Meeting Summary - 03/17/2025 CMWG Meeting

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03/17/2025

<div class="news-image-container"><img src="/storage/docs/2025/03/03-17-2025-CMWG-Hero.png" width="801" height="602" /></div> <h3><a href="/sharing/?token=491f9582-cd3f-4812-85d9-9f3df0ca6b05"><span style="font-weight: 400;">▶️</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">1 - Antitrust Admonition</span></h3> <h3><a href="/sharing/?token=754a88eb-7b0f-4a37-9dc5-386515b861c4"><span style="font-weight: 400;">▶️</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">2 - Agenda Review</span></h3> <h3><a href="/sharing/?token=d4f2c1a3-bcd5-4061-9632-c2a1aa56b902"><span style="font-weight: 400;">▶️</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">3 - CRR LTAS Performance</span></h3> <p><a href="/storage/docs/2025/03/crr-cmwg_03172025.pdf"><span style="font-weight: 400;">crr-cmwg_03172025.pdf</span></a></p> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Samantha Findley from ERCOT provided updates on LTAS transactions and solution times, and NPRR1261 operational flexibility for CRR auction limits.</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Recent sequence five auction showed a reduction in transactions compared to the last sequence, yet took longer to solve.</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style="font-weight: 400;">NPRR1261, approved by the PUCT on March 13th, includes updated transaction limits for future auctions due to longer resolution times.</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Feedback highlighted adjustments in the transaction limit table, particularly for sequence five, reducing limits to improve timeliness.</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Trevor Safko from LCRA inquired about ongoing NPRRs for performance improvement; NPRRs have received IAs from the vendor and are awaiting ERCOT internal IA.</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Steven Havemann from Austin Energy queried about discrepancies in transaction limits; an increase due to a recent maintenance update was noted.</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Mark Price from DC Energy asked about the vendor timeline; only cost estimates are currently available.</span></li> </ul> <h3><a href="/sharing/?token=dd83fdfe-ca31-47de-a75d-00e4d1cb0081"><span style="font-weight: 400;">▶️</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">4 - RENA Update (Questions Only)</span></h3> <p><a href="/storage/docs/2025/03/RENA_Report_December_2024_CMWG.pdf"><span style="font-weight: 400;">RENA_Report_December_2024_CMWG.pdf</span></a></p> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Attendees are encouraged to ask questions related to specific pages of the report.</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style="font-weight: 400;">No questions were raised.</span></li> </ul> <h3><a href="/sharing/?token=836974a7-760e-4096-8b37-3efb7b8c531a"><span style="font-weight: 400;">▶️</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">5 - Other Business</span></h3> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Mention of CRR provider updates as recurring monthly agenda.</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style="font-weight: 400;">No new suggestions or comments from the working group were raised.</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Meeting was adjourned.</span></li> </ul>