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MARKETS 1.30 RELEASE Market Participant T esting Kick-Off Meeting RR352 – DA RUC POSTING TIMING RR365 – DAY-AHEAD MARKET TIMELINE Helping our members work together to SPPorg southwest-power-pool SouthwestPowerPool keep the lights on... today and in the future.

Agenda Training Overview T est Environment • • Information Objectives • Release Schedule • Release Overview • Release Documentation • Market Participant • T esting Open Discussion • Roles/Responsibilities • 2 Helping our members work together to SPPorg southwest-power-pool SouthwestPowerPool keep the lights on... today and in the future.

TRAINING OVERVIEW MICHAEL DALY 3

TESTING OVERVIEW KENDRA CAMPBELL 4

OBJECTIVES • Meeting Objectives • Provide an overview of the MP T esting Process • Provide a review of the testing • Outline responsibilities of MPs and SPP project team • Address questions from the participants • Testing Objectives • Provide Market Participants hands-on experience with the updates and changes that are contained in the release prior to Production Implementation • Ensure changes are functioning as designed and requested 5

RELEASE (REVISION REQUEST)OVERVIEW RR352 – DA RUC Posting Timing • Synopsis: This revision request adds in language stating the DA RUC process will begin by 13:45 or 45 minutes, whichever is later, following the posting of the Day-Ahead Market Results. This will ensure a static, consistent known DA RUC process start time. RR365 – Day-Ahead Market Timeline • Synopsis: This revision request modifies the posting of the Day- Ahead Market awards from 14:00 to 13:00, which allows for a shorter Day-Ahead Market timeframe, building upon the performance and process improvements implemented by SPP . 6

MARKET PARTICIPANT TESTING • Unstructured testing will begin on 3/2/20 studying for OD 3/3/20 with the results posted at 2:00 pm and will continue through 3/13/20 • Unstructured testing will begin on 3/16/20 studying for OD 3/17/20 with the results posted at 1:00 pm and will continue through 4/10/20 • Every MP who participates in the Day Ahead Market is impacted and is recommended to test • Please execute applicable test cases and submit complete spreadsheet via RMS • Markets Testing only, no Bid to Bill (No Settlements Involvement) 7

TEST ENVIRONMENT INFORMATION • Member Testing Environment (MTE) • Supported: Monday – Friday, 8:00am to 5:00pm CPT 8

ROLES/RESPONSIBILITIES • Market Participants • Verify test cases applicable to entity • Please turn in your testing results spreadsheet as soon as testing is complete but no later than 04/10/20 via RMS • Contact SPP with all questions or for assistance via RMS (Quick Pick: Project Inquires; Subtype 1 = Markets Release 1.30) • SPP Team • Support MP T esting • Respond to Market Participant RMS tickets in a timely manner • Communicate any changes and/or updates regarding testing in a timely manner 9

RELEASE (REVISION REQUEST) SCHEDULE • 2/27/20: Testing/Training Kickoff Meeting for RR352 and RR365 • 3/2/20 – 4/10/20: Member Participant Unstructured Testing • TBD: RR352 and RR365 Effective Date 10

RELEASE DOCUMENTATION • Markets Release 1.30 Member Impacting Project Overview • Markets Release 1.30 Test Cases 11

OPEN DISCUSSION & QUESTIONS Contact SPP via the Request Management System Quick Pick: Project Inquiries Subtype 1: Markets Release 1.30 12