SCR771

Title:	ERCOT System Change Allowing Independent Master QSE to Represent Split Generation Resources
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Status:	Approved on 05/15/2012

Date	Gov Body		Next Steps
05/15/2012	Board of Directors	Approved
04/05/2012	TAC	Recommended for Approval	ERCOT Board for consideration.
03/22/2012	PRS	Recommended for Approval	TAC for consideration.
02/23/2012	PRS	Recommended for Approval	PRS for Impact Analysis review.
			PRS for initial consideration.

Date	Gov Body	Motion	Result	Against	Abstentions
05/15/2012	Board of Directors	To approve SCR771 as recommended by TAC in the 4/5/12 TAC Report.	Passed
04/05/2012	TAC	To to recommend approval of SCR771 as recommended by PRS in the 3/22/12 PRS Report.	Passed	0	0
03/22/2012	PRS	To endorse and forward the 2/23/12 PRS Report and Impact Analysis to TAC with a recommended priority of 2012 and rank of 679.	Passed	0	0
02/23/2012	PRS	To recommend approval of SCR771 as submitted.	Passed	0	0

Status:	Approved
Date Posted:	01/24/2012
Sponsor:	Joel Buck on behalf of Sandy Creek Services, LLC
Urgent:	No
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Description:	This System Change Request (SCR) modifies ERCOT systems to allow owners of Split Generation Resources to contract for service with an independent Master Qualified Scheduling Entity (QSE).
Reason:	This SCR restores functionality that was available in the zonal market in which, under certain instances, a QSE which did not represent a portion of the Generation Resource with registered Split Generation Resources was established as a Master QSE. The transition to the Nodal Market precluded the flexibility for implementation into the Nodal systems. During the stakeholder process for Nodal Protocol Revision Request (NPRR) 312, Clarification of QSE Requirements for Split Generation Resources, approved by the ERCOT Board on July 19, 2011, it was recommended that an SCR be submitted to restore this functionality to the market as NPRR312 was intended to align the Protocols with the “as built” Nodal system. This SCR provides for the capability to allow a QSE to act as a Master QSE without representing an ownership share of the Split Generation Resource, which restores the functionality that was previously available in the zonal market.