1 Single Entry Model (SEM) Weekly Market Call July 16, 2009 Matt Mereness

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Single Entry Model (SEM)Weekly Market Call

July 16, 2009Matt Mereness


Antitrust Admonition

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SEM Weekly Market Call Agenda

• Antitrust Admonition• SEM Go-Live Update• Market Testing and Training Update• Readiness Dashboards• FAQ• Roll-call• Questions/Answers

• Appendix/Supporting Info – What is SEM?– Go-Live timeline and activities– Training overview and sign-up– Dates/ methods to test submissions of NOMCRs– Readiness metrics related to training and testing– Communication mailbox and SEM Market Call Schedule


SEM Go-Live Update

• What is ERCOT doing this week?– Conducted fouth class this week

• No significant performance issues– Continue Nodalizing the Zonal Model seed (adding RARF data and other nodal

attributes)

• Training enrollment– Completed session/week 4 of 6 weeks of training– Openings available

• CIM Model Distribution– Distributed to 6 TSPs– All those that requested the populated CIM XML file to date have received it

• Communications during the week – NOMCRHelp– Few access requests– Password re-set requests can be sent directly to [email protected]– No significant issues emailed in from TSPs– Issues with Citrix clients for some companies

mailto:[email protected]


Market Testing & Training Update

Communication of requests

• Training Requests– Sign up using LMS system

• Training page: http://nodal.ercot.com/training/courses/index.html• Enrollment: https://www.ercottraining.com/lms/default.asp• Dates- June 23-25, June 30- July 2, July 7- 9, 14-16, 21-23, 28-30

• Test system access request– Email [email protected] for system access

• Populated CIM file request– Request file from [email protected] – Pressing CDs and mailing to TSP upon request

http://nodal.ercot.com/training/courses/index.html

https://www.ercottraining.com/lms/default.asp


SEM Go-Live Market Engagement Dashboard


SEM Go-Live Criteria Dashboard


SEM Go-Live Criteria and Approval

• Summary of remaining Stakeholder meeting dates for SEM discussion/approval of Go-Live– July

– Next week- NDSWG - July 14 & ROS - July 16– BOD - July 21

– August– 30-day Market Notice - Aug 1– TAC - Aug 6– ROS - Aug 13– NDSWG - Aug 18– ERCOT publishes results and sign-off from Directors – Aug 17– BOD - Aug 18– 10-day Market Notice - Aug 21– SEM Go-Live - Aug 31


FAQ

• User/password (if you cannot remember your user account/password for the ERCOT network). User name is usually first initial last name (eg, John Smith would be jsmith). If you do not remember either, the password will need to be re-set through the ERCOT Helpdesk (the implementation team cannot administer passwords).

– Step 1- if you don’t have an ERCOT digital certificate, contact your company’s USA– Step 2- if you can’t remember your user name and/or password

• EMAIL the ERCOT Helpdesk, [email protected]• First and Last name• DUNS number• Phone number so they can contact you with the new password

• Data Retention– The NOMCR data will need to be refreshed from time-to-time, so recognize that ERCOT may do so – ERCOT will only do the refresh after 5pm to avoid MPs losing their work in the middle of the day

• Service Level Agreement- the SLA for this NMMS testing platform is business hours Monday-Friday. The systems will be kept available after-hours and weekends, but support of questions and system issues will only be worked during regular business hours.

• Production system access- this access is only to the test environments. The final environment in August will require additional requests and participation from the USA for your company to assign the appropriate NMMS role.


Open Issues / Responses• Will there be focused ICCP-only training or a guide for SCADA-focused employees?

– All TSP users are encouraged to attend the basic training being offered– When this training is complete ERCOT will see if there is a desire of MPs to have specialized training

for SCADA assignments to build upon the basic training• Can an MP modeler set-up new equipment, and then have another user make the ICCP

assignment?– Yes, the same TSP can have one user establish the equipment in a NOMCR, and a different user can

edit the NOMCR to complete the SCADA assignments• Can ERCOT set-up a read-only role?

– By default users are granted read/write privileges– Upon an email request to ERCOT can change the access to be read-only

• Operatorship vs Ownership Line assignment- Legal working on draft of NPRR• Service Level Agreement post SEM Go-Live-

– IT support 99.9% availability, 4 hour recovery– Same business support as used for Service Requests– Post SEM Go-Live + 60days window for fall-back to Service Requests– Post SEM Go-Live + 60days window for [email protected]

• MPIM roll-out of roles– Mkt notice today for release July28 of roles to TML NMMS (more coming on dates/details to set-up)

• Guideline discussion• Ongoing- from 500 comments, down to 3 significant discussion- see v0.81 from NDSWG agenda


Roll-call and Q&A

• Roll-call

• Announcement- CHANGE to URL (sending notice tomorrow)– Old- https://gateway.ercot.com– New- https://gateway.ercot.com/CitrixLogonPoint/Gateway/ – Better tools/connectivity/citrix client support

• Reminder(s):– Prior to attending training, make sure you can log in successfully to Citrix and can

access the application– Training Requests

• Enroll at https://www.ercottraining.com/lms/default.asp

– Test system access request• Email [email protected] for system access

– Populated CIM file request• Email [email protected] for CIM file• Pressing CDs and mailing to TSP upon request Friday and Monday

• Questions and Answers• Next Weekly Market Call- July 23, 2009


• Appendix/Supporting Info– What is SEM?– Go-Live timeline and activities– Training overview and sign-up– Dates/ methods to test submissions of NOMCRs


SEM Go-Live Overview• Single Entry Model (SEM) Go-Live is the switchover on Aug 31, 2009 for

TSP submissions of network operations model change requests– from “Service Request” submissions via TML – to “NOMCR” submissions via the NMMS

• System of record for model changes becomes NOMCRs on 8/31//09• System of record for Network operations Model for reliability and dispatch remains

Zonal/Genesys system until Dec 2010

TSPCurrent Activity

Submit Modeling Change via Service Request

ERCOT UploadsSvc Request

into ZonalGenesys Model

ERCOT Copies/ConvertsZonal Model “seed”

Into Nodal NMMS Model

TSPAug 31, 2009

Submit Modeling Change viaNOMCR/NMMS Tool

(includes ICCP)

ERCOT IncrementallyConverts NOMCR

Into Svc Req Uploads into ZonalGenesys Model

ERCOT uploads NOMCR

Into Nodal NMMS Model to

support nodal testingData Consistency Checks are run to ensure model synchronization/fidelity

Periodic checks are run to ensure model synchronization/fidelity

Full

Copy

Incr.

NOMCR

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Current Network Operations Model Maintenance for TSPs

ERCOT Zonal EMMS Model(system of record through 12/1/2010)

Submits Service Request to Change Model

ERCOT Nodal NMMS Model(nodal testing model- CIM file for EMS/MMS/etc)

Periodic full copy and conversion of model (zonal seed used for nodal systems)

TSP

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After 8/31/2009: SEM Go-Live Network Operations Model Maintenance for TSP



ERCOT enters NOMCRs into zonal model

ERCOT runs consistency checks to ensure models are aligned and maintained

Submits Model Change Request (NOMCR)

TSP

NMMS ModelSystem of Record

Nodal Go-Live 12/1/2010

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Network Operations Model Maintenance for Resource & QSE (today and post 8/31/09)



ERCOT enters into zonal model

NMMS ModelSystem of Record

Nodal Go-Live 12/1/2010

Submits RARF (Resource Asset Reg Form) via Service Request

Submits ICCP Change via Service Request

ERCOT processQSE

RE


SEM Go-Live Update

• Communication and Calendar– May 6th ERCOT began TSP outreach through Wholesale Client Services

• TDSP/TO associations sent to 23 TOs• Solicit training headcount from TOs (pre and post Go-Live)• Good response from TOs

– May 15- Market Notice sent for SEM Kick-off call to occur– May 28- SEM Kick-off WebEx 10:00-11:30am

• Go-Live timelines and activities for June - August 2009 • Training overview and sign-up • Dates and access methods to test submissions of NOMCRs • Communications mailbox and SEM market call schedule

– June 4- Start weekly Thursday SEM Calls at 2-3pm (through go-live/August)• Company attendance is recorded • ERCOT provide updates on testing and training• Highlight issues or Frequently Asked Questions• Open Question/Answer session for TSPs• Meetings will be posted on new ERCOT calendar page at:

http://www.ercot.com/committees/nodal/eds/sem/index

– June 8- Testing environment available to TSPs (through Aug 10)– June 22- Weekly classroom training for 6-weeks (through July 30)


Go-Live timeline and activities (continued)

• Communication– May 6th ERCOT began TSP outreach through Wholesale Client Services

• TDSP/TO associations sent to 23 TOs• Solicit training headcount from TOs (pre and post Go-Live)• Good response from TOs



• Communication and Calendar– May 15- Market Notice sent for SEM Kick-off call to occur– May 28- SEM Kick-off WebEx 10:00-11:30am

• Go-Live timelines and activities for June - August 2009 • Training overview and sign-up • Dates and access methods to test submissions of NOMCRs • Readiness metrics related to training and testing • Communications mailbox and SEM market call schedule

– June 4- Start weekly Thursday SEM Calls at 2-3pm (through go-live/August)• Company attendance is recorded • ERCOT provide updates on testing and training• Highlight issues or Frequently Asked Questions• Open Question/Answer session for TSPs• Meetings will be posted on ERCOT calendar at http://www.ercot.com/committees/nodal/eds/

– June 8- Testing environment available to TSPs (through Aug 10)– June 22- Weekly classroom training for 6-weeks (through July 30)


Go-Live timeline and activities (continued)Apr Modeling Guidelines detailed review

Training update (content outline) Jun 1 – Aug 31 SvcReq limits and process Initial discussion of high-level transitional business

processes Discuss Transition Metrics for MPs SEM Update & Go-Live Criteria discussion

Update to NDSWG & ROS

May Publish final “draft” Modeling Guidelines Training update/documentation Follow-up discussion of high-level transitional

business processes Escalate- Model Posting/Disclosure, no TPTF apprv Discuss Transition Metrics for MPs SEM Update & Go-Live Criteria discussion EDS Kick-off of SEM

Update to NDSWG/ROS/TAC/WMS

Jun Publish final Modeling Guidelines Training Begins/Update NDSWG Publish SRs not in seed model Confirm final 30-day processes (Aug 1-31) SEM Update & Go-Live Criteria discussion

Update to NDSWG/ROS/TAC

Jul Joint NDSWG and SSWG meeting Status of SEM-EDS activities SEM Go-Live Entry Criteria satisfied

Update to NDSWG/ROS/TAC

Aug Confirm Go-Live activities Sign up for 2nd round of training

Go-Live approval ROS/TAC/Board



– Transition periods:• June 1- Aug 30, 2009 (objective to minimize SvcReq during this period)

– Submit changes as far in advance as possible– No equipment name changes (defer until after SEM Go-Live 8/31/09)

• Aug 15-30, 2009– Two weeks no submissions, except for emergency changes

• Aug 31, 2009 - Feb 2010 (NOMCRs for any/all network changes)– After 8/31/09 TSPs will work to validate the network model and align to

their in-house systems– Initially the NOMCR timeline will align with zonal timeline

» 30-day lead-time, compliant with current zonal database schedule» Status is tracked and communicated via system emails

– Any SRs that did not go into zonal production will be converted by ERCOT to NOMCRs for verification/submission by TSPs in Sept

– In 2010 TSPs gradually transition to NodalProtocols(3.10) 90-day timeline submission requirements


Training Overview and Sign-Up

• TSP Submission Testing and Training will be the same system/database

- Model to be used will be snapshot from October 2008- Training audience is the TSP network operations modelers/staff

• Submission Testing system access – Available June 8 – Aug 10– NOMCR testing system will be on-line and available to all TSPs– ERCOT has established a dedicated email and have staff available to support questions

([email protected])

• Training to be hosted in Taylor – Pre-SEM classes June 22 – Aug 3

• Current plans for at least six 3-day sessions • Planning for 12-18 seats for each class• Large dedicated training room

– Post-SEM classes Sept 23- Oct 20• Fewer sessions and smaller classes (tbd)• Make-up classes, not just-in-time training for all staff after go-live


Training Overview and Sign-Up (continued)

• Classroom schedule for the 3-day class• One class per week for 6 weeks• Start 1pm Tuesday / End noon Thursday

• Trainees can stay in Lab Thursday afternoon for Q&A• If schedule fills up, ERCOT will shorten class to 2-days for the overbooked weeks

• June 23-25, June 30- July 2• July 7- 9, 14-16, 21-23, 28-30

• Next 4 slides show summary of training format and equipment• Full training outline in Appendix (no change from last month)

• Note that testing/training will only include Level 1 Validation• Level 1 – Automatic by the system upon submitting.• Level 2 – Visual by the N/W Model Coordinator• Level 3 – Power flow run on the one NOMCR.• Level 4 – Power flow run on all NOMCRs for that day.• Level 5 – Power flow run on the AREVA system.

Training (continued)





Training Overview and Sign-Up (continued)

• Sign-up for access to test environment starts today • System access begins June 8th • Email request to [email protected]• Test environment requires a valid digital certificate (production or nodaltest)

- Digital certificates are to be coordinate with your company’s USA- Include in email:

Employee Name- TSP/Company Name- DUNS- Email address- Alternate/Centralized Email address for status change-Primary phone- Alternate phone-

• Sign-up for training will be discussed next week• Weekly slots available for up to 18 participants• Looking to leverage LMS/Training system to coordinate and track training• Training classes occur each week from June 23 through July

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1 Single Entry Model (SEM) Weekly Market Call July 16, 2009 Matt Mereness