Are you or any of your guys interested in paticipating?

Dave

 -----Original Message-----
From: 	Roan, Michael  
Sent:	Thursday, November 15, 2001 3:57 PM
To:	Forster, David
Cc:	Day, Smith L.; Stroup, Kerry; Nicolay, Christi L.
Subject:	FW: MISO commercial operation phase-in 
Importance:	High

David, could you let me know who on your team has the right skillset to participate in a conference call Monday morning to discuss phase in of MISO operations.  I suspect that it is the person who primarily arranges transactions through OASIS and/or schedules.  As discussed on Monday afternoon this is the chance to ensure that our operational people are on top of the transition to MISO.

cheers
MR

Smith, could you let me know who the right scheduler is.....

 -----Original Message-----
From: 	Stroup, Kerry  
Sent:	Thursday, November 15, 2001 1:49 PM
To:	Roan, Michael
Cc:	Migden, Janine
Subject:	MISO commercial operation phase-in 
Importance:	High

Mike,

MISO announced at the Policy Subcommittee meeting yesterday that it would be phasing in Day One operations pursuant to the proposal outlined below.  Commercial operations would commence on the basis of MISO's ISO (rather than RTO) status, although MISO anticipates that FERC will designate it an RTO on December 19 (this anticipation on the basis of discussions between Jim Torgenson and FERC at the NARUC meetings last week).  MISO foresees many questions regarding implementation of the phasein, and is requesting that a working group representing all sectors be established to work with the transmission owners to accomplish the phase-in.  A conference call will be held on Monday November 19 to put together the working group and organize its activities (call in number not yet distributed).  It was clear from yesterday's meeting that the first efforts of the working group will be to work through implementation issues for the December 15 actiivities; subsequent efforts will be dedicated to January 1 and February 1 implementation.  The outcome of the working group's December 15 implementation recommendations will be presented to an interim meeting of the Advisory Committee on December 5.

Midwest ISO Commercial Operations Plan

Assumptions 
MISO will produce AFT calculations starting on November 27
All customer registrations compeleted by December 10
Creation by the working group of detailed implementation steps for the following activities; initial report of the working group to the Advisory Committee on December 5


November 27, 2001

Operation of OASIS and Schduling	
	complete testing prior to Dec 7
	Run OASIS and scheduling in parallel with TO systems (tags create the schedules, so no requirement to schedule in two places)
	Compete OASIS data merge needed for January 1 service
	Required use of the scnedule system starting December 1 (required participation of all TOs for testing)

December 15, 2001

Security Coordination
	Implement pending December 4 test results reviewed by Transmission Owners Certification Group (TOCG)
	Continuation of redispatich congestion management and load curtailiment practices that exist today
	Redispatch will be done within MISO by MISO
	TLR authority as of December 15 rests with MISO
	Coordinate with primary external bodies of either ARTO, MECCS, MAIN, ECAR

Maintenacne Coordination
	Phase-in of MISO processing of maintgenance requests
	MISO does not expect to pay anyone for movement of a maintenance request in December
	MISO will submit process documentation and demonstrate system for TOCG on December 4

Long Term Planning
	Conduct impact studies for requests more than one month out
	run studies in conjunction with applicable TOs
	start garthering of information and committee startup
	MISO coordinates with TO long term planning activities

Market Monitor
	Market Monitor begins monitoring activities

Dispute Resolution
	Completion of documentation for real time dispute resolutions by Dec 4

Operations Planning

Generation Interconnection Agreement
	Phase-in of GI process as filed and FERC approved

Scheduling
	Continuation of current parallel operations (electronic coordination)
	MISO to announce a date of when they will take a live shcedule starting after Jan 1
	MISO and all TOs will post all schedules in parallel until January 1
	MISO will schedule a test/demonstration date

January 1, 2002

Tariff Administration (Point-to-Point Service only)
	Pending acceptable AFC calculations, may need to waive the "no later than" language for granting monthly firm load service

Settlements and Billing
	Begin point-to point services billing excluding Schedule 4 on January 1, 2002 (note: MISO is reevaluating its Schedule 4, plans to withdraw it and utilize TO Schedule	4s unitl 4/1/02
	Recognize and collect for the FERC approved cost adder (Schedule 10) beginning for operations on 1/1/02

Congestion Management
	Need to know outcome of FERC decision on December 19th

Ancillary Services (MISO provides all but Schedule 4)
	Schedule 4 policy definition completed by 1/30/02
	Schedule 4 implementation of policy by 3/30/02

February 1, 2002
Network service begins under MISO tariff
Full implementation of Settlements (all schedules, except Schedule 4)