RARF QnA Session April 17, 2008

2 Resource Registration Process and Schedule Final RARF forms sent during week of April 7 –New Resources should get blank form from Account Manager (available early next week) Official submittal of RARF to ERCOT via TML Service Request (SR) –TYPE: MP Registration –SUBTYPE: Resource/Asset Registration –Requires Digital Certificate with role of “Create Service Request” Any changes/updates to RARF from this time on must be submitted through the SR process ERCOT Review –Initial review prior to database load –Review by ERCOT departments prior to RARF being “active” to populate Nodal systems One-on-one sessions available –Send request to Official submittal due to ERCOT –By May 1, 2008 for all active or mothballed Resources –Parallel Zonal registration for new or repowered Resources

3 Resource Registration Form Issues Cells not unlocked on General Information tab –AR information will not be used and is not needed. Primary Contact information is still required –Contact if you need this tab Some RARFs had all cells locked from editing –Resent RARFs with cells unlocked for the affected Resources –If you have this issue and did not receive corrected files, please contact Some systems block zip files –If you did not receive your files, please contact or your account manager to get these resent ESIID not keeping all digits and/or other miscellaneous format errors –Contact for form Blank forms will have all known issues fixed

4 Resource Registration RARF Guide and Glossary are available on Nodal Readiness Center Registration and Qualification Documents webpage Map and hyperlinks to navigate through the form –Laid out by topic All areas need to be complete as accurately as possible Transformer names need to match current model –Found in the ERCOT Branch Data file from Operations and System Planning Website –Ensure unit mnemonics are associated with the proper transformer Planning data requests regarding PSSE model data will be answered –Data extracted from planning model will be sent –RARF requires Y/N answers –Missing model information is required Additional information can be found in the presentations from the workshops

5 Resource Registration PSSE Model Information Forms found on ERCOT.com and Operations and System Planning website Sample from Exciter_Models form If request for planning data was received, ERCOT will send –PSSE Model information in the format shown below –Spreadsheet mapping the model to the form At a minimum – this allows the Resource to determine the answer to PSSE Model questions All applicable models are required by ERCOT, but not being audited at this time Sample Data 00000,'ESDC2A',2,0,100,0.1,2,1,5.1,0,1,0.2,0.44,1,0,4.8,0.3,5.1,0.1,/comment

6 Resource Registration PSSE Model Information Sample Data 00000,'ESDC2A',2,0,100,0.1,2,1,5.1,0,1,0.2,0.44,1,0,4.8,0.3,5.1,0.1,/comment Spreadsheet defining models by form

7 Resource Registration PSSE Model Data What you get: What it refers to: 00000,'ESDC2A',2,0,100,0.1,2,1,5.1,0,1,0.2,0.44,1,0,4.8,0.3,5.1,0.1,/comment

8 Resource Registration Supporting Documents Readiness Center Registration and Qualification Documents –Workshops GEN and CC with QnA available by end of the week WIND and LOAD available early next week –Guide & Glossary – ERCOT Branch Data –Available through Operations and System Planning secure website in the Operations Model folder –Zip file name is ERCOTBranchData – PSSE Model Forms –Available through Operations and System Planning secure website or ERCOT.com –Download zip file Generation Data Forms and extract “ERCOTAllotherGeneration_models zip”, which contains standard PSSE models –

9 Resource Registration QnA Can the RARF be submitted by my QSE? –The RARF must be submitted by someone with a digital certificate for the Resource Entity. I do not have a digital certificate. What do I do? –Contact the User Security Administrator (USA) for the Resource Entity The USA is an employee/contact of the Resource Entity and not an ERCOT employee –Getting a new digital certificate from the RE USA may take a day –Getting role of “create service request” added to an existing certificate should take just minutes Others? Please send additional questions to