
Project Priority List Update and Recent Implementations Overview
Stay updated on the latest project priorities and recent project implementations for May 2020, including releases, targets, and forecasted spending. Explore the detailed agenda, priority options for revision requests, upcoming project milestones, go-live dates, and more. Keep track of approved NPRRs, SCRs, and xGRRs for 2020.
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Project Update and Summary of Project Priority List (PPL) Activity May 13, 2020
Project Update Agenda Project Portfolio Update Recent / Upcoming Project Implementations 2020 Release Targets Planned Project Starts 2020/2021 Project Spending Forecast Priority/Rank Options for Revision Requests with Impacts Location of Project Priority List (PPL): http://www.ercot.com/services/projects/index
Recent / Upcoming Project Implementations 2020 May Release R3 5/26/2020 5/28/2020 NPRR856 Treatment of OFFQS Status in Day-Ahead Make Whole and RUC Settlements NPRR884 Adj. to Pricing and Settlement for RUCs of On-Line Combined Cycle Gen. Resources OBDRR006 Alignment of ORDC OBD with NPRR884 RMGRR163 Discontinue Generation of Legacy Retail Reports SCR803 Enhance Wind Integration Report & Create Solar Integration Report and Solar Dashboard CMM Release 2a NPRR887 Monthly Posting of Default Uplift Exposure Information NPRR907 Revise Definition of M1a to Reflect Actual Calendar Days NPRR985 Modify Forward Adjustment Factors to Include Pricing for the Current Operating Day In Flight 2020 August Release R4 8/4/2020 8/6/2020 NPRR902 ERCOT Critical Energy Infrastructure Information NPRR905 CRR Balancing Account Resettlement NPRR935(a) Post All Wind and Solar Forecasts All Changes Except Section 4.2.3 NPRR951 Active and Inactive SCED Constraint Reporting NPRR977 Create MIS Posting for RUC Cancellations In Flight Note: Projected Go-Live dates are subject to change. Please watch for market notices as the effective dates approach. 3 May 2020 PUBLIC
2020 Release Targets Board Approved NPRRs / SCRs / xGRRs R3 R5 R1 February 2/4 2/6 April 3/31 4/2 May August 8/4 8/6 October 10/13 10/15 December 12/8 12/10 R4 R6 R2 5/26 5/28 NPRR873 SCR797 SCR802 NPRR928 NPRR929 NPRR978(a) NPRR988 NPRR856 NPRR884 OBDRR006 SCR803 NPRR887 NPRR907 NPRR985 RMGRR163 NPRR902 NPRR905 NPRR935(a) NPRR951 NPRR977 NPRR998 NPRR978 SCR806 SCR799 NS P P E NS E E NS P 1/1 E P CMM Release 2a October 2021 Go-Lives NPRR877 Ph2 NPRR968 E E E MIS Go-Live NPRR857 NPRR885 NPRR904 NPRR917 NPRR936 NPRR941 NPRR963 NPRR971 NPRR986 OBDRR009 PGRR070(b) SCR781(b) SCR799 NS P E 1/19 NS November Off-Cycle September Off-Cycle NS NPRR943 NS 7/1 E MMS/OS Refresh 1/30 P SCR804 NS NPRR930(a) EMIL Web Interface NS Q3 RIOO P RARF Go-Live for View/Update 3/1 5/1 P 2022 Go-Lives SCR781(a) RRGRR016 RRGRR019 August NS NPRR863Ph1 NPRR960 NOGRR187 OBDRR011 TBD Items NPRR953 E NPRR863 Ph2 I MIS Testing E NS MMS/OS Upgrade Chill MMS/OS Upgrade Freeze 2017 2018 2019 / 2020 NPRR702, NPRR829 NPRR825(b), NPRR867, NPRR841 NPRRs: 826, 879, 918, 930, 935(b), 939, 962, 965, 974, PGRR066, SCR800, SCR805 NPRR863 Ph1 FFR NPRR863 Ph2 ECRS NPRR930(a) O&M portion NPRR935(a) All changes except Section 4.2.3 NPRR935(b) Section 4.2.3 changes NPRR978(a) Initial report decommissions PGRR070(b) Remaining PGRR language SCR781(a) View / Edit capability Project Status Codes NS = Not Started I = Initiation P = Planning E = Execution H = On Hold Go-live dates can differ from Protocol effective dates Please refer to market notices for more details APPENDIX Red Text: New additions and target release changes Strike-Through Text: Previous target release (a), (b), etc.: Multiple phase release Release targets are subject to change 4 May 2020 PUBLIC
Approved Revision Requests Not Started Planned to Start in Future Months Target Start Date Cost Estimate Release Target Revision Request Author NPRR998 ERS Deployment and Recall Messages May 2020 2020-R5 $15k-$25k ERCOT SCR806 Adding QSE and DME Information to Disclosure Reports June 2020 2020-R6 $65k-$95k ERCOT REGULATORY NPRR978 Alignment with Amendments to PUCT Substantive Rule 25.505 June 2020 2020-R6 $65k-$95k ERCOT REGULATORY NPRR963 Creation of Generation & Controllable Load Resource Group (GCLR Group) Q3 2020 TBD $150k-$200k Tenaska NPRR904 Revisions to Real-Time On-Line Reliability Deployment Price Adder for ERCOT-Directed Actions Related to DC Ties and to Correct Design Flaws Q3 2020 TBD $200k-$300k Rainbow OBDRR009 ORDC OBD Revisions for ERCOT-Directed Actions Related to DC Ties Q3 2020 TBD $30k-$50k Rainbow SCR800 Addition of DC Tie Ramp to GTBD Calculation Q3 2020 TBD $30k-$50k ERCOT NPRR962 Publish Approved DC Tie Schedules Q3 2020 TBD $15k-$30k ERCOT NPRR930 Process Pricing and Cost Recovery for Delayed Resource Outages Q3 2020 TBD $100k-$200k Citigroup NPRR936 CRR Account Holder Limits Q3 2020 TBD $150k-$250k Engie SCR799 ERCOT Outage Study Cases in the System Operations Test Env. (SOTE) Q3 2020 TBD $150k-$250k Oncor Note: Target Start Dates are subject to change. Based on recent developments, ERCOT is evaluating project capacity. Project Initiations Next 3 Months 5 May 2020 PUBLIC
May actuals not yet available June-December forecasts are updated 2020 Project Spending ` 35,000,000 Cap Enh In-Flight Cap Enh Not Started Tech Found In-Flight Tech Found Not Started Potential Demand Total Budget 30,000,000 25,000,000 20,000,000 15,000,000 10,000,000 5,000,000 - Jan-20 Feb-20 Mar-20 Apr-20 May-20 Jun-20 Jul-20 Aug-20 Sep-20 Oct-20 Nov-20 Dec-20 Actuals Jan-20 707,001 Actuals Feb-20 1,275,388 Actuals Mar-20 968,308 Actuals Apr-20 1,219,280 Forecast May-20 1,371,547 Forecast Jun-20 1,379,248 13,914 Forecast Jul-20 1,413,126 114,201 Forecast Aug-20 1,726,109 166,606 Forecast Sep-20 1,634,106 172,743 Forecast Oct-20 1,355,012 231,041 Forecast Nov-20 998,235 237,025 Forecast Dec-20 1,403,861 157,128 Enhancements In-Flight Not Started Capital - - - - 1,987 Running Total 707,001 1,982,389 2,950,697 4,169,977 5,543,511 6,936,673 8,464,000 10,356,715 12,163,564 13,749,617 14,984,877 16,545,866 In-Flight Not Started 863,828 341,523 2,863,201 2,059,314 1,967,938 (220,434) 1,387,436 50,469 1,409,391 123,114 1,405,236 180,427 483,493 182,726 1,431,394 248,244 686,523 243,835 Foundation Technical - - - - - 1,764 Running Total 863,828 1,205,351 4,068,552 6,127,866 8,095,804 7,877,134 9,315,039 10,847,544 12,433,207 13,099,426 14,779,064 15,709,422 Potential Not Started - - - - 10,000 30,000 30,000 30,000 30,000 30,000 20,000 20,000 Demand Running Total - - - - 10,000 40,000 70,000 100,000 130,000 160,000 180,000 200,000 Grand Total 1,570,829 3,187,740 7,019,249 10,297,843 13,649,315 14,853,807 17,849,039 21,304,259 24,726,771 27,009,043 29,943,941 32,455,288 2020 PPL Budget = $29.0M Potential Demand represents internal ERCOT projects that have not been fully approved 6 May 2020 PUBLIC
Revision Request Funding Placeholder Status In ERCOT s 2020/2021 proposed budget, the following amounts are allocated for Revision Request work 2020 = $4M 2021 = $4M Yearly Revision Request Spending Forecast Summary Project Status 2020 2021 YTD Actuals $0.90M - As of 4/30/2020 Approved In-Flight / Complete $2.91M $1.71M Approved Not Started $0.57M $1.81M Remaining Funding $0.52M $0.48M Total Allocation $4.00M $4.00M 7 May 2020 PUBLIC
Priority / Rank Options for Revision Requests with Impacts Options for Revision Request Description Comments Priority Rank MMS impacts - Consider delivering after MMS/OS Tech Refresh BESTF-3 Energy Storage Resource Contribution to Physical Responsive Capability and Real-Time On-Line Reserve Capacity Calculations NPRR987 2020 3010 Target go-live: mid- to late-2021 Relates to both combo model and single model Targeting completion of IA prior to May PRS meeting Update Real-Time On-Line Reliability Deployment Price Adder Inputs to Match Actual Data MMS impacts - Consider delivering after MMS/OS Tech Refresh NPRR1006 2020 3020 Target start late in 2020 for a mid- 2021 go-live Pricing and Settlement Changes for Switchable Generation Resources (SWGRs) Instructed to Switch to ERCOT MMS impacts - Consider delivering after MMS/OS Tech Refresh NPRR1019 2020 3030 Target start late in 2020 for a mid- 2021 go-live Note PPL Rank Information Items in the Regulatory section of the PPL are not tracked against the market Revision Request funding allocation Next available 2020 Rank in Business Strategy = 3010 Next available Rank in Regulatory = 260 8 May 2020 PUBLIC