NPRR #581 · Revision Request
NPRR581 Add Fast Responding Regulation Service as a Subset of Regulation Service
ReasonThe 12 month FRRS Pilot Project is currently scheduled to end 2/28/2014, and the implementation of future Ancillary Services as described in the "Future Ancillary Services in ERCOT" concept paper is not likely to be completed for several years. The observations from the pilot project have been positive and this NPRR provides a mechanism for FRRS to continue to be available to ERCOT and a mechanism for Resources capable of providing this service to be able to offer them into the Regulation market until the future Ancillary Service approach outlined in the concept paper is implemented. Since the MW amounts ERCOT procures through the FRRS pilot are in addition to the MW amounts of Regulation Service that ERCOT requires each hour, FRRS has been (and currently is) an additional cost to Load. This NPRR will eliminate this additional cost and could further reduce Regulation Service costs by allowing more Resources the opportunity to compete in the Regulation Service market. Additionally, this NPRR would eliminate several manual Settlement processes associated with the pilot.
Created2013-11-21
Approved2014-02-11
Sections Affected
2.12.23.163.17.16.5.5.28.1.1.2.1.1
Summary
This Nodal Protocol Revision Request (NPRR) defines "Fast Responding Regulation Service (FRRS)" and specifies that FRRS is a subset of Regulation Service. This NPRR includes the necessary clarifications for the qualification, operation and performance monitoring of Resources providing FRRS, and also specifies a maximum amount of Regulation Service for each hour that can be provided by Resources providing FRRS.
Action Log 5 milestones
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Nov 21
PRSDeferred/Tabled→ PRS language consideration
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Dec 19
PRSRecommended for Approval→ PRS Impact Analysis review
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Jan 16
PRSRecommended for Approval→ TAC consideration of NPRR581
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Jan 28
TACRecommended for Approval→ ERCOT Board consideration of NPRR581
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Feb 11
BOARDApproved
Amendments
| Date | Body | Motion | Result |
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| Dec 19 '13 | PRS | To recommend approval of NPRR581 as amended by the 12/11/13 ERCOT comments and to request that ERCOT present proposed revisions to the relevant Business Practice Manual(s) at the 1/16/13 PRS meeting. | Passed |
Documents 13
| Name | Type | Posted | Classification |
|---|---|---|---|
| 581NPRR-01 Add Fast Responding Regulation Service as a Subset of | doc | Nov 6 '13 | Revision Request |
| 581NPRR-02 Preliminary Impact Analysis 110613 | doc | Nov 6 '13 | Staff Report |
| 581NPRR-03 PRS Report 112113 | doc | Nov 25 '13 | Committee Report |
| 581NPRR-04 PRS Voting Ballot 112113 | xls | Nov 25 '13 | Revision Request Ballot |
| 581NPRR-05 Luminant Comments 121013 | doc | Dec 10 '13 | Revision Request Comments |
| 581NPRR-06 ERCOT Comments 121113 | doc | Dec 11 '13 | Revision Request Comments |
| 581NPRR-07 ROS Comments 121613 | doc | Dec 16 '13 | Revision Request Comments |
| 581NPRR-08 PRS Report 121913 | doc | Dec 20 '13 | Committee Report |
| 581NPRR-09 Impact Analysis 010814 | doc | Jan 8 '14 | Staff Report |
| 581NPRR-10 PRS Report 011614 | doc | Jan 20 '14 | Committee Report |
| 581NPRR-11 Revised Impact Analysis 012114 | doc | Jan 21 '14 | Staff Report |
| 581NPRR-12 TAC Report 012814 | doc | Jan 29 '14 | Committee Report |
| 581NPRR-13 Board Report 021114 | doc | Feb 14 '14 | Committee Report |
Meetings That Took It Up 6
| Date | Meeting | Committee | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 11 '14 | Board of Directors Meeting | BOARD | Concluded |
| Jan 28 '14 | TAC Meeting | TAC | Concluded |
| Jan 16 '14 | PRS Meeting | PRS | Concluded |
| Dec 19 '13 | Protocol Revision Subcommittee (PRS) Meeting | PRS | Concluded |
| Dec 12 '13 | Reliability and Operations Subcommittee (ROS) Meeting | ROS | Concluded |
| Nov 21 '13 | Protocol Revision Subcommittee (PRS) Meeting | PRS | Concluded |