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Meeting Summary - 08/08/24 PRS Meeting

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08/09/2024

<a href="/sharing/?token=a760211c-1c7b-4151-bb65-711b18aa6609">1</a> - Antitrust Admonition - Diana Coleman <a href="/sharing/?token=32212a6c-0944-4076-8b49-a7d4adcca226">2</a> - Approval of Minutes - Vote - July 18, 2024 - Diana Coleman <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"> July 18 meeting meetings added to the Combo Ballot.</li> </ul> <a href="/sharing/?token=f03afd0e-6cbf-49b6-9f08-cf341bcd25e9">3</a> - TAC Update - Diana Coleman <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">TAC met on July 31.</li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Five proposed changes were sent for review and approval.</li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">All items were approved except NPRR1227.</li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">A companion retail market guide revision request is pending to align with NPRR1227.</li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">June WMS recommended approval of the NPRR1227 concept.</li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">An IA vote was completed but the July meeting was canceled, so there is no impact on the revision.</li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">WMS approved and forwarded NPRR1227 this week, potentially making it ready for TAC this month.</li> </ul> <a href="/sharing/?token=6391551d-ca83-4a84-a42f-76b788772597">4</a> - Project Update - Troy Anderson <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><a href="https://ercot-control-docs.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/06/prs_august_2024_project_update.pptx">Project Update</a></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Troy Anderson discussed the delay in presenting IA statistics, expecting them next month due to some suspect numbers.</li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Upcoming release on August 22 includes NPRR1058 and NPRR1131 with the companion OBDRR, and SCR821.</li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Clarification on NPRR1172, explaining that part of it went live on March 1, another part with NPRR1058, and the final piece with RTC.</li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">NPRR1172 will be removed from the release matrix to avoid confusion, as its changes overlap with NPRR1058.</li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">NPRR1186 involves adding related data points to 60-day reports. This is effective because of the 60-day timeframe after NPRR1186 went live.</li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">September 26 release includes items NPRR1002 and RRGRR023, with completion expected next month.</li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">OBDRR040 moved back with NPRR1131 and is now expected to go live in December.</li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Anderson mentioned working on a comprehensive view of all ongoing projects since 2020.</li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">No new revision requests with impacts were discussed.</li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Next TWG meeting scheduled for August 29.</li> </ul> <a href="/sharing/?token=e72fa238-a43c-46dc-917a-6911c0497472">4.1</a> - Review of Aging Projects <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Significant progress: Section six changes reduced to zero.</li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Total projects decreased by two: NPRR1128 started, NPRR1172 removed.</li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">NPRR1128 allows FFR procurement up to FFR limit without proration.</li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">NPRR1172 removed as it no longer needs a project: split into three parts.</li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">RRGRR028 and PGRR091 planned for 2025: transformer impedance clarifications and FIS application completion, 60-day limit.</li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Reporting bundle delayed to post RTC due to resource constraints.</li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Moved NPRR1035, NPRR1208, SCR805 to post RTC group.</li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Highlighted that opioid treatment may be required for addressing aging project NPRR945.</li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Potential changes to NPRR1030 being reviewed.</li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Six items from March PRS: managed to fit two into the plan (NPRR1058, NPRR1128).</li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Ongoing work on Gantt chart scheduling for future projects.</li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Second IT test environment being developed to handle more workload.</li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Gaps in 2028-2029 timeline exist because no critical projects planned for that period; focusing on 2026-2027 and TBD items in 2030.</li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Organizational efforts to hire more developers continue.</li> </ul> <a href="/sharing/?token=2a7bf8ef-5e65-49ee-b119-4fa02ad5636d">5(a)</a> - NPRR1221, Related to NOGRR262, Provisions for Operator Controlled Manual Load Shed <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">The committee recommended approval of this item as submitted last month.</li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">There are no costs associated with this item.</li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">NPRR1221 added to combo ballot.</li> </ul> <a href="/sharing/?token=ba7ec5ba-2e2c-450c-b193-626f75784420">5(b)</a> -NPRR1236, RTC+B Modifications to RUC Capacity Short Calculations <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Last month, recommendation for approval as revised by PRS, with no impact.</li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">NPRR1236 added to the combo ballot.</li> </ul> <a href="/sharing/?token=f4cf6302-3fee-4461-b6f0-cb7c514c7c07">6</a> - Revision Requests Tabled at PRS - Possible Vote - Diana Coleman <a href="/sharing/?token=4d67ffb4-6778-4ee7-9db0-09befe4e4002">6.3</a> - NPRR1180, Inclusion of Forecasted Load in Planning Analyses <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">NPRR1180 focuses on the inclusion of forecasted load in planning analysis.</li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Sponsored by Oncor.</li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Currently tabled at ROS while TSPs and ERCOT work on comments.</li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">ERCOT filed comments on July 15 concerning the substantiated load definition.</li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Comments include load double counting and transparency reporting requirements.</li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Pending review by the planning working group (PLWG).</li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Work on NPRR1180 is ongoing.</li> </ul> <a href="/sharing/?token=289f61ad-61d0-4789-ad9b-ecc1914ccdaa">6.4</a> - NPRR1188, Implement Nodal Dispatch and Energy Settlement for Controllable Load Resources <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">General agreement to recommend approval as amended by the July 15 Oncor comments.</li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Clarification about metering arrangements and nodal settlement based on metering setups.</li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Motion to approve NPRR1188 with 07/15 Oncor comments. </li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Unanimous approval for NPRR1188 as amended by the July 15 Oncor comments</li> </ul> <img src="/storage/docs/2024/08/AUGPRS1188Ballot.png" width="635" height="587" /> <a href="/sharing/?token=e685777d-c5d4-4ad6-8947-a3ddbd31a64a">6.7</a> - NPRR1214, Reliability Deployment Price Adder Fix to Provide Locational Price Signals, Reduce Uplift and Risk <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Reviewed by WMS in February, voted to have CMWG review it.</li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Update provided by the working group at WMS.</li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Final numbers are being gathered by the working group.</li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Intention to move forward after the next meeting.</li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Expected to be presented at WMS next month.</li> </ul> <a href="/sharing/?token=2492f085-8ffb-4669-b35a-811d8eea8c6e">6.8</a> - NPRR1226, Demand Response Monitor <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">NPRR1226 endorsed by WMS yesterday.</li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Ted Hailu (ERCOT) expressed the need for ERCOT to curate website content for diverse audiences, including market participants, public, and regulators.</li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Floyd Trefny highlighted the rapid growth of demand response on the grid and the need for public access to this information on ERCOT's website.</li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Eric Goff mentioned the deletion of MIS public protocol requirements and emphasized market participants' need for feedback on public information.</li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Mark Smith stressed the need for easily accessible public information without requiring security credentials.</li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Steve Reedy raised concerns on ERCOT's ability to manage the dashboard and website content, suggesting a middle ground for data access.</li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">John Farnell questioned the accuracy of the estimated demand response data and its potential labeling issues.</li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Cyrus Reed supported the proposal as a first step in a broader process towards comprehensive demand response information availability.</li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Ian Haley emphasized the need for ERCOT to comment on the demand response calculation methodology and propose better ways to calculate and display this information.</li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Multiple speakers emphasized the urgency of resolving the issue before the winter season due to reliability concerns.</li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">It was suggested to remove the word 'graphical' from the proposal to give ERCOT flexibility in data presentation.</li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Consensus to table the NPRR for further discussion and more precise framing of the required information and process for implementation.</li> </ul> <a href="/sharing/?token=e4d34485-6e95-4ab1-a1a6-2e69c611b42d">6.9.2</a> - NPRR1235, Dispatchable Reliability Reserve Service as a Stand-Alone Ancillary Service <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Item was sent to WMS and then to SAWG, which was canceled in July, but rescheduled later in the month.</li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">ROS endorsed the item last month/week.</li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Joint comments were provided to support ESR participation in DRRs, proposing a two-tiered approach.</li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Michael Jewell highlighted joint commenters' support for moving forward with DRRS on a standalone basis and explained the legislative intent backing ESR participation.</li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Implementation of DRRS expected in 18 months, with an opportunity to include ESRs in the initial phase.</li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Suggested a two-phase implementation process: initial implementation per ERCOT's proposal, followed by ESR inclusion.</li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Matt Arthur from ERCOT acknowledged the helpful comments and indicated that ERCOT would consider the Objective and Key Result (OKR) piece, viewing it as particularly important due to timing elements in DRRS statutes.</li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Discussions to continue at WMS and SAWG for further recommendations.</li> </ul> <a href="/sharing/?token=fab331af-7b18-4777-b807-46a9ff5efcdf">6.9.3</a> - NPRR1237, Retail Market Qualification Testing Requirements <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">WMS endorsed NPRR1237 earlier in the week.</li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Motion to recommend approval of NPRR1237 as amended by the 8/6/24 RMS comments added to combo ballot.</li> </ul> <a href="/sharing/?token=ddd03bde-6345-44e0-95cd-7d60fb8028dd">7.1</a> - NPRR1241, Firm Fuel Supply Service (FFSS) Availability and Hourly Standby Fee <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Discussion on NPRR1241 from Luminant about clawbacks for firm fuel service during winter weather watches.</li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Proposal introduces a proportionality criterion with varying clawback percentages based on resource availability.</li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Luminant aimed to align clawbacks with actual risk and ensure readiness for the upcoming contract period in November.</li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Eric Goff and other members noted previous approvals and the need for further discussion on NPRR1241's impact, suggesting possible tabling.</li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">ERCOT representative agreed on the benefits of percentage-based brackets but left final decision to stakeholders.</li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Blake Holt from LCRA suggested additional discussion, expressing initial skepticism on service quality improvement.</li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Support towards tabling and referring NPRR1241 for further evaluation at WMS.</li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Clarification was sought on clawback mechanisms under the proposal compared to current protocols.</li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Motion to table NPRR1241 added to the combo ballot.</li> </ul> <a href="/sharing/?token=475cc67a-10d1-4fd2-935d-a6820f2e6e75">7.2</a> - NPRR1242, Related to VCMRR042, SO2 and NOx Emission Index Prices Used in Verifiable Cost Calculations <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">ERCOT submitted comments and suggested rejecting NPRR1242.</li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Concerns about the impact of the fee on existing processes and whether it meets board policy.</li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Discussions on how the fee would be applied to resources with emission costs.</li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Recommendation to reject NPRR1242, citing the minor impact on the admin fee and the complexity it introduces.</li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Some stakeholders believe further consideration is needed, despite it not meeting the million-dollar threshold.</li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Motion to table NPRR1242 added to combo ballot.</li> </ul> <a href="/sharing/?token=f4badae7-8483-4f88-b4e2-c07d66e8b02a">7.3</a> - NPRR1243, Revision to Requirements for Notice and Release of Protected Information or ECEII to Certain Governmental Authorities <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">NPRR1243 was introduced to revise the requirements for notice and release of protected information or ECEII to certain governmental authorities.</li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">The revision has no impact and adds NERC and FERC hierarchy to the disclosure processes.</li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">The changes mainly clean up the language in section 1.3 regarding disclosures to entities like FERC, NERC, Texas RE, and governmental cybersecurity oversight agencies.</li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Specifically, it adds FERC to the list of entities that do not require a protective order and clarifies circumstances for disclosures without pre-notice.</li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Oncor expressed concerns about managing confidential information and requested to table the item for one month to address internal sensitivities.</li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Oncor does not currently provide ECEII to Texas RE and wants more time to feel comfortable with the proposed changes or to file comments by September.</li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Other participants, including Bill Barnes, also raised concerns about the lack of notice for disclosures to FERC and NERC and supported tabling the item.</li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Motion to table NPRR1243 added to combo ballot</li> </ul> <a href="/sharing/?token=829aee8a-a9e0-413e-be44-c7e71ad5bee8">7.4</a> - NPRR1244, Related to NOGRR263, Clarification of Controllable Load Resource Primary Frequency Response Responsibilities <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Discussion on NPRR1244 related to NOGRR263 for clarification of controllable load resource (CLR) primary frequency response (PFR) responsibilities.</li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">NPRR1244 aims to align provisions with CLRs not providing PFR to ERCOT and ECRS, and the calculation of PRC.</li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">The intent is to require CLRs to provide PFR only when involved in certain ancillaries.</li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Background: Participants able to follow a SCADA base point might be operationally unable to provide PFR.</li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Suggestion to increase ERCOT's visibility and control by removing obstacles and allowing such loads to participate in scheduling.</li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">The related NOGRR263 was recommended for approval by ROS with comments last week and is moving forward.</li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Moiton to recommend approval of NPRR1244 added to the combo ballot.</li> </ul> <a href="/sharing/?token=cf0e61cb-0c85-4a1d-b047-fbd99ecd9f41">8</a> - Notice of Withdrawal - Diana Coleman - NPRR1232, Standing Deployment of ECRS in the Operating Hour for a Portion of ECRS that is Provided from SCED-Dispatchable Resources <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">ERCOT proposed NPRR1232 as a follow-up to NPRR1224 to improve efficiency during scarcity.</li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">PUC rejected NPRR1224 at the July 25 open meeting, supporting ERCOT's discretion to implement the trigger.</li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Concerns were raised about the proposed $750/MW floor concept by the commission and market participants.</li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">ERCOT withdrew NPRR1232 due to similar offer floor concerns.</li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Because PRS never recommended any version of the language, the sponsor can withdraw at any time.</li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">No further action is needed as this is just a notification.</li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Discussion on the absence of the remain tabled list for preparation activities to avoid confusion.</li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Clarification that everything on the PRS agenda is available for comment and vote.</li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Efforts were made to ensure clarity in the stakeholder process for revision requests.</li> </ul> 9 - Other Business  <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Not discussed.</li> </ul> <a href="/sharing/?token=5175c8df-ca3b-476d-ab28-b6d1445d09f5">10</a> - Combo Ballot - Vote - Diana Coleman <img src="/storage/docs/2024/08/AUGPRSComboItems.png" width="641" height="144" /> <img src="/storage/docs/2024/08/AUGPRSCOMBO.png" width="644" height="593" /> 11 - Adjourn - Diana Coleman