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Meeting Summary - 11/11/24 WMWG Meeting

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11/12/2024

<img src="/storage/docs/2024/11/WMWG%2011:11:24%20Hero.png" width="870" height="654" /> <a href="/sharing/?token=8997bf7d-a579-4f57-8cda-8b54a46ec65b">1</a> - Antitrust Admonition - Blake Holt <a href="/sharing/?token=f9e48652-5791-4b26-b51f-1fe8304b34db">2</a> - Questions on Standing Reports - WMWG Participants <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">No participants raised any specific questions.</li> </ul> <a href="/sharing/?token=a4c44f22-51e4-4634-977b-91ee53a28f04">3</a> - DAM Communications Update - Curry Holden <a href="/storage/docs/2024/11/DAMCommunicationsUpdate.pdf">DAMCommunicationsUpdate.pdf</a> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">DAM Team plans to improve communication by implementing hourly notices during extended events.</li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">New documentation protocol will include urgent notifications tagged as 'DAM Notice:' with standardized keyword phrases for easy identification.</li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Updates will include DAM status update, DAM close postponement, DAM solution postponement, and DAM abort notice templates.</li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Goals include improved transparency and maintaining awareness of current DAM conditions and any required actions.</li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Changes to be implemented by December 4, 2023, without altering current communication systems.</li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Discussion on the location of standardized market communications—originally in the Commercial Operations Guide—suggesting potential need to update the guide or protocols.</li> </ul> <a href="/sharing/?token=274ef2c6-c0fc-417a-80b0-a8e92dd274d8">4</a> - EPS Meter Issue - Randy Roberts <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">The EPS meter issue led to some resettlements at the end of 2023.</li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">The issue was due to an EPS meter being incorrectly stopped.</li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">A question was raised about how the issue happened and what mitigation measures were implemented.</li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Randy Roberts was expected to provide an overview but was unavailable.</li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Attempts were made to locate Randy Roberts for further discussion.</li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">The agenda moved to the next item as Randy was not available.</li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Austin Rosel gives an update of the mitigation measures moving forward at the end of agenda item 7.</li> </ul> <a href="/sharing/?token=b46c5008-3fda-4d7f-96d0-e81dad60beb7">5</a> - Open Action Item Discussion - Blake Holt <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Review of open action items for WMWG, aiming to clear outdated items unless retained or sponsored for progress.</li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Amanda redlined a document for WMS, focusing on federal EPA actions' impacts on the ERCOT grid, suggesting the need for updates from ERCOT or generation segments.</li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Discussion on reviewing wholesale market cues for scarcity pricing, currently no specific tasks outside ongoing NPRRs; suggestion to seek direction from WMS.</li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Parking lot items require a champion or specific task from WMS to progress; previously addressed NPRR issues include wholesale storage load information publication.</li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Task suggestions lacked progression due to absence of champions, highlighting the need for a task-oriented approach and market participant involvement.</li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">The approach of assigning champions to facilitate progress through offline discussions and defining required information was supported.</li> </ul> <a href="/sharing/?token=26d48ef8-a564-4278-bff0-6589497c4b8e">6</a> - NPRR1229, RTM CMP Energy Payment – New Comments - Lucas Turner <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Comments submitted to add further scope limitations.</li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Prohibition on payments if the resource agreed to conditions causing it to go offline.</li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Reduction of maximum operating days for payment recovery from 10 to 4.</li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Cap on breakage costs set at $500,000.</li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Language updated to replace RTM opportunity cost and more closely align with NPRR1190 and HDL override payment recovery.</li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Concerns raised about policy approach and comparison to NPRR1190 discussed.</li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Discussion about an annual cap on similar costs.</li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Feedback from ERCOT that the language was initially okay at draft stage.</li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Discussion of additional revisions and tweaks required, including the removal of the lost opportunity payment mention.</li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Conversation around the CMP formula needing more comprehensive revision.</li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">A suggestion to wait for NPRR1190 resolution to align NPRR1229 with its framework.</li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Discussion on delaying the next steps to permit further refinement and incorporation of feedback.</li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Scheduling implications related to upcoming TAC meetings and decision timelines.</li> </ul> <a href="/sharing/?token=c7e658ad-b41b-4bcd-a596-5af450e0e4b4">7</a> - Group Discussion on CARD/CRRBA Allocation Methods - WMWG Participants <a href="/storage/docs/2024/11/08.%20%20WMWG%20update%20on%20CARD%20and%20CRRBA%20allocation%20options.pdf">WMWGupdateonCARDandCRRBAallocationoptions.pdf</a> <a href="/storage/docs/2024/11/COGProposalonCARDandCRRBAAllocation110624.pdf">COGProposalonCARDandCRRBAAllocation110624.pdf</a> <a href="/storage/docs/2024/11/08-card-allocation-proposal.pdf">08-card-allocation-proposal.pdf</a> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Discussion of three proposals for CARD/CRRBA allocation: IMM method, VISTRA method, and City of Georgetown proposal.</li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">IMM method allocates based on top 500 hours in a month.</li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">VISTRA method uses a two-factor methodology focusing on 60 to 120 hours within a month.</li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">City of Georgetown proposal allocates based on 4CP.</li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">WMS seeks consensus to vote on a direction by December meeting for ERCOT to draft an NPRR.</li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Concerns raised about the City of Georgetown proposal potentially causing unintended consequences due to its approach of connecting separate concepts.</li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">ERCOT expresses appreciation for discussions and reveals uneasiness about the Georgetown proposal due to potential misalignment of incentives.</li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Discussion over potential incentives for residential customers under the Georgetown proposal, affirming limited capability for incentivization under current structures.</li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Shams presents a City of Georgetown proposal emphasizing a straightforward solution to align CARD allocation with 4CP to reduce market distortion.</li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Proposal for allocation of CARD on a system-wide basis instead of zonal basis due to current misalignments.</li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Discussion regarding the alignment of CARD allocation methodologies with how congestion is paid in reality.</li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Various stakeholders express their positions: LCRA favors the VISTRA method, ERCOT does not have additional proposals, Coleman Lewis from Fargo Resources questions incentive structures.</li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">ERCOT has shared data about proposal impacts that has been part of presentations but has not independently analyzed dollar shifts.</li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Next steps include possible vote at the December 4th WMS meeting.</li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Austin Rosel provides updates on ERCOT addressing an issue related to the EPS meter stopping by increasing internal reviews and announcing a significant project to automate processes to reduce errors.</li> </ul> <a href="/sharing/?token=df01c394-b316-4209-9ae0-a486f559965b">8</a> - Other Business - Blake Holt <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Speaker: Eric Goff</li> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="2">Topic: Large Load Report</li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="2">Highlights:</li> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="3">Discussed potential formalization of the large load report.</li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="3">Addressed challenges with customer data privacy under Texas law.</li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="3">Suggested aggregation method to protect customer identity.</li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="3">Proposed guidelines for ERCOT to develop a detailed report.</li> </ul> </ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Speaker: Bob Wittmeyer</li> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="2">Topic: Data Categorization</li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="2">Highlights:</li> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="3">Suggested more generic categorization for data types such as 'flexible' and 'firm'.</li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="3">Discussion on the registration of load type under NPRR1234.</li> </ul> </ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Speaker: David Detelich, CPS Energy</li> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="2">Topic: Load Forecast and Battery Charging</li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="2">Highlights:</li> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="3">Inquired about battery charging accounting in load forecasts.</li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="3">Discussion on NPRR related to real-time signal masking.</li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="3">Confirmation of a future presentation addressing load forecasts.</li> </ul> </ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Speaker: Coleman Lewis, Targa Resources</li> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="2">Topic: ERCOT Analysis on Card Allocation Proposals</li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="2">Highlights:</li> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="3">Requested ERCOT analysis on how CARD allocation proposals affect dollar distribution.</li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="3">Clarification that past analysis was not performed by ERCOT.</li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="3">Discussion about the possibility of a historical assessment by ERCOT.</li> </ul> </ul> </ul> <a href="/sharing/?token=aa59bbc6-6678-4df4-822f-20b16f30839a">9</a> - Adjourn - Blake Holt <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Next meeting scheduled for December 10th.</li> </ul>