Demand Side Working Group

Demand Side Working GroupChair SlidesJuly 20, 2012

Antitrust Admonition

Demand Side Working Group 07-20-122

ERCOT strictly prohibits Market Participants and their employees who are participating in ERCOT activities from using their participation in ERCOT activities as a forum for engaging in practices or communications that violate the antitrust laws. The ERCOT Board has approved guidelines for members of ERCOT Committees, Subcommittees and Working Groups to be reviewed and followed by each Market Participant attending ERCOT meetings. If you have not received a copy of these Guidelines, copies are available at the Client Relations desk. Please remember your ongoing obligation to comply with all applicable laws, including the antitrust laws.

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Agenda


1. Antitrust Admonition T Carter 9:30 a.m.

2. Agenda Review T Carter 9:35 a.m.

3. 2012 DSWG Goals Review T Carter 9:40 a.m.

4. Load Provided Capacity Update M Smith 10:00 a.m.

5. ALR Update P Wattles 10:30 a.m.

6. METF Update P Wattles 11:00 a.m.

7. ERS Update M Patterson 11:15 a.m.

8. Resource Performance Information

T Carter 11:45 a.m.

Lunch Noon

9. MIS Reports E Rothschild 1:00 p.m.

10. Long Term Study Update G Thurnher 1:45 p.m.

11. Temperature Sensitive Load Update

M Smith 2:00 p.m.

12. Action Items and Next Meeting T Carter 2:55 p.m.

Adjourn T Carter 3:00 p.m.


DSWG Goals for 2012

# Goal Description Deliverable Scheduled Completion

Market Champion Contributors Status

1 Load Resource Alternatives to RMR NPRR detailing how LRs can participate as an RMR alternate Sep-12 Mark Smith Tim C, Jay Z, Sarah G, John V, Melissa T,

Ino G, Eric G, Floyd TDraft

Whitepaper

2 Modify EILS Rules to Increase Available Capacity

NPRR and Technical Requirements document change to accommodate PUCT EILS Rule change

Jun-12 Ed Echols Tim C, Mark S, Betty M, Joel O

3 Load Participation in SCEDSupport Load participation of Load Resources in the design of the Look Ahead SCED project

Dec-12 John VarnellTim C, Jay Z, Mark S, Floyd T, Eric R, Parviz

A, Joel O, Ed E, Manny M, Laura R, Melissa T

Future Phase of Look Ahead

SCED

4Develop proposals for DR Products with different ramp periods and temperature sensitive loads

Functional requirements development Dec-12 Mark SmithTim C, Mark S, Eric R, Joel O, John T, Ed E,

Laura R, Jay Z, Nelson N, Justin L, Ed R, Cyrus R, Melissa T

Sub Group Review

5 Improve access to ERCOT market data to assist in DR business decisions NPRR for changes to MIS Reports May-12 Eric Rothschild Mark S, Floyd T, Parviz A Survey sent

6 Aggregations of Small Customers as Load Resources

Functional requirements and possible proof of concept test for aggregations of small customers to qualify as Load Resources

Sep-12 Ed Echols Jay Z, Eric R, Parviz A, John T, Justin L, Laura R, Manny M, Ed R, Cyrus R, Rob C

7 Adjust DR Capacity for T&D Losses Potential NPRR to bring DR impacts up to a wholesale level Oct-12 Tim Carter Ed E, Melisssa T

8 Update Load Participation in ERCOT Markets document Revised and Updated Document Sep-12 Tim Carter Eric R, Joel O

9 Explore Settlement Improvements for Price Sensitive Loads

Develop NPRR for five minute settlement option for Loads Sep-12 Mark Smith

Floyd Trefny Eric R, Parviz A, Ed E, Nelson N, John V Draft Whitepaper

10 Review DR components of CDR and SARA Suggest improvements if necessary Sep-12 Cyrus R Jay Z, Manny M

11 4CP / Price Response Study Write NPRR requiring a public version of this report to be posted Jun-12 Jay Z Eric R, Ed E, John S, Floyd T

NPRR being re-examined; Survey sent

12 Expand Sources of Frequency Data for UFR Events

Formulate recommendation to ERCOT for use of additional TDSP data Dec-12 John Varnell Ed E

Resource Performance Information


o ERS Protocols allow for penalties in the event of QSE-level portfolio failureo QSEs need protection from poorly performing ERS Loads or ERS Generators rotating through different QSEso Simple solution: results of ERID process provides results ofo Each ESIIDo Each historical contract period

o Suggest nine codes:

o Initially discussed in April DSWGo ERCOT to review privacy/administration concerns

Future Meetingso Demand Side Working Group

o 8/24/12 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. ERCOT Met 206B


Chair Contact Information

Tim Carter713-646-5476

[email protected]


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