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
• Attendance
• Agenda Review
• Other Items

PDCWG

9:30 am

2.

ROS update from August 7 meeting.

• Meeting cancelled

9:35 pm

3.

GREDP status update

G. Lowrie

9:45 am

4.

Metrics review, CPS1, CPS2, RMS1, Time Error Correction, Frequency Profile, etc.

S. Niemeyer

10:00 am

5.

Analysis of QSE Performance during ERCOT Disturbances:

·         07-17-14 @ 17:55 739.1 MW loss -689 MW/0.1 Hz (1)

All

10:20 am

6.

ERCOT Update:

BAL-001-TRE-1 Implementation

·         Resource Applicability - BES definition vs. FERC Order 693.

·         Resource PFR Waiver - GO and BA

o   Non Frequency Responsive Wind Farms Waiver.  

o   Other non-frequency responsive Resources

·         Protocol and Operating Guide Revisions

·         RARF Revisions for Steam Turbine Throttle pressure curves and stored energy factor.  Urgent status requested.

·         ERCOT Requirements Timeline and progress.

·         QSE/GO/GOP Requirements Timeline and progress.

·         Posting of FMEs

·         Posting of Cumulative Performance Measures

·         Declaration of Group 1 and Group 2 Resources

·         Governor setting documentation

·         Tracking progress of governor changes through RARF updates

·         Event Exclusion process.  GO to GOP/QSE to BA to PDCWG to BA to QSE/GOP to GO

·         BAL-001-TRE-1 Workshop (Nov/Dec 2014)

·         TRE FAQs

·         NPRR 527 Implementation September 10

All

1:45 pm

Lunch

12:00 pm

7.

TRE Update (non-BAL-001-TRE-1)

D. Penney

1:00 pm

8.

ERCOT Update

• NOGRR165 Constant Frequency Control verification
• Synchrophasor technology use in Real Time Operations - ERCOT provided training Sept. 16-17, Taylor, TX.  Must register online in LMS under Nodal Market Workshops.
• Future Ancillary Service NPRR posted for comments.
• FAST/TAC Workshop August 25, MET Center
• Comments due September 15
• NPRR with number after comment review.

S. Sharma

1:15 pm

9.

Analysis of QSE Performance during ERCOT Disturbances:

·          07-01-14 @ 10:12 472.4 MW loss -866 MW/0.1 Hz (5)

·          07-17-14 @ 17:55 739.1 MW loss -689 MW/0.1 Hz (1)

·          07-21-14 @ 16:53 263.5 MW loss AGC Evaluation (2)

·          07-23-14 @ 20:09 1337.6 MW loss two unit event (3)

·          07-24-14 @ 10:24 590.6 MW loss -1064 MW/0.1 Hz (4)

 (# = tentative review priority)

All

2:00 pm

10.

Other items

• NERC BAL-003-1 Webinar, September 12

All

11.

Review action items & PDCWG priority list

Future meetings:

·         September 10, October 7

·         November 11, December 2

All

04:45 pm

Adjourn

5:00 pm

Compliance with the Standard

The following entities are responsible for being compliant with requirements of BAL-001-TRE-1:

·           Balancing Authority (BA)

·           Generator Owners (GO)

·           Generator Operators (GOP)

·           Exemptions:

O      Existing generating facilities regulated by the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission prior to the Effective Date are exempt from Standard BAL-001-TRE-01.

O     Generating units/generating facilities while operating in synchronous condenser mode are exempt from Standard BAL-001-TRE-01.

o    Any generators that are not required by the BA to provide primary frequency response are exempt from this standard.

Effective Date

The Effective Date of this standard shall be the first day of the first calendar quarter after final regulatory approval. Registered Entities must be compliant with the Requirements in accordance with the 30-month Implementation Plan set forth below.

·           12 months after Effective Date - April 1, 2015

O     The BA must be compliant with Requirement R1

O     At least 50% of the GO’s generating units/generating facilities must be compliant with Requirement R6 (if >1 unit/facility)

O     At least 50% of the GO’s generating units/generating facilities must be compliant with Requirement R7 (if >1 unit/facility)

O     The GOP must be compliant with Requirement R8

·           18 months after Effective Date - October 1, 2015

O     The BA must be compliant with Requirements R2, R3, R4, and R5

O     100% of the GO’s generating units/generating facilities must be compliant with Requirement R6

O     100% of the GO’s generating units/generating facilities must be compliant with Requirement R7

·              24 months after Effective Date - April 1, 2016

O             At least 50% of the GO’s generating units/generating facilities must be compliant with Requirement R9 (if >1 unit/facility)

O             At least 50% of the GO’s generating units/generating facilities must be compliant with Requirement R10 (if >1 unit/facility)

·           30 months after Effective Date - October 1, 2016

O             100% of the GO’s generating units/generating facilities must be compliant with Requirement R9

O             100% of the GO’s generating units/generating facilities must be compliant with Requirement R10