Item

Topic

Topic Type

Presenter

Time
Allocation in Minutes

1.

Call Open Session to Order and Announce Proxies

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L. Doll

10

2.

July 19, 2011 Meeting Minutes*

Vote

L. Doll

5

3.

Chief Executive Officer Update*

Discussion

T. Doggett

30

4.

Operating Reports/Updates

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30

a. Financial Summary Report*

Discussion

M. Petterson

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b. External Affairs Update*

Discussion

T. Gage

--

c. Wholesale Market Operations Update*

Discussion

J. Dumas

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d. Commercial Market Operations Report*

Discussion

D. Goodman

--

e. Grid Operations and Planning Report*

Discussion

K. Saathoff

--

f. Information Technology and Facilities Report*

Discussion

R. Morgan

--

g. Business Integration Update including Data Center Update*

Discussion

B. Day/

D. Forfia

--

5.

Independent Market Monitor Report*

Discussion

D. Jones

15

6.

Advanced Metering Implementation*

Discussion

PUCT/Oncor/CenterPoint/

Champion/

ERCOT

60

7.

Technical Advisory Committee (TAC) Update including Reliability and Operations Subcommittee (ROS) Planning Criteria Review Report*

Discussion

B. Jones

30

a. Unanimous Revision Request Recommendations from TAC: Nodal Protocol Revision Requests (NPRRs); System Change Request (SCR); Planning Guide Revision Request (PGRR)*

·  NPRR313 - Revisions to the Resource Plan Reference to Current Operating Plan for Emergency Interruptible Load Service (EILS) and Synchronous Condensers and Black Start Notification Requirements (formerly Updating the Term Resource Plan to Current Operating Plan)

·   NPRR355 - Adjust the Calculation of the Real-Time Settlement Point Price for a Load Zone

·   NPRR356 - Energy Emergency Alert (EEA) Changes Related to Dispatch Instructions and Block Load Transfers (BLTs)

·   NPRR359 - Monthly Transmission and/or Distribution Provider (TDSP) Load Report

·   NPRR361 - Real-Time Wind Power Production Data Transparency

·   NPRR362 - Changes to Physical Responsive Capability (PRC) Calculation

·  NPRR369 - Black Start Service Requirement Revisions - Urgent

·  NPRR388 - Clarification of Quick Start Generation Resource Performance Criteria - Urgent

·  NPRR390 - Clarification of the Applicability of the Use of the Refund Option - Urgent

·  NPRR392 - Credit Review during Congestion Revenue Rights (CRR) Auction - Urgent

·   SCR766 - Load Zone and Hub Locational Marginal Pricing (LMPs) Distributed by Inter-Control Center Communications Protocol (ICCP)

·   PGRR005 - New Planning Guide Section 4, Transmission Planning Criteria (formerly New Planning Guide Section 5, Planning Criteria)

Vote

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b. Nonunanimous Revision Request Recommendations from TAC: NPRRs*

·  NPRR299 - Remove Requirement for ERCOT Board Approval of Public Utility Commission of Texas (PUCT), Independent Market Monitor (IMM), and Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) Required Reports

·  NPRR347 - Single Daily Settlement Invoice and Updates to Credit Calculations, including Addition of a  Minimum Collateral Exposure Component (formerly Counter-Party Invoice and Single Daily Settlement Invoice) - Urgent

·  NPRR357 - Revisions to Collateral Requirements concerning Congestion Revenue Rights (CRR) Auctions (formerly Multi-Month CRR Auction and Revisions to Collateral Requirements) - Urgent

Vote

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c. Holistic Approach to Congestion Irresolvable by Security Constrained Economic Dispatch (SCED)

Discussion

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8.

Lunch

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30

9.

Finance & Audit Committee Report

Discussion

C. Karnei

15

a. 2012 Base Operating Budget and Project Priority List*

Vote

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b. Acceptance of 2010 401(k) Savings Plan Audit Report*

Vote

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10.

H. R. & Governance Committee Report

Discussion

A. Dalton

10

11.

Other Business

Discussion

L. Doll

1

12.

Future Agenda Items*

Discussion

L. Doll

1

Convene to Executive Session

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60

13.

July 19, 2011 Executive Session Meeting Minutes*

Vote

L. Doll

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14.

Personnel

Discussion

Staff

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15.

Compliance and Security Update

Discussion

C. Manning

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16.

Risk Management Matters

Discussion

M. Ruane

--

17.

Litigation and Regulatory Matters*

Discussion

B. Magness

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18.

Contract Matters*

Discussion

Staff

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Reconvene to Open Session

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19.

Vote on Matters from Executive Session

Vote

L. Doll

2

20.

Adjourn

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L. Doll

1