> At the TAC meeting in October, TAC formed the
> Protocol Implementation Work Group (PIWG).  The
> timeline for the work group's activities
> included a milestone of ERCOT staff delivering a
> summary of the Protocol/System gaps on November
> 15th.  This message is the delivery of that
> summary.
>
> The Consortium conducted a reconciliation of the
> November 1 Protocols to the system design.
> ERCOT staff reviewed the reconciliation provided
> by the Consortium.  There were a number of
> issues included in the reconciliation that are
> still under review with the vendors.  The
> finalization of that review is being completed
> as quickly as possible.  Based on the decisions
> during the review, there may be some more issues
> that will need to be added to the Protocol
> Implementation Plan (PIP).
>
> There were a number of issues that relate to
> things that are in the November 1 Protocols that
> are not in the current system design and will
> not be available on June 1, 2001.  ERCOT staff
> worked very hard over the last few days to
> prepare those issues to be sent to the PIWG for
> review and criticality analysis.  ERCOT staff
> used the November 1 Protocols as a baseline.  We
> boxed the language that related to things that
> would not be available and in effect on June 1,
> 2001.  The box includes a PIP Issue number,
> explanation of the reason the Nov. 1 language is
> in the box, and an explanation of the
> restoration process for the November 1 language.
> In the body of the Protocol document, we drafted
> redline language which reflects what will be in
> place on June 1, 2001.
>
> The attached files contain:
>
> (1)   PIP Master List - This is a master list of
> all the Protocol Implementation Plan (PIP)
> issues that have been identified to date.  It
> contains an issue name, Protocol subsection
> reference, summary of the issue, status, and
> ERCOT author.
>
> (2)  A file for each PIP issue which contains an
> excerpt from the Nov. 1 Protocol reflecting the
> boxes and redlined language.
>
> (3)  Reconciliation documents for PIP issues
> that the PIWG has already discussed.
>
> All of these issues will be discussed at PIWG
> meetings.  We will be working with Brad Jones,
> PIWG Chair, to set up the meeting days and the
> agenda for reviewing each of these issues.  The
> agenda will be published prior to the meetings
> so that organizations have the opportunity to
> identify the appropriate persons to attend.  In
> addition, ERCOT staff will be working with the
> PIWG during the discussions of each issue.
>
> The PIWG has a lot to accomplish in a short
> amount of time.  ERCOT staff has prepared the
> issues to help expedite the process and
> contribute to the process.  We look forward to
> completing the PIP.
>
> Cheryl F. Moseley
> Business Rules and Contracts Manager
> ERCOT
> 512/248-3880
> 512/750-8152 cell
> 512/248-3886 fax
>
>
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