ecc task force webinar november 13, 2015. 2 peak anti-trust statement meeting minutes (june and...
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3 Anti-Trust Statement I would like to remind ECC Task Force members and observers that this meeting is being conducted subject to the condition and requirements of NERC’s Antitrust Guidelines, which supports compliance with antitrust laws and the avoidance of all conduct that unreasonably restrains competition. A copy of NERC’s Antitrust Compliance Guidelines will be provided upon request. If you have any questions or concerns regarding your antitrust responsibilities, please see a member of Peak’s Legal Department. The NERC Antitrust Guidelines are available at: liance%20Guidelines.pdfTRANSCRIPT
ECC Task Force WebinarNovember 13, 2015
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• Peak Anti-Trust Statement • Meeting Minutes (June and Sept)• Phase 1A Progress• Phase 1A External Entity Testing• Phase 1A Training/Implementation Plan• FAQ Document• webSAS Integration• Future Meetings
Agenda
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Anti-Trust Statement
I would like to remind ECC Task Force members and observers that this meeting is being conducted subject to the condition and requirements of NERC’s Antitrust Guidelines, which supports compliance with antitrust laws and the avoidance of all conduct that unreasonably restrains competition. A copy of NERC’s Antitrust Compliance Guidelines will be provided upon request. If you have any questions or concerns regarding your antitrust responsibilities, please see a member of Peak’s Legal Department.
The NERC Antitrust Guidelines are available at:http://www.nerc.com/gov/Annual%20Reports/NERC%20Antitrust%20Compliance%20Guidelines.pdf
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• June 30 – NWPP Offices
• September 3 – Webinar
• Other meeting minutes posted on peakrc.com
Meeting Minutes
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• After the August testing session, OATI developed a plan to address issueso Sprintso More collaboration between OATI and Peak
• Peak detailed conditions that were required before next round of acceptance testing
Phase 1A Progress
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• Peak performed acceptance testing week of October 19th at OATI’s offices
• Positive directiono Factors verified against Peak EMS
• Functionality left for OATI to demonstrate o Element definitiono Some calculation/layer issueso System performance
Phase 1A Progress
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• Peak will review variance corrections and system changes next week (Nov 16th)
• RCSO training will be complete in early December
• webIntegrity Phase 1A in Peak control rooms:December 16th
Phase 1A Progress
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• Peak remains committed to facilitating additional stakeholder testing to verify GUIs and calculations
• Prefer that stakeholders test prior to the Peak implementation mid-December
• Do not believe that travel to OATI’s offices is needed to retest
Phase 1A External Entity Testing
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• External Entity Retest Plan:o Dates: December 3rd and 4th
o Location: Peak’s offices (Loveland and Vancouver)
o OATI will provide support during retestingo Restricted to testers from reliability entities
No MFEso No more than 10 testers per siteo Priority to entities who participated in August
Phase 1A External Entity Testing
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• If interested in participating, let Jeremy know no later than Friday, November 20th [email protected](970) 776-5561
Phase 1A External Entity Testing
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• Stakeholder training delayed until Q1 2016• Maintaining commitment to multi-pronged
approach to training external stakeholderso Classroom sessionso Webinarso CBTs
• Begin with instruction for TOPs, BAs, TSPs
webIntegrity Training/Implementation
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• Classroom sessions o Train the trainero Support regional locations to encourage
participationo Presentation with hands-on time in
webIntegrity toolo Limited to around 20 participants per session
(10 per site when at Peak)
webIntegrity Training/Implementation
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webIntegrity Training/Implementation
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• Peak will release an enrollment process for the classroom sessions (first come, first serve)
• Other training approaches will be communicated in near future
webIntegrity Training/Implementation
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Production access for TOPs, BAs, TSPs
MARCH 7, 2016
webIntegrity Training/Implementation
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• Expectations previously discussed:o Short o Targeted to Operations stakeholderso Topics
Phases Functionality Timelines
FAQ Document
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1. What is the ECC?2. Who is the vendor?3. What does the ECC do?4. What are the phases of the ECC project?5. What are the inputs to ECC?6. What are the outputs to ECC?7. Who can use the ECC tool?8. How will Peak use the ECC in its congestion
mitigation approach?9. What is the timeline for ECC development and
deployment?
FAQ – Questions Addressed
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• Peak received consensus to move forward with webSAS integration as next phase of ECC projecto PSE Access o Parallel Operations
• Working with OATI to change contract and develop specifications for development work
webSAS Integration
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• Benefits:o Real time factors vs Seasonal factors
o Mappings more granular
o Verification of ECC calculations against known product
webSAS Integration
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• Change Order signed before end of 2015• Development time estimated 30 weeks• Demo site deployment and testing
Summer 2016• Parallel Operations
Late Summer - Fall 2016• Production Deployment
Late 2016
webSAS Integration Timeline
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• Peak proposes that we hold a face-to-face meeting in January 2016o Discuss outstanding concerns with webSAS
integrationo Resume talks on curtailment methodology
strawman Suggestion that TF meet independent of Peak
Future Meetings