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GIS Kick-off

November 6, 2001

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Table of Contents

1. GIS Overview Definitions2. GIS Working Groups3. GIS Working Groups Charter4. GIS Working Groups Participants5. Project Timeline & Milestones6. Communication/Contact Plan

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GIS Overview Definition

Create an accounting system of generation attributes to be reflected on a “Certificate”.

LSE’s subject to various reporting requirements need to accumulate certificates - “Unassigned” will be allocated.

Results of the system will be used to generate reports by LSE’s to meet regulatory requirements.

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GIS Overview Definition, con’t.

Surveillance of potential abuse will also be part of structure.

Two projects within project:– Defining the rules - NEPOOL– Building the system - APX

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GIS Working Groups

Working Groups Charter Definition Working Group Make-up

– One Lead Working The GIS Design Working Group

– Three Sub Working Groups Operating Rules Working Group Disclosure Requirements Working Group Surveillance Design Working Group

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GIS Working Groups Charter

GIS Design Working Group’s Charter– Develop and review all program requirements and business rules.– Review all Working Group’s products.– Develop and approve the System Requirements document.– Develop and approve the Interface Control document (GIS to MSS).

Operating Rules working Group Charter– Document and approve all the GIS operating rules and procedures.– Submit results to the GIS Design Working Group.

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GIS Working Groups Charter, con’t.

Disclosure Requirements Working Group’s Charter– Define all the disclosures required for the administrator to operate the GIS.– Review of each State and Federal, if any, regulatory requirements and applicable laws that pertain to renewable energy and emissions policies.– Submit results to the GIS Design Working Group and Operating Rules Working Group.

Surveillance Design Working Group’s Charter

– Develop market surveillance requirements.– Submit results to the Operating Rules Working Group.

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GIS Design Working Group’s Charter– APX Lead - APX Project Manager, Tom Hickey– APX - Site Manager, Gary Zielanski

Systems Requirements Manager - Michael Rucker– NEPOOL Lead - GIS Program Manager - Bob Ludlow– NEPOOL/ISO-NE Technical Expert - Ron Coutu

Operating Rules Working Group’s Charter– NEPOOL Lead - NEPOOL GIS Working Group– NEPOOL/ISO-NE operations and business experts

selected by the GIS Program Manager.

GIS Working Groups Participants

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Operating Rules Working Group’s Charter, con’t.– APX Lead - Site Manager, G. Zielanski– APX Lead - Systems Requirements Mgr., M. Rucker

Legal Issues (Regulatory) Working Group’s Charter– NEPOOL Lead - LSE and other Legal/Regulatory Affairs Staff (TBD)– NEPOOL legal and business experts selected by the GIS Program Manager.– APX Lead - Site Manager, G. Zielanski– APX Lead - Systems Requirements Mgr., M. Rucker

GIS Working Groups Participants, con’t.

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Market Surveillance Design Working Group’s Charter, con’t.

– CRA– APX Lead - Site Manager, Gary Zielanski– NEPOOL Lead (TBD)

GIS Working Groups Participants, con’t.

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Rules Drive Requirements System Requirements Review - 12/12/2001

– To meet this, rules drafted and presented to NPC for meeting on 12/7/2001 (By 11/30 to include with agenda)

GIS System Design Review - 1/15/2002– Rules approved by NPC on 1/4/02. (By 12/28/2001 to include with agenda)

Post 1/4/2002 ‘User Feedback Group”

Project Timeline & Milestones

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ISO - NE Website - NEPOOL - GIS– Project plan documents– Rules drafts– Timeline/milestones– Project organization chart– Other project materials (progress reports, etc.)

Lines of Communication– NEPOOL Issues - NEPOOL - Project Manager will

interface with APX.– Working group issues - Respective Chairperson

APX - Progress Reports

Communication/Contact Plan