NOTICE DATE: November 22, 2021

NOTICE TYPE: M-A112221-01 Operations

SHORT DESCRIPTION: Technical Workshop for Fast-Frequency Response (FFR) Advancement project December 7, 2021 1:00-4:00 pm

INTENDED AUDIENCE: All Market Participants

DAYS AFFECTED: December 7, 2021 1:00-4:00 pm

LONG DESCRIPTION: As communicated at the Protocol Revision Subcommittee (PRS) on November 10, 2021, the implementation of the FFR Advancement project is being delayed to a future date. This is due to a significant number of Qualified Scheduling Entities (QSEs) that currently offer Responsive Reserve Service (RRS) indicating that their systems would not be ready by the original implementation date.

To assist Market Participants and vendors in their readiness for changes related to RRS in this project (specifically the Market Management System User Interface, Market Submissions, Telemetry, Reports and Extracts), ERCOT will be hosting a technical workshop via WebEx on December 7, 2021 from 1:00-4:00 pm. ERCOT staff will walk-through and answer questions related to the ERCOT interface system changes. This work session will provide additional technical details supporting the prior workshop on October 27, 2021.

The link for the December 7th workshop: is here.

As a reminder, Protocol language related to the following Nodal Protocol Revision Requests (NPRRs) and Nodal Operating Guide Revision Request (NOGRR) is to be partially implemented as a part of this project,

NPRR863, Creation of ERCOT Contingency Reserve Service and Revisions to Responsive Reserve (ERCOT Board Approved on October 9, 2019)
NPRR1015, Clarification of DAM implementation of NPRR863 Phase 2 (ERCOT Board Approved on August 11, 2020)
NPRR1079, Day-Ahead Market RRS / ECRS 48-Hour Report Clarification (ERCOT Board Approved on August 9, 2021)
NOGRR187, Related to NPRR863, Creation of ERCOT Contingency Reserve Service and Revisions to Responsive Reserve (ERCOT Board Approved on October 9, 2019)

The new implementation timeline for the FFR Advancement project is being evaluated and is currently not known. ERCOT staff will continue to provide updates through the regular communication channels as more information becomes available.

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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