1. Use of the term “Confirm” and derivatives in NAESB Business Standards
13 January, 2015
Ken Quimby

2. Assignment: Review the use of the term “Confirm” and its derivatives for possible modification due to the Entergy/Dynegy order.
Scope reviewed: NAESB V 3.0 Business Standards: WEQ-001 and WEQ 013

3. WEQ-001 WEQ-013 334 instances of the term “confirm” or derivative
confirmation
confirmed
unconfirmed
preconfirmed
pre-confirmed
WEQ-013
214 instances of the term “confirm” or derivative
confirm
confirmed
confirmation
preconfirmed
pre-confirmed
confirming
preconfirmation

4. WEQ-001 WEQ-013 001-4 Negotiation and Confirmation Process Table 4-3
Redirect on a Firm Basis
Redirect on a Non-Firm Basis
Resales
WEQ-013
OASIS processing

5. Result? “What Alan Said”
Refer to NAESB Business Practice Standards Notes with respect to the Entergy Order - Initial Review posted in October 2014

6. Recommendation
With the agreed upon approach in hand, review the sections noted in the referenced document for modification.