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March 31, 2016 Technical Advisory Committee (TAC) Update to RMS

March 31, 2016 Technical Advisory Committee (TAC) Update to RMS. Kathy Scott. 3. NPRR649, Issues Surrounding HDL. http ://www.ercot.com/content/wcm/key_documents_lists/76825/03._ NPRR649.zip NPRR649 , Addressing Issues Surrounding High Dispatch Limit (HDL) Overrides (Vote )

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March 31, 2016 Technical Advisory Committee (TAC) Update to RMS

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  1. March 31, 2016 Technical Advisory Committee (TAC) Update to RMS Kathy Scott TAC Update to RMS

  2. 3. NPRR649, Issues Surrounding HDL • http://www.ercot.com/content/wcm/key_documents_lists/76825/03._NPRR649.zip • NPRR649, Addressing Issues Surrounding High Dispatch Limit (HDL) Overrides (Vote) • NPRR649 Discussion and Preliminary Cost Estimates • Option 1: Payment for Justified Losses • $100-$150k • Option 2: Override RN LMP • $50-$100k • Option 3: Enter Constraints above RN • $200-$300k + ongoing 150 hours per year impacts • Motion: To Approve NPRR649 with Option 1 – • Note: ERCOT stated they will provide a revised/updated Impact Analysis (IA) to the Board for their April 19, 2016 Meeting • Roll Call Vote Taken: 23(Yes)- 5(No)- 2(Abstain) • Motion Approved TAC Update to RMS

  3. 4. PRS Initiatives and Votes • Nodal Protocol Revision Requests (NPRRs) • http://www.ercot.com/content/wcm/key_documents_lists/76825/04._PRS_Report.zip • NPRR741, Clarifications to TPE and EAL Credit Exposure Calculations (Vote) - Approved • NPRR744, RUC Trigger for the Reliability Deployment Price Adder and Alignment with RUC Settlement (Vote) - Approved • NPRR745, Change ERS Availability from an Hourly to 15-minute Interval Evaluation plus Other Minor Changes (Vote) - Approved • NPRR746, Adjustments Due to Negative Load (Vote) - Approved • NPRR748, Revisions associated with COM-002-4 and Other Clarifications Associated with Dispatch Instruction (Vote) - Approved • Annual Review of Other Binding Document List (Vote) - Approved TAC Update to RMS

  4. 5. ROS Initiatives and Votes: • Reliability Operations Subcommittee (ROS) • http://www.ercot.com/content/wcm/key_documents_lists/76825/05._ROS_Report.zip • NOGRR151, Alignment with NPRR748, Revisions associated with COM-002-4 and Other Clarifications Associated with Dispatch Instructions (Vote) - • Motion to “TABLE” Pending the Board’s Approval of associated NPRR748 during their April 19th meeting. • Motion to “TABLE” was Approved • Appeal of NOGRR149, Revision to Definition of Transmission Operator (Vote) • Motion to “TABLE” at TAC for a month was Approved • Recommendation re NRG Application for Permanent Site-Specific Exemption from Compliance with ERCOT Nodal Metering Protocols, Section 10.3.2.3 (6) (Vote) • TAC Unanimously Approved TAC Update to RMS

  5. 6. WMS Initiatives and Votes: • Wholesale Market Subcommittee (WMS) • http://www.ercot.com/content/wcm/key_documents_lists/76825/06.__WMS_Update_to_TAC_033116.ppt • High SASM Frequency and Prices: • Majority of SASMs are due to Forced Outages • High prices reflect a lack of SASM offers in RT • Concern with leaving DAM offers active for SASM • Education of QSE Operators as to timeline of notification and submitting offers • ERCOT exploring changing submission timeline • Participation in Reconfiguration SASM • System changes done in the middle of last year to address issues with settlement • Zero participation since the system change • Education of QSE Operators needed about resolution of Initial system/settlement issues • QMWG and WMS will continue to work on SASM issues. TAC Update to RMS

  6. 7. RMS Initiatives and Votes • Retail Market Subcommittee (RMS) Update • http://www.ercot.com/content/wcm/key_documents_lists/76825/07._RMS_Update_to_TAC_03_31_16.ppt • 2016 RMS Goals (Vote) • http://www.ercot.com/content/wcm/key_documents_lists/76825/07._2016_Draft_of_RMS_Goals_RMS_Approved_on_03_01_16.docx • RMS 2016 Goals were Unanimously Approved TAC Update to RMS

  7. 8. ERCOT Operations, Planning & IT Report • Annual ERS Report to TAC (Q&A Only) • http://www.ercot.com/content/wcm/key_documents_lists/76825/08._Operations__Planning__IT_Report.zip • ERS is procured 3 times annually for 4-month Standard Contract Terms • February through May • June through September • October through January • Participants may offer to provide ERS for one or more Time Periods: • Business Hours 1: 8AM to 1PM Monday-Friday* • Business Hours 2: 1PM to 4PM Monday-Friday* • Business Hours 3: 4PM to 8PM Monday-Friday* • Non-Business Hours: All other hours • *Except ERCOT Holidays • Time Periods are designed to allow flexibility for customers during traditional business hours • Time Periods have been in effect in current form since the June-September 2008 EILS Contract Period • ROS will continue to discuss ERS to determine where improvements can be achieved. TAC Update to RMS

  8. 9. Other Business • http://www.ercot.com/content/wcm/key_documents_lists/76825/09._Other_Businessv.2.zip • Debt Strategy Discussion Update • Revisions to Antitrust Admonition and Antitrust Guidelines– “Draft Redlined” Antitrust Admonition To avoid raising concerns about antitrust liability, participants in ERCOT activities should refrain from proposing any action or measure that would exceed ERCOT’s authority under federal or state law. For additional information, stakeholders should consult the Statement of Position on Antitrust Issues for Members of ERCOT Committees, Subcommittees, and Working Groups, available at http://www.ercot.com/about/governance/index.html. Disclaimer All presentations and materials submitted by Market Participants or any other Entity to ERCOT staff for this meeting are received and posted with the acknowledgement that the information will be considered public in accordance with the ERCOT Websites Content Management Operating Procedure. • The “Statement of Position on Antitrust Issues for Members of ERCOT Committees, Subcommittees and Working Groups” and the “Antitrust Admonition” comments will be available for Market Participant’s comments over the next 3 weeks. Any comments should be forwarded to ERCOT legal TAC Update to RMS

  9. 9. Other Business • Denton Municipal Electric (DME) - Observation of ERCOT Potential Reporting Change • ERCOT advised that they were issuing a 30 day notice for a change to an existing report. • Wind Power Production - Hourly averaged actual and forecasted values report • DME estimates a 30 person-hour impact to DME systems • No specific agenda item to discuss on most recent and previous MDWG meetings • Wind Power Production - Hourly averaged actual and forecasted values report in its current state. • HOUR_ENDING column • TAC Leadership suggested creating a Workshop to address reporting and External Web Services (EWS) issues to a much wider audience than MDWG and/or COPS. • April 28th TAC Meeting Main Topics of Discussion: • Reserve Discount Factor (RDF) Issues • ERCOT’s response to DREAM Taskforce’s Policy Cuts presented at the February 25th TAC meeting: • http://www.ercot.com/content/wcm/key_documents_lists/76821/04._DREAM_TAC_Deck_022516_Final.pptx TAC Update to RMS

  10. Questions? TAC update to RMS

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