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Interchange Authority Outage Questions

Interchange Authority Outage Questions. 1. How many entities implemented back-up plan on Nov. 13? 2. What issues did entities experience with the Nov incident? 3. How well did the back-up procedures work? 4. How was the transition back to normal operating?

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Interchange Authority Outage Questions

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  1. Interchange Authority Outage Questions • 1. How many entities implemented back-up plan on Nov. 13? • 2. What issues did entities experience with the Nov incident? • 3. How well did the back-up procedures work? • 4. How was the transition back to normal operating? • 5. Issues encountered in the return to normal operation? • 6. What type of failures are possible? • WIT, access to WIT, etc…

  2. Electronic Scheduling Work Group January 12, 2012

  3. Topics • WIT Functional Spec Task Force • WIT Wish List (ISAS Goal) • Reserve responsible entities field • ETTBPTF • E-tag Test Bed Proposal (ISAS Goal) • WIAB (ISAS Goal) • WIT Vendor communications for outages (ISAS Goal)

  4. A special thank you…. • Members • Brenda Ambrosi, BCHA • Scott Gregory, WAPA • Mark Hackney, OATI • Bob Harshbarger, PSE • Eva Hunt, AVA • JJ Jaimeson, PGE • Danielle Johnson, BPA • Peter Klauser, CAISO • Don Lacen, PNM • Kristen Lacey, CAISO • Rick Lowther, SRP • Clay Macarthur, DG&T • Mike McDermott, PG&E • Andy Meyers, BPA • Mark Neilsen, OATI • Gary Nolan, APS • Mike Prickett, MCG • Bob Sullivan, CAISO • Danielle Vockeroth Smith, CAISO • Tracy Townley, AVA • Raymond Vojdani, WAPA

  5. WIT Functional Spec Task Force • WIT Wish List • WIT Functionality Requests (ISAS Goal completed) • OATI’s response • Questions for ISAS • Reserve responsible entity field

  6. WIT Wish List • 2. Ability to accept EIDE messages from home scheduling systems to auto-check WIT checkout boxes. This is to eliminate the need for checking both home system and WIT. • Comments from OATI: each company selects whether they want to check in home system or WIT

  7. WIT Wish List • 3. The ability to auto filter in General Audit Trail. This will allow the user to filter the Audit Trail results by each column. • Clarification to OATI: drop down menu that lists all adjacent BAs, to limit number of tags in search

  8. Reserve responsible entities field • This functionality may be retained. • The list of appropriate entities needs to be updated by the ESWG. • Process: • 1. Balancing Authorities: • All BAs are allowed on the list. • 2. Purchasing Selling Entities: • ……

  9. Adding PSEs to RRE list • Purchasing Selling Entities: • 1. A PSE must submit a request to be added (to Paul Rice) • 2. Paul then gets approval from the OC rep for the BA in which that entity’s generation resource resides • 3. Notify the ESWG of the approval. • 4. Then Paul sends the name of that PSE to the TSIN vendor email list to add to the list of acceptable PSEs to be used on the RRE field.

  10. E-Tag Test Bed Proposal • ISAS Goal • Submitted to ISAS last August • Cricket noises from the crowd • Began focusing on a WIAB

  11. WECC Interchange Authority Back-up • ISAS Goal • Began drafting documents, then put on hold • Need more feedback from ISAS after OATI’s presentation. • What is the consensus? • ISAS goal complete?

  12. Vendor Communication Protocols • ISAS Goal • The ESWG discussed how to disseminate WIT vendor outage information • Types of outages • Causes • Possible solutions • WECC inquisition

  13. End • That’s all we’ve worked on. • Questions?

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