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Meeting Summary - 12/02/2024 - Reliability and Markets Committee

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12/03/2024

<img src="/storage/docs/2024/12/20241202R&MHero.png" width="863" height="646" /> <h2><a href="/sharing/?token=ebc262c8-e30e-4366-a233-527f21aaa2d4">1</a> - Call General Session to Order - Julie England</h2> <h2><a href="/sharing/?token=0723703a-7537-4c7f-9f1f-ae19118e1c14">2</a> - Notice of Public Comment, if Any - Julie England</h2> <h2><a href="/sharing/?token=a4050bb2-9b81-49c5-8550-7d090ef889b8">3</a> - October 9, 2024 General Session Meeting Minutes - Julie England</h2> <a href="https://ercot-control-docs.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/21/3-october-9-2024-rm-general-session-meeting-minutes.pdf">3 October 9, 2024 RM General Session Meeting Minutes</a> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Motion to approve the minutes from October 9, 2024 was approved with all members voting in favor with no opposition or abstentions.</li> </ul> <h2><a href="/sharing/?token=9b5b2912-81b9-4f66-9219-ada69b586ce7">4</a> - Annual Committee Self-Evaluation Survey Results - Julie England</h2> <a href="https://ercot-control-docs.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/21/4-annual-committee-self-evaluation-survey-results-rm.pdf">4 Annual Committee Self-Evaluation Survey Results</a> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Board members who served on the R&M committee during 2024 were asked to complete a self-evaluation survey after the October meeting.</li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Survey results were compiled and included in the meeting materials for discussion.</li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">The lowest score on the survey was related to the 'appropriate number of members' for the committee.</li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">The current committee is down to two members, indicating a need to rebuild membership.</li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">There is an emphasis on the committee's importance in overseeing grid operations, stressing the urgency to fill vacancies.</li> </ul> <h2><a href="/sharing/?token=f819c7b9-d3a3-4bfa-af33-e5afbe05bb18">5</a> - TAC Report regarding R&M Committee Charter Revision Requests Recommended for Board Approval - Caitlyn Smith</h2> <a href="https://ercot-control-docs.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/22/5-tac-report-regarding-r-m-committee-charter-revision-requests-recommended-for-board-approval.pdf">5 TAC Report regarding R&M Committee Charter Revision Requests Recommended for Board Approval</a> <h3><a href="/sharing/?token=61e6d830-dc11-4fb3-b28a-f0d7ff8db515">5.1</a> - NPRR1247, Incorporation of Congestion Cost Savings Test in Economic Evaluation of Transmission Projects – URGENT - Caitlyn Smith</h3> <a href="/storage/docs/2024/12/1247NPRR-02%20Impact%20Analysis%20080924.docx">1247NPRR-02 Impact Analysis 080924.docx</a> <a href="/storage/docs/2024/12/5.1.1%20ERCOT%20Comments%20on%20NPRR1247.pdf">5.1.1 ERCOT Comments on NPRR1247.pdf</a> <a href="/storage/docs/2024/12/1247NPRR-24%20TAC%20Report%20112024.docx">1247NPRR-24 TAC Report 112024.docx</a> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">NPRR1247 was recommended by TAC for board approval with three opposing votes and one abstention.</li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Incorporates the Consumer Energy Cost Reduction Test as the Congestion Cost Savings test in economic project evaluation.</li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Addressing amendments by the PUC in Texas Administrative Code § 25.101 and aligned with 87R-SB1281.</li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">ERCOT worked with E3 to develop a suitable congestion cost savings test based on stakeholder feedback.</li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">The NPRR proposes a System Wide Gross Load Cost Test, recommended by E3.</li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Maintains the Production Cost savings test as a standalone evaluation method.</li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Faced procedural and substantive challenges during the proposal process, receiving diverse feedback from stakeholders.</li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Opposition due to concerns over urgency, incompleteness, and lack of stakeholder review for supporting white papers.</li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">ERCOT engaged with stakeholders throughout the process and made necessary revisions based on feedback.</li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Debate about the appropriateness of some variables in the economic criteria formula and possibility of future updates.</li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">NPRR1247 aims to evaluate projects based on both production and congestion cost savings for recommending approval.</li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Motion to reccomend that the board approve NPRR1247 approval passed unamiously. </li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Commitment to review project revenue requirements at least annually and ensure efficient application of the criteria.</li> </ul> <h2><a href="/sharing/?token=0c8e87e3-367c-4c8a-8be5-6399ecb2c999">6</a> - Recommendations regarding Regional Planning Group (RPG) Tier 1 Transmission Projects - Julie England</h2> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Discussion of two regional planning group projects.</li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Projects: American Electric Power Service Corporation, Brownsville Area Improvements Transmission Project, and Oncor Delaware Basin Stages 3 and 4 project.</li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Christy Hobbs to present recommendations for these projects.</li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Projects have met criteria for board consideration.</li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Recommendations scheduled for a vote as noted in the agenda.</li> </ul> <h3><a href="/sharing/?token=a8316656-84b6-4c24-8fb7-490babc6e662">6.1</a> - AEPSC Brownsville Area Improvements Transmission Project - Kristi Hobbs</h3> <a href="https://ercot-control-docs.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/21/6-1-aepsc-brownsville-area-improvements-transmission-project.pdf">6.1 AEPSC Brownsville Area Improvements Transmission Project</a> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">The AEPSC Brownsville Area Improvements Project is valued at $423 million and requires Tier 1 approval.</li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">The project was first reviewed by ERCOT in March of this year due to specific needs in the Brownsville area.</li> </ul> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Analysis aimed at addressing thermal overloads and voltage violations according to NERC and ERCOT planning criteria.</li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">A stakeholder review process was conducted, culminating in unanimous endorsement by the technical advisory committee in October.</li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Ten different options were evaluated, with the chosen recommendation being the least cost option while offering additional operational flexibility and improved long-term load serving capability.</li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Recommendation 2A is to be moved forward to the board for endorsement.</li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">No questions or comments were raised by committee members, and a motion was made and seconded to recommend board endorsement of Option 2A.</li> </ul> <h3><a href="/sharing/?token=21a4167f-0e7e-4d88-9358-aecb320eb9c3">6.2</a> - Oncor Delaware Basin Stages 3 and 4 Project - Kristi Hobbs</h3> <a href="https://ercot-control-docs.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/21/6-2-oncor-delaware-basin-stages-3-and-4-project.pdf">6.2 Oncor Delaware Basin Stages 3 and 4 Project</a> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">The Oncor Delaware Basin Stages 3 and 4 project was submitted, with a project cost of $202 million.</li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">The project stems from a 2019 study focusing on future oil and gas load growth and long-term planning in the Delaware Basin area.</li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">The recommendation resolves 20 voltage violations and four unsolved power flows in the region.</li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">The project was included as part of the base case assumptions in the Permian Basin Reliability Plan, which the Commission approved.</li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">There was a concern about using five-year-old data, but additional analysis confirmed the project’s continued relevance.</li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">There are ongoing efforts to track the progress of Tier 1 projects, including updates on project status when they seek CCN status.</li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">The Delaware Basin project is critical as a foundational part of the Permian Basin reliability plan.</li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">The project remains on schedule and is included in reliability studies as being already in place.</li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">There was a suggestion to track the project with a Permian Basin Monitor to ensure timely completion.</li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">The board was recommended to endorse the need for this project based on ERCOT reliability planning criteria.</li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">The motion to recommend the board endorsement was seconded and carried unanimously.</li> </ul> <h2><a href="/sharing/?token=9d884d2d-e51a-4437-a7e5-fe7a8bfd0dc0">7</a> - Recommendation regarding Real-Time Market Price Correction – Incomplete Weekly Database Load - Gordon Drake</h2> <a href="https://ercot-control-docs.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/21/7-recommendation-regarding-real-time-market-price-correction-incomplete-weekly-database-load.pdf">7 Recommendation regarding Real-Time Market Price Correction - Incomplete Weekly Database Load</a> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Gordon Drake presented ERCOT staff's recommendation regarding price corrections due to an incident on November 1st.</li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Data transfer process failed during a weekly database load, affecting real-time settlement intervals between midnight and 12:30 PM.</li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">A market notice was issued on November 8th about the discovery of the issue.</li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Internal analysis showed the criteria for price correction were met.</li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Criteria for correction include a 20% impact and more than $2,000 impact to a single counterparty; two counterparties were affected.</li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">The maximum impact was nearly $3,000 with a percentage impact up to 45%.</li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Overall impact to ERCOT's settlement was just short of $2,000, about 0.01% of the day's total settlement.</li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">There is a forthcoming price correction noted in the appendix, related to issues from November 2023.</li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">ERCOT has modified processes to log errors immediately during model loads to prevent recurrence.</li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Discussion included comparisons to other regions' thresholds and the importance of addressing root causes and corrective actions.</li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Motion passed to recommend board actions regarding affected prices and implementation of corrections.</li> </ul> <h2><a href="/sharing/?token=21845764-c3e4-41f1-ab2b-42232d681cd3">8</a> - Independent Market Monitor (IMM) Report - Jeff McDonald</h2> <a href="https://ercot-control-docs.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/21/8-independent-market-monitor-imm-report.pdf">8 Independent Market Monitor (IMM) Report</a> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Jeff McDonald presented the IMM report, reviewing market performance and concerns about ASDC curves.</li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Energy prices from August to October were lower than a year ago, due to milder summer weather and lower natural gas prices.</li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Notable was a warmer October, which increased prices and loads that month.</li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">There was a low occurrence of shortage pricing, contributing to lower overall prices.</li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Ancillary service costs and congestion costs were generally uneventful.</li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">There was an increase in wind and solar energy production in October, attributed to greater installations.</li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Battery storage was discussed, noting it doesn't appear as supply due to it being a net load.</li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">An analysis of battery storage showed a large capacity offered at varied price ranges, with interests on the optimized charging and discharging strategies.</li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">The report emphasized the challenges for battery storage operators in real-time markets and the use of rule-of-thumb strategies over dynamic price bids.</li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">McDonald acknowledged battery storage as a key future element and promised more detailed future reports.</li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">The IMM worked on developing ASDC curves to address specific concerns while ensuring compatibility with the RTC software and existing ORDC curves.</li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Recommendations were made for ERCOT to evaluate and potentially refine the proposed ASDC curves.</li> </ul> <h2><a href="/sharing/?token=96eeede2-11d1-4ff7-9003-c5a53ca06fdd">9</a> - Committee Briefs - Kristi Hobbs</h2> <h3><a href="/sharing/?token=ffe8e8ab-066e-47dd-8777-0cf89f034809">9.1</a> - System Planning and Weatherization Update - Kristi Hobbs</h3> <a href="https://ercot-control-docs.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/21/9-1-system-planning-and-weatherization-update-1-.pdf">9.1 System Planning and Weatherization Update</a> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Start of winter season and ERCOT's preparations involving a risk-based approach for inspections.</li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Weatherization inspection workshops held with generators and transmission service providers.</li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Participation in NERC cold weather project technical conference with over 300 attendees.</li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Visit to facilities selected for the firm fuel supply service to confirm on-site fuel capability.</li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Approximately 90% of expected winter declarations received from market participants as of the night before.</li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Improved performance in thermal generation fleet observed in response to recent storms.</li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Monthly Outlook on Resource Adequacy (MORA) indicates higher risk of emergency alerts during certain hours in December and January.</li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Two regional transmission plans to be posted before year-end, focusing on 2030 load forecasts.</li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Generation interconnection requests tracked, with over 1900 active requests and total gigawatts increased.</li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Large load interconnection process has approved planning studies for over 17,000 MW of new large loads.</li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Ongoing efforts to define reliability standards with a new deadline extended to February.</li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Preparation for next three-year reliability assessment starting in January 2026.</li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Continued updates on transmission planning summary and overall endorsed projects.</li> </ul> <h3><a href="/sharing/?token=9f6b9d93-6652-457a-b164-e0fdb053cc39">9.2</a> - System Operations Update - Dan Woodfin</h3> <a href="https://ercot-control-docs.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/21/9-2-system-operations-update.pdf">9.2 System Operations Update</a> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Upcoming revision requests are being processed; initial discussions held to avoid starting from scratch when finalized.</li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Growth of large loads, such as data centers and crypto miners, raises concerns: these loads often fail to ride through voltage events, impacting system voltage and causing temporary power consumption dropouts.</li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">ERCOT proposed PGRR122 to limit the loss of load to 1,000 megawatts for any single fault to manage frequency stability.</li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Timeline and process for getting necessary studies for 8,800 megawatts yet to be completed, dependent on input from transmission service providers.</li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Second major issue discussed: series capacitors added to some lines to increase power transfer capability. Risk of subsynchronous resonance when generators connect directly, leading to proposal of a new planning guide revision to prevent direct connections.</li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">End of fall outage season; beginning of winter inspections. Outage levels are decreasing compared to mid-November.</li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Electric vehicle sales growth has slowed. Updated long-term forecasts reflect this trend.</li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Inertia of the system has overall increased slightly on average, while minimum inertia times are recovering due to increased nighttime loads from data centers.</li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Winter weather outlook predicts warmer and drier conditions on average, but potential for significant cold outbreaks due to increased variability in temperature.</li> </ul> <h3><a href="/sharing/?token=4ea30f6c-8f29-4353-bf07-7f133068765b">9.3</a> - Commercial Markets Update - Keith Collins</h3> <a href="https://ercot-control-docs.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/21/9-3-commercial-markets-update.pdf">9.3 Commercial Markets Update</a> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Discussed reliability unit commitment (RUC) and noted an uptick due to net load changes during solar resource ramp down and congestion in South Texas.</li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Comparatively, the RUC uptick in October was lower than October 2022 but indicated a change in trend continuing into November.</li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Published the 2024 Operating Reserve Demand Curve Biennial Report in November, examining design changes and efficacy.</li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Key changes to the ORDC include the introduction of the ECRS product in June 2023 and a multi-step price adder floor in November 2023.</li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Found ORDC performing in line with expectations, despite higher ancillary service requirements and lower natural gas prices.</li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">An 85% generation rate during price floor periods was recorded, with the ORDC intended to incent dispatchable resources.</li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">ORDC will be retired with the integration of Ancillary Service Demand Curves via the RTC project in December 2025.</li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Discussed ongoing work on NPRR1255 regarding a mitigation framework for energy storage resources (ESRs) addressing market power.</li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Evaluation for ESRs mitigation is underway, with a focus on shadow price, shift factor, and system price.</li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Stakeholder process underway to address concerns and considerations surrounding proposed changes in NPRR1255.</li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">No expected significant changes in natural gas prices for 2025.</li> </ul> <h4><a href="/sharing/?token=5210f674-ce5a-4f3f-8a93-4db8df68d4b0">9.3.1</a> - Real-Time Co-optimization Update - Matt Mereness</h4> <a href="https://ercot-control-docs.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/21/9-3-1-real-time-co-optimization-update.pdf">9.3.1 Real-Time Co-optimization Update</a> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">ERCOT has achieved a budget savings of approximately $15 million by advancing its real-time co-optimization project timeline by seven months, reducing the budget to $35 million.</li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">A beta version of the SCED software, critical for the real-time co-optimization, has been delivered and is undergoing development and testing.</li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">The market trials plan has been approved by TAC, and initial training readiness materials are available online.</li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Five historical operating days were simulated to show hypothetical market prices if RTC had been in place, and results have been published.</li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">The IMM proposed new ancillary services (AS) demand curves, with discussions planned to evaluate and possibly implement them.</li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Two NPRRs concerning policy issues will be drafted—an omnibus for market trial parameters and one for AS demand curves.</li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Significant progress has been made in market readiness training materials and defining market trials activities and criteria.</li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">The implementation of the NPRRs needs board approval by April to proceed with May market trials; this timeline is crucial.</li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Feedback from the Public Utility Commission emphasizes keeping the implementation deadline on schedule for real-time co-optimization.</li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Stakeholders support the current implementation plans, with an adherence to the established timeline to prevent delays.</li> </ul> <h3><a href="/sharing/?token=1b26c253-ed04-45cc-b198-dd931f182034">9.4</a> - Market Credit Update - Austin Rosel</h3> <a href="https://ercot-control-docs.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/21/9-4-market-credit-update.pdf">9.4 Market Credit Update</a> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">The report indicates stability with no changes in total potential exposure for the last two months.</li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">A minor default occurred with a small trader in late November, but the system managed it without issues due to sufficient collateral.</li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">There will be no uplifts to the market due to the default.</li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Two NPRRs were discussed:</li> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="2">NPRR1205 was implemented smoothly on November 1, without any issues reported.</li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="2">NPRR1215, which required no implementation, was approved by the PUC.</li> </ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Future work on credit-related NPRRs is planned for next year.</li> </ul> <h3><a href="/sharing/?token=67cbf9d6-d104-49ff-81b7-8cd50812626c">9.5</a> - Revision Request Status Update - Rebecca Zerwas / Ann Boren</h3> <a href="https://ercot-control-docs.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/26/9-5-revision-request-status-update.pdf">9.5 Revision Request Status Update</a> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Presented by Rebecca Zerwas and Ann Boren on revision request status.</li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">17 revision requests for December Board consideration; one opposed, others on consent agenda.</li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">57 revision requests currently in progress; 14 new since last board meeting.</li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">No change in the aging revision request list since October; additional comments filed for some.</li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">70 revision requests approved through the stakeholder process in 2024.</li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">New section introduced to address key policy issues not in front of the board.</li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Discussion of RTC+B with two potential revision requests by December 2025.</li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Consideration of policy parameters and PUC approval before market trials in May.</li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Stakeholder consensus sought on ASDCs; proposals requested by December.</li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">DRRS phase two discussed with NPRR1235 live in stakeholder process.</li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Evaluation of standalone DRRS product, robust discussion ongoing.</li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Large load issues addressed with ERCOT sponsored package NPRR1234 and PGRR115.</li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">ERCOT filed comments on 1 GW maximum single contingency to address stability risk.</li> </ul> <h2><a href="/sharing/?token=bb311db1-b7e0-45d2-8240-e1fb75b865b6">10</a> - Future Agenda Items - Woody Rickerson</h2> <a href="https://ercot-control-docs.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/21/10-future-agenda-items.pdf">10 Future Agenda Items</a> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Transmission projects and other known needs were included in the agenda.</li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Discussion on anticipating additional future needs not currently foreseen.</li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Specific mentions of upcoming discussions on '765' and 'RTC'.</li> </ul> <h2><a href="/sharing/?token=dca73d6d-5b44-4b35-b0e1-f72eea2ad296">11</a> - Other Business - Julie England</h2> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Julie England thanked Commissioner Lori Cobos for her service and contributions to the committee.</li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Lori Cobos acknowledged the complex and challenging issues ERCOT is facing and appreciated the committee's robust discussions on important topics.</li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">No further business or executive session was expected for the day.</li> </ul> <h2>11.2-12 - Not Discussed</h2> <h2><a href="/sharing/?token=0acdcc97-3e6f-44e3-8357-11d590cdf1e7">13</a> - Adjournment - Julie England</h2>