COPS Update to TAC

January 6, 2010

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Voting ItemsVoting Items

Three voting items:

1. COPMGRR015, Creating Section 8, ERCOT Settlement and Invoice Process

2. COPMGRR016, Update to Section 12, Renewable Energy Credits Due to PRR808, Clean-up and Alignment of RECs Trading Program Language with PUCT Rules

3. SCR755, ERCOT.com Website Enhancements

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Voting ItemsVoting Items

COPMGRR015, Creating Section 8, ERCOT Settlement and Invoice Process– Provides information on ERCOT’s invoicing

process and specifically addresses the ad-hoc invoice process

– No Opinion on the need for Go-Live– No Impact

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Voting ItemsVoting Items

COPMGRR016, Update to Section 12, Renewable Energy Credits Due to PRR808– PRR808, Clean-up and Alignment of RECs

Trading Program Language with PUCT Rules– COPMGRR updates Section 12 to conform to

the language of PRR808 and PUCT Rules– No opinion on the need for Go-Live– No impact

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Voting ItemsVoting Items

SCR755, ERCOT.com Website Enhancements– Improves the usability of the website

– Not Needed for Go-Live

– IA Postponed

– Recommended by PRS with a priority of ‘Medium’

– With TAC and Board approval SCR755 will move into the “Parking Deck”

– To be sent to the “Parking Deck” due to impacts to ERCOT resources and test environments

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Questions ?Questions ?

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Working Group UpdatesWorking Group UpdatesCCWG

COPMGRR015, Section 8, ERCOT Settlement and Invoice ProcessCOPMGRR016, Update to Section 12, Renewable Energy Credits, align with PRR808ERCOT has requested input on what Really Simple Syndication (RSS) Feeds Market Participants would like available for the ERCOT.com website. ERCOT will provide a live demo to COPS at their January meetingWork continues on the COPS Market Guide

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Working Group UpdatesWorking Group UpdatesPWG

Draft in progress for Annual Validation suspension per AMS has been discussed and shall be on the next PWG agendaLPGRR shall be in order for changes per the NOIE DRG TF when the TF is completeDraft LPGRR to clean up Section 1.1, Document Control per Market RulesDraft Administration LPGRR to clean up type-o on Decision Tree

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Working Group UpdatesWorking Group UpdatesSEWG

Extract and Report issues SLA from mid April to May postedAn extract issue involving a change to the ‘Descriptor Value’ was discussed and ideas for process improvements involving the communications of similar changes in the future will be consideredWorking with MCWG on possible accelerated Nodal DAM Settlement Timeline; discussion focused on the option of reducing the due date in the DAM timeline by 1 day as opposed to 2 days

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COPS 2009 AccomplishmentsCOPS 2009 AccomplishmentsCCWG

1. Approved COPMGRRs 09, 10, 11, 12, 13 and 14

2. Approved SCR 755, Website Improvements

3. Finalizing COPMGRRs 15 and 16

4. Worked on the Client Support Survey

5. Updated COPS Procedures twice

6. Reviewed TPTF Final Report to TAC

– Determined where COPS can assist, identified transitional issues, and determined COPS SMEs

7. Reviewed Market Communications1010

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PWG

8. LPGRR033 Synchronization of Load Profiling Guide with PRR8049. LPGRR034 Profile Model Spreadsheets - Calendar Extension and Delete

Unused Models 10. LPGRR035 Addition of Time Of Use Schedules (TOUS) to Profiles with

Interval Data Recorder (IDR) Meter Data Type Codes for Advanced Meters

11. Round 2 sample load research data collection on schedule12. UFE 2008 Report and Hurricane UFE discussions on profile adjustments13. Annual Validation 200914. Assisted with PRR language defining the process and scenarios for

changing IDRs to Advanced Meters at request of RMWG 15. IDR Analysis completed with recommendation to keep 700 kW threshold16. Evaluated and recommended profile scaling factors method remain same17. Evaluated and recommended UFE allocation factors in lieu of AMS

remain same18. Evaluated and recommended distribution loss method due to AMS

remain same

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SEWG19. Created an Issues Tracking report in

conjunction with ERCOT to track and monitor Extract and Report Issues.

20. Maintained regular reporting from ERCOT on the progress of Nodal COMS, the design of Reports and Extracts for the Nodal Market

21. Engaged ERCOT in recalculation and further analysis on UFE during the Hurricane Ike event

22. Completed the Data Extracts and Reports Service Level Agreement

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NOEI DRG TF23. Raised Market awareness and created

forum for discussion of Nodal requirements for registration and settlement of DG > 50 kW & ≤ 1 MW

24. Brought forth concepts to COPS in regards to the registration and settlement of DG > 50 kW & ≤ 1 MW

25. Close to finalizing recommended language for NPRR for review by COPS