Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT)

TPTF Meeting

January 12, 2009
9:30 AM - 5:00 PM
Multiple Day Meeting
ERCOT Austin Room 206A
7620 Metro Center Dr.
Austin, TX 78744
Teleconference: 1-866-469-3239
Meeting number: 351 859 493
Meeting password: TPTF123!!
Agenda
Day 1
Requested Links:
| IDA Punchlist | T PTF Punchlist | Quality Center | Nodal Metrics | Nodal Schedules | Nodal Reports | SPR1643 Bucket | EDS-SLA Metrics Summary | Managing Protocol Content

       
  Note: The third meeting day (Jan 14th) will be held offsite.

  
1. Antitrust Admonition

 J. Mickey

 9:30 am

2. Review Agenda

 J. Mickey

  
3. Confirm Future TPTF Meetings at the Met Center:
  • January 26 - 28, 2009
  • February 9 - 10, 2009
  • February 23 - 25, 2009


 J. Mickey

  
4. Consider Approval of Meeting Minutes:
  • December 15 - 16, 2008 TPTF meeting (possible vote*)


 S. Bridges

  
5. Discussion of current Nodal Program scope:
  • NPRR164, Resubmitting Ancillary Service Offers in SASM
  • NPRR169, Clarify the Calculation and Posting of LMPs for the Load Zone and LMPs for each Hub
    • Review Impact Analysis
  • SCR752, Allow QSEs to Enter Outages for All Assets
    • Discuss ROS feedback Discuss feasibility study


R. Hinsley
T. Anderson

 9:45 am

6. Change Process Update
  • Change Process Flowchart
  • NPRR Tracking Sheet
  • TPTF's role in change process


 T. Anderson

 11:00 am

  Lunch   12:00 pm

7. TPTF review of the Nodal Program Schedule
  • Update on the Jan 7th Preliminary Nodal Schedule Review
  • Review disposition of comments


 R. Hinsley
Core PMs

 1:15 pm

  Recess   End by 5:00 pm

  Note: A special session will be provided after the recess on Monday for interested Market Participants to discuss exhaustive details of the nodal program schedule.  
Day 2
       
  Carry-over items from Tuesday

    

8. ERCOT Readiness & Transition (ERT) Update
  • Update and review of Level 1 & 2 process definitions


 M. Nixon
K. Frankeny

8:30 am

9. Adjusted Capacity Monitor (a.k.a. MAI CR) update:
  • Clarification of purpose
  • Proposed implementation approach


 M. Atanacio
M. Boddeti

9:15 am

10. EDS Update

 M. Mereness

 9:30 am

11. ERCOT Nodal ICCP Communication Handbook v2.04 (possible vote*)
  • No comments received from the TPTF Review (Dec 2 - Dec 29)


 B. Kunz
M. Mereness

 10:30 am

  Lunch

  11:30 am

12. NPRR167, Options for Filing Verifiable Costs - QSEs or Resources (possible vote*)
  • On 12/18/08, PRS unanimously voted to refer NPRR167 to TPTF for review
  • No comments received during the TPTF Review (Dec 24 - Jan 7)
  • Assign essentiality status


 I. Gonzalez

 12:45 pm

13. NPRR168, Verifiable Costs General Corrections (possible vote*)
  • On 12/18/08, PRS unanimously voted to refer NPRR168 to TPTF for review
  • No comments received during the TPTF Review (Dec 24 - Jan 7)
  • Assign essentiality status


 I. Gonzalez

 1:15 pm

14. Modeling Approach for EPS Meters with Loss Compensation
  • Referred to TPTF by WMS for visibility


 D. Tucker

2:00 pm

15. Discuss potential TPTF subgroup issues
  • Section 1
    • Discuss the need to assemble volunteers to draft comments for NPRR165, Synchronizing Section 1 with PRR697
  • Zonal-to-Nodal Protocol Transition
    • Discuss the need to assemble volunteers to review the Nodal Protocol Transition Plan for the purpose of aligning protocol effective dates with the new nodal schedule


 J. Mickey

3:00 pm
16. Discussion of Wind Generation Issues in the nodal market
  • Base Point compliance
  • Settlements


 W. Reid 3:30 pm
  Recess

   End by 5:00 pm

Day 3
       
  Carry-over items from Monday

    
17. TPTF review of the Nodal Program Schedule (continued)

R. Hinsley
Core PMs

8:30 am

  Lunch

  12:00 pm

18. TPTF review of the Nodal Program Schedule (continued)
  • Request TPTF perspective regarding readiness for sending the Nodal Program Schedule to TAC for approval (possible vote*)


R. Hinsley
Core PMs

1:15 pm

  Adjourn   End by 3:00 pm

Additional Information

Recent Document Reviews

Comments Due

ERCOT Nodal ICCP Communication Handbook v2.04

Dec 29, 2008

MMS Detailed User Interface Design v1.0

Dec 31, 2008

NPRR167, Options for Filing Verifiable Costs - QSEs or Resources

Jan 7, 2009

NPRR168, Verifiable Costs General Corrections

Jan 7, 2009

 * For multiple-day TPTF meetings, it is noted that the voting items may be considered on a day that is different from that which is stated in the agenda above. The presentation times indicated above are approximations only and are subject to change.

Key Documents


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