Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT)

Board of Directors Meeting

September 21, 2010
10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
ERCOT Austin Room 206
7620 Metro Center Dr.
Austin, TX 78744

Agenda

Item

Topic

Presenter

Time

1.

Call Open Session to Order and Announce Proxies

M. Gent

10:00 a.m.

2.

Consent Agenda Items: 3; 7a Â? Protocol Revision Requests (PRRs) 846 & 850; 7b Â? Nodal Protocol Revision Requests (NPRRs) 213, 220, 232, 238, 240, 241, 243, 247, 248, 249, 250, 251, 252 & 254; 7c Â? System Change Request (SCR) 759; 7d Â? Commercial Operations Market Guide Revision Request (COMPGRR) 020; and 7e Â? Nodal Operating Guide Revision Request (NOGRR) 034

M. Gent

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3.

August 17, 2010 Board of Directors Meeting Minutes* (Vote)

M. Gent

--

4.

Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Update*

T. Doggett

--

5.

Operating Reports

--

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a. Financial Summary Report*

M. Petterson

--

 

b. Market Operations Report*

M. Cleary

--

 

c. Information Technology and Facilities Report*

R. Morgan

--

 

d. Grid Operations and Planning Report*

K. Saathoff

--

 

e. Nodal Program Update*

M. Cleary

--

6.

2010-2011 Ancillary Services Methodology Recommendation* (Vote)

J. Dumas

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7.

TAC Update*

B. Jones

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a. PRRs Â? See Consent Agenda* (Vote)

--

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b. NPRR 231; See also Consent Agenda* (Vote)

--

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c. SCR Â? See Consent Agenda* (Vote)

--

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d. COMPGRR Â? See Consent Agenda* (Vote)

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e. NOGRR Â? See Consent Agenda* (Vote)

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8.

Lunch

--

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9.

Finance & Audit Committee Report

C. Karnei

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a. Approval of First Priority Security Interest Agreement* (Vote)

C. Seely

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b. 2011 Budget Discussion*

M. Petterson

--

 

c. Review of FERC Order on Audit of PJM Interconnection*

B. Magness/

B. Wullenjohn

--

10.

H. R. & Governance Committee Report

A. Dalton

--

11.

Acceptance of 2009 401(k) Audit Report* (Vote)

L. Porter

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12.

2011 ERCOT Board Meeting Schedule Approval* (Vote)

B. Magness

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13.

2010 Annual Meeting Planning Discussion*

B. Magness

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14.

Other Business

M. Gent

--

15.

Future Agenda Items*

M. Gent

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Convene to Executive Session

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16.

August 17, 2010 Executive Session Board of Directors Meeting Minutes* (Vote)

M. Gent

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17.

Personnel*

Staff

--

18.

Security and Compliance Matters

C. Manning

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19.

Litigation*

B. Magness

--

20.

Contract Matters*

Staff

--

21.

Information Technology Asset Replacement Strategy*

D. Forfia

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Reconvene to Open Session

--

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22.

Vote on Matters from Executive Session (Vote)

M. Gent

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23.

Ratification of Officer* (Vote)

T. Doggett

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24.

Adjourn

M. Gent

Conclusion


Additional Information
*Background material enclosed or will be distributed prior to meeting.
Watch the webcast of this meeting at:  http://www.texasadmin.com/ercot.shtml.

Key Documents


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