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WECC Interchange Tool Discussion

Michelle Mizumori, PeakMatt Hunsaker, WECC

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History

• 2007 – Created under WECC as a BA Tool• 2008 – IA Agreement signed with all BAs, and

WECC registered as IA• 2014 – IA Agreements and WIT Agreement

assigned to Peak after bifurcation• Oct 1, 2014 – Removal of IA from INT

standards

Current Status• Peak registered as IA, with only CIP requirements• Peak holds IA Agreement with all BAs• Sink BAs have historic IA requirements (performed by WIT)• Peak receives compliance report of historic IA requirements• WECC performs administrative duties including

– Tag corrections – DTE correction – PII accuracy checks – Change order specs – Inadvertent dispute tracking– General troubleshooting

Future Options for Contract Ownership

• Peak• WECC• BAs

Considerations - Peak

• Peak currently holds the OATI contract• Would require additional FTE for

administrative support• May become a contract service (like Hosted

Advanced Applications)– Could include a Users Group

Considerations - WECC

• Funding would fall back into section 215 assessment base after 2015 (not a contract)

• FTE support and personnel would stay the same

• Does this tool make sense to be held by the RE?

• Are there concerns with the RE holding a compliance tool?

Considerations - BAs

• Control and ownership of the tool would be held by standard-applicable entities

• Need to develop contract structure with OATI• Need to identify administrative support

structure, including contract for administrative support– Third Party– A BA volunteer– Non-jurisdictional division of WECC