ERCOT Wholesale Market Subcommittee (WMS) Meeting

ERCOT Austin MET Center / Austin, Texas

Wednesday, February 17, 2010 – 9:30 a.m. – 4:15 p.m.

1. / Antitrust Admonition / B. Clemenhagen / 9:30 a.m.
2. / Approval of Draft Meeting Minutes
  • January20, 2009 (Vote)
/ B. Clemenhagen / 9:35 a.m.
3. / WMS 2010 Goals (Update)
  • WMS Procedures (Vote)
/ B. Clemenhagen / 9:40 a.m.
4. / ERCOT Technical Advisory Committee (TAC), ERCOT Board of Directors (ERCOT Board), and Public Utility Commission of Texas (PUCT) Updates
  • TAC and Subcommittee Guiding Principles (possible Vote)
/ B. Clemenhagen / 9:50 a.m.
5. / Congestion Management Working Group (CMWG) (Updates)
  • ERCOT Coordination with Transmission Operators (TOs) on operation of phase shifting
  • Competitive Constraint Test results to date
/ M. Wagner / 10:00 a.m.
6. / Demand Side Working Group (DSWG) (Update)
  • Emergency Interruptible Load Service (EILS) Update
  • Load acting as Resource (LaaR) Compliance and PUCT Update (possible Vote)
  • Load Resources and Network Model
  • January 9th LaaR Event and Load Participation Update
/ M. Brelinsky / 10:15 a.m.
7. / Metering Working Group (MWG) (No Update) / D. DiSanto
8. / Market Credit Working Group (MCWG)
  • NPRR206, Nodal Market Day-Ahead Market Credit Requirements
  • Defining “e” parameters (possible Vote)
  • ERCOT Board Action (possible Vote)
  • Draft NPRR,DAM Settlement Acceleration and Uplift Methodology (possible Vote)
  • Nodal Short-Pay Fund Methodology (Update)
/ M. Davies
S. Siddiqi
C. Greer / 10:30 a.m.
9. / QSE Managers Working Group (QMWG)
  • Implementation of PRR830, Reactive Power Capability Requirement
  • Wind-powered Generation Resource Production Potential (WGRPP) Forecast Accuracy
  • Load Forecast Accuracy
  • Zonal Replacement Reserve Service (RPRS) De-selection Procedure
  • Implementation of PRR811, Real Time Production Potential
  • Draft NPRR, WGR HSL update process (possible Vote)
  • SCR757, Real-Time Wind Production by Zone (update)
  • Forecasting Ancillary Service Requirements
/ D. Detelich
E. Goff / 11:00 a.m.
Lunch / 11:30 p.m.
10. / Nodal Parking Deck / T. Anderson / 1:00 p.m.
11. / Verifiable Cost Working Group (VCWG)
  • Nodal Verifiable Cost Alternatives (possible Vote)
  • Nodal Verifiable CostManual and Affidavit Update (possible Vote)
/ H. Lookadoo / 1:15p.m.
12 / NPRR, Disputing Fuel Oil Price (FOP) costs (possible vote) / K. Ögelman / 2:00 p.m.
13. / Generation Adequacy Task Force (GATF)
  • GATF Report to WMS (Vote)
/ A. Pieniazek / 2:15 p.m.
14. / Wind Cost Allocation Task Force (WCATF)
  • Wind Plus Load Ratio Share Proposal (possible Vote)
  • Incremental Allocation Proposal (possible Vote)
  • Other Alternatives to Allocation (possible Vote)
/ J. Troutman / 2:45 p.m.
15. / Quick Start Task Force (QSTF) (Update)
  • NPRR207, Hour Start Unit Deselection and Half Hour Start Unit RUC Clawback (possible Vote)
  • Ten Minute Non-Spinning Reserve Service (NSRS)
/ S. Cochran
T. Jackson / 3:00 p.m.
16. / Nodal Reliability Unit Commitment (RUC) Capacity Short Charge Discussion
  • Draft NPRR, Modify RUC Capacity Short Charge to Use Final Energy Trades (possible Vote)
/ B. Barnes / 3:15 p.m.
17. / Nodal Reliability Must-Run (RMR): ERCOT Created Three-Part Supply Offer / I. Gonzalez / 3:45 p.m.
18. / Renewable Technology Working Group (RTWG) Report (Update) / J. Troutman / 4:00 p.m.
19. / ERCOT Ancillary Service Procurement Methodology Comparison Report / E. Goff / 4:05 p.m.
20. / Multiple Interconnections for Generators Task Force (MIGTF) (Update)
  • Assign Drafting of NPRR
  • ROS Assignment: Determination of Days Before Switching
/ B. Clemenhagen / 4:15 p.m.
21. / NPRR091, Scarcity Pricing and Mitigated Offer Cap During the Period Commencing on the Texas Nodal Market Implementation Date (TNMID) and Continuing for a Total of 45 Days (possible Vote) / B. Clemenhagen / 4:20 p.m.
22. / Other Business / B. Clemenhagen / 4:25p.m.
23. / Future WMS Meetings
  • February 22, 2010 (Special meeting – NPRR091)
  • March 24, 2010 (Regular meeting)
Adjourn / 4:30 p.m.