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September 24, 2015 September 24, 2015 Retail Market Subcommittee Retail Market Subcommittee Update to TACUpdate to TAC

Kathy Scott

September 24, 2015 1

TNMP’s Database Version TNMP’s Database Version UpgradeUpgrade

TNMP Planned Maintenance Outage: ◦ During the outage, the supporting databases will be upgraded to a newer

version of Oracle. The outage is lengthy in order to allow a controlled start-up after the outage, to process backlogged data prior to declaring completion, and to allow enough time for the planned contingent back-out in the event that problems arise.

Days Affected: ◦ Saturday, 09/26/2015, 08:00 AM to Monday, 09/28/2015, 06:00 AM

During this outage:◦ TNMP will be able to receive EDI transactions, but will hold them for

processing until the outage is complete. AMS-related service orders that need to be worked on Saturday should be sent to TNMP using the market-defined safety process and they will be manually worked through TNMP’s AMS System. Automated Advanced Meter service order processing will be delayed until completion of the outage.

◦ LSE data files for reading data dated 09/25/2015 and 09/26/2015 will be delayed to ERCOT and Smart Meter Texas Portal (SMTP) until 09/28/2015.

◦ The TNMP IDR Data Viewer will be unavailable for use.

September 24, 2015 RMS Update to TAC 2

Sharyland’s (SU) CIS Sharyland’s (SU) CIS Upgrade Upgrade SU’s CIS System Upgrade Planned Outage

◦ Sharyland will be implementing a CIS system upgrade beginning Wednesday September 30, 2015. The upgrade will require a complete system outage including EDI functionality.

Days Affected: ◦ September 30 -October 4, 2015

The upgrade will require a complete system outage including EDI functionality. The outage will begin at 5:00 PM on Wednesday, September 30, 2015, and will last until 7:00 PM Sunday October 4, 2015.

During this Outage: ◦ Sharyland will be unable to send/receive transactions during the outage period

and requests market participants to resend any transactions that fail to be delivered once the outage is complete.

◦ MPs should utilize the Safety Net process for Move-in Orders (MVI) and Reconnects (RNP) during the outage. Sharyland requests that the Safety Net spreadsheets be sent in the standard format to the [email protected] mailbox.

◦ For emergency situations arising during this outage, please call the Sharyland Customer Service number 800-442-8688 (972-352-3049 weekend).


August AMWG Meeting Highlights: ◦ Smart Meter Texas system patches are completed

5 consecutive weekends of updated scheduled 7/5 – 8/2

◦ Routine monthly maintenance now scheduled on 3rd Sunday of each month with first scheduled on 9/20/15

◦ Disaster Recovery (DR) exercise occurred 8/21-8/22 and 8/28 & 8/29. There were no issues identified.

◦ Revisions to the AMWG Change Request Process currently underway and AMWG reviews of initial draft planned on Sept. 22nd.


Advanced Metering Working Group Advanced Metering Working Group (AMWG)(AMWG)

Advanced Metering Working Group Advanced Metering Working Group (AMWG)(AMWG)

September 24, 2015

09/01/15 RMS: ◦ AMWG Change Requests 2015-041 (Vote)

(RMS Approved 08/04/2015) Allow enrollment for new customer(s) to obtain 12

month’s of historical usage for RORs and 3rd parties

Cost Estimate: $40-$60K

09/01/15 RMS Discussion and Vote: Motion to “Table” and refer back to AMWG for more discussion/clarification, to determine if this Change Request includes REP of Records or does it only apply to 3rd parties requesting 12 months of usage data and also re-examine cost estimate for accuracy. Motion to Table was Unanimously Approved.

RMS Update to TAC 5

SMT Help Desk Calls 971 (+209)

SMT Help Desk Tickets 865 (+162)◦ Residential = 768 (+187)

GUI access issues = 292 (+109) Registration issues = 268 (+23)

SMT Registered Users (Res) 60,065 (+ 1,173)

ESIs in SMT 7,048,982 (+16,462)

Active Meters in SMT 6,977,964 (+16,441)

SMT Statistics for July 2015SMT Statistics for July 2015

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Energy Data Agreements 249 (+125)◦ AEPN = 1; CNP = 59; Oncor = 189

HAN Device Agreements 389 (+1)HAN Devices 9,471 (-31)3rd Parties Registered @ SMT 66 (+1)REPs Registered @ SMT 98 (NC)On Demand Reads

◦ Customers 4,510◦ REPs 21◦ 3rd Party 2

SMT Statistics for July 2015SMT Statistics for July 2015


Retail Market Training Taskforce (RMT Retail Market Training Taskforce (RMT TF)TF)◦ Retail Market 101 Training

Draft outline complete Strong emphasis on the general basics for the Retail

Market including… ERCOT Governance process Retail Market Processes (including TX SET) Retail Market systems Note! Details will be included in separate Modules

Timeline for completion and roll out – Jan 2016

◦ MarkeTrak Web-based Training and Available “Now” MarkeTrak Overview ----Complete! Switch Hold Removal ---Complete! Cancels- with & without Approval----Complete! ERCOT Learning Management System (LMS)


MarkeTrak Taskforce (MTTF)MarkeTrak Taskforce (MTTF) 09/01/15 RMS:

Reviewing Draft RMGRR- Clarification of Inadvertent Gain Valid/Invalid Reject Reasons To minimize confusion of valid reject reasons to improve the

resolution time for Inadvertent Gain processing. Reviewing Inadvertent Gain Reporting – Impacts by REP

Reviewed current reporting metrics provided by ERCOT to RMS of top 10 REPs, their IAG impacts by volume

Also desire visibility into percentage of IAGs & IALs to overall transactions by REP

Creating buckets by # enrollments low, medium, and high

Accompanied with respective percentages Represented graphically Review and finalize format of reports with recommendation to

RMS


Texas Data Transport Working Group Texas Data Transport Working Group (TDTWG)(TDTWG)

09/01/15 RMS:◦ ERCOT presented 2015 Q2 Performance Measures

http://ercot.com/content/wcm/key_documents_lists/55609/RMS_2Q_2015_PM_Comparison.pptx

◦ Discussed ERCOT Retail Test Environment (SCR786) SCR786 Impact Analysis continues to be “Tabled” at PRS for

ERCOT to perform further evaluation of the IA, as well as, provide possible alternatives to help reduce or mitigate additional implementation costs.

On August 18, 2015 ERCOT discussed their Retail Test environment alternative options with TDTWG, which required TX SET to take on an action item to discuss market impacts with if the SIM Date is eliminated from the Certification Testing environment.

Next steps: ERCOT planned to bring both the “full” Impact Analysis (IA) and

a possible “alternative” solution to both TDTWG and RMS for recommendations. ERCOT will continue to work through TDTWG to resolve any questions or issues as they arise during their IA process.


Texas Data Transport Working Group Texas Data Transport Working Group (TDTWG)(TDTWG) 09/01/15 RMS:

◦ During the July MarkeTrak Taskforce meeting leadership, as well as, Market Participants expressed a need for the MarkeTrak tool have a place within the responsibility of a standing ERCOT stakeholder ‘working group.’ The recommendation is to combine Data Transport and MarkeTrak Tool responsibilities and change the name to Texas Data Transport & MarkeTrak Systems Working Group (TDTMS).

RMS Unanimously Approved the recommendation and the new name is Texas Data Transport and MarkeTrak Systems (TDTMS) New Scope statement, revised RMS and TDTMS

Procedures and other supporting documentation will be updated to include this new working group name reporting to RMS.


ERCOT’s Updates! ERCOT’s Updates! Retail Price Responsive/Demand Response Update

◦ Highlight: ERCOT’s Report reflects the market received 32 MW of load reduction experienced through Demand Response (DR) initiatives. http://www.ercot.com/content/wcm/key_documents_lists/54219/09.__DSWG_PriceResp

onsiveLoadERCOT_090115RMS.ppt

ERCOT External Web Services Secure Sockets Layer Certificate Update◦ On September 2, 2015, between 11:25 a.m. and 11:30 a.m. CPT,

ERCOT successfully updated an expiring Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) certificate that is required for programmatic access to ERCOT’s External Web Services (EWS) Application Programmatic Interface (API)

Outreach and Posting of REP Postcard Name and their (800) number to ERCOT website◦ ERCOT will be reaching out to Retailers to determine the appropriate

35 character name that should be provided on the Switch post cards and to verify and/or correct Retailers 1-800 phone number(s).


Where Are We With NPRR711?Where Are We With NPRR711? NPRR711, Increase the Interval Data Recorder Meter Mandatory Install

Requirement from 700 kW/kVA to 1.5 MW/MVA (Vote) ◦ Workshops:

October 20, 2014: RMS/COPS IDR Required Workshop I December 2, 2014: RMS/COPS IDR Required Workshop II January 30, 2015: RMS/COPS IDR Required Workshop III February 24, 2015: RMS/COPS IDR Required Workshop IV May 5, 2015: RMS/COPS IDR Required Workshop V

06/02/15 RMS : RMS unanimously directed Workshop leadership to submit “Draft” NPRR to PRS Revision Request Listserv for number assignment and 21 day comment period.

07/16/15 COPS: COPS voted to endorse NPRR 711. The COPS collaborated with RMS during the IDR Meter Protocol Requirements Threshold Workshops. COPS supports the increase of the Interval Data Recorder (IDR) Meter Mandatory Install Requirement from 700 kW/kVA to 1.5 MW/MVA implemented by NPRR711.

08/04/15 RMS: RMS unanimously voted to endorse NPRR711as submitted. Additionally, RMS recommended that RMS and COPS should continue to work on meter data flow issues in order to use the most appropriate technology as possible. For example, RMS desires that 15-minute data be in the same data flow regardless of the origination of the data.

09/10/15 PRS: Following three months of discussions, comments and PRS voting to continue ‘Tabling “ NPRR711 to resolve MPs’ concerns, therefore, RMS leadership agreed that another NPRR 711 RMS-COPS IDR Workshop was necessary and should be scheduled as soon as possible.


Save the Dates: Save the Dates: ◦ NPRR 711 – RMS-COPS IDR Meter

Mandatory Required Workshop VI is at 1:30 PM following the October 6th Retail Market Subcommittee (RMS) meeting: http://www.ercot.com/calendar/2015/10/6/75334-COPS-RMS-

WORKSHOPS

◦ RMS-WMS Workshop II: Improving 3rd Party Access to Smart Meter Texas (SMT) Friday, October 16, 2015 Workshop II – 9:30 AM –

1:00 PM http://www.ercot.com/calendar/2015/10/16/73666-RMS-WMS-

WORKSHOPS


ERCOT AustinRoom 2067620 Metro Center Dr.Austin, TX 78744

WebEx ConferenceTeleconference: 877-668-4493Meeting number: 624 257 839Meeting password: SMT

ERCOT AustinRoom 2067620 Metro Center Dr.Austin, TX 78744

WebEx ConferenceTeleconference: 877-668-4493Meeting number: 622 515 443Meeting password: Nprr711

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