North American Energy Standards Board 801 Travis, Suite 1675, Houston, Texas 77002 Phone: (713) 356-0060, Fax: (713) 356-0067, E-mail: [email protected]Home Page: www.naesb.org July 31, 2017 TO: NAESB Revenue Committee: Michael Desselle, Jim Buccigross, Cade Burks, Valerie Crockett, Bruce Ellsworth, Debbie McKeever, Gene Nowak, Randy Parker, Terry Thorn, Roy True FROM: Rae McQuade, NAESB President RE: Membership Analysis, Vacancies on the Board and EC, Membership Prospects – July 31, 2017 via email Dear NAESB Revenue Committee: This report has several parts, all of which should provide information to support the committee as it determines actions to take to solicit participation and membership in NAESB. We truly appreciate your efforts in helping grow our organization -- Best Regards, Rae McQuade Enclosures: (1) Membership Prospects: (a) Non-member Individual Companies, (b) Non-member Purchase, (c) Trade Associations (2) New Members in 2016 and 2017 (3) Member Resignations in 2016 and 2017 (4) Vacancies on the Board and Executive Committee (5) Membership Roster Sorted by Company Working documents for the Revenue Committee – July 31, 2017 Page 1 of 42
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TO: NAESB Revenue Committee: Michael Desselle, Jim Buccigross, Cade Burks, Valerie Crockett, Bruce Ellsworth, Debbie McKeever, Gene Nowak, Randy Parker, Terry Thorn, Roy True
FROM: Rae McQuade, NAESB President
RE: Membership Analysis, Vacancies on the Board and EC, Membership Prospects – July 31, 2017
via email
Dear NAESB Revenue Committee:
This report has several parts, all of which should provide information to support the committee as it determines actions to take to solicit participation and membership in NAESB. We truly appreciate your efforts in helping grow our organization --
(2) New Members in 2016 and 2017(3) Member Resignations in 2016 and 2017(4) Vacancies on the Board and Executive Committee(5) Membership Roster Sorted by Company
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application and payment for membership WGQ, Services. Joined 6/15/2017
D. Rager
Argonne National Laboratory (ANL) Department of Energy (DOE)
Office Michael R. McLamore – 7/20/2017 contacted office requesting access to NAESB WGQ standards, Version 3.0 under the current DOE membership;7/25/2017 follow-up with list of materials and access options.
D.Rager/J.Booe/C.Freitas
Audit My Invoice Office Dave Pierce – 1/26/2017 requesting information on the Retail Base Contract; sent order and membership information 1/26/2017
D. Rager
BlueRock Energy, Inc. Office Paul Rudy – 5/3/2017 requesting NAESB Home Page Access; sent membership and purchase information 5/3/2017
D. Rager
Bureau of Land Management, Amarillo Texas
Office Carole James - 3/3/2017 reqeusted information on the WGQ Base Contract; sent membership and purchase information 3/3/2017
D. Rager
X Cargill Power Markets, LLC Office Mike Hiller – 10/28/2016 requesting access to work products; sent membership information 10/28/2016
D. Rager
Cascade Natural GasWGQ, LDC
Office Carolyn Stone – 2/17/2016 requesting NAESB Home Page Access; replied with membership information (sent packet); 11/14/2016 request access to NAESB white papers or “best practices” to process wholesale electric invoices; provided membership information on 11/14/2016; reply company plans to join NAESB in the near future 11/14/2016; 6/1/2017 submitted application WGQ/LDC segment. Joined 6/21/2017
D. Rager
X Clarity Systems, LLC Office Jesse Hurley/Steve Zelinger – 12/9/2016 contacted office on joining NAESB; received membership application (WEQ, End Users) and ACA application 12/9/2016. Member fee payments pending. 2/21/2017sent email follow-up regarding pending member and ACA application fees.
D. Rager
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P DTE Energy Office Timothy K. Krysiniski – 11/2/2016 requested information regarding company transitioning into new areas of natural gas service (pipelines, LDCs), sent membership packet 11/2/2016; Requested waiver to present sample standards during group meeting, provided evaluation waiver 11/3/2016; 1/4/2017 Purchased WGQ, Version 3.0
D. Rager
DTE Gas CompanyWGQ, LDC
Office Linda Soulliere – 12/20/2016 (DTE Gas Storage and Pipeline) requested information on purchasing the WGQ Version 3.0 standards; sent information 12/20/2016. Jennifer Marinelli – 2/20/2017 requested to be invoiced for a new membership (WGQ, LDC). 2/21/2017 received application and replied with request invoice 2/22/2017; Joined 4/18/2017
D. Rager
Dynasty Power Inc. Office Murray Hnatyshyn – 2/6/2017 requested information on WEQ standards, version 003. Sent membership and purchase information.
D. Rager
ECOENGINEERS, LLC Office Shashi Menon – 7/24/2017 submitted material order for purchase of WGQ 6.3.1 Base Contract and requested membership information. 7/24/2017 processed order and provided membership information.
Enbridge (U.S.) Inc.WEQ, Transmission
Office Travis Allen – 2/13/2017 submitted membership application (WEQ, Transmission) with a request to be invoiced for the membership fee. Replied with requested invoice 2/13/2017; Joined 3/2/2017
D. Rager
Enercross LLCWGQ, Services
Office Jay (Singh) Bhatty – 5/5/2017 contacted by E. Mallet NAESB regarding copyright; submitted membership application for WGQ, Services and NAESB Certification application WGQ, Version 3.0 5/8/2017; Joined 5/8/2017
E. Mallett
Enterprise Products J. Cargas 3/8/2017 – Mr. Cargas reached out to a contact regarding membership
J. Cargas
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X Gamma Office Eduardo Romero (Chilean Consulting Firm on Energy) – 10/25/2016 requesting information on WGQ standards; sent information on work products and membership 10/25/2016
D. Rager
Gas Natural Fenosa (Mexico) Office Laura Bolado – 6/5/2017 regarding membership in RMQ (current members in WGQ, Services; answered questions and provided application 6/5/2017; additional questions received/answered on 6/9/2017 and 6/13/2017; requested invoice on 7/11/2017, sent inoive on 7/12/2017
D. Rager
X Grant County PUD #2, Ephrata,WA Office Denise Hale – 10/19/2016 membership information sent 10/20/2016
D. Rager
IBM Office Bob Lynch – 7/10/2017 regarding NAESB WGQ Certification of software product; 7/25/2017 conference call regarding request; followed up with information on purchase of materials and membership information.
J. Booe
X IEnova Office Laura Gutierrez – 7/5/2016 request for information on purchasing standards.Juan Manuel Gonzalez Navarro – 12/15/2016 requested access to work products/home page access; sent membership information 12/15/2016
D. Rager
Liberty Utilities Office Sarah Finegan – 7/27/2017 access to WGQ 6.3.1 Base Contract; 7/27/2017 sent information on purchase and membership.
D. Rager
Mansfield Energy Office Shannon Bowen – 3/24/2017 request for information on membership; 3/24/2017 replied with information and membership packet
D. Rager
MCG Energy Solutions, Inc.WEQ, Technology & Services
Office Pam Ballhagen - 3/14/2017 request for information on OASIS standards; sent requested information and membership packet 3/15/2017; Joined 3/21/2017
D. Rager
X MGI Supply, LTD / Mex Gas Supply, S.L. (Mexico)
Office Libe Acosta Cadena – 9/28/2016 question regarding membership; sent information 9/28/2016; 12/20/2016 contacting office with additional questions regarding membership; replied 12/20/2016
D. Rager
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P Missouri University of Science and Technology (Computer Science Dept)
Office Bruce McMillin – 2/28/2017 requested waiver to evaluate the Retail OpenFMB MBPs; processed waiver 2/28/2017; 3/17/2017 purchased materials.
D. Rager
New York Power Authority Office Rita Desai – 5/3/2017 request for information on joining the WGQ, End Users; reply with information and application 5/3/2017; received member application/proxy 5/4/2017 with notice check to be mailed to NAESB; check to be mailed week of July 10, 2017 per Rita 7/6/2017
D. Rager
Open Energy Solutions, Inc.RMQ, Retail Electric Service Providers/Suppliers
S. Laval Larry Lackey – 2/3/2017 S. Laval provided contact information for possible new member who also has interest in serving on the NAESB Board and EC in the RMQ. Sent membership and Board EC information. Joined 2/6/2017
S. Laval/D. Rager
P Osaka Gas Trading & Export (OGTX)
Office Daiki Shigihara – 12/23/2016 questions regarding the NAESB Base Contract (Written vs Oral); notified we had no record of legal access to the WGQ 6.3.1 contact and provided purchase information 12/23/2016; 1/5/2017 purchased WGQ 6.3.1
D. Rager
X Osaka Gas USA Office Timothy W. Foxen – 10/31/2016 access to work products; sent purchase and membership information 10/31/2016
D. Rager
P Pacific Summit Energy LLC Office Jikja Chung – 7/5/2017 access to NAESB WGQ standards; sent purchase and membership information 7/5/2017; purchased 7/5/2017
D. Rager
X Pearson Adair & Co. Office Kathy Kerry – 10/18/2016 requesting information on GISB Business Practice Standards, Version 1.4; sent requested information and membership packet 10/18/2016
D. Rager
X Pemex (Mexico) Office Norberto Eliel – 9/28/2016 requesting information on the Spanish translation of the NAESB WGQ 6.3.1 Base Contract and rejoining NAESB. Sent information 9/28/2016
D. Rager
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Petroleum Planning Institute of China Office Liang Yan – 6/5/2017 requesting information on WGQ Version 3.0; sent information with membership packet 6/5/2017
D. Rager
Plains All American Pipeline J. Cargas 3/1/2017 Mr. Cargas is reaching out to a contact regarding membership in NAESB and possible participation on the Board.
J. Cargas/D. Rager
PPL Electric Utilities Corporation Office Rhonda Battenfield – 2/16/2017 interested in participating in the WGQ/WEQ FERC Forms Subcommittee. Sent membership and non-member participation information.
D. Rager
X Schneider Electric Office Alan Acquatella – 2/6/2017 requesting information on WGQ Flowing Gas Related Standards, Version 3.0. Sent membership and purchase information 2/6/2017; Not joining at this time.
D. Rager
SoftSmiths, Inc.WEQ, Technology and Services
Office Larry Stone – 5/11/2017 has participated in the WEQ CISS as a non-member and interested in joining; sent membership information and application 5/11/2017; called 5/12/2017 and will be joining the WEQ, Technology/Services segment; received application and payment; Joined 5/17/2017
D. Rager
X Southern California Edison Office David R. Martinez – 11/9/2016 requested membership status of SCE, replied with information on previous membership (WGQ, End Users) resigned in Aug 2015 and membership packet.John Budd – 11/23/2016 Stuart Laval provided NAESB contact information regarding access to the NAESB RMQ.26 OpenFMB MBPs; office replied with information on 11/23/2016
D. Rager
S.Laval/D.Rager
SSL.com Office Leo Grove – 7/11/2017 interested in membership and ACA Certification; 7/11/2017 sent membership and ACA Certification information; 7/18/2017 requested waiver to evaluate ACA Certification and WEQ standards prior to joining/applying for certification; waiver processed 7/18/2017
D. Rager
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X Travea, Daniel G. (Latin America) Office Daniel G. Travea – 12/23/2016 he is a professional with experience in the Natural Gas & Business sector and requested information on NAESB; replied with information and membership packet 12/23/2016
D. Rager
X West Monroe Partners, LLC Office Sam Uyeno - 11/20/2016 requesting information on the Green Button/ESPI MBPs; sent purchase and membership information 11/20/2016
D. Rager
Znalytics Office Tom Dougherty and Jeromy Howell – 4/28/2017 call regarding purchase of WGQ, version 3.0 standards vs. membership, NAESB conference call with Tom and Jeromy 5/4/2017; Requested waiver to evaluate the WGQ version 3.0 standards 5/5/2017 processed 5/5/2017
J.Booe/D. Rager
= has joined NAESBW = waiver requestP = purchased work productsS = 12 month single subcommittee/task force individual nonmember registration = membership application received/payment pendingX = not joining at this timeRed text = activity since last meeting
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North American Energy Standards Board2017 Membership Changes
9 Member Resignations as of July 31, 2017
Company Quadrant Segment Date Resigning Reason
ABB Ventyx RMQ Elec SP/S Jun 2017 Non-renewal; as they no longer require these services.
Ernst & Young LLC RMQ Elec SP/S Jul 2017 Non-renewal; management decision
Just Energy RMQ Elec SP/S Jun 2017 Non-renewal due to budget cuts. Hope next year is better in terms of budget.
Southern Company Services RMQ Elec SP/S Apr 2017 Non-renewal; membership changes in affiliates (Southern Company Services, Inc.)
Baltimore Gas & Electric Co RMQ Utilities Apr 2017 Non-renewal; Will continue participation in the WGQ, LDC segment
Peak Reliability WEQ IGO Apr 2017 on-renewal due to financial considerations
The United Illuminating Company WEQ Trans Jan 2017 Non-renewal; Central Maine Power and UI have consolidated under a single company – AVANGRID (WEQ,Trans)
Arizona Public Service Company WGQ EU Mar 2017 Non-renewal; Will assess again in 2018.
Dominion Carolina Gas Transmission, LLC (DCG)
WGQ PL Feb 2017 Non-renewal; DCG in now an affiliate of Dominion Transmission Inc. (WGQ, PL)
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RMQ Elec SP/S Aug 2016 Non-renewal after PPLSolutions, LLC was acquired by Hansen Technologies on July 1, 2016
Department of General Services RMQ Gas Mkt May 2016 Non-renewal, They are a very small office of 3 people – they use the base contract, but did not feel they were gaining the benefits to justify the annual fee.
Conservation Law Foundation WEQ EU May 2016 Non-renewal
Arkansas Electric Cooperative Corporation
WEQ Gen June 2016 Non-renewal at this time
Wisconsin Public Service Corporation
WEQ Gen Jan 2016 Non-renewal WEC Energy Group has decided not to renew Wisconsin Public Service Corporation’s (WPSC’s) Wholesale Electric Quadrant (WEQ), Generation segment membership. We Energies will continue their membership in the WEQ generation segment.
Manitoba Hydro WEQ Mkt/Bkr July 2016 Non-renewal, we find that following issues relevant to our business and participating at NAESB requires sufficient staff if engagement is going to be meaningful. Unfortunately at this time, we do not have such resources available and so must relinquish our membership for the time being. Manitoba Hydro will continue their membership in the WEQ transmission segment.
Salt River Project Agricultural Improvement & Power District
WEQ Mkt/Bkr Apr 2016 Non-renewal; primary contact retired and SRP will not be renewing this membership (continuing participation in the WGQ, End Users segment)
Omaha Public Power District WEQ Trans Oct 2016 Non-renewal, The cost of the membership came under heavy scrutiny this year and it was decided by a control committee that benefits did not justify the cost.
Liaison Technologies, Inc. WEQ Tech/Serv July 2016 Non-renewal; “the client that we had which required this membership is no longer using our services.”
OpenLink Financial LLC WEQ Tech/Serv July 2016 Non-renewal, Openlink decided to put on hold for now its membership status with NAESB
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North American Energy Standards Board2016 Membership Changes
27 Member Resignations as of December 31, 2016
Company Quadrant Segment Date Resigning Reason
NextEra Energy Power Marketing, LLC
WGQ EU Oct 2016 Non-renewal, NextEra already participates through FPL in the WGQ and last year our new pipeline business also joined NAESB. As a result, we no longer have a need for NextEra Energy Power Marketing, LLC to be a member as we are well covered.
Northwest Industrial Gas Users WGQ EU Apr 2016` Non-renewal, due to budget constraints they will have to let the membership in NAESB lapse. They appreciated the value in being a member, but issues at the state level have to take priority in the coming year.
Talen Energy Marketing, LLC WGQ EU Dec 2016 Non-renewal; Talen Energy has elected not to renew its membership for 2017
ANR Pipeline Company WGQ PL Dec 2016 Non-renewal; ANR Pipeline Company, we intend to let the ANR membership expire at the end of 2016
BP Pipelines (North America) Inc. WGQ PL Aug 2016 Non-renewal, they had one regulated natural gas line and it has been sold.
Enterprise Products Partners, L.P. WGQ PL Nov 2016 Non-renewal
Gas Transmission Northwest Corporation
WGQ PL Jan 2016 Non-renewal; U.S. Pipelines have consolidated under ANR Pipeline Company (membership) and will purchase standards for affiliates going forward.
Gasoductos del Noreste S. de R.L. de C.V.
WGQ PL Feb 2016 Non-renewal
Great Lakes Gas Transmission WGQ PL Jan 2016 Non-renewal; U.S. Pipelines have consolidated under ANR Pipeline Company (membership) and will purchase standards for affiliates going forward.
Kern River Gas Transmission Company
WGQ PL Jan 2016 Non-renewal; due to budget. Working with management group to reinstate budget for NAESB membership and possibly rejoin.
Northern Border Pipeline Company
WGQ PL Jan 2016 Non-renewal; U.S. Pipelines have consolidated under ANR Pipeline Company (membership) and will purchase standards for affiliates going forward.
NOVA Gas Transmission Ltd. WGQ PL Jan 2016 Non-renewal; Canadian Pipelines have consolidated under TransCanada Pipelines Limited (membership) and will purchase standards for affiliates going forward.
Portland Natural Gas Transmission System
WGQ PL Jan 2016 Non-renewal; Canadian Pipelines have consolidated under TransCanada Pipelines
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North American Energy Standards BoardMembership Sorted by Company – July 31, 2017
Quadrant Segment Member Company ContactRMQ s Xtensible Solutions LLC Shawn Hu
RMQ e ZigBee Alliance Tobin Richardson
** The segment abbreviations are: RMQ: u – retail electric utilities, g – retail gas market interests, e – retail electric end users/public agencies, s – retail electric service providers/suppliers. WEQ: m – marketer/broker,d – distribution, i – independent grid operators/planners, t – transmission owner, e – end user, g – generator, ts – technology/services. WGQ: s – services, pl – pipeline, l – LDC, pr – producer, e – end user.
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