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Meeting Summary - RMS Meeting

Grid Monitor Staff Writer
04/09/2024

<img src="/storage/docs/2024/04/TXSET.png" width="569" height="428" />   <a href="/sharing/?token=e178651a-8b71-4dae-b62a-0cd4dfefffc9" target="_blank" rel="noopener">4</a> - Technical Advisory Committee Update - John Schatz <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">RMGRR177 was approved.</li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">RMS ROS, and WMS 2024 goals were approved </li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Lubbock update was provided and there were no questions, indicating satisfaction with Lubbock's transition progress</li> </ul> TAC meeting centered around significant discussion on NOGRR245, with multiple failed ballots, eventually passing as recommended by ROS in the 9/14/23 ROS Report as amended by the 3/22/24 Joint Commenters 2 comments as revised by TAC 5 - ERCOT Updates - David Michelsen <a href="/sharing/?token=010ddebb-2b6b-4f01-b7e6-82a8dcfff372" target="_blank" rel="noopener">5.1</a> - Flight Update - David Michelsen <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Update on flight 0224: Working with one Competitive Retailer (CR) and one TDSP to complete banking script, regular communications ongoing</li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Upcoming flight:, sign up deadline on May 1, connectivity begins on May 7, contingency runs through 6/21</li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Flight 0924 (Texas set 5.0): Application deadline on 7/3, sign up deadline at the end of July, connectivity begins on 8/6</li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"> All CRs must pass this flight test - need to verify information, update specifications before starting the flight</li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Market notice sent out on 03/20, maintaining eligibility to participate in the retail market moving forward</li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Flight 0924 scheduled to conclude on 10/04, moving into production in early November</li> </ul> <a href="/sharing/?token=38d62135-c0e5-49eb-ab1c-bfcf0bd5b049" target="_blank" rel="noopener">5.2 </a>- Retail Projects Update - David Michelsen <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Retail API update: Data fix for key date value</li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Anticipated implementation date: April 25th, brief outage expected for the update</li> </ul> <a href="/sharing/?token=74ba3b44-d9c4-4e32-98e1-0e39f6bfad15" target="_blank" rel="noopener">5.3</a> - IT Report - Mick Hanna <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Service availability for March did not meet SLA targets due to a manual error causing an outage for approximately 93 minutes.</li> </ul> <a href="/sharing/?token=ce4b1b2b-1735-48b4-a600-5756fe6c9c9e" target="_blank" rel="noopener">5.4</a> - ERCOT Developer Portal Review - Mick Hanna <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">ERCOT Developer Portal went live on the 28th, featuring applications, API specs, and a discussion forum.</li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Applications currently include EWS, Market Track, Public API, and NAESB. API specs feature the same applications, replacing NAESB with Retail API.</li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"> No clear timeline yet on Web Services Description Language (WSDL) file for Texas Set 5.0</li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">A commitment was made to arrange a meeting for API users to address concerns and explore potential solutions, aiming for the end of April.</li> </ul> <a href="/sharing/?token=3bee38c9-515b-43a1-817f-31f28c9b0f78" target="_blank" rel="noopener">6</a> - NPRR1212 - Randy Roberts <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">NPRR1212 and PGRR114 are linked RRs that clarify relationship between DSPs and REs in terms of providing ESI IDs before the RE can start consuming load</li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Consensus to move NPRR1212 to the combo ballot with an attached motion that RMS endorse NPRR1212 as recommended by PRS in the 03/20/24 PRS comment.</li> </ul> <a href="/sharing/?token=ba40c4c3-92a5-4eb5-849e-704c7a1ede54" target="_blank" rel="noopener">6.1</a> - PGRR114 - Randy Roberts <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">There was consensus to endorse PGRR114 as recommended by ROS in the 03/07/24 ROS report via the combo ballot</li> </ul> <a href="/sharing/?token=e8e03cdb-724a-4240-8300-df6d68e9c20b" target="_blank" rel="noopener">7</a> - Combo Ballot - John Schatz <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">NPRR1212 - To endorse as recommended by PRS in the 03/20/24 PRS report</li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">PGRR114 - To endorse a recommended by ROS in the 03/07/24 ROS report</li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Motion carries with two abstentions, STEC and APG&E marked as abstention due to absent representative</li> </ul> <a href="/sharing/?token=fcd7add6-7821-4be0-8dfc-4557908fbe58" target="_blank" rel="noopener">8</a> - Lubbock Power & Light - Clint Gardner <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Lubbock Power and Light's transition to a TDSP is complete</li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"> LP&L working through issues related to metering and continues to make progress addressing those</li> </ul> <a href="/sharing/?token=b641b4ae-4abe-4cf1-b8e5-25f4e41d9173" target="_blank" rel="noopener">9 </a>- Lubbock Retail Integration Task Force - Sheri Wiegand <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Discussed the transition stacking logic, removed on March 4, to accommodate true move-ins and choice transactions.</li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Have made progress addressing issues related to transition to competitive REPs taking over billing, multiple ESI IDs for the same address not all enrolling with the same REP and addressing low meter read rates associated with a server crash during 3/4-3/19 </li> </ul> <a href="/sharing/?token=e9b0d099-a410-46ae-9ea9-7050beacdd74" target="_blank" rel="noopener">12</a> - Other Business - John Schatz <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">John Schatz provided an update on the latest cybersecurity measures implemented by ERCOT </li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Discussed the potential impact of cybersecurity breaches on grid reliability and the measures taken to mitigate these risks</li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Highlighted the need for continued vigilance and investment in cybersecurity to safeguard ERCOT operations</li> </ul>