NOTICE DATE: December 28, 2015 NOTICE TYPE: M-A122815-01 Legal SHORT DESCRIPTION: Notice of Increase in System Administration Fee INTENDED AUDIENCE: All Market Participants DAY AFFECTED: January 1, 2016 LONG DESCRIPTION: On October 14, 2015, the Public Utility Commission of Texas (PUCT) approved ERCOT's 2016/2017 biennial budget, and authorized an increase in the System Administration Fee (Fee) from $0.4650/MWh to $0.5550/MWh, effective January 1, 2016. On October 19, 2015, ERCOT grey-boxed the Fee Schedule in the Protocols with the new Fee, which will become effective January 1, 2016. ERCOT's 2016/2017 biennial budget filing<http://interchange.puc.texas.gov/WebApp/Interchange/application/dbapps/filings/pgSearch_Results.asp?TXT_CNTR_NO=38533&TXT_ITEM_NO=28> and other relevant documents in Project Number 38533, Review of ERCOT Budget, are available on the PUCT Interchange<http://interchange.puc.texas.gov/WebApp/Interchange/application/dbapps/filings/pgControl.asp?TXT_UTILITY_TYPE=A&TXT_CNTRL_NO=38533&TXT_ITEM_MATCH=1&TXT_ITEM_NO=&TXT_N_UTILITY=&TXT_N_FILE_PARTY=&TXT_DOC_TYPE=ALL&TXT_D_FROM=&TXT_D_TO=&TXT_NEW=true>. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Please see ERCOT's 2016/2017 Budget Request<http://www.ercot.com/content/news/presentations/2015/BudgetApproval-2016-17-FINAL.pdf> for additional information. CONTACT: If you have any questions, please contact your ERCOT Account Manager. You may also call the general ERCOT Client Services phone number at (512) 248-3900 or contact ERCOT Client Services via email at [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>. If you are receiving email from an ERCOT distribution list that you no longer wish to receive, please follow this link in order to unsubscribe from this list: http://lists.ercot.com. sa