1.

Antitrust Admonition

B. Jones

9:30 a.m.

2.

ERCOT Special Board Update

K. Ögelman

9:35 a.m.

3.

February Cold Weather Event

• Proposed Creation of TAC Task Force
• Identify Discussion Topics

B. Jones

9:45 a.m.

4.

Approval of Draft February 3, 2011 TAC Meeting Minutes (Vote)

B. Jones

11:15 a.m.

5.

Protocol Revisions Subcommittee Report

• Nodal Protocol Revision Requests (NPRRs) (Vote):

o   NPRR290, ERCOT Publication of DAM PSS/E Files

o   NPRR294, Texas SET 4.0 Including: Acquisition and Transfer of Customers From One REP to Another; Meter Tampering Transactional Solution

o   NPRR298, New Definitions Related to Black Start

o   NPRR301, Correct Energy Trade Language for Adjustment Period

o   NPRR303, Requirement to Post PTP Options Cleared in DAM or Taken to Real-Time - Urgent

o   NPRR304, Removal of Frequency Bias Methodology Approval Requirement

o   NPRR307, Change SASM Offer Procedures - Urgent

o   NPRR320, Minimum PTP Options Bids and CRR Auction Fees - Urgent

o   NPRR323, Correct DAM Credit Exposure Language and Enable Qualified Expiring CRRs to Offset PTP Bid Exposure  - Urgent

o   NPRR325, Price Correction During SCED Process Failure - Urgent

S. Morris

11:20 a.m.

Lunch

12:05 p.m.

6.

Impact Assessment for Parking Deck Items (Vote)

• NPRR208, Registration and Settlement of Distributed Generation (DG) Less Than One MW
• NPRR219, Resolution of Alignment Items A33, A92, A106, and A150 - TSPs Must Submit Outages for Resource Owned Equipment and Clarification of Changes in Status of Transmission Element Postings
• NOGRR050, Resolution of Reporting Issues Related to NPRR219
• NPRR251, Synchronization of PRR845, Definition for IDR Meters and Optional Removal of IDR Meters at a Premise Where an Advanced Meter Can be Provisioned
• NPRR282, Dynamic Ramp Rates Use in SCED
• NPRR293, Requirement to Post CRR Option and Obligation Quantities Cleared in DAM or Taken to Real Time

T. Anderson

12:30 p.m.

7.

Commercial Operations Subcommittee Report*

• LPGRR042, Updating of Weather Sensitivity Assignment, Suspension of Annual Validation for Advanced Meters, Addition of Load Research Sampling Documents, and Removal of Unused TOUS Codes (Vote)
• LPGRR044, Addition of Distributed Generation (DG) Load Profiles Urgent (Vote)

D. McKeever

12:45 p.m.

8.

Retail Market Subcommittee Report*

• RMGRR094, Adding the Competitive Metering Guide to the Retail Market Guide (Vote)
• RMGRR095, Meter Tampering Business Processes Clarifications (Vote)
• RMGRR096, Business Processes and Communications for Switch Holds Related to Deferred Payment Plans (Vote)

K. Patrick

12:55 p.m.

9.

Revision Requests Tabled at TAC *

• SCR760, Recommended Changes Needed for Information Model Manager and Topology Processor for Planning Models Urgent (Vote)
• NOGRR052, Conductor/Transformer Facility Rating (Vote)

B. Jones

1:05 p.m.

10.

Reliability and Operations Subcommittee Report *

• PGRR002, New Planning Guide Section 2, Definitions and Acronyms, and Section 8, Planning Reserve Margin (Vote)
• Planning Go-Live Recommendation (Possible Vote)

K. Donohoo

1:50 p.m.

11.

Wholesale Market Subcommittee Report*

• 4th Quarter 2010 Emerging Technologies Implementation Plan (ETIP) (Vote)
• Consider Recommending Resettlement or Giving Further Direction to WMS for System Lambda Pricing of Dead Buses (Vote)

E. Goff

2:40 p.m.

12.

Nodal Advisory Task Force Report*

• Future Status of NATF (Vote)

D. Blackburn

3:40 p.m.

13.

ERCOT Operations, Planning, and IT Report

ERCOT

3:50 p.m.

14.

2011 TAC Goals (Possible Vote)

B. Jones

4:10 p.m.

15.

Market Information System (MIS) User Group Report*

J. Ashbaugh

4:15 p.m.

16.

Other Business

• Future Agenda Items

B. Jones

4:25 p.m.

Adjourn

B. Jones

4:30 p.m.

Future TAC Meetings

• April 7, 2011
• May 5, 2011