NPRR #231 · Revision Request
NPRR231 Treatment of RMR Units in the Day-Ahead Market (formerly "Remove RMR Units from the Day-Ahead Market")
ReasonGeneration Resources providing RMR Service are typically needed only for maintaining local reliability until additional transmission or generation is constructed to eliminate the need for such service. Since their prices are fixed by contract and thus, not competitively priced, ERCOT should not be allowed to utilize such Resources in the ERCOT competitive market. Furthermore, RMR contracts are structured to capture fixed costs and energy costs associated with the Resource, not start or minimum generation costs, which are key parts of any Three-Part Supply Offer curve submitted by a competitive Resource.
Created2010-05-20
Approved2010-09-21
Sections Affected
4.14.2.1.14.4.84.6.2.14.6.2.3.2
Summary
This Nodal Protocol Revision Request (NPRR) removes ERCOT’s ability to submit Three-Part Supply Offer curves for any Generation Resource providing Reliability Must-Run (RMR) Service from participation in the Day-Ahead Market (DAM) and the Day-Ahead Reliability Unit Commitment (DRUC) process. However, ERCOT will still have the ability to use an RMR Resource to resolve local congestion issues through Verbal Dispatch Instruction (VDI). This NPRR also proposes non-substantive administrative changes, such as correcting acronym and defined term usage. These are shown below with the author "ERCOT Market Rules."
Action Log 6 milestones
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May 20
PRSDeferred/Tabled→ PRS Language Consideration
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Jun 17
PRSReferred→ NATF Review
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Jul 22
PRSRecommended for Approval→ PRS IA Review
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Aug 19
PRSRecommended for Approval→ TAC Consideration
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Sep 2
TACRecommended for Approval→ Board Consideration
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Sep 21
BOARDApproved
Amendments
| Date | Body | Motion | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 22 '10 | PRS | To recommend approval of NPRR231 as amended by the 7/21/10 WMS comments and as revised by PRS and requested that ERCOT Staff report back on how they will manage RMR units in the DAM | Passed |
| Sep 2 '10 | TAC | To recommend approval of NPRR238 as recommended by PRS in the 8/19/10 PRS Report and as revised by TAC | Passed |
Documents 19
| Name | Type | Posted | Classification |
|---|---|---|---|
| 231NPRR-01 Remove RMR Units from the Day-Ahead Market 050710 | doc | May 7 '10 | Revision Request |
| 231NPRR-02 CEO Revision Request Review 050710 | doc | May 7 '10 | Revision Request Comments |
| 231NPRR-03 PRS Report 052010 | doc | May 24 '10 | Committee Report |
| 231NPRR-04 ERCOT Comments 052710 | doc | May 27 '10 | Revision Request Comments |
| 231NPRR-05 WMS Comments 061610 | doc | Jun 16 '10 | Revision Request Comments |
| 231NPRR-06 Roll Call Vote 061610 | xls | Jun 18 '10 | Revision Request Ballot |
| 231NPRR-07 PRS Report 061710 | doc | Jun 21 '10 | Committee Report |
| 231NPRR-08 Luminant Energy Comments 070710 | doc | Jul 7 '10 | Revision Request Comments |
| 231NPRR-09 PSEG TX Comments 071210 | doc | Jul 12 '10 | Revision Request Comments |
| 231NPRR-10 ERCOT Comments 071310 | doc | Jul 13 '10 | Revision Request Comments |
| 231NPRR-11 ERCOT Comments 071410 | doc | Jul 14 '10 | Revision Request Comments |
| 231NPRR-12 Potomac Economics Comments 072010 | doc | Jul 20 '10 | Revision Request Comments |
| 231NPRR-13 WMS Comments 072110 | doc | Jul 21 '10 | Revision Request Comments |
| 231NPRR-14 PRS Report 072210 | doc | Jul 27 '10 | Committee Report |
| 231NPRR-15 Impact Analysis 081210 | doc | Aug 12 '10 | Staff Report |
| 231NPRR-16 PRS Report 081910 | doc | Aug 24 '10 | Committee Report |
| 231NPRR-17 Roll Call Vote 081910 | xls | Aug 24 '10 | Revision Request Ballot |
| 231NPRR-18 TAC Report 090210 | doc | Sep 17 '10 | Committee Report |
| 231NPRR-19 Board Report 092110 | doc | Sep 23 '10 | Committee Report |
Meetings That Took It Up 10
| Date | Meeting | Committee | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 '10 | TAC Meeting | TAC | Concluded |
| Aug 19 '10 | PRS Meeting | PRS | Concluded |
| Jul 22 '10 | PRS Meeting | PRS | Concluded |
| Jul 21 '10 | WMS Meeting | WMS | Concluded |
| Jul 8 '10 | NATF Meeting | NATF | Concluded |
| Jun 23 '10 | NATF Meeting | NATF | Concluded |
| Jun 17 '10 | PRS Meeting | PRS | Concluded |
| Jun 16 '10 | WMS Meeting | WMS | Concluded |
| Jun 8 '10 | QSE Managers Working Group Meeting | QMWG | Concluded |
| May 20 '10 | PRS Meeting | PRS | Concluded |