Annual TAC Review and Alignment with ERCOT Strategic Pillars
Annual review process of the Technical Advisory Committee (TAC) to enhance efficiency and effectiveness in alignment with ERCOT's strategic goals. The review covers goals, revision requests, and alignment with ERCOT's strategic pillars.
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Annual TAC and Subcommittee Structural/Procedural Review Adrianne Brandt 2016 TAC Chair TAC Meeting ERCOT Public September 29, 2016
Summary of TAC Review Annual Process In an effort to improve TAC s existing processes and organizational structure for the purpose of enhancing efficiency, effectiveness, and aligning its structure to meet new goals and the ERCOT Board s objectives, TAC annually reviews its existing structure and procedures. TAC leadership hosted a meeting on August 25, 2016 to initiate the annual review and solicit input from stakeholders on the following items: Alignment of TAC Goals and Approved Revision Requests with ERCOT Strategic Plan Potential Revision Request Process Changes Incorporation of Other Binding Documents into Protocols/Guides Working Group and Task Force Review 2 Item XXX ERCOT Public/Confidential
Alignment of TAC Goals and Approved Revision Requests with ERCOT Strategic Pillars 2016 TAC Goals: 1. Align TAC and Subcommittee Goals with the ERCOT Board of Directors strategic vision to work with ERCOT Staff to achieve the Board s vision for ERCOT. 2. Maintain rules that support ERCOT system reliability, promote market solutions, and are consistent with PURA, PUC, and NERC Reliability Standards. 3. Monitor resource adequacy and make improvements as necessary. 4. Collaborate with ERCOT Staff on current trends in fuel prices and installed resource costs through market changes. 5. Develop and implement needed market design corrections and improvements which are cost effective. 6. Pursue the appropriate implementation of load participation. 7. Pursue the appropriate implementation of emerging technologies. 8. Implement Retail Market improvements and requirements. 9. Facilitate market improvements necessary to leverage the capabilities of Advanced Metering Systems (AMS) in the retail market and improve the integrity and availability of AMS data to Market Participants. 10. Improve settlement processes to facilitate changes in the ERCOT market design. 11. Collaborate with ERCOT Staff on the review of ancillary service needs and implement changes as necessary. 12. Maintain market rules that support open access to the ERCOT markets and transmission network. 13. Work with ERCOT Staff to develop Protocols and market improvements that support increased data transparency and data availability to the market. 14. Work with ERCOT Staff to ensure appropriate credit and collateral rules exist or are created to facilitate market changes. 3 Item XXX ERCOT Public/Confidential
Alignment of TAC Goals and Approved Revision Requests with ERCOT Strategic Pillars Request Type Goal 1 Goal 2 Goal 3 Goal 4 Goal 5 Goal 6 Goal 7 Goal 8 Goal 9 Goal 10 Goal 11 Goal 12 Goal 13 Goal 14 5 2 NOGRR 6 14 1 1 6 2 1 1 NPRR 1 PGRR 2 RMGRR 3 1 SCR LPGRR 2 VCMRR 1 COPMGRR 12 1 2 17 1 3 1 10 2 Grand Total Revision Requests approved to date and alignment with ERCOT Strategic Pillars: Committee Strategic Alignment 0% Operational Reliability 27% Flexible Market Design 53% Data Transparency and Access 20% 4 Item XXX ERCOT Public/Confidential
Potential Revision Request Process Changes Issue Non-voting bodies are expected to vote/form consensus on Revision Requests. Resolution Modify the Revision Request process so that Guide Revisions originate at the voting Subcommittee level. Working groups would still be able to review/provide feedback on the Revision Requests but voting would happen at the Subcommittee level. This is similar to the current RMGRR approval structure. Issue There are a number of NPRRs with accompanying Guide Revisions that carry the substance of the rule change. The NPRRs are approved at the ERCOT Board level however the Guide changes for the most part are approved at the TAC level. The ERCOT Board is not currently considering the accompanying Guide revisions regardless of where the substance lies. Resolution A Both the NPRR and accompanying Guide Revision will require ERCOT Board approval. This resolution would eliminate the discrepancy in the timing of the approval process for associated revisions. Resolution B Associated Guide revisions will be provided as supplemental material to the ERCOT Board when they consider the NPRR. 5 Item XXX ERCOT Public/Confidential
Incorporation of Other Binding Documents into Protocols / Guides Issue There are currently 49 Other Binding Documents with their own approval process. Nearly half of these (24) are forms that have not required frequent modification. Resolution For transparency, streamlining of approval processes, and consolidation of binding language, incorporate Other Binding Documents into the appropriate Guide(s) or Protocols, either as new verbiage within existing sections or as Appendices, where appropriate. 6 Item XXX ERCOT Public/Confidential
Review of Working Groups/Task Forces Working groups and task forces were reviewed to determine necessity. Groups were identified for sun-setting or consolidation. COMMITTEE TAC COPS WORKING GROUP TASK FORCE Communications and Settlements Working Group (CSWG) Market Data Working Group (MDWG) Profiling Working Group (PWG) PRS RMS Advanced Metering Working Group (AMWG) Texas Data Transport and MarkeTrak Systems (TDTMS) Working Group Texas Standard Electronic Transaction Working Group (Texas SET WG) Retail Market Training Task Force (RMTTF) 7 Item XXX ERCOT Public/Confidential
Review of Working Groups/Task Forces COMMITTEE ROS WORKING GROUP Black Start Working Group (BSWG) Dynamics Working Group (DWG) Network Data Support Working Group (NDSWG) Operations Training Working Group (OTWG) Operations Working Group (OWG) Performance, Disturbance, Compliance Working Group (PDCWG) Planning Working Group (PLWG) Resource Data Working Group (RDWG) Steady State Working Group (SSWG) System Protection Working Group (SPWG) Voltage Profile Working Group (VPWG) TASK FORCE Outage Coordination Improvements Task Force (OCITF) Planning Geomagnetic Disturbance Task Force (PGDTF) WMS Congestion Management Working Group (CMWG) Demand Side Working Group (DSWG) Emerging Technologies Working Group (ETWG) Market Credit Working Group (MCWG) Metering Working Group (MWG) Qualified Scheduling Entity Managers Working Group (QMWG) Resource Cost Working Group (RCWG) Supply Analysis Working Group (SAWG) 8 Item XXX ERCOT Public/Confidential
Review of Working Groups/Task Forces COMMITTEE Other Groups WORKING GROUP Critical Infrastructure Protection Working Group (CIPWG) Future Ancillary Services Team (FAST) Grid Resilience Working Group (GRWG) NERC Reliability Working Group (NRWG) Regional Planning Group (RPG) Scenario Development Working Group (SDWG) TASK FORCE Competitive Renewable Energy Zone Task Force (RPG- CREZ) Long-Term Study Task Force (LTSTF) Recommendation to move FAST, SDWG, CREZ and LTSTF to Inactive Groups. If there are still existing issues to be considered, these could be possibly rolled into another existing working group or task force. 9 Item XXX ERCOT Public/Confidential
Other Items TAC/Subcommittees were encouraged to review meeting agendas and determine necessity for monthly meetings. Reviewed Open Action Items Subcommittees encouraged to provide an update regarding Open Action Items at each TAC meeting Reviewed 2017 Block Calendar 10 Item XXX ERCOT Public/Confidential
