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NPRR #449 · Revision Request

NPRR449  Reduce Maximum CRR Transaction Limit in Auctions

Approved Urgent sponsor WMS posted 2012-03-13 ercot.com
ReasonSince Nodal go-live, the ERCOT CRR Auction has twice exceeded the maximum number of transactions (bids and offers) allowable in the CRR Auction. Although there is a round-two mechanism that allows re-submissions, the volume limitation is greatly reduced (example from 10,000 to 1,700 transactions). Historical bidding reflects that if TAC had approved a lower limit of 5,000 (example purposes only), the 2012 annual CRR Auction (approximately 226,000 transactions) would not have been oversubscribed, but would have had a healthy participation of 169,000 rather than the reduced volume of 90,000. Also, the monthly CRR Auction threshold could be less vulnerable to over-subscription if that value is not able to be reduced by TAC.
Created2012-03-22
Approved2012-04-17
Sections Affected
7.5.2
Summary
This Nodal Protocol Revision Request (NPRR) reduces the potential of oversubscription of Congestion Revenue Right (CRR) Auctions due to bid volumes by reducing the first round transaction limit from 10,000 to a value established by the Technical Advisory Committee (TAC).
Action Log 3 milestones
Amendments
DateBodyMotionResult
Apr 5 '12TAC To recommend approval of NPRR449 as recommended by PRS in the 3/22/12 PRS Report, as amended by the 4/4/12 ERCOT comments, and as revised by TAC; set an initial transaction limit of 5,000 for annual CRR Auctions and 7,500 for monthly CRR Auctions; and request that WMS review the process and timelines associated with setting transaction limits for future CRR Auctions.Passed
Documents 6
NameTypePostedClassification
449NPRR-01 Reduce Maximum CRR Transaction Limit in Auctions 0313 doc Mar 13 '12 Revision Request
449NPRR-02 PRS Report 032212 doc Mar 26 '12 Committee Report
449NPRR-03 Impact Analysis 032912 doc Mar 29 '12 Staff Report
449NPRR-04 ERCOT Comments 040412 doc Apr 4 '12 Revision Request Comments
449NPRR-05 TAC Report 040512 doc Apr 5 '12 Committee Report
449NPRR-06 Board Report 041712 doc Apr 17 '12 Committee Report
Meetings That Took It Up 7
DateMeetingCommitteeStatus
Aug 15 '12 Wholesale Market Subcommittee (WMS) Meeting WMS Concluded
Jul 11 '12 Wholesale Market Subcommittee (WMS) Meeting WMS Concluded
Jun 13 '12 Wholesale Market Subcommittee (WMS) Meeting WMS Concluded
May 9 '12 Wholesale Market Subcommittee (WMS) Meeting WMS Concluded
Apr 16 '12 Board of Directors Meeting BOARD Concluded
Apr 5 '12 Technical Advisory Committee (TAC) Meeting TAC Concluded
Mar 22 '12 Protocol Revision Subcommittee (PRS) Meeting PRS Concluded