COPS Update to TAC January 6,

Voting Items Three voting items: COPMGRR015, Creating Section 8, ERCOT Settlement and Invoice Process COPMGRR016, Update to Section 12, Renewable Energy Credits Due to PRR808, Clean-up and Alignment of RECs Trading Program Language with PUCT Rules SCR755, ERCOT.com Website Enhancements 2

Voting Items COPMGRR015, Creating Section 8, ERCOT Settlement and Invoice Process – –Provides information on ERCOT’s invoicing process and specifically addresses the ad-hoc invoice process – –No Opinion on the need for Go-Live – –No Impact 3

Voting Items COPMGRR016, Update to Section 12, Renewable Energy Credits Due to PRR808 – –PRR808, Clean-up and Alignment of RECs Trading Program Language with PUCT Rules – –COPMGRR updates Section 12 to conform to the language of PRR808 and PUCT Rules – –No opinion on the need for Go-Live – –No impact 4

Voting Items SCR755, ERCOT.com Website Enhancements – –Improves the usability of the website – –Not Needed for Go-Live – –IA Postponed – –Recommended by PRS with a priority of ‘Medium’ – –With TAC and Board approval SCR755 will move into the “Parking Deck” – –To be sent to the “Parking Deck” due to impacts to ERCOT resources and test environments 5

Questions ? 6

Working Group Updates CCWG COPMGRR015, Section 8, ERCOT Settlement and Invoice Process COPMGRR016, Update to Section 12, Renewable Energy Credits, align with PRR808 ERCOT has requested input on what Really Simple Syndication (RSS) Feeds Market Participants would like available for the ERCOT.com website. ERCOT will provide a live demo to COPS at their January meeting Work continues on the COPS Market Guide 7

Working Group Updates PWG Draft in progress for Annual Validation suspension per AMS has been discussed and shall be on the next PWG agenda LPGRR shall be in order for changes per the NOIE DRG TF when the TF is complete Draft LPGRR to clean up Section 1.1, Document Control per Market Rules Draft Administration LPGRR to clean up type-o on Decision Tree 8

Working Group Updates SEWG Extract and Report issues SLA from mid April to May posted An extract issue involving a change to the ‘Descriptor Value’ was discussed and ideas for process improvements involving the communications of similar changes in the future will be considered Working with MCWG on possible accelerated Nodal DAM Settlement Timeline; discussion focused on the option of reducing the due date in the DAM timeline by 1 day as opposed to 2 days 9

COPS 2009 Accomplishments CCWG Approved COPMGRRs 09, 10, 11, 12, 13 and Approved SCR 755, Website Improvements Finalizing COPMGRRs 15 and Worked on the Client Support Survey Updated COPS Procedures twice Reviewed TPTF Final Report to TAC – –Determined where COPS can assist, identified transitional issues, and determined COPS SMEs Reviewed Market Communications 10

COPS 2009 Accomplishments 11 PWG LPGRR033 Synchronization of Load Profiling Guide with PRR LPGRR034 Profile Model Spreadsheets - Calendar Extension and Delete Unused Models LPGRR035 Addition of Time Of Use Schedules (TOUS) to Profiles with Interval Data Recorder (IDR) Meter Data Type Codes for Advanced Meters Round 2 sample load research data collection on schedule UFE 2008 Report and Hurricane UFE discussions on profile adjustments Annual Validation Assisted with PRR language defining the process and scenarios for changing IDRs to Advanced Meters at request of RMWG IDR Analysis completed with recommendation to keep 700 kW threshold Evaluated and recommended profile scaling factors method remain same Evaluated and recommended UFE allocation factors in lieu of AMS remain same Evaluated and recommended distribution loss method due to AMS remain same

COPS 2009 Accomplishments 12 SEWG Created an Issues Tracking report in conjunction with ERCOT to track and monitor Extract and Report Issues Maintained regular reporting from ERCOT on the progress of Nodal COMS, the design of Reports and Extracts for the Nodal Market Engaged ERCOT in recalculation and further analysis on UFE during the Hurricane Ike event Completed the Data Extracts and Reports Service Level Agreement

COPS 2009 Accomplishments 13 NOEI DRG TF Raised Market awareness and created forum for discussion of Nodal requirements for registration and settlement of DG > 50 kW & ≤ 1 MW Brought forth concepts to COPS in regards to the registration and settlement of DG > 50 kW & ≤ 1 MW Close to finalizing recommended language for NPRR for review by COPS