ERCOT: Nodal Market/Nodal Operation
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In December 2008 ERCOT will implement the most profound changes in its wholesale electricity market and electric grid operations since 2001. This change will implement much more granular and complex systems and processes to move to a Nodal market from the current Zonal market operation. It will include a first of its kind electric network modeling system that will combine operating and planning models. This presentation will highlight the major components of the ERCOT Nodal systems and how they will affect the market and how the electric system is operated. |
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MetroCon 2007 |
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“Innovating for Society” |
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Power Engineering |
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Kent Saathoff joined ERCOT in 1988 as Principal Engineer and in 1996 became Transmission Market Operations Manager. In 2000, he became Director of Technical Operations in preparation for retail electric competition in Texas. He supervised the design, implementation and enhancement of grid operating and wholesale market systems necessary to open the Texas retail market in 2002. He subsequently became Director and then Vice President of ERCOT System Operations, responsible for overseeing real time system and wholesale market operations in ERCOT. Saathoff is an Electrical Engineering graduate of the University of Texas at Austin and a registered professional engineer in Texas. He started his career at Houston Lighting and Power Company in distribution system protection. He then went to the Public Utility Commission of Texas (PUCT) where he was responsible for review and testimony in proceedings regarding transmission and generation project certification, plant depreciation and rate design, and ultimately became Director of the Electric Division. While at the PUCT, he was instrumental in developing initial rules for open transmission access in ERCOT. In 1986 he went to the City of Austin Electric Department where he became Manager of Generation Planning, and remained in this capacity until he joined ERCOT. |
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