ISAS Meeting Agenda January 13, 20161
1.Welcome
Bud Freeman, ISAS Chair will call the meeting to order. Attendees will be asked to introduce themselves by name and affiliation, both in person and over the phone/webinar.
2.WECC Antitrust Policy Open Meeting Reminder
All WECC meetings are conducted in accordance with the WECC Antitrust Policy and the NERC Antitrust Compliance Guidelines. All participants must comply with the policy and guidelines. This meeting is public—confidential or proprietary information should not be discussed in open session. The meeting will be recorded for the purpose of taking minutes. Please contact WECC legal counsel if you have any questions.
3.Approve Agenda
Bud Freeman will introduce the proposed meeting agenda. We will hear any discussion, addition or correction to the published agenda at this time.
Request for a motion to approve the proposed agenda.
4.Review August 26-27, 2015 ISAS Meeting Minutes
Bud Freeman will introduce the minutes from the August 26-27, 2015 meeting. We will hear any discussion, addition or correction to the published draft minutes at this time.
Request for a motion to approve the draft minutes.
5.Review of Previous Action Items
Raymond Vojdani will review action items carried over from the August 26-27, 2015 ISAS meeting. Action items for review are:
- ATFWG needs to determine wording and policy for when tagging is appropriate and training users on those policies.
- Assigned To: ATFWG
- Due Date: open
- WIT Survey
- Assigned To: Raymond Vojdani
- Due Date: open
- WIT wish list to Peak RC
- Assigned To: Raymond Vojdani
- Due Date: Next OC Meeting
6.UFAS Report –Pete Heiman, WAPA
A new version of the Western Interconnection Unscheduled Flow Mitigation Plan (WIUFMP) was filed this year and a new cost allocation methodology continues to be discussed.
7.Draft 2017 WECC Preschedule Calendar – Raymond Vojdani, WAPA
Review and assess the proposed 2017 Preschedule Calendar.
8.North American Energy Standards Board (NAESB) Report – Craig Williams, WECC
An update on current projects and proposed business standards for the electric industry.
9.Morning Break – 15 Minutes
10.After-The-Fact Working Group (AFTWG) Report – Sheryl Welch, BPA
An update on the purposes and proper uses of ATF tags will be given and the ATF Tagging Guideline paper will be discussed.
11.Energy Imbalance Market (EIM) Basics – John Schaffroth, PacifiCorp
In a continued effort to educate and train industry members on the growing market presence of the EIM this presentation provides some basic working principles from a participant view.
12.Lunch Break – 45 Minutes
13.North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) Activities Report – Craig Williams, WECC
An update on current, proposed,and future NERC activities.
14.Market Interface (MIC) & Operations (OC) Committee Reports –Andy Meyers, BPA
An update on recent, proposed, and future MIC & OC activities.
15.Spring 2016 Schedulers Meeting – Bud Freeman, SCL
An opportunity for all ISAS members to help draft the topics for the upcoming Schedulers Meeting. The date for this meeting is TBD.
16.WECC 4.9 Review Report – WECC Staff / TBD
Updating members on the recent Board of Directions actions related to the recent Section 4.9 Review conducted at WECC.
17.Western Interchange Tool (WIT) Improvement Survey – Raymond Vojdani, WAPA
A survey was sent to all Balancing Authorities in the Western Interconnection to solicit comments and suggestions for improvements to the WIT tool. A review of the responses will be provided.
18.Interchange Work Group (IWG) Report – Danielle Johnson, BPA
An update of recent and proposed work items for the IWG.
19.Discussion on Checkout and Tagging During Software / Internet Outages
There has been a great deal of conversation on the ability of entities to meet their Interchange standards obligations during times when WIT servers or internet connections are not functional. It is strongly felt that the WECC Interchange Authority Backup (WIAB) process is not practical for Real-Time operations and so new solutions are being discussed and developed.
20.WebIntegrity– Jeremy West, Peak RC
The next generation of the webSAS tool with better capabilities is under development. This is an opportunity to understand the schedule and implementation plans for the tool.
21.Reliability Messaging Tool (RMT) – Michelle Mizumori, Peak RC
The next generation of reliability messaging tools is near to implementation at Peak RC. This is an opportunity to understand the schedule for deployment of this tool.
22.Open Discussion
An opportunity for any member or participant to discuss issues of concern with tagging, interchange, checkout, or other issues.
23.ISAS Purpose & Goals, Future Agenda Items Discussion – Bud Freeman
24.Review of New Action Items
25.Review Upcoming Meetings
ISAS April 19-21, 2016...... Salt Lake City, UT (Tentative)
Schedulers May 24-25, 2016 ...... Salt Lake City, UT (Alternate)
ISAS August 2016...... Via webinar
26.Adjourn
The meeting is expected to adjourn by 4:30PM on Wednesday January 13, 2016.
Western Electricity Coordinating Council