NOTICE DATE: December
16, 2008
NOTICE TYPE:
M-C060308-02 Settlements
SHORT DESCRIPTION:
Implementation of LPGRR030 and LPGRR031
INTENDED AUDIENCE: All
Market Participants
DAY AFFECTED: January
1, 2009
LONG DESCRIPTION: The
ERCOT Board of Directors approved LPGRR030, Distributed Renewable Generation
Modifications, on May 20, 2008. In a market notice sent on June 3, ERCOT
notified the market that the DRG profile types would go into effect on January
1, 2009.
LPGRR031,
Profile Decision Tree Changes for Distributed Renewable Generation was approved
by the ERCOT Board of Directors on November 17, 2008. LPGRR031 removed
IDRRG (approved in LPGRR030) as a valid profile segment because it is now
addressed by other profile segments.
The
new profile types for which load profiles will be published and used in
settlement are:
BUSHIPV
BUSHIWD
BUSMEDPV
BUSMEDWD
BUSLOPV
BUSLOWD
BUSNODPV
BUSNODWD
BUSOGFPV
BUSOGFWD
RESHIPV
RESHIWD
RESLOPV
RESLOWD
An
implementation plan can be found in the key documents at: http://www.ercot.com/mktrules/issues/lpgrr/025-049/030/index.html.
Additionally,
a revised Profile Decision Tree (Appendix D of the LPG) has been posted with
the LPG, and has an effective date of January 1, 2009.
The
forecasted load profiles will include the new profile types for the eight
weather zones for all days in the forecast beginning with the forecasted load
profiles posted on December 29, 2008.
The
backcasted load profiles will include the new profile types for the eight
weather zones beginning with Operating Day January 1, 2009, which will be found
in the backcasted load profile extract posted on January 2, 2009.
ACTION REQUIRED: Market Participants
whose automated systems process forecasted and backcasted load profiles need to
make sure that their systems will handle the inclusion of the new load
profiles.
TDSPs
may submit to ERCOT the information specified on the DRG tab of the Profile
Decision Tree. The preferred method for submission of these requests and
the required documentation is via email to the following address: [log in to unmask].
ERCOT
will coordinate with TDSPs on DRG sites for which the above-referenced
information has already been submitted.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
Additional information can be obtained from the Load Profiling Guide website
at: http://www.ercot.com/mktrules/guides/loadprofiling/index.html
During
the first week of January 2009, 60 days (11/02/08 thru 12/31/08) of historical
DRG backcasts will be posted in the Key Documents section of the Load Profiling
page at http://www.ercot.com/mktinfo/loadprofile/.
CONTACT: If you have
any questions, please contact your ERCOT Account Manager. You may also call the
general ERCOT Client Services phone number at (512) 248-3900 or contact ERCOT
Client Services via e-mail at [log in to unmask].
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