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NPRR168

Summary
Action
Voting Record
Background
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Summary

Title	Change the Definition of "Start-up" and Include the Fuel from Breaker Close to LSL in Startup Costs (formerly titled "Verifiable Costs General Corrections")
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Status	Approved on 09/15/2009
Effective Dates	12/01/2010 or per the Nodal Protocol Transition Plan http://www.ercot.com/mktrules/protocols (10/01/09 Nodal Protocols Library)

Action

Date	Gov Body	Action Taken	Next Steps
08/25/2009	PRS	Recommended for Approval	TAC consider the PRS Recommendation Report and IA
09/15/2009	BOARD	Approved
09/03/2009	TAC	Recommended for Approval	Board consideration
03/19/2009	PRS	Referred	WMS consideration
12/18/2008	PRS	Referred
07/23/2009	PRS	Recommended for Approval	PRS consider the Recommendation Report and Impact Analysis

Date

Gov Body

Action Taken

Next Steps

08/25/2009

PRS

Recommended for Approval

TAC consider the PRS Recommendation Report and IA

09/15/2009

BOARD

Approved

09/03/2009

TAC

Recommended for Approval

Board consideration

03/19/2009

PRS

Referred

WMS consideration

12/18/2008

PRS

Referred

07/23/2009

PRS

Recommended for Approval

PRS consider the Recommendation Report and Impact Analysis

Voting Record

Date	Gov Body	Motion	Result
08/25/2009	PRS	To endorse and forward the 7/23/09 PRS Recommendation Report and Impact Analysis for NPRR168 to TAC.	Passed
09/15/2009	BOARD	Approved NPRR168 as amended by the 9/9/09 ERCOT comments.	Passed
09/03/2009	TAC	To recommend approval of NPRR168 as recommended by PRS in the 8/25/09 PRS Recommendation Report.	Passed
03/19/2009	PRS	to refer NPRR168 to the WMS for review	Passed
12/18/2008	PRS	To refer NPRR168 to the Transition Plan Task Force (TPTF) for review	Passed
07/23/2009	PRS	To recommend approval of NPRR168 as amended by WMS comments and as revised by PRS.	Passed

Date

Gov Body

Motion

Result

08/25/2009

PRS

To endorse and forward the 7/23/09 PRS Recommendation Report and Impact Analysis for NPRR168 to TAC.

Passed

09/15/2009

BOARD

Approved NPRR168 as amended by the 9/9/09 ERCOT comments.

Passed

09/03/2009

TAC

To recommend approval of NPRR168 as recommended by PRS in the 8/25/09 PRS Recommendation Report.

Passed

03/19/2009

PRS

to refer NPRR168 to the WMS for review

Passed

12/18/2008

PRS

To refer NPRR168 to the Transition Plan Task Force (TPTF) for review

Passed

07/23/2009

PRS

To recommend approval of NPRR168 as amended by WMS comments and as revised by PRS.

Passed

Background

Status:	Approved
Date Posted:	Nov 24, 2008
Sponsor:	Verifiable Cost Working Group (VCWG)
Urgent:	No
Sections:	4.4.9.2, 4.4.9.2.3, 5.6.1, 5.7.1.1, 5.7.3
Description:	This Nodal Protocol Revision Request (NPRR) allows Qualified Scheduling Entities (QSEs) to file Resource fuel consumption from breaker close to Low Sustained Limit (LSL) and breaker open to shutdown.
Reason:	The current Nodal Protocols do not allow QSEs to file Resource-specific fuel consumption from breaker close to LSL and from breaker open to shutdown although these fuel rates are needed to operate the units, therefore, are legitimate costs that should be accounted for as part of the verifiable cost process.