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DSWG Update to WMS. August 16, 2006. Vote to Reaffirm DSWG Chair and Affirm Vice Chair. Votes Needed: Vote to reaffirm Mary Anne Brelinsky as Chair of DSWG due to company change Now employed by Mpower (REP/QSE) Vote to affirm Nelson Nease as Vice Chair of DSWG to replace prior Vice Chair
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DSWG Update to WMS August 16, 2006
Vote to Reaffirm DSWG Chair and Affirm Vice Chair Votes Needed: • Vote to reaffirm Mary Anne Brelinsky as Chair of DSWG due to company change • Now employed by Mpower (REP/QSE) • Vote to affirm Nelson Nease as Vice Chair of DSWG to replace prior Vice Chair • Represents Nucor Steel
Next DSWG Meeting Scheduled for September 8th Items already identified for September meeting: • Load Participation Update (Krein) • Nodal Update (Patterson) • Demand Response Survey preparation (Brelinsky) • Overview of PJM Demand Response Opportunities • Demand Response Programs in the Competitive Electric Market; PUC project number is 32853 (PUC) • Brainstorming Session for Demand Response Possibilities: Stage 2
Load Participation and Price Responsiveness DSWG was asked to quantify how much load responded during the April 17th event: • April 17th Event Facts for Load Price Responsiveness: • 1,150 MWs of Load committed to sell Responsive Reserve on April 17th • Over 1,300 MWs of Load was manually shed by LaaR • MCPE did not post above $599 for any interval and was later adjusted downward • Event was unexpected and public appeal for curtailments was delayed • There is no systematic way to determine how much non LaaR load responded to price at either the ERCOT or the QSE level • Interviewed multiple REPs, brokers, and consultants who shared similar responses for the lack of Price Responsive load participation on April 17th: • Magnitude and duration of prices did not warrant the shut down of commercial facilities • Expectation that high prices would not “stick” • Few QSE/REPs have communication chains in place to quickly/effectively notify loads • We believe that 100 – 500 MWs of non-LaaR load may have responded to price
Demand Response Survey • ERCOT has offered to administer a Demand Response Survey • DSWG to finalize questions for the survey at next meeting (Sept 8) • Input from Market Participants will be confidential • Sample questions include: • Are REPs currently offering price response programs? To which customer segments? If not, why not? • To what extend will the nodal market change Price Response programs that are in use today, or that might be envisioned? • Is the cost of IDR metering a significant barrier to price response programs? To which segments? Is it the same across all TDSPs or is it a bigger problem at some than at others? • What types of incentives are required in order to entice a customer to formally disclose its plans to curtail at certain price levels to the market (as opposed to simply voluntarily or passively responding to price signals)?