update to COPS

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