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Project Phase = 1. Initiation ‐ 2. Analysis and Design – 3. Construction – 4. Testing – 5. Implementation – 6. Closure

CWG Project Status Report Report Date: 09/12/2011

Project Status Details

Project Number: PR20080077

Project Name:

Integrated Marketplace - Markets

Project Manager: Lawson Arnett Project Phase: Design MIPO Version: 1.0 Project Description:

The Markets Workstream is responsible for implementing the business and systems changes in support for

the Integrated Marketplace’s core market functionalities. These functionalities include:

1. Day‐Ahead, Real Time Balancing and Operating Reserves Markets

2. Reliability Unit Commitment function

3. Integration with TCR

4. Maintaining designs/protocols with Market Working Group

5. Maintain Business Process Designs impacted by Integrated Marketplace

6. Educating and communicating Marketplace business design, and progress‐to‐date (board of

directors, MOPC, working groups, regulatory agencies) during requirement phase of the program.

7. Coordination with “Regulatory & Tariff” of tariff review by MWG

8. This workstream includes managing the vendor project teams for the components related to

Markets systems (e.g. Alstom Markets System), and Acceptance Testing activities. Project Health

On Schedule

Next Member Impacting Milestone and Date:

Initial drafts of MUI/Notifications XSD/WSDL files –

10/28/2011

Initial MUI Data Exchange Guide ‐ 12/31/2011

Project

Implementation Date: 03/01/2014

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Accomplishments this period include:

1. Design Document Review from the primary vendor

2. Continued coordination on internal and external market system interfaces 3. Key decisions made on markets and software design

Impact to Members

Summary:

1. No Impacts to Members at this time

Member Codes Changes Required: Yes Member Testing Required: Yes Issues Affecting Members

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Risks Affecting Members

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Red ‐

CWG Project Status Report Report Date: 09/12/11

Project Name:

Consolidated Balancing Authority

Project Manager: Dave McGinnis Project Phase: Analysis and Design MIPO Version: 1.0 Project Description:

SPP will become the NERC certified Entity that integrates Resource Plans ahead of real-time operations, balances load Interchange and Generation for the entire SPP market footprint and supports frequency for the bulk electric system when the Future Markets go live. Preparation for this full Consolidated Balancing Authority requires processes and procedures are in place for the testing phase of the Future Market. This project captures the work that must be done to complete the consolidation. The CBA will require an additional desk 24X7 staffed with NERC certified operators. It will require additional hardware and software to allow the SPP Energy Management System to be enhanced to calculate, monitor, and adjust the SPP Area Control Error (ACE). The processes include balancing Net Actual and Net Scheduled Interchange and Planning and coordination of day to day BA operations, including Emergency Operating Plans, checkout procedures and governmental reporting and compliance.

Project Health

Green

2/17/12 – Approval of the CFR by each member of the CBASC

Project

Implementation Date: 03/01/14

Current Project Status

A new timeline for the completion in currently being compiled to take several recent decisions into account. The draft CFR will not be included in the FERC filing in February of next year. Only the BA agreement will be included. SPP will be working with the current BAs over the next few months to determine what will be included in each BAs section. A face to face meeting of the CBASC is scheduled for 10/13 in Dallas. This will also be discussed a t the pre-MOPC meeting on 10/11.

The draft SOW for CBA has been received from Alstom and is under review.

Visits to the existing Balancing Authorities are in progress. It is expected that we will visit each BA. Phase 1 of the Operating Procedures is complete.

Summary:

The CBASC will review the CFR presentation after the October CBASC meeting. SPP will meet, either in person or by phone with each member to discuss the CFR and impacts that current Special Agreements may have on the member’s section of the CFR.

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Red ‐ System Impacts:

SPP System Impacts

Member Impacts

System Description of Change

Systems

Changes

necessary Testing Training Date Required

EMS/AGC SPP purchase of AGC Yes Yes Yes December 2012

RTOSS SPP to be GCA and LCA on schedules Possible Yes Yes May 2013

Webdata Change to Data fields Possible Yes Yes May 2013

RSS SPP to be participant in RSG Yes Yes Yes May 2013

RRS New system for ramp availability No known NA Yes May 2013

Etag New fields for DA bid Options Possible Yes Yes May 2013

ICCP Dual Redundancy Requirements Yes Yes Yes December 2012

NLS System will no longer be used Possible Yes Yes May 2013

OASIS No change to data or use of system NA NA NA

CPS

Reporting System will no longer be used Possible NA NA May 2013

Member Codes Changes Required: Y Member Testing Required: Y Issues Affecting Members

None at this time

Risks Affecting Members None at this time

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CWG Project Status Report Report Date: 09/14/2011

Project Number: PR20110026 Project Name: Integrated Marketplace - TCRs Program Manager: Brett Crane Project Phase: Design MIPO Version: 2.4 Project Description: • The TCR Workstream is responsible for implementing the business and system changes in support of the Integrated Marketplace’s congestion hedging functionalities. In doing so, the TCR Workstream is responsible for implementing a web‐based TCR Management System (iHEDGE). This is a fully integrated system that will facilitate the control and administration of SPP’s congestion hedging market. The system will allow market participants to take part in the ARR allocation, TCR auctions and secondary TCR markets, while allowing SPP market operators to govern these ARR allocation and TCR auction markets. Project Health

(see descriptions in footer) GREEN

Next Member Impacting Milestone and Date: 9/1/11 – Members provide TCR Liaison to SPP 10/5/11 – TCR Liaison Kick-off

Project

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Accomplishments & Activities this period include:

1. TCR Team working with LMS Team to develop training materials. Training approach and the majority of logistics have been agreed on.

2. TCR Team working with Readiness Team to develop communication plan. Plan is in the process of being approved 3. SPP working with Nexant to review and revise the following design documents: Market User Interface Design. 4. TCR Team working with cross functional workstreams to ensure readiness.

Summary:

1. No Impacts to members at this time

Member Codes Changes Required: No Member Testing Required: No

Issues Affecting Members

No issues affecting members at this time.

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If the members are intending to participate in the TCR mock auction, the TCR team needs a Liaison in order to send critical communications regarding upcoming activities.

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CWG Project Status Report Report Date: 09/12/2011

Project Name:

Integrated Marketplace - Settlements

Program Manager: Ashley Churilla Project Phase: Design MIPO Version: 2.0 Project Description:

• The Settlements Workstream is Responsible for implementing the Settlements’ business and systems changes in support for Integrated Marketplace, including markets and TCRs business functions and settlements data processing, validation, and publishing.

Project Health Green – On Schedule

10/31/2011 – Publish External File Specification Documentation to Market Participants

Project

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1. Initial delivery of Factory Acceptance Test deliverables including test plan (created by Alstom), test data and test procedures (created by SPP)

2. External File Specification Documentation creation in progress

3. Design efforts underway for Settlements internal and supporting system requirements Impact to Members

Summary:

The following member impacts will occur beginning with the member testing of the Settlements Workstream with the Integrated Marketplace.

Users Impacted

Market Participants, Meter Agents, Shadow Settlement Vendors Business Functions Impacted

The following EIS Market and current Settlement Processes will be impacted and result in changes to the way business is conducted today: Submission of Meter Data via a new portal; Addition of Financial Schedule Submissions via an interface; New Settlement Statements with new output and reporting functions; New and more complex Settlement Calculations to shadow.

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CWG Project Status Report Report Date: 09/09/11

Project Number:

PR20110025 PR20100023

Project Name:

Marketplace Registration Model Change Submission Tool Project Manager: Ginny Watson Project Phase: Requirements MIPO Version: 1.0 Project Description:

This Registration Workstream includes the re‐registration of existing market participants and registration of new

market participants. SPP also plans to implement an externally facing tool for communicating model changes. This

Model Change Submission Tool (MCST) would accept model information from the external entities, feed it to the

centralized modeling tool at SPP, and allow modelers to automate much of the modeling process.

SPP is currently gathering requirements and evaluating tools available. This fall, once we have more solid

requirements and technical direction, we will begin outreach gathering input from MPs on MCST.

Dates we are working towards are: February 1, 2012 Provide Blank Packets to MPs April 1, 2012 Provide Pre‐filled packets to MPs

June 1, 2012 Completed Registration Packets back to SPP

Project Health

PURPLE

TBD

Project Impl Date:

TBD

The project has just been initiated, we are in the process of gathering requirements, researching and

contracting with vendors, and determining timelines.

Summary:

Member Code Changes Required: N Member Testing Required: Y Issues Affecting Members

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known

CWG Project Status Report

Report Date: 09/12/11

Project Status Details Project Number: PR20110032 Project Name: Business Intelligence Project Manager: Kirk Anderson Project Phase: Initiation MIPO Version: V1 Project Description:

The purpose of this project is to implement an Enterprise Analytic Datastore (EADS), which is conceptually a logical repository made up of multiple technologies that will insulate the operational systems (reliability and markets) from direct access by non-operational applications and users.

Utilizing the EADS this project will also implement the in-scope internal and external reporting components of the Integrated Marketplace. From a member perspective this will impact member-facing reports generated by SPP.

Project Health

Purple

TBD

Project End Date:

TBD

Scope definition and requirements gathering continues making progress. A draft MIPO has been submitted for review.

Impact to Members Summary:

The full impact to members is unknown at this time; however, it is assumed that there will be several new and/or modified member-facing reports implemented as part of the Marketplace Program.

Member Codes Changes Required: TBD Member Testing Required: TBD Issues Affecting Members

None identified at this time

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Project Status Details Project Number:

PR20110024

Project Name:

Integrated Marketplace - Readiness

Program Manager: Elizabeth Kwiatkowski Project Phase: Planning MIPO Version: 1.0 Project Description:

• The Readiness Workstream is responsible for enabling a centralized metrics and reporting mechanism across Internal, Program and Participant Readiness types for the Program.

Project Health

(see descriptions in footer) Purple

Next Member Impacting Milestone and Date: 8/25/11 – Engagement Survey out

9/2/11 – Engagement Survey due 102/2830/11 – Develop Readiness Approach

Project

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1. Drafted Readiness workplan (7/15/11)DraftedBegan reporting engagement metrics on program scorecard (data for CWG review in August CWG meetingbased on initial MP engagement survey).

2. Initial engagement with other Workstream Leads / Process Owners to coordinate Readiness effortsDrafted initial engagement survey for CWG input in August CWG meetingContinued engagement with workstream leads/process owners to coordinate Readiness efforts and develop metrics.

3. Drafted initial participant scorecard for Participant review and feedback

1. No Impacts to members at this time. More detailed Participant impacts will be communicated as part of the Readiness Approach reviews through Q3 and Q4 2011.Engagement Survey review and response due by 9/2/11.No Impacts to members at this time.

Member Code Changes Required: No Member Testing Required: No Issues Affecting Members

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CWG Project Status Report Report Date: 9/15/11

Project Number: PR20110022 Project Name: Integrated Marketplace - Training Project Manager: Diana Arthur Project Phase:

Analysis and Design

MIPO Version: 1.0 Project Description:

The Integrated Marketplace Training Work Stream – External will manage the training of external participants for the Integrated Marketplace with the goal that participants will have a good conceptual understanding of the Integrated Marketplace and depending on their job functions, a good grasp of the new processes that will be introduced as part of this program. Participants will be able to describe market timelines associated with the wholesale energy and operating reserve markets, understand the system architecture, operational data submission and flows, knowledge of the settlement process and deep understanding of charge types.

Additionally, SPP will be able to assess participant readiness through readiness metrics that will be identified and developed throughout the training program.

Project Health

Green

¾ Market Overview Performance Metrics Complete 9/30/11

¾ Level 1 Market Overview Training Course Registration to begin 9/12/11.

¾ Level 1 Market Overview Training Course to begin 10/18/11.

Project

Implementation

Date: 3/1/2014

¾ Market Introduction Training for participants Completed 8/31/11. Classes went very well, had to increase seats in every class due to overwhelming interest from the members.

¾ Development of Marketplace Introduction CBT underway, scheduled to be complete by 9/30/11.

¾ Level 1 Market Overview Training Course Registration to begin 9/12/11.

¾ Level 1 Market Overview Training begin 10/18/11 and run through 3/7/2012, this course will be in 2 modules. Each module will offered on several different dates between Oct 2011 and March 2012. Taking modeule 1 before module 2 is recommended.

¾ Preparing for TCR Mock Auction course will begin in November 2011 and run through 3/13/2012

Registration Required for all Marketplace courses through the SPP Learning Management System (LMS) – Marketplace Overview course registration to begin 9/12/11.

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Issues Affecting Members None at this time

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CWG Project Status Report

Report

Date:

09/12/2011

Project Status Details Project Number:

PR20100055

Project Name:

Integrated Marketplace Regulatory

Project Manager: Beth Miller Project Phase: Initiation MIPO Version: 1.0 Project Description:

The Regulatory workstream scope includes creating and managing all necessary FERC and state filings related to the Integrated Marketplace and Consolidated Balancing Authority. It coordinates and analyzes impacts of future changes with the market design and any related workstreams. It communicates with federal and state regulatory entities, delivers education sessions to state and regulatory entities as well as members, and supports the Market Readiness workstream for regulatory matters. It ensures consistency and clarity among the governing documents. Project Health

Green

RTWG Conference Call for Review, Clean-up, and approval of Attachment AE: Obligations, Pre-Day-Ahead, Day-Ahead, and Real-Time Language - 9/15/11

Project

Implementation Date:

3/1/2014

• The Joint MWG/RTWG Meeting was held on 8/23/11. SPP Regulatory presented an overview of the Tariff modification process and roadmap and then walked through the changes made to Attachment AE. The language was endorsed and now moves onto the RTWG for further review. Several conference calls and face‐to‐face meetings are scheduled with the RTWG to review the language by sections. The review and final approval is anticipated to be complete in November 2011. • Language for the Balancing Authority Agreement, Reserve Sharing Agreement, and Credit are in the process of being drafted. SPP’s outside council, Wright and Talisman, has reviewed the credit language and provided feedback; the revised language will be presented to the CPWG next week. The Finance committee is scheduled to review the changes at their 9/28/2011 meeting. • MPRR’s that impact tariff language will be incorporated into the Tariff if approved prior to 10/1/2011. Regulatory is working with Markets to identify the required MPRR’s that need to be included. • Regulatory continues to meet with the CBA Workstream to walk through the approach and discuss the items for the CBASC. Compliance made a presentation to the CBASC that explained the Registration process with the CFR. Additional meetings will be held to further define the process and develop the draft CFR. • Regulatory continues to assess the existing Grandfathered agreements. This will be completed by 10/1/11. SPP will be coordinating with Market Participants to determine if the existing agreements can be upheld under the Integrated Marketplace business rules. • State Filings Dates have been set by OG&E, KCPL, and Empire. At this time only Arkansas and Missouri require filings to participate in the market. We will continue to communicate with the members that need to seek state permission to provide necessary information on the on the costs and benefits of the Marketplace.

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Project Health = End Date in Jeopardy, Yellow ‐ Issues being Addressed, End date not yet Affected, Green ‐ On Schedule, Purple ‐ End Date not known Project Phase = 1. Initiation ‐ 2. Analysis and Design – 3. Construction – 4. Testing – 5. Implementation – 6. Closure Red ‐ • State Outreach materials are being finalized. Outreach sessions to begin in late September or early October pending schedules. Upcoming Milestones • State Outreach Education Sessions begin (9/2011) • RTWG Approval of Draft Language (11/2011) • Market Power Study Ancillary Services Complete (12/2011) • MOPC Review and Approval Dates (12/2011, 1/2012) • BOD Approval (1/31/2012) • Filing Date (2/29/2012) Impact to Members Summary: • Members in the states of Kansas, Oklahoma, and Texas do not need to seek permission to participate. SPP will work with the state regulators to finalize a letter that states members do not need to file for permission to participate. Still working on details for New Mexico, Nebraska, and Louisiana.

Member Codes Changes Required: Y/N Member Testing Required: Y/N Issues Affecting Members

None at this time

Risks Affecting Members

None at this time

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CWG Project Status Report Report Date: 9/22/11

Project Number: PR20110015 Project Name: SPP Legacy Applications Project Manager: Dena Giessmann Project Phase: Analysis and Design MIPO Version: 1.0 Project Description: This project will update those SPP legacy applications that are required to support Integrated Marketplace implementation. Legacy Applications are defined as code that SPP has developed that provides application functions that run the business. This includes the screens and applications that the Operations unit has developed to meet operations’ needs. Initial scope indicates the following applications will be affected (* indicates member‐facing or member‐impacting): • AFC Coordination JOA – Requirements complete • JAMS (Job Scheduling Utility) – Requirements complete • Windows Scheduler –Requirements complete • AFC Coordination NSI – Requirements complete • Corporate Web* ‐ Requirements complete • SDA File Parser (Security Data Applications)* ‐ Requirements complete • SDX NERC Report (System Data Exchange)* ‐ Requirements complete • SENDS* ‐ Requirements complete • SPP Studies (aka RTO Studies)*‐ Requirements complete • EMS FTP Utility ‐ Requirements complete • RTO SDX ‐ Requirements complete Project Health Green

Design Complete 10/7

Project

Implementation Date: TBD

Since last report, we have completed requirements for the the remaining applications originally identified in the scope of the project, plus two added through scope change control. We have started functional and technical design for these and have a Technical Design Workshop with program SMEs scheduled Thursday, 9/15. A number of OPS1 applications were identified last week as potential legacy applications. We will be adding tasks to research this functionality to our project schedule and re‐examining dates to see what impact this will have. Most likely these additions will result in a scope change request. Impact to Members

Summary: Researching whether coding or just testing will be required; will update at completion of tech design Member Code Changes Required: TBD Member Testing Required: Y

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CWG Project Status Report Report Date: 9/22/11

Project Number: PR20070143 Project Name: PRR131 Data API Project Manager: Dena Giessmann Project Phase: Testing MIPO Version: 2.0 Project Description: Provide ability to retrieve billing determinants and archive this data; the project’s goal is to facilitate automation of shadow settlements for MPs by providing necessary data in a programmatically accessible manner. Project Health Green

• Member testing ends 10/21

Project

Implementation Date:

11/8

Current Project Status Updates since last month’s report: • Posted Test Scripts to CWG project information site • Conducted Member Testing Kickoff Friday, 9/9 • Began Member Testing Monday, 9/12 • Worked with additional participants to ensure connectivity in ITE • Implemented improved services (incorporated new error messages, added containment logic to protect from long running requests) Impact to Members Summary: XML changes; security set‐up

Member Code Changes Required: Y Member Testing Required: Y

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CWG Project Status Report Report Date: 9/22/11

Project Number:

PR20100051

Project Name:

EIS Market Release 1.0

Project Manager: Dena Giessmann Project Phase: Testing MIPO Version: 3.0 Project Description:

This project contains three PRRs and 7 SPRS: • PRR173 – Portal Posting Offer Caps

• PRR211 – Curtailment of Non-Dispatchable Resources • PRR214 – Offer Price Floor

• SPR21099 – Implement ability to disable RTB auto approve and manual approval • SPR22000 – Load in BA is zero and cannot be adjusted for inadvertent term • SPR22061 – Publish Total Production Cost

• SPR22089 – Exclusion of External Loads • SPR22092 – XGEN to use QuickStart Logic • SPR22096 – Queryviolationrelaxation limit fix

• SPR22120 – Allow carrying of supplemental reserves on resources that are receiving negative dispatch (pumping) Project Health

Green

Member Testing ends 10/21

Project

Implementation Date: 11/8

Current Project Status Updates since last month’s report: • Performed regression testing • Published updated MIPO 8/24 • Posted Test Scripts to CWG project information site • Conducted Member Testing Kickoff meeting Friday, 9/9 • Began Formal member testing Monday, 9/12 Impact to Members Summary: Changes to the MUI require updates to the XSD (PRR211). Coding changes may be required if participant codes to the error message (PRR214). Coding changes will be required if the participant is performing a query violation limit (SPR22096).

Member Code Changes Required: Y Member Testing Required: Y

Issues Affecting Members None at this time.

Risks Affecting Members None at this time.

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CWG Project Status Report

Report Date: 09/12/11

Project Status Details Project Number: PR20100017 Project Name: OPS1 Replacement Project Manager: Kirk Anderson Project Phase: Testing MIPO Version: V4 Project Description: This project addresses OPS1 Portal fixes and enhancements. This project is broken into two efforts; the first (Part 1) is to remove all unused applications from OPS1. The second effort (Part 2) targets enhancements for the OPS1 portal. Project Health Green

Proposed descommission of Report Page – 10/28

Project End Date:

February 2012

Part 1

Final decommission of obsolete OPS1 applications was successfully completed on 6/28/2011. Part 2

The updated Report Tool code has been migrated to ITE and PROD. All impacted reports will remain in both the old and new locations until such point the CWG approves removal from the reports page. As of 8/17 SPP Customer Relations has provided applicable participants with a list of users within their organization that have access to the various reports on the report page. Participants were asked to return the updated list of users by 8/31 such that the appropriate users can be modified and/or created. Customer Relations is working together with IT to process the requests received to date. Pending completion of the user configuration effort and member approval, the Report Page will be decommissioned. This is currently proposed to occur on 10/28.

Analysis of other OPS1 enhancements is currently in progress; however, no additional member impacting items have been identified at this time.

Summary: Part 1:

Business Impact

• There will be no interruption of critical processes to complete Part 1 of this effort. The identified applications will be disabled for a period of time before removing the application code from the OPS1 Portal permanently.

Users Impacted

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tentatively scheduled to be Monday, April 25th 2011. Business Functions Impacted

• None. Because these applications have been determined to have no use or users, there should be no impact. Part 2 Release 1:

Business Impact

• Several reports will be transitioned from the reports page to the Report Tool. Users Impacted

• OPS1 users – Once permanently moved users will need to access the identified reports via the Report Tool instead of the Reports page.

Business Functions Impacted • None.

Member Codes Changes Required: N/A Member Testing Required: Y (8/1-TBD) Issues Affecting Members

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CWG Project Status Report Report Date: 08/16/2011

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Project Number:

PR20090027 Project Name:_{Marketplace Outage Scheduler} Integrated

Project Manager: Tom Carnes Project Phase: Impl MIPO Version: 5.0

Project Description: The Outage Scheduler System will replace the OPS1 Gen, GenOutage, Tran, and TransOutage

applications as the system that members interface with to submit and modify outages. In addition, SPP staff will also use the Outage Scheduler System to coordinate, approve, and distribute outage information. The new system will allow for the necessary compliance reporting and functionality improvements necessary to process the outages for SPP's expanding footprint. The Outage Scheduler System is currently an “out‐of‐the‐box” configuration. A Beta Testing period will be utilized in order to allow members to comment on functionality. Should system gaps or needed changes be identified during the Beta Testing period, SPP will work with members to revise the release schedule for adjustments as needed. Project Health Yellow

Next Member Impacting Milestone and Date: Perform Parallel Operations (10/4/2011)

Project

* does not include API or any other as of yet unknown Integrated Marketplace. Current Project Status

Connectivity testing is slated to begin on 9/13/2011 and the production URL will be provided on at that time. The CROW Application has been implemented into the Production environment in preparation for beginning Parallel Operations slated on 9/15/2011. The team has also identified and provided criteria that must be achieved to exit Parallel Operations to the members. The team is currently engaged completing member equipment updates within the CROW environment. These changes are slated to be completed by Friday the 16th for use during Parallel Ops Testing. As requested by the members an additional week will be added to the Parallel Ops duration.

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Impact to Members Summary: Changes are being made to the Outage Scheduler MIPO and schedule changes to reflect the requested increase in Parallel Operations durations. Schedule changes will be noted in the MIPO and in the current project schedule. Parallel Operations is slated to begin on 9/14/2011 and is slated to run until 10/4/2011. The Data API work is next up for the project team to plan, organize and schedule. The Project Team will be performing a CROW API Deep dive once the design is complete to discuss functional and technical details associated with the CROW API. The Project team will also provide a project schedule and provide updates to the MIPO per the CWG process and will communicated as these key dates as they become available. Member Codes Changes Required: N Member Testing Required: Y Issues Affecting Members

API development and review process will be completed during the post go live project phase.

There is a risk that some members may not be able to finish equipment review to meet the production cutover date.

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CWG Project Status Report Report Date: 9/12/2011

Project Name:

New Facility Migration Project

Project Manager: Marty Knight Project Phase: 2. Planning MIPO Version: Project Description:

The scope of this program is the migration of all SPP resources from existing locations to the new SPP Corporate Center upon completion of the Construction Project (PR20090032).

Project Health: Green

Next Member Impacting Milestone and Date: Publication of MIPO / 1 Sep 2011

Project Implementation Date: 1 May 2012

Planning for the project continues with a substantial portion of the work to be performed by external contractors with SPP resources validating the work. It is anticipated that there will be no impacts to members, but the project will be considered member-facing due to connectivity changes. This information is currently being validated. The initial version of the MIPO will be published in early Sep 2011 and made available for review at the September meeting of the CWG.

The initial MIPO will contain an overview of the migration approach designed to help CWG members understand the steps that are being taken to avoid outages, minimize impact to members, and ensure that SPP remains compliant during the transition of DR systems from existing locations to the new Data Center. As detailed plans continue to be developed, there remains a possibility that member impacts could be identified. In those cases, a supplemental MIPO will be distributed and deep dives conducted when deemed appropriate by the CWG.

Summary:

Non are expected that this time, but the possibility remains that member impacts could be identified as detailed migration scripts are completed.

Member Codes Changes Required: None Member Testing Required: None

Issues Affecting Members None at this time.

Risks Affecting Members None at this time.