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1 Texas Reliability Entity, Inc. Strategic Plan for 2017 TEXAS RE STRATEGIC PLAN FOR 2017 PAGE 1 OF 13

2 I. Vision A highly reliable and secure bulk power system in the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) Interconnection. II. Mission To identify, prioritize, and assure effective and efficient mitigation of risks to the reliability and security of the bulk power system within the ERCOT Interconnection through effective collaboration, cooperation, and communication with the Electric Reliability Organization (ERO) Enterprise, the Public Utility Commission of Texas, and industry stakeholders. III. Core Values and Principles The following core values and principles guide the conduct and behavior of all involved in the ERO Enterprise. Accountability and Independence Be accountable for maintaining the public trust and fulfilling responsibilities delegated to an international ERO. Be impartial, independent of special interests, and impervious to improper influence. Balance the need for independent regulatory judgment with the need to involve those with expert knowledge and experience in reliability matters. Responsiveness Act in a timely manner on the basis of unfolding events, emerging reliability risks, and the needs of the public interest and stakeholders. TEXAS RE STRATEGIC PLAN FOR 2017 PAGE 2 OF 13

3 Fairness and Inclusiveness Be open and transparent. Provide access for clear communication with stakeholders. Ensure interests of all reliability stakeholders, including costs imposed on registered entities and the public, are duly considered and balanced. Innovation and Adaptation Continuously assess and prioritize ERO Enterprise goals. Embrace change and encourage new ideas that contribute to effective, efficient, reliable operations. Excellence and Efficiency Promote the active participation of the best technical experts. Strive for excellence and efficiency in all aspects of ERO Enterprise business operations. Make informed decisions regarding efficient use and allocation of resources. Integrity and Ethics Maintain the highest levels of professional competency and ethics. Maintain respectful relationships. Protect the security of confidential information. TEXAS RE STRATEGIC PLAN FOR 2017 PAGE 3 OF 13

4 IV. Goals, Objectives, and Strategies Goal 1: Risk-responsive Reliability Standards Goal Description Reliability Standards establish threshold requirements for assuring the Bulk Electric System (BES) is planned, operated, and maintained to minimize risks of cascading failures, avoid damage to major equipment, or limit interruptions of the BPS. Reliability Standards are clear, timely, effective in mitigating risks to reliability, and consider cost-effectiveness/impact. ERO Contributing Activities Develop, modify, and conduct periodic reviews of the Reliability Standards to assure they are clear and properly structured for existing and emerging risks. Develop and implement ERO Enterprise and stakeholder feedback loops to identify and address any gaps or ambiguities in Reliability Standards. Review the recommendations from the Essential Reliability Services Task Force to determine if the current body of NERC s planning Reliability Standards sufficiently addresses the need for essential reliability services. Evaluate options for assessing the cost effectiveness/impact of Reliability Standards. Address regulatory issues and orders (e.g., supply chain and critical infrastructure protection Reliability Standards) and technical analysis supporting geomagnetic disturbance requirements. Facilitate implementation of Reliability Standards by providing guidance or outreach for approved Reliability Standards. ERO Enterprise Metrics Metric 1: Fewer, less severe events Metric 2: No gaps in Reliability Standards and compliance monitoring TEXAS RE STRATEGIC PLAN FOR 2017 PAGE 4 OF 13

5 Metric 3: No unforeseen resource deficiencies Metric 4: No unauthorized physical or cyber security access resulting in disruption to BES facilities Metric 5: Less severe violations Metric 6: Reduced risks in targeted area Texas RE Contributing Activities Participate in the NERC standards development process to help ensure that ERO Enterprise objectives and deliverables are accomplished, that continent-wide standards are responsive to reliability and security risks, technically sound, auditable, and enforceable, and to encourage consideration of ERCOT Regional differences. Promote understanding of and participation in NERC Standards processes, and provide expert advice on standards development, application, implementation, and interpretation to Texas RE employees and stakeholders. Promote consistency in the application and implementation of the Reliability Standards through collaboration with FERC, NERC and other Regional Entities. Goal 2: Objective and Risk-informed Compliance Monitoring, Enforcement, and Organization Certification and Registration Goal Description The ERO Enterprise is a strong enforcement authority that is objective, fair, and promotes a culture of reliability excellence through risk-informed compliance monitoring, enforcement, certification, and registration. ERO Contributing Activities Implement registration program improvements to ensure consistent technical basis for registration and deregistration of entities. Implement the certification program consistently across the ERO Enterprise. TEXAS RE STRATEGIC PLAN FOR 2017 PAGE 5 OF 13

6 Develop and implement compliance oversight plans for registered entities focusing on relevant risks, including consideration of inherent risk assessments and internal control evaluations. Implement compliance monitoring and enforcement timely and transparently, using a consistent framework. Enhance and implement training for ERO Enterprise compliance monitoring and enforcement staff. Provide guidance and outreach to registered entities, including the review of Implementation Guidance for endorsement. Reduce recidivism through rigorous assessment of registered entities plans to mitigate noncompliance. Evaluate the existing compliance, reporting, and analysis tracking system and other compliance tools to support risk-based activities that meet the needs of the Compliance and Enforcement Program. ERO Enterprise Metrics Metric 1: Fewer, less severe events Metric 2: No gaps in Reliability Standards and compliance monitoring Metric 4: No unauthorized physical or cyber security access resulting in disruption to BES facilities Metric 5: Less severe violations Metric 6: Reduced risks in targeted areas Texas RE Contributing Activities Identify and register BES owners, operators, and users, applying the definition of the BES to establish status of assets. Ensure that the entities performing the functions as Reliability Coordinator, Balancing Authority, and Transmission Operators are properly certified and have the tools, processes, training, and procedures to meet the responsibilities as set forth in the FERC-approved Reliability Standards for the applicable functions. Set expectations and provide clear guidance on the compliance monitoring and enforcement process to registered entities. Prioritize violations to ensure prompt mitigation and verification of mitigating activities. TEXAS RE STRATEGIC PLAN FOR 2017 PAGE 6 OF 13

7 Develop a compliance monitoring plan that focuses on and addresses the relevant risks to the ERCOT Interconnection. Assist the ERO Enterprise, as appropriate. Goal 3: Identification and Mitigation of Significant Risks to Reliability Goal Description The ERO Enterprise identifies the most significant risks to reliability, provides assurance for mitigating reliability risks, and promotes a culture of reliability excellence. The ERO Enterprise supports the Electricity Information Sharing and Analysis Center, the Cybersecurity Risk Information Sharing Program, reliability assessments, performance analysis, event analysis, situational awareness, and physical security and cybersecurity preparedness. ERO Contributing Activities Develop guidelines and industry practices to maintain accurate system models that include the resources (synchronous and inverter based), load, and controllable devices providing essential reliability services. Develop advanced and probabilistic methods to evaluate resource adequacy. Gather additional phasor measurement unit datasets to advance analytics and modeling improvements. Analyze system performance, events, and relationships among data sources to identify risks and mitigation strategies, and provide recommendations and lessons learned. Expand the use, availability, and value of physical security and cybersecurity threat and vulnerability information sharing, including cross sector communications, and analytics. In collaboration with the Critical Infrastructure Protection Committee and industry stakeholders, develop a risk process to address the potential impacts of cyber and physical security threats and vulnerabilities. Conduct assessments of system resiliency and develop guidance for operations in a more secure state. TEXAS RE STRATEGIC PLAN FOR 2017 PAGE 7 OF 13

8 Engage industry, forums, and technical committees in identifying and mitigating risks, including reducing misoperations, AC substation equipment failures, vegetation-related outages, and improving cold weather preparedness and human performance. ERO Enterprise Metrics Metric 1: Fewer, less severe events Metric 2: No gaps in Reliability Standards and compliance monitoring Metric 3: No unforeseen resource deficiencies Metric 4: No unauthorized physical or cyber security access resulting in disruption to BES facilities Metric 6: Reduced risks in targeted area Texas RE Contributing Activities Develop sources of information on current risks to reliability affecting the Region, and provide input to reliability assessments that identifies key concerns for our Interconnection s reliability. Share results of assessments and analysis through outreach with staff and stakeholders. Participate as an independent party with stakeholder technical groups at NERC and ERCOT to continuously monitor reliability risks, trends and practices in planning and operations. Manage the Events Analysis Process in the Region. Collaborate with stakeholders to promote causal analysis, implement best practices, track corrective actions and provide lessons learned from events. Promote a culture of reliability excellence by being accountable for the quality of data and content utilized in system models, reliability assessments and analysis, developing and applying procedures consistently and openly, and acting as an authority and clearinghouse for information on system performance. Provide outreach and support for NERC system alerts and advisories and encourage registered entity participation in E-ISAC activities. TEXAS RE STRATEGIC PLAN FOR 2017 PAGE 8 OF 13

9 Continue cooperative workshops and site visits for winterization awareness and improvements, and develop interaction with stakeholders to identify and address protection system misoperations. Goal 4: Identification and Assessment of Emerging Risks to Reliability Goal Description The ERO Enterprise identifies, evaluates, studies, and independently assesses emerging risks to reliability. ERO Contributing Activities Enhance reliability assessments to reflect changing resource mix behavior, including distributed energy resources and essential reliability services, using probabilistic approaches that consider the variable and energy limited nature of the evolving resource mix. Educate policy makers, regulators, and the industry of reliability effects and interconnection requirements for the changing resource mix. Develop sufficiency/adequacy guidelines for essential reliability services, including considerations of reliability attributes under a more diverse resource mix and changing load behavior, such as ramping, reserve services, and voltage support. Assess risks associated with cross sector dependencies and single points of disruptions. Develop, acquire, and maintain necessary tools for efficient data collection, management, and analytics across the ERO Enterprise. Identify data and information needed from distributed energy resources for reliable planning and operating of the BPS. Evaluate the impacts on recovery and restoration plans, including consideration of distributed energy resources, following testing or an event. TEXAS RE STRATEGIC PLAN FOR 2017 PAGE 9 OF 13

10 ERO Enterprise Metrics Metric 1: Fewer, less severe events Metric 3: No unforeseen resource deficiencies Metric 4: No unauthorized physical or cyber security access resulting in disruption to BES facilities Metric 6: Reduced risks in targeted area Texas RE Contributing Activities Identify data sources and metrics, utilizing work of the NERC Essential Reliability Services task force and others, to trend system response characteristics (such as system inertia) and apply to long term assessments. Support enhancement of reliability assessments to deepen evaluation of resource adequacy and consider other aspects of system risks such as system inertia projections. Engage Texas RE stakeholders on ERO assessments, reports and guidance that relate to the shift away from coal towards renewables and gas generation, including consideration of emerging technologies. Track and provide commentary on the Essential Reliability Services metrics and guidance and relate to ERCOT Regional activities to develop future ancillary services. Participate in NERC special assessments, for short term and longer term, and identify applicable recommendations for Regional promotion and discussion. Manage secure collection of data for ERO assessments and performance analysis, while contributing to development of ERO software and processes. Participate in ongoing dialog for collection of data for the prospective amount and performance characteristics of distributed generation, storage and demand side resources. Participate and promote observations from joint ERO-FERC studies of restoration plans, including consideration of high impact, low frequency events. Continue to examine system events for effectiveness of recovery and participate in simulation drills, and share lessons learned in severe disturbances outside the Region. TEXAS RE STRATEGIC PLAN FOR 2017 PAGE 10 OF 13

11 Goal 5: Effective and Efficient ERO Enterprise Operations Goal Description The ERO Enterprise supports and encourages transparency, consistency, quality, efficiency, and timeliness of results and operates as a collaborative enterprise. ERO Contributing Activities Articulate a shared vision of reliability excellence and support and inspire stakeholders continent-wide in working to attain that vision. Acquire, engage, develop, and retain highly qualified talent with requisite technical expertise to execute the ERO Enterprise s statutory functions. Understand and manage ERO Enterprise internal risks. Enhance and implement documented oversight plans for Regional Entity delegated functions. Expand the efficiency and productivity of the ERO Enterprise through a disciplined approach to IT investments. Continue to efficiently and effectively manage resources within the ERO Enterprise. Quantitatively measure stakeholder satisfaction. ERO Enterprise Metrics Goal 5 is an overarching goal in support of an efficient and effective ERO Enterprise; while the goal does not directly correlate to specific technical reliability risks, it supports all activities to address risks identified by the metrics and risk profiles. Texas RE Contributing Activities: Communicate and maintain effective relationships with the Texas RE Board, industry, regulators, and stakeholders. TEXAS RE STRATEGIC PLAN FOR 2017 PAGE 11 OF 13

12 Promote stakeholder engagement in Texas RE and the ERO Enterprise, including developing and improving standards, participating in NERC and Texas RE committees, and attending training opportunities. Ensure that Texas RE is appropriately staffed and managed to maximize stakeholder value, maintain independence, and perform all delegated responsibilities. Promote communication, motivation, team building, and workforce development within Texas RE. Periodically review Texas RE s compensation strategy and employee benefits plans to ensure Texas RE remains a competitive employer in its industry. Maintain and enhance effective fiscal control by establishing appropriate finance policies and procedures. Develop and obtain NERC approval of annual budget; operate within the approved annual budget. Review results of ERO Effectiveness Survey, evaluate opportunities for and implement improvements. Understand and manage Texas RE internal risks. Participate in ERO working groups to efficiently and effectively work with NERC and the Regions. Goal 6: Promotion of a culture of compliance that supports reliability excellence within industry. Goal Description: Texas RE uses risk-informed, efficient, and effective compliance monitoring and enforcement activities to support and encourage effective industry procedures and programs to monitor, detect, correct, report, and prevent compliance, reliability and security issues. Texas RE Contributing Activities Promote a culture of compliance with Reliability Standards by educating the industry about the Reliability Standards, effective compliance programs, and risk avoidance management to achieve reasonable assurance that reliability goals will be attained. Promote and recognize strong internal compliance programs and internal controls used by registered entities including the identification, management, reduction and prompt mitigation of risk. TEXAS RE STRATEGIC PLAN FOR 2017 PAGE 12 OF 13

13 Promote a culture of understanding and outreach regarding the effective implementation of risk-based compliance and enforcement tools and processes. Promote compliance and compliance engagements as a normal business requirement that facilitates reliability. Efficiently utilize compliance monitoring to reduce bulk power system risk through identifying risks to reliability affecting the ERCOT Interconnection, developing means of monitoring and taking actions to provide improvements. Provide effective compliance monitoring derived feedback to facilitate reliability-based improvements to Reliability Standards. Goal 7: Public Utility Commission of Texas Reliability Monitor Goal Description: Act as the Public Utility Commission of Texas s (PUCT) Reliability Monitor for the ERCOT Interconnection in a manner complementary to other activities to support reliability needs within the ERCOT Interconnection. Texas RE Contributing Activities Monitor, audit, investigate, and assess compliance with the reliability-related provisions of the Public Utility Regulatory Act, PUCT Substantive Rules, ERCOT Protocols, and ERCOT Operating Guides by ERCOT and ERCOT Market Participants. Analyze ERCOT reliability-related events and prepare reports. Provide subject matter advice, expertise, and support for PUCT oversight and enforcement activities. Evaluate proposed changes to ERCOT Protocols, Operating Guides, and Other Binding Documents to identify potential reliability impacts. Support PUCT participation in ERCOT stakeholder process. Participate in outreach activities with ERCOT Market Participants to provide information about State law compliance activities and better understand Market Participants operations. TEXAS RE STRATEGIC PLAN FOR 2017 PAGE 13 OF 13

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