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NPRR490
Summary
| Title | Clarification of TSP Definition and Confidentiality Obligations |
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| Next Group | |
| Next Step | |
| Status | Withdrawn |
Action
| Date | Gov Body | Action Taken | Next Steps |
|---|---|---|---|
| 03/21/2013 | PRS | Deferred/Tabled | PRS Language Consideration |
| 02/21/2013 | PRS | Deferred/Tabled | PRS Language Consideration |
| 01/17/2013 | PRS | Deferred/Tabled | PRS Language Consideration |
| 12/13/2012 | PRS | Deferred/Tabled | PRS consideration |
| 11/15/2012 | PRS | Deferred/Tabled | PRS consideration |
| 10/18/2012 | PRS | Deferred/Tabled | PRS |
Voting Record
| Date | Gov Body | Motion | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 03/21/2013 | PRS | To table NPRR490 | Passed |
| 02/21/2013 | PRS | To table NPRR490 for one month | Passed |
| 01/17/2013 | PRS | To table NPRR490 | Passed |
| 12/13/2012 | PRS | To table NPRR490 | Passed |
| 11/15/2012 | PRS | To table NPRR490 for one month. | Passed |
| 10/18/2012 | PRS | To table NPRR490 | Passed |
Background
| Status: | Withdrawn |
|---|---|
| Date Posted: | Oct 3, 2012 |
| Sponsor: | ERCOT |
| Urgent: | No |
| Sections: | 2.1, 2.2, 6.5.7.8, 16.4, |
| Description: | This Nodal Protocol Revision Request (NPRR): · Broadens the definition of "Transmission Service Provider (TSP)" to include not only those transmission-owning Entities subject to the jurisdiction of the Public Utility Commission of Texas (PUCT), but also Entities registered as Transmission Operators (TOs) with either ERCOT or the North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC); · Prohibits TSPs that are not already subject to the jurisdiction of the PUCT from owning, operating, controlling, or submitting schedules, offers or bids on behalf of any Resource; · Requires TSPs that are not already subject to the jurisdiction of the PUCT to comply with certain sections of P.U.C. Subst. R. 25.272, Code of Conduct for Electric Utilities and Their Affiliates; and· Requires a Transmission and/or Distribution Service Provider (TDSP) to sign a confidentiality agreement with ERCOT providing that the TDSP will not disclose certain confidential information received as a result of its status as TDSP. |
| Reason: | This NPRR addresses the concern that certain ERCOT TOs or NERC Transmission Operators operating in ERCOT may not be subject to the confidentiality obligations and structural requirements applicable to TSPs and PUCT-registered transmission and distribution utilities. This concern has arisen out of two recent developments. First, certain TSPs have proposed designating other non-TSP Entities as TOs. Without TSP status, these TOs would not necessarily be obligated to protect the information they would be entitled to receive as TOs, since they would not be obligated to adhere to the Code of Conduct applicable to TDUs (see P.U.C. Subst. R. 25.272, Code of Conduct for Electric Utilities and Their Affiliates) or the confidentiality agreement ERCOT requires of TSPs (see paragraph (1)(g) of Section 1.3.6, Exceptions). Second, one Resource Entity that owns and operates a 345 kV line behind its Point of Interconnection (POI) has been required by the Texas Reliability Entity to register with NERC as a NERC Transmission Operator. This NERC Transmission Operator registration would arguably authorize this Entity to obtain Outage Scheduler data and other sensitive information normally disclosed only to TSPs, giving the Resource Entity an unfair advantage over its competitors. TOs and NERC Transmission Operator should not be engaged in functions relating to control and/or ownership of Generation Resources (or other Resources) and should be obligated to take all necessary measures to prevent disclosure of confidential information to the public and to employees or affiliates engaged in competitive enterprises in ERCOT. This NPRR achieves this purpose by expanding the definition of "Transmission Service Provider" to include TOs and NERC Transmission Operators and by requiring TSPs to sign an agreement not to disclose Protected Information received from ERCOT. The NPRR also obligates those TSPs that are not subject to PUCT jurisdiction as traditional transmission-owning utilities to follow certain specified provisions in the PUCT’s Electric Utility Code of Conduct. Protection of competitively sensitive information is necessary to ensure fair competition in the ERCOT Market. |
Key Documents
Oct 3, 2012 - doc - 75 KB
Nov 19, 2012 - doc - 55 KB
Oct 23, 2012 - doc - 77 KB
Oct 30, 2012 - doc - 63.5 KB
Nov 2, 2012 - doc - 52.5 KB
Nov 7, 2012 - doc - 56.5 KB
Nov 13, 2012 - doc - 52.5 KB
Nov 19, 2012 - doc - 81.5 KB
Dec 7, 2012 - doc - 52.5 KB
Dec 17, 2012 - doc - 82.5 KB
Jan 16, 2013 - doc - 111 KB
Jan 21, 2013 - doc - 84.5 KB
Mar 14, 2013 - doc - 34.5 KB
Feb 25, 2013 - doc - 86 KB
Mar 14, 2013 - doc - 34.5 KB
Mar 26, 2013 - doc - 88 KB
Apr 15, 2013 - doc - 34.5 KB
Aug 15, 2013 - doc - 38.5 KB