Structured / Unstructured Market Trials Weekly Update – Friday Meeting July 19, 2013

Call Reminders Please help to minimize disruptions: Mute your phones Do not dial-in from a recorded line Do not put the call on hold, even if you are on mute 2

Agenda TCR and ECT Update (10 min) 9:00-9:10A Review of Events (5 min) 9:10-9:15A Analysis July 8 – 14 (20 min) 9:15-9:35A Look-Ahead July (20 min) 9:35- 9:55A Updates (20 min) 9:55-10:15A Migration Report Release Scorecard Known Issues Log Settlements (10 min) 10:15-10:25A Training (5 min) 10:25-10:30A Questions (10 min) 10:30-10:40A 3

TCR Market Trials Upcoming Activities August Monthly Auction: Auction results will be posted by 4pm Next Week: No TCR Market Trials Activities September Monthly Auction: Starts 8/5 4 Brett Crane

Extended Connectivity Testing 4 Brett Crane July 9: Round 2 Kick-Off Meeting. Presentation on spp.org here.here ECT Preparation (complete no later than 8/2): Complete Connectivity Test Checklists and return to SPP LSA User Role Setup OATI and CROW System Access Requests (if applicable) XML Notification Listeners (if applicable)

Extended Connectivity Testing 5 ECT Test Execution (occurs between 8/5 and 8/30): Tests to be executed determined by MP in their Connectivity Test Checklist MPs will be assigned a week during test execution time frame to perform their testing. Assignments to be provided July 26 th. Tests are performed independently during the assigned week. No appointment is necessary. Test results communicated within the Connectivity Test Checklist and submitted via RMS by the end of each Test Execution weekRMS Issues with test execution handled via RMS. SPP Test Appointments to be scheduled on an as needed basis.RMS Brett Crane

Extended Connectivity Testing 6 Applicable Market Participants: 1. MP is newly registered to the Integrated Marketplace and/or 2. MP has not successfully completed previous iterations of Connectivity Testing Active Power Investments, LLC DC Energy Midwest, LLCFranklin Power, LLC APEX Denver Energy 2, LLCINFINITY WIND HOLDINGS, LLC APX, Inc.DENVER ENERGY, LLCJ ARON & COMPANY BJ Energy, LLCDTE ENERGY TRADING INC JP MORGAN VENTURES ENERGY CORP Blue Canyon VDurable Electric PowerMerrill Lynch Commodities, Inc. BUFFALO DUNES WIND PROJECTEDF TRADING NORTH AMERICA, LLC Midwest Energy Trading East LLC CITIGROUP ENERGY INCEDP RENEWABLE NORTH AMERICA LLCMonterey SW, LLC City of FremontENEL GREEN POWER, N.A.Monterey SWF, LLC CONOCO PHILLIPS COMPANYEntegra Power Servies (EPS)NORTHPOINT ENERGY SOLUTIONS DB ENERGY TRADING (DBET)ETC ENDURE ENERGY LLCPOWEREX CORP (PWX) Brett Crane

Extended Connectivity Testing 7 Saracen Energy WestWind Farm Bear Creek LLC Solomon Forks Wind Farm LLCXO ENERGY SW, LP Sustaining Power SolutionsXO ENERGY SW2, LP TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY TRADEMARK MERCHANT ENERGY, LLC TWIN EAGLE RESOURCE MANAGEMENT, LLC Union Electric Company dba Ameren Missouri UNION POWER PARTNERS L P Utilities Plus Wind Farm 66 LLC Applicable Market Participants Continued: Brett Crane

Review of Events 9 Invalid Day Ahead Solution was published for OD July 17 Software Issue: SPP DA Operators were not aware of the invalid solution until after the results were posted A new software defect requires the software to raise a flag if this situation occurs in the future In the interim, SPP will perform additional steps prior to approving a DA Market case to ensure a case with an invalid solution is not approved Scenarios 23.1 & 23.2 scheduled for July 17 to be re-executed Issue was not specific to running 23.1 & 23.2 Spring Load Profile Still, Spring Load Profile Scenarios rescheduled due to invalid execution MPs will be notified of planned re-execution Jodi Woods

Analysis: July Alan Adams Structured Market Trials Statistics posted the day after each OD Structured Market Trials Statistics spp.org > Integrated Marketplace > Market Trials > Structured/Unstructured Test > Integrated Marketplace Market Trials Project Documentation Folder > Structured Market Trials Presentations, Statistics, MP Meetings Analysis of July 10 and July 11 Operating Days posted Tues to spp.org Analysis spp.org > Integrated Marketplace > Market Trials > Structured/Unstructured Test > Integrated Marketplace Market Trials Project Documentation Folder > Structured Market Trials Presentations, Statistics, MP Meetings

Look-Ahead: July  July 22 – July 28 Daily Calendar July 22 – July 28 spp.org > Integrated Marketplace > Market Trials > Structured/Unstructured Test > Integrated Marketplace Market Trials Project Documentation Folder  Scheduled Scenarios  26.1 – Winter Load Profile  26.2 – Winter Load Profile  27.1 – Summer Load Profile  27.2 – Summer Load Profile  Official Operating Days – Weds July 24 & Thurs July 25  Friday Maintenance  Saturday - Reserved for MP Testing Ginny Watson

26.1 Winter Load Profile (Day Ahead) 1.1 Scenario Description Run the Day Ahead Market with bids and offers submitted by MPs that represent the activity that they would expect on a winter day. Outages will also be present to mimic the expected maintenance conditions during the period. 1.2 Expected Result DA Market solution should reflect reasonable results during Winter loading periods. The solution should honor any outages/constraints present on the representative day (January 15, 2013) 2.0 MP Activities Submit Virtual bids and offers as desired for your expected business strategies. MPs with Load Submit Demand bids similar to what would be expected during Winter loading times. Demand bids should include Fixed & Price-Sensitive and reflect expected production activity MPs with Resources Submit Resource Offers similar to what would be expected during the reference day (January 15, 2013). Resource Offers should meet Must-Offer requirement. OR Offers should reflect OR obligation as posted by SPP. Resource offers should also reflect Outages that were in place on the reference day 12 Alan Adams

26.2 Winter Load Profile (DARUC) 1.1 Scenario Description Run the Day Ahead RUC with offers submitted by MPs that represent the activity they would expect on a winter day. The load forecast by DARUC will be from a selected representative Winter day. Outages will also be present to mimic the expected maintenance conditions during the period. 1.2 Expected Result DARUC Market solution should reflect reasonable results during Winter loading periods. The solution should honor any outages/constraints present on the representative day (January 15, 2013) 2.0 MP Activities MPs with Resources Submit Resource Offers similar to what would be expected during the reference day (January 15, 2013). OR Offers should reflect OR obligation as posted by SPP. Resource Offers should also reflect Outages that were in place on the reference day 13 Alan Adams

27.1 Summer Load Profile (Day Ahead) 1.1 Scenario Description Run the Day Ahead Market with bids and offers submitted by MPs that represent the activity that they would expect on a summer day. Outages will also be present to mimic the expected maintenance conditions during the period. 1.2 Expected Result DA Market solution should reflect reasonable results during Summer loading periods. The solution should honor any outages/constraints present on the representative day (August 1, 2012) 2.0 MP Activities Submit Virtual bids and offers as desired for your expected business strategies. MPs with Load Submit Demand bids similar to what would be expected during Summer loading. Demand bids should include Fixed & Price-Sensitive and reflect expected production activity MPs with Resources Submit Resource Offers similar to what would be expected during the reference day (August 1, 2012). Resource Offers should meet Must-Offer requirement. OR Offers should reflect OR obligation as posted by SPP. Resource offers should also reflect outages that were in place on the Reference day 14 Alan Adams

27.2 Summer Load Profile (DARUC) 1.1 Scenario Description Run the Day Ahead Reliability Commitment with offers submitted by MPs that represent the activity that they would expect on a summer day. The load forecast used by DARUC will be from a selected representative Summer day. Outages will also be present to mimic the expected maintenance conditions during the period. 1.2 Expected Result DARUC Market solution should reflect reasonable results during Summer loading periods. The solution should honor any outages present on the representative day (August 1, 2012) 2.0 MP Activities MPs with Resources Submit Resource Offers similar to what would be expected during the reference day. OR Offers should reflect OR obligation as posted by SPP. Resource offers should also reflect Outages that were in place on the reference day 15 Alan Adams

Settlements: Market Trials Data Submission Helpful Links: –Market Trials Meter Data SubmissionMarket Trials Meter Data Submission –Market Trials BSS Data SubmissionTrials BSS Data Submission –2012 Fall Settlements Conference Presentation2012 Fall Settlements Conference Presentation –Settlements DEGs and WSDLsSettlements DEGs and WSDLs 16 Tony Alexander

Settlements: Meter Data Submission Known Issues Meter Agent Report Card time out Fix is in progress 17 Tony Alexander

Settlements: BSS Data Submission Known Issues BSS Notifications Type need to be add to Notification Service Fix is in progress 18 Tony Alexander

Settlements: BSS Submittal Update BSS Contract Headers have been revised to 6 per MP MPs will submit and approve BSS Contract Headers All BSS Contract Header counter parties will be approved by SPP SPP will provide BSS Profiles MPs will submit BSS Profiles (auto approved) 19 Tony Alexander

Settlements: Questions Please submit questions through the Request Management System (RMS)Request Management System (RMS) Use Quick Pick: Market Trials - Structured/Unstructured Testing 20 Tony Alexander

Release Scorecard 21 Release ScorecardRelease Scorecard posted to spp.org: spp.org > Integrated Marketplace > Market Trials > Structured/Unstructured Test > Integrated Marketplace Market Trials Project Documentation Folder Ginny Watson

Migration and Maintenance Report 22 Migration and Maintenance Report Migration and Maintenance Report posted to spp.org spp.org > Integrated Marketplace > Market Trials > Structured/Unstructured Test > Integrated Marketplace Market Trials Project Documentation Folder Leann Poteet

Known Issues Log 23 Market Trials Known Issues Log Market Trials Known Issues Log posted to spp.org spp.org > Integrated Marketplace > Market Trials > Structured/Unstructured Test > Integrated Marketplace Market Trials Project Documentation Folder Carrie Simpson

Scheduled Scenarios 24  July 22 – July 28  26.1 – Winter Load Profile  26.2 – Winter Load Profile  27.1 – Summer Load Profile  27.2 – Summer Load Profile  July 29 – Aug 4  20.0 – CRD Event  14.1 – Low Load High Wind  14.2 – Low Load High Wind

Market Trials Useful Resources SMT Hotline: for critical & high issues Mon-Fri 8A – 5P Please submit all other inquiries via the Request Management System (RMS)Request Management System (RMS) Settlements Calendar marketplace.spp.org > Public > Settlements > Calendars Integrated Marketplace Market Trials Project Documentation Folder spp.org > Integrated Marketplace > Market Trials > Structured/Unstructured Test > Integrated Marketplace Market Trials Project Documentation Folder Market Trials Daily Calendar Release Scorecard Migration Report Market Participant Guide Market Trials Known Issues Log SMT Presentations, Statistics, MP Meetings Folder SMT Reference Documents Folder SMT Tips and Guidelines Unstructured Tips SMT Scenarios Folder Change TrackerChange Tracker spp.org > Integrated Marketplace > Marketplace Documents 25

Customer Training Supporting SMT –SMT Performance Support Tool –Reference Guides (ex. Interchange Transactions) Developing Training –Q & A Sessions –ARR Allocation Process –Special Resource Types (DVERs, NDVERs, BDRs, Quick Start) –TCR Go-Live –GFA Carve-Out 26 Michael Daly

Customer Training Analyzing Feedback for Future Needs –Poll Questions –RMS Tickets –SMT Calls –Stakeholder Meetings 27 Michael Daly