1.       

Antitrust Admonition

Owens

9:30 am

2.       

ROS Meeting Report - ROS did not meet in May

Owens

3.       

OWG meeting notes approval:  April meeting notes review and approval.

All

4.       

NOGRRs for review and language changes:

• 104NOGRR Removal of Transmission Operator Definition from the Nodal Operating Guide. This Nodal Operating Guide Revision Request (NOGRR) proposes deleting the definition of Transmission Operator from the Nodal Operating Guides. [ERCOT] Language Review New Comments?
• 110NOGR Synchronization with NPRR529, Congestion Management Plan.  This Nodal Operating Guide Revision Request (NOGRR) synchronizes the Nodal Operating Guide with revisions proposed by NPRR529, Congestion Management Plan. [ERCOT] Language Review
• 111NOGRR Synchronization with NPRR527, Required Combined Cycle Telemetry for Operational Awareness and PDCWG Analysis.  This Nodal Operating Guide Revision Request (NOGRR) synchronizes the Nodal Operating Guide with NPRR527, Required Combined Cycle Telemetry for Operational Awareness and PDCWG Analysis, requires Combined Cycle Generation Resources to telemeter individual High Sustainable Limits (HSLs) for gas and steam turbines.  The HSLs for combustion and steam turbines were previously submitted in zonal and ERCOT requests this practice be resumed in the nodal. [ERCOT] Language Review, Please not that PDCWG has not completed its review of NPRR527.  QMWG/PDCWG are scheduled to discuss at a joint meeting on 5/29.
• 112NOGRR Synchronization with NPRR517, Revisions to the Telemetry Standards and State Estimator Standards Approval Process.  This Nodal Operating Guide Revision Request (NOGRR) synchronizes the Nodal Operating Guide with revisions proposed by Nodal Protocol Revision Request (NPRR) 517 which revises the approving body for the Telemetry Standards from TAC to the appropriate TAC Subcommittee (ROS in this case) and revises the requirement for an annual update to an annual review.   [ERCOT] IA Review
• 113NOGRR Synchronization with NPRR536, ERS Time Obligation Certainty.  This Nodal Operating Guide Revision Request (NOGRR) synchronizes the Nodal Operating Guide with revisions proposed by NPRR536, ERS Time Obligation Certainty, by clarifying that, upon deployment, Qualified Scheduling Entities (QSEs) shall instruct Emergency Response Service (ERS) Resources to perform at contracted levels consistent with the criteria described in Protocol Section 8.1.3.1.4, Event Performance Criteria for Emergency Response Service Resources, until ERCOT releases the ERS deployment or the ERS Resources have reached their maximum deployment time. [DSWG] Language Review.
• 114NOGRR Synchronization with NPRR540, Clarification of Credible Single Contingency.  This Nodal Operating Guide Revision Request (NOGRR) revises the use of Credible Single Contingency to align with actual practice and with NPRR540. [OWG] Language Consideration, Please note that the associated NPRR is scheduled to be discussed at the 5/16 PRS meeting.                              
• 115NOGRR Update to List of CREZ Circuits and Stations.  This Nodal Operating Guide Revision Request (NOGRR) updates the list of Competitive Renewable Energy Zone (CREZ) circuits and stations to align with installed 345kV circuits and stations.  Non-substantive revisions are also proposed to 7.1. [OWG] Language Review.
• 116NOGRR Synchronization with NPRR542, Clarification of the Use of Emergency Condition.  This Nodal Operating Guide Revision Request (NOGRR) clarifies the use of Emergency Condition and synchronizes the Nodal Operating Guides with NPRR542. [OWG] Language Consideration, Please note that the associated NPRR is scheduled to be discussed at the 5/16 PRS meeting.
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• 3.inar Task Force Report:                                       528NPRR Clarification of Assessment of Chronic Congestion.  This Nodal Protocol Revision Request (NPRR) consolidates into one section, the steps ERCOT will take when active or binding transmission constraints are identified. [ERCOT] Review and respond to ROS in May or June.  Review comments submitted.
• 529NPRR Congestion Management Plan.  This Nodal Protocol Revision Request (NPRR) defines Congestion Management Plan (CMP) and several subcategories such as a Mitigation Plan and a Remedial Action Plan (RAP) and clarifies actions to be taken when Security-Constrained Economic Dispatch (SCED) is unable to resolve a constraint causing a security violation. [ERCOT] Review and respond to ROS in May or June. Review comments submitted.
• 536NPRR ERS Time Obligation Certainty.  This Nodal Protocol Revision Request (NPRR) strikes language which has the effect of creating an uncertain and indefinite obligation to provide ongoing Demand response capacity in an emergency. [DSWG]                                       
• 540NPRR Clarification of Credible Single Contingency.  This Nodal Protocol Revision Request (NPRR) revises the use of Credible Single Contingency to align with actual practice. [OWG]
• 542NPRR Clarification of the Use of Emergency Condition.  This Nodal Protocol Revision Request (NPRR) clarifies the use of Emergency Condition in the Nodal Protocols.  [OWG]

All

5.       

Operations Report:

• Monthly Operations Report Summary/Questions

ERCOT

6.       

Operations Task Force Report:

• Action Items - Assignments Pending.

Morris/Blackmer

7.       

Texas RE Update Report:

• Discussion on ERCOT Operator Exam.

Penny/Crews

8.       

System Operations Report:

•  Operating Procedure changes that impact market participants.

ERCOT

9.       

Seminar Task Force Report:

• Report and Evaluation on the 2013 Operations Training Seminar.

ERCOT/Allgower

10.   

Other Items:

• For group discussion -- We may have a sample from OTF for verifying RARF data vs Real-time Reactive testing each calendar year.
• ERCOT has submitted NPRRs 528 & 529 to move their internal procedures for RAPs, PCAPs, TOAPs and MPs into the Protocols.   At its meeting last week, ROS asked OWG to consider the NPRRs and provide comments to ROS at either their May or June meeting.   Friday, WMS assigned them to CMWG with a request for them to return their comments to WMS in May.
• Proposed: we would like the official comment from OWG to go to ROS in June to give us more time to get comments from OWG members. Review comments from Workshop.

All

11.   

Future Meeting Date: Wednesday June 19th, 2013 at the ERCOT Met Center room 168.

Owens

Adjourn

Owens

3:00 pm