ERCOT Protocol/System Gap Analysis

< At the TAC meeting in October, TAC formed the
< Protocol Implementation Work Group (PIWG). The
< timeline for the work group's activities
< included a milestone of ERCOT staff delivering a
< summary of the Protocol/System gaps on November
< 15th. This message is the delivery of that
< summary.
<
< The Consortium conducted a reconciliation of the
< November 1 Protocols to the system design.
< ERCOT staff reviewed the reconciliation provided
< by the Consortium. There were a number of
< issues included in the reconciliation that are
< still under review with the vendors. The
< finalization of that review is being completed
< as quickly as possible. Based on the decisions
< during the review, there may be some more issues
< that will need to be added to the Protocol
< Implementation Plan (PIP).
<
< There were a number of issues that relate to
< things that are in the November 1 Protocols that
< are not in the current system design and will
< not be available on June 1, 2001. ERCOT staff
< worked very hard over the last few days to
< prepare those issues to be sent to the PIWG for
< review and criticality analysis. ERCOT staff
< used the November 1 Protocols as a baseline. We
< boxed the language that related to things that
< would not be available and in effect on June 1,
< 2001. The box includes a PIP Issue number,
< explanation of the reason the Nov. 1 language is
< in the box, and an explanation of the
< restoration process for the November 1 language.
< In the body of the Protocol document, we drafted
< redline language which reflects what will be in
< place on June 1, 2001.
<
< The attached files contain:
<
< (1) PIP Master List - This is a master list of
< all the Protocol Implementation Plan (PIP)
< issues that have been identified to date. It
< contains an issue name, Protocol subsection
< reference, summary of the issue, status, and
< ERCOT author.
<
< (2) A file for each PIP issue which contains an
< excerpt from the Nov. 1 Protocol reflecting the
< boxes and redlined language.
<
< (3) Reconciliation documents for PIP issues
< that the PIWG has already discussed.
<
< All of these issues will be discussed at PIWG
< meetings. We will be working with Brad Jones,
< PIWG Chair, to set up the meeting days and the
< agenda for reviewing each of these issues. The
< agenda will be published prior to the meetings
< so that organizations have the opportunity to
< identify the appropriate persons to attend. In
< addition, ERCOT staff will be working with the
< PIWG during the discussions of each issue.
<
< The PIWG has a lot to accomplish in a short
< amount of time. ERCOT staff has prepared the
< issues to help expedite the process and
< contribute to the process. We look forward to
< completing the PIP.
<
< Cheryl F. Moseley
< Business Rules and Contracts Manager
< ERCOT
< 512/248-3880
< 512/750-8152 cell
< 512/248-3886 fax
<
<
< Please note: There will be a total of 10
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