Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT)

TAC Meeting

March 05, 2009
9:30 AM - 4:00 PM
ERCOT Austin Room 206
7620 Metro Center Dr.
Austin, TX 78744
Dial-In: 866-469-3239
Dial-In Code: Full Speaking Code: 18194331 // Listen Only Code: 88363061
Agenda

1.

Antitrust Admonition

M. Bruce

9:30 a.m.

2.

ERCOT Board Update

  • Nodal Schedule and Budget
  • TIEC Appeal of TAC Action
  • Regional Planning Group Charter (Possible Vote)

M. Bruce

 

 

D. Woodfin

9:35 a.m.

3.

Approval of Draft February 5, 2009 TAC Meeting Minutes (Vote)

M. Bruce

10:00 a.m.

4.

2009 TAC Goals (Possible Vote)

M. Bruce

10:05 a.m.

5.

Texas Nodal Implementation

  • ERCOT Program Update
  • TPTF Final Report
  • Stakeholder Engagement in Nodal Project / Retirement of TPTF (Possible Vote)

 

T. Doggett
J. Mickey/
R. Jones
M. Bruce

10:15 a.m.

6.

Protocol Revisions Subcommittee Report

  • Protocol Revision Request (PRR) (Vote):
    • PRR789, Removal of Grey Box Language Related to Lagged Dynamics Load Profiling Due to Unfunded Projects
    • PRR790, Load Profile ID Annual Validation Change Request
  • Nodal Protocol Revision Request (NPRR) (Vote):
    • NPRR146, ICCP Telemetry Information Submittals
  • Other Activity/Updates
    • Post-Nodal Go-Live Parking Deck
    • Metrics Review

K. Gresham

 

 

 

 

 

11:15 a.m.

 

7.

Tabled NPRRs/PRRs (Vote):

  • NPRR091, Scarcity Pricing and Mitigated Offer Cap During the Period Commencing on the Nodal Market Implementation Date and Continuing for a Total of 45 Days
  • NPRR135, Deletion of UFE Analysis Zone Language
  • NPRR161, Clarification of Establishing Decision-Making Authority of Managed Capacity
  • PRR776, Automatic MCPE Adjustment During Intervals of Non-Spinning Reserve Service Deployment Â? Urgent
  • PRR791, Shortage Pricing Mechanism Â? Urgent

K. Gresham/

M. Bruce

11:35 a.m.

 

 

Lunch

 

12:30 p.m.

 

 

Tabled NPRRs/PRRs (Continued)

 

1:00 p.m.

 

8.

Reliability and Operations Subcommittee Report

  • OGRR219, Time Error Correction - URGENT (Vote)
  • OGRR220, Synchronization with PRR799, ERCOT CEO Approval of NPRRs and SCRs Prior to Posting on MIS - URGENT (Vote)
  • NOGRR023, Hotline Changes for QSEs Representing Multiple Entities (Vote)
  • NOGRR025, Monitoring Programs for QSEs, TSPs, and ERCOT Â? TAC Response to PUCT and TRE (Vote)

K. Donohoo

 

 

 M. Bruce

 

1:30 p.m.

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9.

Renewable Technologies Working Group Report

  • PUCT Quarterly Report (Vote)

H. Durrwachter

1:50 p.m.

 

10.

Closely Related Element (CRE) Additions Discussion

  • Menard-SAPS
  • Flewellen-Peters
  • Hockley-Tomball

I. Flores

2:10 p.m.

 

11.

Retail Market Subcommittee Report

K. Patrick

2:25 p.m.

 

12.

Wholesale Market Subcommittee Report

B. Whittle

2:40 p.m.

 

13.

Commercial Operations Subcommittee Report

M. Trenary

2:55 p.m.

 

14.

Standards Development Overview

J. James

3:10 p.m.

 

15.

Texas Regional Entity Report

V. Barry

3:30 p.m.

 

16.

Operations and Planning Reports

  • Getting to Know ERCOT System Planning
  • Congestion Report

D. Woodfin

 

3:50 p.m.

 

17.

Other Business

  • Future Agenda Items

 

4:20 p.m.

 

 

Adjourn

M. Bruce

4:30 p.m.

 

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