Business Practices Subcommittee Update

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Business Practices Subcommittee Update

• February 3, 2009

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Meetings

• November 17, 2008
• Addressed formal comments submitted for R07020
  Time and Inadvertent Management Recommendation.
  Comments are posted at http//www.naesb.org/pdf4/w
  eq_bps111708a2.xls
• Developed input for WEQ 2009 Annual Plan
• December 1, 2008
• Met with the Balancing Authority Controls
  Standards Drafting team to address their concerns
  with R07020 Recommendation
• Unable to fully resolve differences
• January 12, 2009
• Reviewed recommendation for consistency changes
  to WEQ-011 (R08004) Place on hold pending
  discussions with WGQ BPS on Standards Request
  Enhanced Granularity for Public Utilities in
  Identifying Critical Operational Flow Orders
  (R08020)
• Reviewed Mission/Scope Statement

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Coordination Meetings

• NAESB BPS/NERC TLR Standards Drafting Team
• December 10, 2008
• Review comments on IRO-006.5 and IRO-006-EAST.1
• Discussed impact of NERC field test on WEQ-008
  Appendix D
• January 28-29
• Revised proposed standards IRO-006.5 and
  IRO-006-EAST.1
• Continued to discuss impact of NERC field test on
  WEQ-008 Appendix D
• WGQ Business Practices Subcommittee
• January 30
• Kickoff meeting to address standards request
  Enhanced Granularity for Public Utilities in
  Identifying Critical Operational Flow Orders,
  requires coordination with WGQ (R08020)
• Conference Call with NERC Staff
• January 26
• Discuss coordination on WEQ Annual Plan Items
• 1.d Time Error and Inadvertent (BAL-004 and
  BAL-006) Coordination with NERC
• 1.e DCS and AGC (BAL-002 and BAL-005)
  Coordination with NERC

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BPS - Approach for 2009

• Develop sub-teams/working groups
• TLR Coordination
• Balancing Authority Controls Coordination
• Voltage and Reactive Coordination
• Gas/Electric Coordination
• FERC Order 717 Standards Development
• BPS Meeting February 9, 2009
• Looking for volunteers to lead and/or participate
  in sub-teams/working groups

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Questions/Feedback