1. IWG Update
January 2015 ISAS
Danielle Johnson

2. Review of the WECC PreSchedule Guidelines
PreSchedule Calendar Guideline (Last updated in 2010).
Per IWG discussion 08/26/2015 :
Request for 2/3/2 for Thanksgiving to accommodate early out prior to Holiday, and elevate pressure on third day.
Used to be 2/3/2 but received a request to be closer to flow. Does it still apply in today world> .
Take a look at gas schedule, does it still align?
Participant (s) cautioned about changes to guideline.
Overall appears to be working

3. Con’t review of the WECC PreSchedule Guidelines
Per IWG discussion :
If Christmas falls on Thursday follow Thanksgiving schedule
Impacts with Christmas Eve
Concern on Scheduling with three holidays in a row
Occurs approx. every 5 years.
Friday after Christmas can be declared Federal Holiday.
Next Steps:
Review the Gas Schedule and alignment with WECC PreSchedule Calendar,
Review impact of the 2 request.
Recommendations January ISAS

4. Impact of changes to the
INT-003-WECC-CRT-2.1
Changes in INT-021 WECC WIT Check out Confirmation WR2
WR2. Each Balancing Authority shall confirm its common NSI with each Adjacent Balancing Authority at the following time periods:
 Prior to implementing the energy profile of the aggregated Confirmed Interchange (and)
After the operating hour.
Heads up – This may transition to some BA’s not checking out in WIT for PreSchedule.

5. WIAB Desk Top Exercise Fall of 2015 Looking for volunteers
Need BA’s,
Intermediate TP’s
Marketer
BPA Transmission willing to participate