Texas Regional Entity Report Mark Henry June 6, 2008

Texas Regional Entity Report

Mark HenryJune 6, 2008

TAC Report June 5, 200804/21/23

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Texas RE Monthly Summary● For April……….

Protocol & Operating Guides violations• 1 new violation

NERC Standards violations• No new alleged violations

Reportable events• 3 new events reported

Audits• 2 entities audited• 4 entities issued audit reports

Mitigation Plans in progress for NERC Standards• 1 resulting from self-reporting violations

♦ Quarterly update provided by entity• 6 resulting from self-certification violations

Settlements• 4 settlements in progress


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Performance Highlights

● ERCOT’s Control Performance Standard (NERC CPS1) score for April = 121.01

● Initial scores for April indicate 33 non-wind-only QSEs passed and 1 failed the SCPS2 measure

● There are 12 active wind-only QSEs or sub-QSEs


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More Texas RE Activities

● Continue to fill vacant positions Vacancies as of May 1st – 3

● Statutory & Non-Statutory Budget preparation

● Updating/Revising PUCT-approved ERCOT Compliance Process (for monitoring & reporting ERCOT Protocols & Operating Guides compliance)

● Spring Compliance Workshop conducted on May 13th Attended by over 100 Registered Entity Representatives


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2009 Texas RE Budget Development Schedule

April 15 – Review Preliminary Draft of 2009 Budget at F&A Committee

May 1 – F&A Committee Special Meeting (if necessary)

May 9 – Draft #1 of Business Plan & Budget (BP&B) submitted to NERC

May 19 – Special F&A Committee Meeting

May 20 – F&A Committee & Board Discussion of Draft #1 of BP&B

May 30 – Draft #2 of BP&B due to NERC

● June 17 – Texas RE Board Approval of Texas RE BP&B

● July 9 – Final Texas RE Board-Approved BP&B due to NERC

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Texas Regional Entity

Report Details


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NERC CPS1 Performance● ERCOT’s CPS1 Performance

April Performance• Monthly comparison

♦ 2008: 121.01♦ 2007: 126.92

• 12 month rolling average comparison♦ May 2007 April 2008: 123.92♦ May 2006 April 2007: 138.23

● PRR 525 Performance Scores posted on the ERCOT Compliance Website

• SCE Performance Scores


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ERCOT CPS1 Performance Comparison

100

110

120

130

140

150

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

CP

S1

Tre

nd

100

110

120

130

140

150

May '07-Apr '08 May '06-Apr '07 May '05-Apr '06 May '04-Apr '05

Start of SCE Performance MonitoringJanuary '06


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ERCOT’s CPS1 Monthly Performance

100

110

120

130

140

150

160

170

CP

S1 A

vera

ge

100

110

120

130

140

150

160

170

Monthly Avg 12 Mo Rolling Avg Trend (12 Mo Rolling Avg)


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ERCOT CPS1 by Interval

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20

40

60

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100

120

140

160

180

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CP

S1

Avg

. %

Apr '08 Shaded Apr '07

061

2215

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1315

1815


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QSE PRR 525 10-Minute Interval Scoring

1820

1820

18 18 18 1719 20 19 19

17 18

13

19

2426 27

30 30

35

32 32 31 3234 34

32 32 32 32 33 34 34 34 34 34 3335 34 34 33

12 9

10

9 1210 10 12

11 10 11 1113 12

16

9

4

55

3 3

1

1 1 2 1

1 2

13 2 3 1 0 1

1

0 11

11

11

1

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2 2 2 2 2 3 44 4

44

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77

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8 99

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Passing QSEs Failing QSEs Failing Wind


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April 2008 – SCPS2 Scores

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34 Non-Wind QSE's 12 Wind QSE's


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Average Wind SCPS2 Scores

Six Month AverageSCPS2 Score

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20.00

40.00

60.00

80.00

100.00

120.00

Avera

ge S

CP

S2

75 MW

80 MW63 MW200 MW

124 MW

914 MW

504 MW813 MW

202 MW

609 MW

335 MW

105 MW279 MW

124 MW


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Total Wind QSEs

0

2

4

6

8

10

12

14

MonthNumber of Wind QSEs

Total Number of Wind QSEs


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April 2008 Resource Plan Performance Metrics

JG DK BT DE IP AP AO HA BY BC JA AY AM AR BR HJ DF BP CI AE AD BJ BH JD CF ET DA GRResource Status - 100 - 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 98 100 100 100 - 100 100 100 - 99 100 - 100 100 100 98 -LSL as % of HSL - 97 - 99 99 100 97 93 99 100 100 100 100 100 97 - 98 100 95 - 98 99 - 93 100 100 94 -DA Zonal - 100 98 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 91 100 100 100 100 100 100 93 - 100 100 100 100 100 - 99 98AP Zonal 100 96 96 99 99 100 100 95 98 100 98 98 100 98 100 97 99 100 96 - 97 99 100 98 99 100 99 100Down Bid & Obligation 100 94 96 96 98 98 98 93 92 99 91 99 94 94 99 100 95 96 96 - 95 95 100 95 98 - 90 100Total Up AS - - - 100 - 100 99 99 98 98 - 99 95 100 98 - 100 - - 95 - - - 99 97 100 92 -

GS BF BE DP EU FX JH JI JJ JC BG CX FK HW IN IZ BX CC JE CD FS AC CQ IV CR IO FYResource Status - - - 100 99 - - - - - 99 99 100 100 100 100 100 100 - 97 100 100 100 - - 100 -LSL as % of HSL - - - 100 100 - - - - - 99 100 100 96 99 96 100 94 - 97 100 100 92 - - - -DA Zonal 98 100 100 100 100 - - - - 99 100 100 99 100 100 100 99 100 100 100 100 - 98 100 100 - -AP Zonal 99 100 93 100 100 99 98 99 99 100 99 98 100 100 99 98 88 98 100 100 100 100 100 100 - - -Down Bid & Obligation 100 100 89 100 99 100 100 100 99 100 98 98 100 92 99 98 96 85 100 94 - 100 99 97 - - -Total Up AS - - - 85 100 - - - - - 99 97 98 94 78 97 98 100 - 99 - - 99 - - - 99

4 Consecutive Failing Scores 3 Consecutive Failing Scores

2 Consecutive Failing Scores 1 Failing Score

Resource Plan Performance Metric

Resource Plan Performance Metric

ID

ID


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Registration Activities

● NERC Entity Registration issues continue to be addressed and are being resolved

● Load-Serving Entity (LSE) registration issues being addressed Changes to NERC’s Registry Criteria to define “Non-Asset Owning LSEs” as a

subset of LSEs Determine changes necessary to terms and requirements in Reliability

Standards• LSE and Compliance Workshop was held on April 15th to address issues and obtain

input • NERC has sent modifications to the registry criteria for 30 days public comment (by

May 30th)• Criteria modified to include all DPs as LSEs• LSE registration criteria will change after the comment period and NERC’s decision

FERC issued its Order on April 4th accepting the procedural aspects of NERC’s plan

● Joint Registration Organization (JRO) of some entities remains likely JRO agreement forms and application have been developed and posted online


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NERC Functional Entity Types

• DP – Distribution Provider• GO – Generator Owner• GOP – Generator Operator• TO – Transmission Owner• TP – Transmission Planner• PSE – Purchasing-Selling

Entity• LSE – Load-Serving Entity

• RC – Reliability Coordinator• BA – Balancing Authority• TOP – Transmission Operator• PA – Planning Authority• TSP – Transmission Service

Provider• RP – Resource Planner


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Compliance Process Flowcharts

● NERC Compliance Monitoring and Enforcement Program – Reliability Standards Link to NERC Reliability Flowcharts

● ERCOT Compliance Process – ERCOT Protocols and Operating Guides Link to Protocols & Guides Flowcharts


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2008 Audits by Registered Function

4 55 5

1

16

244

1

1

1

3

3

5

0

5

10

15

20

25

GOP GO RC BA TOP TO TP DP

Scheduled Audit Performed Report Issued


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2008 Compliance Audits Scheduledby Entity

34

2

7

2

5

43

1

24

5

0

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec

Scheduled Audit Performed Report Issued


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2008 Audit Schedule

● The 2008 Texas RE Audit Schedule is available here.


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Compliance Reviews of Events by Month

3

5

7

5

32 2

12

3

3

2

1

1 3

12

1

1

6

4

23

21

1

1

1 1

0

5

4

3

1

1

0

2

4

6

8

10

12

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan'08

Feb Mar Apr

Reviewed Ops Only Report TRE Report Issued Under TRE Review


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Compliance Review Backlog

● NERC expectations for Event Analysis has expanded – in depth analysis and documentation requiring significant staff time

● Properly vetted analyses continues to take precedence over maintaining a 60 day schedule

● Immediate actions: Reallocating resources and tuning processes to bring our performance back in line with the 60 day window

● Goals: Back log cleaned up and improved board reporting to communicate events with special circumstances by the end of August


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Violations of ERCOT Protocols

34

3 3

94

1 1 1

1

1

2

2

8

-1

1

3

5

7

9

11

Alleged Confirmed - Not Mitigated Confirmed - Mitigated

4

8

3 3

9

7

3

0

1 1

0

1

3

0 0

1


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Violations of NERC Standards Reported by Month

0

2

4

6

8

10

12

14

16

18

20

Preliminary Alleged Confirmed - Mitigation in Progress Confirmed - Mitigated

0 0 0 1

0 0

2 2

17

6

12

13

6

1

0


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NERC Violations by Month● Spike in October coincided with the Annual Self

Certification performed

● Spike in February from one entity’s self certification resulting in 11 violations


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NERC Standards Self-Certification

● NERC Registered Entities not audited in 2007 required to self-certify to the actively monitored Reliability Standards applicable to their Registration(s) 279 Total Registered Functions 25 violations identified

• 9 FAC-008 – lack documented process (3 GOs)• 6 FAC-009 – lack documented process (3 GOs)• 4 CIP-001 – lack documented process (1 GOP)• 3 IRO-004 – lack documented process (2 GOs; 1 GOP)• 3 PRC-005 – relay maintenance delinquent (1 TO; 2 GOs)


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NERC Standards Self-Certification Violation Status

Mitigation Plan Status

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Mitigation Plans Completed Mitigation Complete This Month Mitigation Plans In Progress

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Texas Regional Entity Report Mark Henry June 6, 2008