Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT)

TAC Meeting

January 03, 2008
9:30 AM - 4:00 PM
ERCOT Austin Room 206
7620 Metro Center Dr.
Austin, TX 78744
Dial-In: 512-225-7270
Dial-In Code: 2506
Agenda
1. Antitrust Admonition   M. Dreyfus 9:30 a.m.
2. ERCOT Board Update M. Dreyfus 9:35 a.m.
3. Election of TAC Chair and Vice-Chair   K. Hobbs 9:45 a.m.
4. Approval of the Draft November 29, 2007 TAC Meeting Minutes (Vote)   Chair 9:55 a.m.
5. Credit Work Group Update M. Davies 10:00 a.m.
6. ERCOT Strategic Plan Review B. Kahn 10:20 a.m.
7. Distributed Generation Task Force Recommendations (Vote) L. Jones 11:20 a.m.
8. Protocol Revisions Subcommittee Report
  • Protocol Revision Request (PRR) (Vote):
    • PRR744, Revision to 16.2.8, Monitoring of Creditworthiness by ERCOT - URGENT
    • PRR748, Settlement During EDS 3 LFC Testing - URGENT
  • Nodal Protocol Revision Request (NPRR) (Vote):
    • NPRR078, Simplifying the Dispute Process
    • NPRR086, Settlement Clarifications to RUC Capacity Shortfall Ratio Share Formula
    • NPRR087, Market Monitor Terminology Change
  • Notice of PRR Rejections:
    • PRR703, Emergency Interruptible Load Service (EILS) - URGENT
    • PRR739, Administrative Price Adjustments
    • PRR742, Balancing Energy Price Adjustment Due to OOMC, OOME and RRS Deployments During Alert and Emergency Notice Conditions
 K. Gresham 11:50 a.m.
  Lunch   12:30 p.m.
9. Texas Nodal Implementation
  • TPTF Report
    • Approval of TPTF Milestone Completion (Vote):
      • Market Management System (MMS) Security Constrained Economic Dispatch (SCED) and Real-Time MMS Processes Requirements
      • Market Information System (MIS) Web Portal Requirements
    • Nodal Readiness Metrics (Vote):
      • E5, Nodal SAS 70 Preparedness  
      • E12, MIS Compliance Test   
      • MP8, QSE Ability to Submit Transactions Via MIS
      • MP9, QSE Ability to Submit Web Service Transactions
      • MP10, Mapping of Resources to Resource Nodes and Resources to EPS Meters is Complete
      • MP11, MP Registration Activities
      • MP13, MP Completes EDS-4 Related Training
      • MP15, MP EDS-3 Participation
      • MP17, MP Qualification Activities
      • MP16 - MP EDS-4 Trials Participation
      • MP18 - Mapping of Resources and Loads in Private Area Networks is Complete
      • MP19 - Load Serving Entitles Engagement and Readiness
      • CO1 - Settle Market for 7 Days and provide appropriate extracts
      • CO2 - Verify Dispute Process of 168 Hour Test 
      • CO3 - Verify DAM Settlement Statements
      • CO4 - Zonal/Nodal Coordinated Settlement Operations
      • CO5 - Verify RTM Settlement Statements
      • CO6 - Verify RTM Settlement Invoices
      • CO7 - Verify DAM Invoices
      • CO8 - Verify CRR Auction Invoices
      • CO9 - Verify Financial Transfer and Processing
      • CO10 - Verify Credit Calculations
      • EMO12 - Network Operations Model and SE Performance
      • EMO13 - ERCOT Operating Personnel and Facilities Readiness
      • MO7 - ERCOT Operating Personnel and Facilities Readiness

T. Doggett

 1:00 p.m.
 
  • ERCOT Report
    • Program Update
    • Vendor Update
 J. Sullivan/
R. Hinsley		  
10. Commercial Operations Subcommittee Report L. Starr 2:00 p.m.
11. Retail Market Subcommittee Report B. Gross 2:20 p.m.
12. Reliability and Operations Subcommittee Report S. Nelson 2:40 p.m.
13. Wholesale Market Subcommittee Report B. Belk 3:00 p.m.
14. Texas Regional Entity Report L. Grimm 3:20 p.m.
15. Operations and Planning Reports ERCOT 3:35 p.m.
16. Other Business
  • TAC 2007 Accomplishments and 2008 Goals
 Chair 3:45 p.m.
  Adjourn Chair 4:00 p.m.

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