Joint Electric Scheduling Subcommittee Update August 20, 2013

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Update Topics

•Meetings•e-Tag 1.8.1.1 PKI Implementation•e-Tag 1.8.2 Functional Specification•WEQ-004 Coordinate Interchange Business Practice Standards•Electric Industry Registry Update

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Meetings• Meetings Since Last Update • May 7-8, 2013 (Carmel, IN)• June 11-12, 2013 (Folsom, CA)• July 9-10, 2013 (Redwood City, CA)• August 6-7, 2013 (Holyoke, MA)• August 13, 2013 (conference call)

• Future Meetings• September 10-11, 2013 (conference call)• October 29-30, 2013 (Little Rock, AR)• December 18-19, 2013 (Houston, TX)

• 2014 Meetings• Every 6 weeks

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e-Tag 1.8.1.1 PKI Implementation

• Specification approved by WEQ EC November 27, 2012• Interoperability test plan development• Two tests, August 8, 2013 and August 29, 2013• Creation of a test registry• First test results……

• Requested EIR enhancement to include ACA publication• Initial development under test

• Expect implementation by September 10, 2013 4

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e-Tag 1.8.2• Specification remanded back to JESS by EC at the April WEQ

EC meeting• Address standards request R13004• Address management of a single reliability limit profile by multiple

entities

• R13004 submitted by BPA and California ISO concerning role of Market Operator in e-Tag and proper representation of market transactions.• JESS recommended use of new “products” in generation and load

lines of the tag (minimizes registry and e-Tag changes).

• JESS is focused on a multiple profile approach and plans to distribute a questionnaire/survey to industry to assess impacts versus benefits. 5

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WEQ-004 Coordinate Interchange Business Practice Standards• Order 764, 15-minute Scheduling Intervals• To promote expediency, JESS voted out of subcommittee

changes to the WECC Timing table and changes to 004-017, Default Ramp Durations.• Posted for 30-day formal comment due September 9, 2013

• Monitoring NERC Project 2008-12, INT rewrite efforts• Proposed INT standards posted for comment• JESS is assessing need to complementary business

practices

• Hopeful to finish WEQ-004 modifications within 2014 Q1 – dependent on 2008-12.

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Electric Industry Registry Business Practice Standards• Developed JESS WEQ Annual Plan Item 3.d• Posted for formal comments July 12, 2013• Formal comments from• RTOs/ISOs• Southern Company• OATI• WE Energies• BPA

• Late comments from JESS• Created July 13, 2013

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EIR Update Topics

• Phase 3•WECC Adjacency Data• Retirement of legacy formats – CSV and

MDB• Emergency Publication• Other

Questions/Feedback

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