Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT)

TPTF Meeting

January 26, 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: 354 819 845
Meeting password: TPTF123!!
Agenda
Day 1
Requested Links:
| IDA Punchlist | TPTF Punchlist | Quality Center | Nodal Metrics | Nodal Schedules | Nodal Reports | SPR1643 Bucket | EDS-SLA Metrics Summary | Managing Protocol Content

       
  Note: The third meeting day (Jan 28th) has been cancelled

  
1. Antitrust Admonition

  		J. Mickey

 9:30 am
2. Review Agenda

  		J. Mickey

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


 J. Mickey

  
4. Consider Approval of Meeting Minutes:
  • January 12 - 14, 2009 TPTF meeting (possible vote*) 


 S. Bridges

 
5. TPTF review of the Nodal Program Schedule (possible vote*)
  • Review schedule updates
  • Review disposition of comments and follow-up items
  • Request TPTF perspective regarding readiness for sending the Nodal Program Schedule to TAC for approval 


 T. Doggett
Core PMs

9:40 am
  Lunch  

   1:00 pm
6. ERCOT Nodal ICCP Communication Handbook v2.05 (possible vote*)
  • No comments received from the TPTF Review (Dec 2 - Dec 29) 
  • Version 2.05 of this Handbook incorporates changes suggested by TPTF Jan. 13th, 2009


M. Mereness
B. Kunz

2:15 pm
7. EDS Update Follow-ups
  • ICCP Overview
  • Discussion of QSE/TSP Telemetry Dashboards
  • FIT validation 


 S. White
B. Kunz

3:00 pm
8. CRR Auction Revenue Distribution (CARD) Process
  • Clarifications for Monthly Load Ratio Share per QSE (MLRSZ) and 2003 Congestion Management Zones 


 A. Bauld
C. Opheim

  		4:00 pm    
  Recess

  		  End by 5:00pm

Day 2


       
  Carry-over items from Monday

  		   
9. Nodal Protocol/ Reliability Standards Alignment Task Force (NPRSA) Task Force:
  • Discussion of its review of the Nodal Protocols for consistency in terminology with FERC, NPRSA is seeking input from TPTF into the usefulness and scope of proposed efforts to synch terminology used in the Nodal Protocols with terminology used by FERC.


 D. Walker

  		8:30 am

10. Review Business Processes/Procedures:
  • Follow-ups on clarifications of current RUC implementation (discussion carried from 12/15/08)
  • Review disposition of comments for RUC Operating Procedure Review disposition of comments for Adjustment Period Operating Procedure 


 R. Surendran

 9:15 am
  Lunch

  		  12:00 pm
11. Quick Response Work Group (QRWG) Update
  • RUC commitment issues for Resources and potential RUC Process solutions
  • 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
 

B. Spangler

 1:15 pm
  Adjourn

  End by 3:00 pm

Additional Information

Recent Document Reviews Comment Period
ERT Business Process Core Descriptions Jan 16 - Jan 23
NPRR165 - Synchronizing Section 1 with PRR697 Jan 15 - Jan 23

 * 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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