
Project Priority List Update and Summary November 2018
Stay informed about the recent and upcoming project implementations, release targets, and priorities outlined in the Project Priority List (PPL) for November 2018. Explore the agenda, project portfolio updates, spending forecast, and more.
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Project Update and Summary of Project Priority List (PPL) Activity November 15, 2018
Project Update Agenda Project Portfolio Update Recent / Upcoming Project Implementations 2018 Release Targets 2019 Release Targets Planned Project Starts Aging Items Report 2018 Project Spending Forecast Revision Request Funding Placeholder Status Priority/Rank Options for Revision Requests with Impacts p. 3-10 Location of Project Priority List (PPL): http://www.ercot.com/services/projects/index
Recent / Upcoming Project Implementations 2018 October Release 10/23/2018 10/25/2018 NPRR843(a) Short-Term System Adequacy & AS Offer Disclosure Reports Additions One CDR report, one 48-hour report, and two 7-day reports NPRR864 RUC Modifications to Consider Market-Based Solutions NPRR875 Clarification of NPRR864, RUC Mods to Consider Market-Based Solutions SCR795 Addition of Intra-Hour Wind Forecast to GTBD Calculation Complete 11/1/2018 RRGRR015 Additional Guidance for Transformer and Station Data Complete 11/19/2018 NPRR831(b) Inclusion of Private Use Networks in Load Zone Price Calcs SCR777 Bilateral CRR Interface Enhancement In Flight 2018 December Release 12/11/2018 12/13/2018 NPRR809(b) GTC or GTL for New Generation Interconnection NPRR833 Modify PTP Obligation Bid Clearing Change NPRR843(b) Short-Term System Adequacy & AS Offer Disclosure Reports Additions 60 day reports PGRR063 Transmission Interconnection Study Note: Projected Go-Live dates are subject to change. Please watch for market notices as the effective dates approach. In Flight 3 PUBLIC
2018 Release Targets Board Approved NPRRs / SCRs / xGRRs February 2/6 2/8 April 4/5 4/9 May August 8/7 8/9 October 10/23 10/25 December 12/11 12/13 5/29 5/31 NPRR659 NPRR683 NPRR743 NPRR760 NPRR800 NPRR810 NPRR562(b) SCR792 NPRR768 NPRR815 OBDRR002 NPRR819 NPRR844 NPRR854 SCR791 NPRR843(a) NPRR864 NPRR875 SCR795 NPRR809(b) NPRR833(a/b) NPRR843(b) PGRR063 CMM Release 1a E E E 9/1 NPRR702 (partial implementation) 11/19 11/1 10/1 7/2 1/1 & 2/1 6/1 E PGRR042 NPRR846 NPRR776 NOGRR167 PGRR057 RRGRR015 NPRR831(b) SCR777 E 1/1 NPRR825(a) E 2/1 TBD Items (and point at which they became TBD ) 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 NPRR664 None SCR781 P NPRR702 P, SCR777, NPRR831(b), NPRR749 RRGRR016, NPRR519, NPR620, NPRR741, NPRR755 Project Status Codes NS = Not Started I = Initiation P = Planning E = Execution H = On Hold Go-live dates can differ from Protocol effective dates Please refer to market notices for more details NPRR825(a) NoticeBuilder changes NPRR562(b) Reporting/posting system changes NPRR809(b) Reporting/posting system changes NPRR833(a) DAM system changes NPRR833(b) SCED system changes NPRR843(a) CDR, 48 hour, & 7 day reports NPRR843(b) 60 day reports APPENDIX Red Text: New additions and target release changes Strike-Through Text: Previous target release (a), (b), etc.: Multiple phase release Release targets are subject to change 4 PUBLIC
2019 Release Targets Board Approved NPRRs / SCRs / xGRRs February 2/5 2/7 April 4/2 4/4 May August 8/6 8/8 October 10/15 10/17 December 12/10 12/12 5/28 5/30 E E E NS NPRR842 NPRR858 NPRR866 PGRR061 RRGRR017 SCR794 NPRR749 NPRR817 NPRR833(c) NPRR845 NPRR847 NPRR856 NPRR858 NPRR865 NPRR873 NPRR880 NOGRR174 SCR793 SCR796 NPRR809(b) NPRR821 NPRR856 NPRR877 Ph2 NS P P NS NS E NS I NS P E NS NS January NS NS NS NS VCMRR022 NS Project Status Codes NS = Not Started I = Initiation P = Planning E = Execution H = On Hold NPRR809(b) Reporting/posting system changes NPRR833(c) CRR system changes Go-live dates can differ from Protocol effective dates Please refer to market notices for more details APPENDIX Red Text: New additions and target release changes Strike-Through Text: Previous target release (a), (b), etc.: Multiple phase release Release targets are subject to change 5 PUBLIC
Approved Revision Requests Not Started Planned to Start in Future Months Target Start Date Cost Estimate Release Target Revision Request Author NPRR865 Publish RTM Shift Factors for Hubs, Load Zones, and DC Ties NPRR880 Publish RTM Shift Factors for Private Use Network Settlement Points $30k-$40k $30k-$40k Nov 2018 2019-R2 DC Energy NPRR866 Mapping Registered DG and Load Resources to Transmission Loads in the Network Operations Model PGRR061 Related to NPRR866 $10k-$20k <$10k ERCOT Nov 2018 2019-R2 RRGRR017 Related to NPRR866 ERCOT Nov 2018 2019-R2 $20k-$40k Cross Texas Transmission SCR793 SSR Related Telemetry for Transmission Service Provider (TSP) Operators Nov 2018 2019-R2 $40k-$50k NOGRR174 AVR and PSS Testing Requirements Nov 2018 2019-R2 $30k-$50k Luminant SCR796 Change Validation Rules to Preclude Certain Transactions at Resource Nodes within PUNs Nov 2018 2019-R2 $35k-$55k ERCOT NPRR873 Posting ERCOT-Wide Intra-Hour Wind Power and Load Forecast on MIS Public Dec 2018 2019-R2 $60k-$80k ERCOT Project Initiations Next 3 Months Aging Items Report Last Action Status Board approved NPRR847 in August 2018 NPRR664 Fuel Index Price for Resource Definition and Real-Time Make-Whole Payments for Exceptional Fuel Cost Events Board approved on 12/9/2014 ERCOT presented options to WMS in Sept 2018 to resolve remaining gray-boxes QMWG discussed on 10/15/2018 6 PUBLIC
2018 Project Spending ` 25,000,000 2015 Carryover Cap Enh In-Flight Cap Enh Not Started Tech Found In-Flight Tech Found Not Started Potential Demand Total Budget 20,000,000 15,000,000 10,000,000 5,000,000 - Jan-18 Feb-18 Mar-18 Apr-18 May-18 Jun-18 Jul-18 Aug-18 Sep-18 Oct-18 Nov-18 Dec-18 Actuals Jan-18 Actuals Feb-18 Actuals Mar-18 Actuals Apr-18 Actuals May-18 Actuals Jun-18 Actuals Jul-18 Actuals Aug-18 Actuals Sep-18 Actuals Oct-18 Forecast Nov-18 Forecast Dec-18 2017 Carryover - - - - - - - - - - - - Enhancements In-Flight Not Started 960,821 1,581,384 1,307,088 1,481,700 1,672,959 1,543,937 1,276,624 1,946,681 1,552,790 1,472,180 1,410,281 10,864 850,210 11,209 Capital - - - - - - - - - - Running Total 960,821 2,542,205 3,849,293 5,330,993 7,003,952 8,547,889 9,824,513 11,771,194 13,323,984 14,796,164 16,217,309 17,078,728 In-Flight Not Started 308,237 432,648 535,873 333,336 621,124 1,028,234 464,332 684,952 573,134 757,593 554,405 432,709 Foundation Technical - - - - - - - - - - - - Running Total 308,237 740,885 1,276,758 1,610,094 2,231,218 3,259,452 3,723,784 4,408,736 4,981,870 5,739,463 6,293,868 6,726,577 Potential Not Started - - - - - - - - - - - - Demand Running Total - - - - - - - - - - - - Grand Total 1,269,058 3,283,090 5,126,051 6,941,087 9,235,170 11,807,341 13,548,297 16,179,930 18,305,854 20,535,627 22,511,177 23,805,305 2018 PPL Budget = $20.0M Potential Demand represents internal ERCOT projects that have not been fully approved 7 PUBLIC
Revision Request Funding Placeholder Status In 2018 and 2019, ERCOT forecasted $4.0M for Revision Request work Yearly Revision Request Spending Forecast Summary Project Status 2018 2019 YTD Actuals $1.95M As of 10/31/2018 Approved In-Flight / Complete $2.39M $1.42M Approved Not Started $0.04M $0.13M Remaining Funding $1.61M $2.45M Total Allocation $4.00M $4.00M 8 PUBLIC
Priority / Rank Options for Revision Requests with Impacts Options for Revision Request Description Comments Priority Rank Add to end of 2019 list and work into the plan without disrupting in-flight projects Interconnection Request Cancellation and Creation of Inactive Status PGRR066 2019 2580 Priority/Rank recommended by ROS Creation of ERCOT Contingency Reserve Service and Revisions to Responsive Reserve Input from market needed NPRR863 TBD TBD IA posted on 11/14/2018 Adjustments to Pricing and Settlement for RUCs of On-Line Combined Cycle Generation Resources Add to end of 2019 list and work into the plan without disrupting in-flight projects NPRR884 2019 2590 Add to end of 2019 list and work into the plan without disrupting in-flight projects Digital Certificate and User Security Administrator Clarifications and Opt Out Procedure NPRR899 2019 2600 Need to implement by 8/1/2019 Add to end of 2019 list and work into the plan without disrupting in-flight projects Provide IRR Current Operating Plan (COP) to TSPs SCR797 2019 2610 Deliver by end of summer so TSPs can leverage COP information in fall season outage studies PPL Rank Information Next available 2019 Rank in Business Strategy = 2580 Next available Rank in Regulatory = 220 9 PUBLIC