1.

ERCOT Antitrust Guidelines for Members of Committees, Sub Committees & Working Groups

• Antitrust Admonition v3.17.09

ERCOT strictly prohibits Market Participants and their employees who are participating in ERCOT activities from using their participation in ERCOT activities as a forum for engaging in practices or communications that violate the antitrust laws. The ERCOT Board has approved guidelines for members of ERCOT Committees, Subcommittees and Working Groups to be reviewed and followed by each Market Participant attending ERCOT meetings. If you have not received a copy of these Guidelines, copies are available at the Client Relations desk. Please remember your ongoing obligation to comply with all applicable laws, including the antitrust laws.

• Confidentiality of Data and Information
• Introduction of new members

S. Sharma

9:00 am

2.

TRE Update

TRE

9:05 am

3.

Analysis of QSE Performance during Ramping Events with high and low frequency

S. Sharma

9:30 am

4.

Analysis of QSE Performance during ERCOT Disturbances:

• 03-15-2011 @ 06:00 Low CPS1 with High Frequency
• 03-15-2011 @ 22:00 Low CPS1 with Low Frequency

S. Sharma

5.

Lunch (Chairperson is presenting Frequency Control at the OTS in San Marcos)

11:00 am

6.

• NPRR 315 RRS using NDC instead of HSL.  ROS Assignment.
• NOGRR 067 Review and Analysis of Turbine Speed Governor Performance.  Provide comments to OWG.
• NPRR 334 Regulation Limits

All

12:00 pm

7.

Nodal performance evaluation, Resource movement and frequency control.

All

3:30 pm

8.

NERC/FERC Update

• Frequency Response Initiative Bob Cummings Task Force to review and evaluate Governor Survey submittals FERC has contributed significantly to data sorting and graphing of the survey results if possible I will share results to date with the PDCWG.

• Frequency Response and Wind Generation Study published by FERC.  45 day comment period began Jan 20^th.  Comment period extended but ends the first week of April.

S. Niemeyer

4:30 pm

9.

Additional items

All

4:45 pm

10.

Next PDCWG Meetings

2011 Schedule in RM 168 on Wednesdays except where noted:

• May 04, 2011:  9 to 5 pm
• June 01, 2011:  9 to 5 pm
• July 06, 2011:  9 to 5 pm
• August 03, 2011:  9 to 5 pm
• August 31, 2011:  9 to 5 pm
• October 04, 2011:  9 to 5 pm (Tuesday)
• November 02, 2011:  9 to 5 pm
• November 30, 2011:  9 to 5 pm

All

Adjourn

5:00 pm