ERO News MIC Issues Paper, Plans Workshop Transmission Expansion Planning Items

	The NERC OC has approved an updated the Operating Manual to include a Reliability Coordinator Reference Document. To go to the Operating Manual page, click here.
	NERC has announced the passage of Coordinate Interchange Standards and a permanent Cyber Security Standard. To download a copy of the announcement click here. The Cyber Security Standard will involve a detailed, multi-year implementation plan. To download this plan, click here.
	The NAESB WEQ is accepting comments on "Development of business practice for Standards of Conduct link on OASIS page" To download this recommendation, click here.

	A revised Remedial Action Scheme Design Guide has been posted for comment. To go to a page where you may download this document and make comments, click here.
	The most recent issue of Energy Prospects is available. To read this publication, click here. This link is provided as a courtesy. Energy Prospects is not a WECC or NERC publication.

The WECC Weekly
March 29, 2006
Volume 1, Issue 32

The WECC Weekly is delivered by email and posted on the WECC website each Wednesday as needed. For questions, suggestions or comments, please contact Kwin Peterson at WECC (801) 582-0353.

Legislative Implementation — Week in Review

On March 27, 2006 NERC posted a third draft of their ERO application for Board consideration. The Board package included filings for Canada's National Energy Board and for the regulatory bodies of each affected Province. To download this package (29mb) click here.

At their March 28 meeting, the NERC Board of Trustees heard a great deal of stakeholder input, both for and against sections of the application. The Board voted to file the application presented, recognizing that some adjustments would be made both prior to and following the filing.

WECC will file preliminary comments by close of business March 29 on the contents of this version of the ERO application. Those comments are available in the "Delegation Agreement" section of the WECC website.

Also in the Delegation Agreement section of the website is document reviewing outstanding issues that WECC needs to act upon regarding ERO/WECC Budget and Funding. Comments are requested by April 3, 2006.

Documents relating to the formation of the ERO are available in a special comments section of the WECC website labeled "Delegation Agreement." Access to this area is available to all members of WECC. To receive access, contact Kwin Peterson.

NERC intends to file their application with FERC on April 4, 2006.

WECC urges interested parties to stay close to this issue. The WECC Weekly will provide a weekly update on ERO formation activity.

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Market Interface Committee Issues Paper, Plans Workshop

The Market Interface Committee has posted a white paper on plans to implement the Board's directive to address commercial issues. To go to a page where you may download this document and make comments, click here.

This white paper will be the foundation for a Commercial Practices Workshop held in Salt Lake City on April 26. For more information on the workshop, click here.

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Transmission Expansion Planning on the April Agenda

The Reliability Policy Issues Committee will ask for Board approval of three items at the April 19 & 21, 2006 meeting. These three items were posted for notification on March 27. The Board will be asked to waive the 30 day posting period so that it may take them up.

The Board will be asked to approve a Transmission Expansion Planning Policy Committee Candidate List. To go to a page where you may download the proposed Candidate List, click here.

The Board will also be asked to approve the Charter
of the Transmission Expansion Planning Committee. To view this notification, click here.

Finally, the Board will be asked to approve the
Database Transfer Agreement. For this notification, click here.

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