Clarification and Updates Regarding ECEII Definition and Document Handling in ERCOT
This presentation delves into Nodal Protocol Revisions NPRR1183 and PGRR108 to clarify the ECEII definition and update rules for posting documents without ECEII. It covers information access, document handling, and the role of different areas like the MIS Certified Area and MIS Secure Area within ERCOT. The focus is on maintaining confidentiality and security while providing necessary information access to stakeholders and the public.
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NPRR1183 and PGRR108, ECEII Definition Clarification and Updates to Posting Rules for Certain Documents without ECEII Kim Rainwater Legal/Regulatory Corporate Counsel Reliability and Operations Subcommittee Meeting June 8, 2023 Protocol Revision Subcommittee Meeting June 14, 2023 ERCOT Public
Overview Why this is being presented: To provide background on Nodal Protocol Revision Request 1183 (NPRR1183), ECEII Definition Clarification and Updates to Posting Rules for Certain Documents without ECEII, and related Planning Guide Revision Request 108 (PGRR108) 2 ERCOT Public
Connected Rules for Information Access and Handling Regulation Policy Protocols Public Utility Commission of Texas (PUCT) Additional ERCOT Stakeholders ERCOT Board of Directors 1. ERCOT website ERCOT Strategic Plan (2019-2023) PUCT Subst. R. 25.362(e)(1)(A) 2. MIS Certified Area Provide data while maintaining security and confidentiality How to process information requests 3. MIS Secure Area Key Takeaway: Options for how to house documents are guided by ERCOT s Strategic Plan. Market rules feature three location options for housing documents. Footer text goes here. 3 ERCOT Public
ERCOT website Document Handling & Information Access The ERCOT website houses documents for routine public access. Public 1 ERCOT website Public Public Public 1 Nodal Protocol Section 12.1(3) 4 ERCOT Public
MIS Certified Area Document Handling The MIS Certified Area maintains confidentiality of documents for an individual Market Participant. MIS Certified Area 1 Information Access The public may request access to information by submitting to ERCOT an Info Request , subject to protections from disclosure of Protected Information, including commercially sensitive information. 2 Of Note: The Certified Area may also include information requested by a Market Participant that Protocols don t require to be posted. Market Participant 3 1 Nodal Protocol Sections 2; 12.1(1) 2 Nodal Protocol Section 1.3.1 3 Nodal Protocol Section 12.2(3) 5 ERCOT Public
MIS Secure Area Document Handling The MIS Secure Area includes ECEII and also houses ECEII in a Certified Area for TSPs Only . ECEII 1 MIS Secure Area Information Access Market Participants (MPs) or the public can only access ECEII when required by a law, regulation, order, or Protocol, with disclosure subject to requirements including reasonable effort to restrict access. ERCOT restricts access to the Secure Area to registered MPs, with a Digital Certificate issued upon request. Market Participants assign individual users eligibility to view the ECEII. ECEII-Eligible User Digital Certificate Market Participant Digital Certificate Market Participant Digital Certificate Market Participant General information, markets reports, other system planning / operations reports 2 3 Key Takeaway: Updates considered today are part of comprehensive review to clean-up the Secure Area. 4 1 Nodal Protocol Section 12.1(2) 2 Nodal Protocol Section 1.3.6(1)(a) 3 Nodal Protocol Section 2 4 Nodal Protocol Section 12.1(2) 6 ERCOT Public
Proposed Revisions Summary: NPRR1183 and PGRR108 Move general information from the MIS Secure Area to the ERCOT website Criteria, notices, and projections of Ancillary Services requirements (NPRR) Public Recognize general information already on the ERCOT website, with related clarifications: Reliability Must Run Criteria (NPRR); redacted versions of Regional Transmission Plan and redacted versions of Geomagnetic Disturbance assessments (PGRR) ERCOT website Public Public Public Remove reference to Federal Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) from definition of ERCOT Critical Energy Infrastructure Information (NPRR) 7 ERCOT Public
Next Steps NPRR1183 moves general information from MIS Secure Area to ERCOT website; PGRR108 clarifies existing posting practice Anticipated future revision requests to propose updating posting rules for other reports without ECEII, or to clarify existing posting practice Anticipated Market Notice(s) of access change to reports to be designated ECEII ERCOT Public 8
NPR1183 and PGRR108, Chart of Proposed Revisions Appendix 9 ERCOT Public
Proposed Revisions Chart part 1 Revision No. Document Handling Update Current location Proposed location Reason to revise Revision Request Revision Request Page No. Rule to revise 1 Remove reference to federal Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) from definition of ERCOT Critical Energy Infrastructure Information ERCOT website No change Extraneous language NPRR1183 3 NP 2.1 2 Move financial assumptions for economic planning criteria to the ERCOT website Secure Area ERCOT website General Information - Criteria NPRR1183 4 NP 3.11.2(5) 3 Move Intermittent Renewable Resource Production Potential Forecast Criteria to the ERCOT website Secure Area ERCOT website General Information - Criteria NPRR1183 5, 6 NP 3.13(2) 4 Remove requirement to post on Secure Area Reliability Must Run Evaluation Criteria that are now listed in NP 3.14.1.2(3)(c) ERCOT website No change Duplicative language NPRR1183 7 NP 3.14.1(1)(f) 5 Remove requirement (includes an example) to post on Secure Area Reliability Must Run determinations that NP 3.14.1.2(3)(e) now requires posted on Secure Area Secure Area No change Duplicative language NPRR1183 7 NP 3.14.1(1)(f) 6 Secure Area No change Language clarification NPRR1183 9 NP Change Forced Outage NSO won t be posted on the ERCOT MIS to won t be posted on the ERCOT website 3.14.1.1(3)(b) 7 Move Non-Forced Outage NSO to the ERCOT website Secure Area ERCOT website General Information - Notice NPRR1183 9 NP 3.14.1.2(1) 10 ERCOT Public
Proposed Revisions Chart part 2 Revision No. Document Handling Update Current location Proposed location Reason to revise Revision Request Revision Request Page No. Rule to revise NP 8 Move Non-Forced Outage NSO to the ERCOT website Secure Area ERCOT website Conforms to Revision No. 7 NPRR 12 3.14.1.2(7) 9 Move Non-Forced Outage NSO and Change of Generation Resource Designation to the ERCOT website Secure Area ERCOT website Conforms to Revision No. 7 NPRR 13 NP 3.14.1.9(2) General Information Notice 10 Place on ERCOT website annual ERCOT Board of Directors-approved Ancillary Service Requirement Methodology N/A ERCOT website General Information - Methodology NPRR 17 NP 3.16(3) 11 Move to ERCOT website minimum capacity required from Resources providing Responsive Reserve Service using Primary Frequency Response Secure Area ERCOT website General Information A/S Projections NPRR 17 NP 3.16(5) 12 Post minimum capacity required from Resources providing ERCOT Contingency Reserve Service (ECRS) on the ERCOT website N/A ERCOT website General Information ECRS Projections NPRR 18 NP 3.16(8) greybox PG 13 Clarify that versions of the Regional Transmission Plan redacted of ECEII and Protected Information are on the ERCOT website ERCOT website No change Conforms to current practice (file automatically downloads via public link) PGRR 3, 8 3.1.1.2(2) PG 7.1(2) 11 ERCOT Public
Proposed Revisions Chart part 3 Revision No. Document Handling Update Current location Proposed location Reason to revise Revision Request Revision Request Page No. Rule to revise PG 3.1.8 14 Clarify that both preliminary and final Geomagnetically-Induced Current (GIC) flows and both preliminary and final GIC time series are posted on the Secure Area Secure Area No change Language clarification PGRR108 3 PG 15 Clarify that preliminary results of the GMD vulnerability assessments are posted on the ERCOT website for TSP and Resource Entity comments ERCOT website No change Conforms to current practice (included in presentation on meeting page of the Regional Planning Group) PGRR108 4 3.1.8(4) PG 16 Clarify versions of Geomagnetic Disturbance assessments redacted of ECEII and Protected Information are on the ERCOT website ERCOT website No change Conforms to current practice (file automatically downloads via public link) PGRR108 4, 8 3.1.8(5) PG 7.1(2) PG 7.1(2) 17 Update terminology for public posting locations from Public to ERCOT website in chart summarizing data set posting locations ERCOT website No change Language clarification PGRR108 6-8 12 ERCOT Public
Appendix Chart Definitions and Acronyms ERCOT website Market Information System public area NP Nodal Protocol PG Planning Guide Secure Area Market Information System Secure Area 13 ERCOT Public
