NOTICE DATE: March 30,
2010
NOTICE TYPE: W-A033010-01
Operations
SHORT DESCRIPTION: ERCOT
2010 Severe Weather Hurricane Drill
INTENDED AUDIENCE: QSEs
that provide Ancillary Services, Transmission Service Providers and other
interested Market Participants
DAYS AFFECTED: See table
below
LONG DESCRIPTION: The annual “Severe Weather
Drill” as required by the ERCOT Operating Guide, Section 1.8.5,
will be conducted May 24 – 26, 2010. All Qualified Scheduling
Entities (QSEs) that provide Ancillary Services and Transmission Operators
(TOs) are required to participate in the Drill. This year’s Drill will
simulate a 12-day event leading up to a Category 4 Hurricane making landfall at
San Antonio Bay on day 8 of the Drill (see Drill script for details). The Drill
will begin at 9:00 AM on Monday, May 24, 2010. Below is a timeline of events
and due dates.
Severe Weather Hurricane Drill
Timeline of Events |
|
April 23, 2010 |
Operations Drill Participants’ confirmations due
back to ERCOT |
May 17, 2010 |
Drill Conference Call |
May 24 – 26, 2010 |
Drill Days (8:00 AM – 5:00 PM) |
May 28, 2010 |
Drill Participants’ Critique responses due back to
ERCOT |
June 7 – 9, 2010 |
Back-up Drill days |
Other interested Market Participants are invited to
participate in the Emergency Communications Drill which runs simultaneously
with the Operations Drill. ERCOT corporate communications will conduct an
email-only Drill which simulates crisis notification. Participants are welcome
to simulate the use of their own internal emergency plans. RSVP to Dottie Roark
([log in to unmask]) by Thursday, May 20,
2010, if you would like to participate in the communications portion of the
annual Drill.
ACTION REQUIRED: QSEs
that provide Ancillary Services and Transmission Operators are to confirm their
participation by sending an RSVP email to Kelly Blackmer ([log in to unmask]) by Friday, April 23,
2010, that includes the following required information:
·
Your company’s Drill Coordinator and
his/her phone number.
·
The phone number of the site from which you
intend to run your Drill. These numbers will be assembled into one phone list
to be used by all Drill participants, in order to facilitate
inter-communication.
·
A copy of your training plan. Your plan will be
forwarded to the Texas Regional Entity (TRE) – ([log in to unmask]).
Operations staffs of other Market Participants (e.g., QSEs
that do not provide Ancillary Services) are welcome to email Kelly Blackmer ([log in to unmask]) to participate with
ERCOT Operations in Hot Line calls.
For compliance purposes, it will be necessary to document
your company’s participation. Your company is required to develop its own
additional in-house Drill scenarios, which should include coordination and
participation with neighboring TOs and QSEs. Companies should also conduct a
post-mortem critique immediately following the Drill and apply this time toward
ERCOT’s 32-hour reliability training requirement. Please note that
ERCOT will not be able to issue NERC Continuing Education Hours for this Drill.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
The attached files contain the 2010 Drill Invitation, Drill Scripts (ERCOT and
Participant versions), Drill Activities (QSE and TO) and Drill Critique.
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 email at [log in to unmask].
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are receiving email from an ERCOT distribution list that you no longer wish to
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