NOTICE DATE: April 01, 2015

NOTICE TYPE: W-B040115-01 NERC

SHORT DESCRIPTION: BAL-001-TRE-1 Primary Frequency Response (PFR) Responsibility Exemption process

INTENDED AUDIENCE: Resource Entities, Qualified Scheduling Entities

DAY AFFECTED: April 1, 2015

LONG DESCRIPTION: ERCOT will begin scoring performance of Generation Resources in accordance with the new NERC Regional Reliability Standard BAL-001-TRE-1 for every Frequency Measurable Event (FME) that occurs on or after April 1, 2015.

Requirements 9 and 10 in the BAL-001-TRE-1 standard allow a Generation Resource to request an exclusion for the initial and sustained PFR scores computed for an FME using the methodology specified in this standard.

For a Generation Resource to be considered for exclusion:

· A Qualified Scheduling Entity (QSE) or Resource Entity (RE) must submit to [log in to unmask], via email, a request for exclusion for each Generation Resource’s Primary Frequency Response performance during a specific Frequency Measurable Event (FME).

· The QSE or RE must submit adequate supporting evidence for the requested exclusion.

· The exclusion may be submitted at any time after the FME has occurred, but no later than 10 calendar days after the reports for Requirement 2 that contain these PFR scores for the FME are published on the MIS.

· If the exemption request is approved, ERCOT Compliance will notify the requesting QSE or RE and the Texas RE for exclusion from scoring for the FME.

· If the exemption is not approved, ERCOT Compliance will notify the requesting QSE or RE.

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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