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Integrated ERCOT Readiness and Transition (IRT)
TPTF – December 4th, 2006
ERCOT Qualification Approach
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Agenda
– Qualification vs. Readiness
– Types of Market Participants requiring qualification
– Qualification for the nodal market
– Qualification Timeline
– Next steps
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Qualification vs. Readiness
Readiness Criteria Qualification
Based on Transition Plan Based on the protocols
Developed for all Market Participants including ERCOT
Required for certain Market Participants
Continuously assessed and reported during transition
A series of tests administered upon request by the qualifying entity
Used to make readiness decisions for market trials and market open
Used to determine eligibility of the qualifying entity to participate in the nodal market
Assessment made by the Readiness Advisor
Qualification determined by ERCOT on a case
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Types of Market Participants requiring qualification
Market Participants in the nodal market: Congestion Revenue Rights (CRR) Account Holders
Load Service Entities (LSE)
Qualified Scheduling Entities (QSE)
Renewable Energy Credit Account Holders
Resource Entities
Transmission Service Provider (TSP)
Distribution Service Provider (DSP)
Qualification Required for the following Congestion Revenue Rights (CRR) Account Holders
Qualified Scheduling Entities (QSE)
Qualification based on market participation level Level 1 – Inter-QSE trades only
Level 2 – May represent load
Level 3 – May represent load and resources – No Ancillary Services
Level 4 – May represent load and/or resources – Participates in Ancillary Services market
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CRR Account Holders: Registration
Submit CRR Account Holder Registration Forms
Agreements
Submit Executed Standard Form Agreements
Satisfaction of credit requirements Creditworthiness determined at the “counter-party”
level (Includes a QSE, sub-QSEs and CRR Account Holder registrations that an entity may have registered with ERCOT)
CRR system connectivity test
Verification that an authorized user is able to access the CRR System
Access CRR system using required certificates
Download required applets
Etc…
Qualification for the nodal market
Company XCounter-Party
QSE A CRR
SubQSE A1
SubQSE A2
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Qualification
Types of Market Participants requiring qualification
Registration Agreements CommunicationFunctional
TestingSite Visit
Current Zonal Market QSE qualification activities QSE Level
1 2 3 4
Registration
Agreements
Credit Worthiness Requirements
Communication Circuit Installation (WAN) N/A N/A
Connectivity - Real-Time System Operations (RTU / ICCP)
N/A N/A
Connectivity - Market Operations (Portal / API)
Market Operations Functional Testing Portal Transactions (MIS)
Programmatic Transactions (API)
System Operations Functional Testing (Ancillary Services)
Regulation Reserve N/A N/A N/A
Responsive Reserve N/A N/A N/A
Non-Spinning Reserve N/A N/A N/A
Balancing Energy N/A N/A N/A
Site Visit
Required
Optional
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Qualification for the nodal market
• Registration• Agreements• Credit Worthiness Requirements• Communication
– Circuit Installation (Voice and data circuits)– Connectivity– System Operations - Real Time
• Telemetry – RTU/ICCP– Market Operations)
• Portal Transactions (MIS)• Programmatic Transactions (API)
• Market Operations Functional Testing– Portal Transactions (MIS)– Programmatic Transactions (API)
• System Operations Functional Testing (Ancillary Services)– Regulation Reserve– Responsive Reserve– Non-Spinning Reserve– Balancing Energy Service
• Site Visit
Changes by
nodal transition?
Required for new and existing QSEs
Required
for new QSEs Only
Yes
No
Qualification approach Existing QSEs
Will only be required to complete those activities that have had significant changes due to nodal transition
New QSEs
Will be required to complete all activities required for qualification in the nodal market
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Qualification for the nodal market
Nodal Market QSE qualification activities for QSEs in the zonal market*
QSE Level
1 2 3 4
Registration Resource Registration
Resource Registration
Agreements
Credit Worthiness Requirements
Communication Circuit Installation (WAN) N/A N/A
Connectivity - Real-Time System Operations (ICCP**)
N/A N/A
Connectivity - Market Operations (Portal / API)
Market Operations Functional Testing Portal Transactions (MIS)
Programmatic Transactions (API)
System Operations Functional Testing (Ancillary Services)
Regulation Reserve N/A N/A N/A
Responsive Reserve N/A N/A N/A
Non-Spinning Reserve N/A N/A N/A
Site Visit
* New QSEs will complete all applicable qualification activities Not Required
Required
Optional
** Pending Approval of Protocol Revision
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Qualification for the nodal market
Registration QSE Registration
– Not required for existing QSEs Resource Registration
– Significant changes (Resource Parameters)– Resource asset registration forms required– QSEs with Generation or Load Resources will be required to
submit and maintain Resource Parameters– New asset registration forms required – Section 3.7 of the nodal protocols
Agreements A new Standard Form Market Participant Agreement required from
all Market Participants Section 22 of the nodal protocols
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Qualification for the nodal market
Credit Worthiness Requirements Creditworthiness determined at the “counter-
party” level (Includes a QSE, sub-QSEs and CRR Account Holder registrations that an entity may have registered with ERCOT)
New QSEs ERCOT will confirm initial credit worthiness for
qualification
ERCOT will monitor credit and make collateral calls as needed
Existing QSEs No special nodal qualification requirements for
entry into the nodal market
ERCOT will monitor credit and make collateral calls as needed according to the nodal protocols
Company XCounter-Party
QSE A CRR
SubQSE A1
SubQSE A2
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Cisco7206VXR
Cisco7206VXR
Cisco75XX
CSU/DSU
CSU/DSU
CSU/DSU
CS
U/D
SU
CS
U/D
SU
ATM
ATM
Point to Point
Frame Relay
Point to Point
FRAME Relay Network
ERCOT - Austin
ERCOT - Taylor
QSEFrame Port
Cisco7206VXR
ATM Port
ATM PORT
DACS NETWORK
Qualification for the nodal market
Communication Installation Wide Area Network (WAN) circuits for real-time voice and data communications
with ERCOT
New QSEs A Wide Area Network circuit installation required for new QSEs with Resources
(Level 3 and 4)
Existing QSEs Existing QSEs already meet this requirement
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Communications (Connectivity) Testing connectivity between ERCOT and QSEs control centers
Market operations
Portal and/or API (Web Services)
Required for all QSEs
System Operations - Real-time Telemetry
Required for QSEs with Resources (Level 3 and 4)
Inter-Control Center Protocol (ICCP). [Pending approval of NPRR]
Point by point telemetry verification expected to be completed as part of EDS-1 for most QSEs
Redundant communication link requirements
Any single element of the communication system fails can fail and;
For server failures – complete information re-established within five minutes by automatic failover
For all other failures – complete information continues with updates at a 30 second or less scan rate
Qualification for the nodal market
QSE EMS
SCADA
ICC
P
ICC
P
ERCOT
EMS SCADA
ICCP Link
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Qualification for the nodal market
Market Operations Functional Testing Required for all QSEs
Verification that QSEs are able to submit valid market transactions
Offers, Bids, Schedules, Trades, COP
Will be performed using a Market Operations sandbox
May be performed in stages ahead of each EDS phase
EDS-3 – Real Time Operations Transactions
EDS-4 – DAM Transactions
MIS Portal
Required for all QSEs
API (Web Services)
Applicable for all QSEs using programmatic interfaces
Required – Level 3 and 4
Optional – Levels 1 and 2
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System Operations Functional Testing
Ancillary Services Regulation Reserve
Responsive Reserve
Non-Spinning Reserve
Zonal market Ancillary Services providers qualified on a portfolio basis
Nodal Market Ancillary Services qualification requires
Qualification of the QSEs control system
Qualification of Resource providing the service
Each QSE may only provide Ancillary Services on those Resources for which it has met the qualification criteria
Qualification and testing program to be approved by the TAC and included in the Operating Guides
Detailed Ancillary Services qualification Plan to be presented at a later date
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Qualification for Ancillary Services Will be executed using the Early Delivery System (EDS) environments
Will be performed one QSE at a time
Successful completion results in the qualification of the QSE system and the Resource
Timeline Issue
Resources qualification, performed one resource at a time, requires more time than what could be accommodated by the nodal program schedule
Number of QSEs qualified for Ancillary Services may be a readiness criteria for a market trial phase
To complete the large number of resources expected to require qualification
Qualification tests for resources represented by one QSE will be performed concurrently
Larger QSEs may require multiple grouping of resources
QSEs will be surveyed to identify resources requiring qualification for each ancillary service type and preferred testing dates
Survey results will be used to prepare Ancillary Services testing schedule
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Qualification Timeline
Qualification Activity Early Start Late Finish* Comments
Registration (Resource) 10/1/2007 9/30/2008 Start requires delivery of registration system
Agreements 1/1/2007 9/30/2008 All QSEs will sign new agreements
Communication – Connectivity Testing Real Time (Telemetry)
5/15/2007 9/30/2008 Most QSEs will complete this activity as part of EDS-1
Communication – Connectivity Testing Market Operations (MIS Portal / API)
2/1/2007 9/30/2008 Start requires delivery of MIS Portal and Web Services test environments
Market Operations Functional Testing (MIS)
10/1/2007 9/30/2008 Start requires delivery of nodal Market Management System in MOTE
Market Operations Functional Testing (API)
10/1/2007 9/30/2008 Start requires delivery of nodal Market Management System in MOTE
System Operations Functional Testing (Ancillary Services)
1/1/2008 9/30/2008 Start requires delivery of nodal Energy Management System (EDS-3)
Site Visit As needed
Qualification Freeze 10/1/2008 3/31/2008
* Entry and exit criteria for the market trial phases may require that a given number of QSEs complete some qualification testing steps. Qualification activities will continue after a qualification freeze period
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Qualification Timeline
Q4-08 Q1-09Q2-08Q1-08 Q3-08Q4-07Q2- 07 Q3-07Q1 - 07
Agreements
Registration
MMS Functional Testing (MIS)
Real Tine Communications
Market Operations Communications
Qualification Freeze
MMS Functional Testing (API)
EDS 3
EDS 4
EDS 2
EDS 1 EDS-1
EDS-2
MMS Sandbox EDS-3 Real Time Operations
MMS Sandbox EDS 4 – DAM Operations
Qualification Freeze
Market Trials Start
LMP Market Readiness
Criteria
MET12/01/08
Real-time Markets GO LIVE
` 12/08/08
DAM Market GO LIVE
ICCP / Telemetry
Agreements
Resource Registration
MMS Connectivity Testing
As Testing
Market Operations Functional TestingAPI
System Operations Functional Testing(Ancillary Services)
Market Operations Functional Testing MIS Portal
Qualification Activities
Q4-08 Q1-09Q2-08Q1-08 Q3-08Q4-07Q2- 07 Q3-07Q1 - 07Transition Timeline
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Communication plan for qualification requirements ERCOT Qualification Approach
Comments due – 12/22/06
TPTF Approval - Jan 07
Qualification Guide - Jan 07
Ancillary Services Qualification Details – Jan 07
ERCOT Registration Approach – Jan 07
MP Registration Guide – Feb 07
Next steps
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