TPTF Meeting

Texas Nodal Program UpdateMarket Readiness Metrics Update

Chris Wilkinson PMO

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Market Readiness Update – Metric Map Progress

C1 thru C9

C1 thru C9

R1

E5

E1-4

R1

E5

E1-4CRR2CRR2

MP7

MP8

MP9

MP12-2

MP13-2

CO1

CO2

EMO4

MP7

MP8

MP9

MP12-2

MP13-2

CO1

CO2

EMO4

EMO9-2MP6-2E9 EMO9-2MP6-2E9

MP1MP1

E1-3E1-3

MO2MO2 MP17-1MP17-1 MP16MP16

E6E6

E4

R2

E4

R2

CRR4

E13

CRR4

E13

EMO3

EMO2

EMO3

EMO2

EMO7

E8

EMO7

E8

CO3CO3 MP10MP10

CO7

CO6

CO5

CO4

CO7

CO6

CO5

CO4 E15

E14

E2

E15

E14

E2

MO6

MO3

MO1

MO6

MO3

MO1

MP17-3

CO10

MP17-3

CO10

MP13-1

EMO8

MP13-1

EMO8

MP17-2MP17-2

CRR1

CRR5

CO8

CRR1

CRR5

CO8MO5-5MO5-5

EMO6EMO6EMO5EMO5

N1N1

MP5

N2

MP5

N2

E1-1E1-1

MP14MP14

EMO1EMO1

CRR1CRR1

E12E12

E1-2E1-2 MP12MP12

MP11

CO9

MP11

CO9

N3

MP6-1

EMO9-1

N3

MP6-1

EMO9-1

MP4

MP2

MP3

MP4

MP2

MP3 CRR3CRR3

MP12-1MP12-1

MO5-2MO5-2 MO5-3MO5-3

MO5-4MO5-4MO4

MO5-1

MO4

MO5-1

E11

E10

E7

E3

E11

E10

E7

E3

MO5-T1MO5-T1MO5-T2MO5-T2

Iteration 1TPTF Approval

Iteration 1TAC Approval

Iteration 1PROD Release

Iteration 2TPTF Review

Iteration 2TPTF Approval

Iteration 2TAC Approval

Iteration 2PROD Release

Iteration 3TPTF Review

Iteration 3TPTF Approval

Iteration 3TAC Approval

Release Metrics TPTF Review TPTF Approval TAC Approval Production ReleaseIteration 1 MP1 7/23/2007 7/23/2007 8/2/2007 8/27/2007

Iteration 2 MP2, MP3, MP5, MP11, MP13, E1, E6, E8, E9, N1

8/13/2007 8/27/2007 - 8/29/2007 9/6/2007 End of September, 2007

Iteration 3 MP6, E3, E5, EMO9, N2,N3, MO4, MO5, MP12

9/10/2007 - 9/11/2007 9/24/2007 - 9/26/2007 10/5/2007 TBD ~ End of November

Milestones

Key Events

Completed

Within 30 days of planned milestone dateOn schedule

More than 30 days from planned milestone

√√Milestone Complete

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Metric Performance as of September 20, 2007

Metric Measured By

Status Comments

MP Engagement (MP1) Self Reporting

July survey results – Not all questions answered, which is driving overall metric yellow in new scorecard tool.

QSE with Resources Connectivity to EDS Environment (MP2)

EDS3 Team • 30 of 30 QSEs secured a testing slot between now and 1st week of October.

• 8 QSEs have completed connectivity testing (~ 17 percent complete)

QSE with Resources Upload of SCED Offers to EDS (MP3)

EDS3 Team • 30 of 30 QSEs secured a testing slot between now and 1st week of October.

• 18 QSEs successfully loaded offer (~ 60 percent complete)

ICCP Point to Point Telemetry Test (MP5)

EDS1 PM • As of 9/14/07– Completed 94% of PtP testing with an error rate of 4%. – 30 out of 39 MPs (77%) have completed PtP. – 61,669 points out of 67,720 (projected) points have been

tested. 6051 points remaining.

MP Registration Activities (MP11)

Client Services

• 119 RARFs received• 34 Ancillary Service Attestations Received• 99 percent of generation capacity accounted for

MP EDS-2 Trials Participation (MP14)

EDS2 PM • 16 of 16 TSP have Digital Certificates generated• EDS2 Release 4 begins 11/1.

Within 30 days of planned milestone dateOn schedule

More than 30 days from planned milestone

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Metric Performance as of September 20, 2007

Metric Measured By

Status Comments

ERCOT Staff Completes Training (E1)

ERT • NODAL 101 Target: 65%• NODAL 101 Actual: 75%

Develop Nodal Operating Guides (E6)

ERT • On-schedule for October 5 approval by TAC

ERCOT Staffed for Texas Nodal Operations (E8)

ERT • Target = 2008, 2009, and 2010 Organization Charts developed for 2008 budgeting process

• Actual = Org Charts Developed and Approved by 65 of 65 departments

• ERT in process of defining subsequent organization design related deliverables and milestones

Develop TN Procedures (E9)

ERT • Engaged 100% of power system, wholesale market and Corporate groups

• Started to engage IT• Documented 148 Level 3 processes to-date

ERCOT Telemetry Alarm Processing (N1)

EDS2 PM • 94% complete• Testing running in parallel with PTP Testing( MP5)• Alarms categorized and prioritized (color coded)• Operators able to monitor NODAL alarms

Within 30 days of planned milestone dateOn schedule

More than 30 days from planned milestone