Agenda

Interchange Distribution Calculator WorkingGroup

October 16, 2012| 8:00a.m.–5:00 p.m. PT

October17, 2012 | 8:00 a.m.–Noon p.m. PT

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Introductions and Chair’s Remarks

NERC Antitrust Compliance Guidelines and Public Announcement

Agenda

1.Administrative Matters

a.Arrangements – Larry Kezele

b.Announcement of Quorum – Larry Kezele

c.Parliamentary Procedures* – Larry Kezele

d.Approve Agenda – Chair Bahbaz

Closed sessions will be conducted as required.

e.Future Meetings and Conference Calls – Chair Bahbaz

  1. Schedule future meetings

f.Approval of the IDCWG Meeting Minutes* – Chair Bahbaz

  1. August 15–16, 2012 IDCWG Meeting Minutes
  2. September24, 2012 IDCWG Conference Call Meeting Minutes

g.NERC feedback from Operating Reliability Subcommittee (ORS) – Larry Kezele

The ORS met on September 11–12, 2012. Topics of interest to the working group include:

  1. Supported TVA RC’s request to implement an IDC change order that addresses IPPs within the TVA reliability coordinator area.
  2. Reviewed potential IDC requirements to implement the Parallel Flow Visualization project.
  3. Supported the working group’s investigation of the impact of the IDC model swing bus location on network/native load calculations.
  4. Discussed FERC Order 764 (Integration of Variable Energy Resources) and 15-minute transaction scheduling.

h.North American Electric Reliability Corporation/North American Energy Standards Board (NERC/NAESB) coordination update

  1. Business Practices Subcommittee – Ed Skiba or NarinderSaini
  2. The IDCWG and the NAESB BPS will meet jointly on October 17, 2012 from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. PDT

i.Review IDCWG roster* – Larry Kezele

j.Review membership of the IDC self-directed work teams – Chair Bahbaz

Project Management / Yasser Bahbaz (Team Lead), Allan Watson, Larry Kezele
Market Flow / Raja Thappetaobula (Team Lead), LaChelle Brooks, Yasser Bahbaz, Allan Watson, David Mahlmann, Larry Kezele
Documentation / LaChelle Brooks (Team Lead), Cheryl Mendrala, Ben Taylor, Hugh Francis, Wendy Ladd, Allan Watson, Larry Kezele

2.Review of Active Interchange Distribution Calculator (IDC) Change Orders (CO)

(Secretary’s Note: The IDC Change Orders for discussion at this meeting are posted in a zip file on the IDCWG web site.)

  1. CO-283: Generator-to-Load Reporting Requirement

(Status — Accepted as implemented on November 1, 2010)

Action:

  1. Review outstanding variances and other areas of development
  2. Status of data transmittals
  1. CO-322: Generation Priority Submission

(Status —Version 2 approved for evaluation)

Action: Review evaluation and approve for development.

  1. CO-326: Parallel Flow Visualization Metrics

(Status — Review draft)

Action: Approve for evaluation.

  1. CO-330: Authorization of OATI Use of IDC Data for DOE Studies

(Status — Approved for development)

Action: NERC approved for development, review status of development.

  1. CO-336: Changes to IDC Factor Calculation Timing

(Status — Approved for development)

Action: Review status of development.

  1. CO-350:Increase the Initial Limit for NNL Relief Provided During TLR Issuance

(Status — Version 2evaluated)

Action: Approve for development.

  1. CO-351: Update the Flowgate GLDF Display to Show PJM Historic Control Areas

(Status — Approved for development, contingent upon resolution of a contractual agreement between NERC and PJM regarding funding)

Action: NERC and PJM have not yet entered into a contractual agreement regarding funding.

  1. CO-352: Various Enhancements to the NNL Re-Dispatch Worksheet

(Status — Evaluated)

Action: Review evaluation and approve for development.

  1. CO-353: TLR Acknowledgement/Curtailment Archival

(Status — Evaluated)

Action: Review evaluation and approve for development.

  1. CO-354: Sending IDC ID to SPP Via webData Interface

(Status — Evaluated)

Action: Review evaluation and approve for development,contingent upon resolution of a contractual agreement between NERC and SPP regarding funding.

  1. CO-355:Make Informational Flowgates Selectable in Study TLR Mode

(Status — Evaluated)

Action: Review evaluation and approve for development.

3.Review of Active webSDX (SDX) Change Orders (CO)

(Secretary’s Note: The webSDX Change Orders for discussion at this meeting are posted in a zip file on the IDCWG web site.)

There are no webSDX change orders to review at this meeting.

4.Review of Active webFactor (Factor Viewer) Change Orders (CO)

(Secretary’s Note: The Factor Viewer Change Orders for discussion at this meeting are posted in a zip file on the IDCWG web site.)

There are no webFactor change orders to review at this meeting.

5.Review of Active NERC IT Services Change Orders (CO)

(Secretary’s Note: The NERC IT Services Change Orders for discussion at this meeting are posted in a zip file on the IDCWG web site.)

There are no NERC IT Services change orders to review at this meeting.

6.Review of Active Book of Flowgates Change Orders (CO)

(Secretary’s Note: The Book of Flowgates Change Orders for discussion at this meeting are posted in a zip file on the IDCWG web site.)

  1. CO-16: PSSE Version Change

(Status —Evaluated)

Action: Reviewevaluation and approve for development.

7.IDCWG Calendar of Change Order Implementation and Other IDC-Related Events

  1. August1, 2012 – IDC Summer Model Update
  2. September 5, 2012 – IDC Summer Model Update
  3. October 2, 2012
  4. IDC Summer Model Update
  5. CO-328 (Intra-Hour Tag Curtailments) implemented
  6. November 1, 2012 – IDC Winter Model Upload
  7. December 4, 2012 – IDC Winter Model Update
  8. January 3, 2013 – IDC Winter Model Update
  9. February 1, 2013 – IDC Winter Model Update
  10. March 1, 2013 – IDC Winter Model Update
  11. April 3, 2013 – IDC Winter Model Update
  12. May 1, 2013 – IDC Summer Model Upload

8.IDCWG Maintenance

  1. IDC operation:
  2. Event/incident reports – OATI
  1. Review Help Desk calls

9.New Projects, Issues, Other

  1. WebSDX Documentation
  2. The working group will review Version 1.0 of the Balancing Authority webSDX User Guide for Providing Generator Outputs andPriority and Version 2.3 of the webSDX User Administrator Registration Guide to determine if these documents require revision to support implementation of IDC CO-322.
  3. IDC User’s Manual  Hugh Francis will review, for working group approval,the IDC User’s Manual.
  4. Location of IDC Model Swing BusThe working group will continue its discussion of the impact of the location of the IDC model system swing bus on calculation of GLDFs.
  5. IDC Data Requests  Vice Chair Watson and Raja Thappetaobula will report on their efforts to develop a proposal that will allow IDC users increased functionality to query the IDC.

* Background materials attached.

IDCWG Meeting

October 16–17, 2012