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Some Industry UpdatesISAS Meeting, Salt Lake, UT

January 28, 2014

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MFR….

What did the zero say to eight?

Nice belt.

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Today’s Update Contains….

NAESBCoordinate Interchange Scheduling

SubcommitteeOASIS SubcommitteeBusiness Practice SubcommitteeOther

NERCFERC

Order 676-H ATC Workshop

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NAESB’s Coordinate Interchange Scheduling Subcommittee (formerly

JESS) e-Tag 1.8.2 Electric Industry Registry Update WEQ-004 Coordinate Interchange Business Practice Standards

Meetings

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e-Tag 1.8.2

Interoperability testing completed in 2014

Implementation/cut-over is midnight CST between March 30th and 31st 2015

1.8.1.1 Retirement Date: May 1, 2015 00:00 CST You have the month of April to replace any 1.8.1.1

e-Tags

Materials are posted on the NAESB web site (but you have to login first)

https://www.naesb.org//weq/weq_jess_etag_1.8.1.asp

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Notable Changes in e-Tag 1.8.2

Ramp Duration logic regarding e-Tag duration – New logic compares the time ordered segment duration(s) to verify that the ramps do not overlap between segments. The duration of each time ordered segment must be greater than or equal to the sum of one-half its ramp start duration plus one-half its ramp stop duration.

To help facilitate Network Integration Transmission Service (NITS) on OASIS, a NITS resource may be included on a tag by utilizing the NITSResource data elements in the transmission allocation. A Transmission Service Provider may require additional information to evaluate a NITS request. This additional information is not documented in the e-Tag Specification, but should be available in the Transmission Service Provider’s posted business practices.

Section 4.6.1.2 discusses the ability of a Market Operator (MO) on the Physical Path to adjust the Market Level Profile. This will allow intermediate MOs to submit e-Tag market level profile adjustments based on market needs.

When a tag correction is submitted, the tag will require certain Approval Entities (based upon what was corrected) to reassess the tag. If the correction crosses a time limit and changes the Time Classification of the request, such as from “ON-TIME” to “LATE”, then the tag must be reassessed by all Approval Entities.

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More Notable Changes in e-Tag 1.8.2

Logic was added to verify that only one TSP may be associated with a transmission physical segment, and to allow multiple PSEs to be associated with the same transmission physical segment, this is also referred to as stacking.

Logic and verification was added to ensure that the current profile of e-Tags is being computed using the lowest reliability limit based on comparison across participants, i.e. per participant reliability profiles are being considered. The e-Tag system will use the most restrictive profile limit.

Appendix A, Special Interconnection Implementations Requirements, provides a detailed description of special types of tags.

e-Tagging Requirements For Western Interconnection Capacity Tags: Allows the capacity tag adjustment to be made by the Sink BA and

LSE. Adjustments to the approved tag’s market level profiles will only require approval from the Source BA and Sink BA.

e-Tagging Requirements For Western Interconnection Ten Minute Recallable Tags:

Allows the ten minute recallable tag adjustment to be made by the Source BA and GPE. Adjustments to the approved tag’s market level profiles will only require approval from the Source BA and Sink BA.

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CISS Approved EIR Enhancements

• ER14001 – TVA requested new energy product code 7-CB (for tagging CBM). Implemented.• ER13002 – NWMT requested mechanism to

notify when objects will be removed from EIR publication. Implemented.• ER13001 – NERC requested EIR include schema

and GUI for registration and approval of pseudo-ties. In development. Expect testing and implementation completed by June 30, 2015.

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Other CISS EIR Related Activities

Determine if Business Practices are needed for registration of pseudo-ties

Investigate the need for more transparent object revision and publication schedules.

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WEQ-004 Coordinate Interchange Business Practice Standards

Modified and approved by WEQ EC in August 2014 and ratified by the membership.

Recent MeetingsSept 23-24, 2014 – Southern, Pensacola, FLOct 15, 2014 – Conf CallNov 24, 2014 – Conf CallJan 20, 2015 – Conf Call

Upcoming MeetingsFeb 10, 2015 – Conf CallMar 6, 2015 – Conf CallMar 25, 2015 – Conf CallMar 30-31, 2015 – e-Tag Cutover Call

CISS Calendar

• J.T. Wood and Alan Pritchard, co-chairs (Paul Sorenson resigned chair position) •Preemption and Competition development activity is on hold due Order 676-H asking NAESB to make revisions to Version 003 Business Practice Standards to reflect the “Entergy/Dynegy” rulings.• It is hoped the revised standards will be complete by the end of 2Q2015 and P & C standards would be complete by the end of 4Q2015.

OASIS Subcommittee

• “Entergy/Dynegy” rulings addressed treatment redirects on a firm basis.• Redirected capacity on the parent path is not released until the redirect becomes unconditional. If a conditional redirect be impacted by a competition, the customer can return to the parent path/reservation.• A redirect on a firm basis which is end of term shall inherit the parent’s reservation priority.

•Dynegy – EL01-104• Entergy – ER05-1065, OA07-32, ER12-1071• 676-H – RM05-5

OASIS Subcommittee

Recent MeetingsNov 18-20, 2014 – Entergy, New Orleans, LADec 2, 2014 – Conf Call Jan 8, 2005 – Conf Call Jan 13-15, 2015 – Duke, Charlotte, NC

Upcoming Meetings Jan 29, 2015 – Conf CallFeb 19, 2015 – Conf CallFeb 25-26, 2015 – SRP, Tempe, AZMar 10-12, 2015 – SCL, Seattle, WAMar 26, 2015 – Conf CallApr 14-16, 2015 – SPP, Kansas City, MO

OASIS Subcommittee Calendar

Spent the last five years working on Parallel Flow Visualization (PFV). Subcommittee voted out for formal comment the end of September 2014.

At the end of October 2014, the WEQ EC was to vote on the PFV business practice standards. But pre-meeting communications indicated one or two segments may block approval.

So, WEQ EC formed a PFV Task Force to hammer out existing issues in an effort to preserve the work of the subcommittee.

Being considered at Feb 24, 2015 WEQ EC meeting.

Business Practices Subcommittee

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MOD A or ATC Business Practice Standards

A WEQ EC Task Force took 200+ requirements/sub-requirements abandoned by the NERC MOD A drafting team and developed a recommendation of “1 must have” and “41 please consider” requirements

In Oct 2014, the Business Practice Subcommittee began crafting ATC/AFC business practice standards

Desired completion by the end of 2Q2015

Recent MeetingsNov 25, 2014 – Conf CallDec 3-4, 2014 – Georgia Transmission, Tucker, GA Jan 6-7, 2005 – FRCC, Tampa, FL Jan 22, 2015 – Conf Call

Upcoming MeetingsFeb 3-4, 2015 – SPP, Little Rock, ARFeb 17, 2015 – Conf CallMar 3-4, 2015 – FRCC, Tampa, FLMar 18, 2015 – Conf CallApr 1-2, 2015 – Entergy, New Orleans, LA

Business Practices Subcommittee Calendar

Next WEQ EC meeting February 24, 2015 in Tempe, AZ

In December 2014 the Board approved changes to NAESB’s structureRetail Market Quadrant (formally Retail Gas

and Retail Electric Quadrants officially combined)

Random NAESB Stuff

All new standards became effective October 1, 2014, except INT-004-3, Requirement 3.“Requirement R3 will become effective on the

first calendar day two calendar quarters after the NAESB Electric Industry Registry is able to accept Pseudo-Tie registrations. All existing and future Pseudo-Ties are to be registered in the NAESB Electric Industry Registry.”

NERC INT Reliability Standards

New compliance date:

Compliance with the Version 003 business practice standards not related to the NITS OASIS template, published in the rule of September 14, 2014 (79 FR 56939), is extended from February 2, 2015 to and

including May 15, 2015, for all entities subject to the requirement.

FERC Order 676-H

Thursday, March 05, 2015, 8:45 am – 5:00 pm EST Workshop on Available Transfer Capability Standards for

Wholesale Electric Transmission Services (AD15-5-000) FERC staff will convene a workshop to discuss actions the

Commission could take to ensure that transmission providers continue to calculate and post available transfer capability (ATC) in a manner that ensures nondiscriminatory access to wholesale electric transmission services.

The workshop will be held at: Federal Energy Regulatory CommissionCommission Meeting Room888 First Street, NEWashington, DC 20426

FERC ATC Workshop

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