NOTICE DATE: February 18, 2010
NOTICE TYPE: W-A021810-01 Operations
SHORT DESCRIPTION: The ERCOT Market Operations Test Environment (MOTE) will be open for Daylight Savings Time (DST) testing
INTENDED AUDIENCE: Qualified Scheduling Entity (QSE) Operations Personnel
DAYS AFFECTED: February 23 and February 25, 2010
LONG DESCRIPTION: The ERCOT Market Operations Test Environment (MOTE) will be available for Market Participant testing on Tuesday, February 23, 2010, with a back-up testing day of Thursday, February 25, 2010. This testing will follow the simulated times shown in the table below. The MOTE will be unavailable on Monday, February 22, 2010, in order to prepare for the tests. If the back-up testing day is needed, MOTE will be unavailable on Wednesday, February 24, 2010, in order to prepare for the tests.
MOTE DST Testing
Real-time
Simulated time
2/23/2010 08:00
3/13/2010 19:00
Start test; Day-Ahead and AS/RPRS Markets Open
2/23/2010 10:00
3/13/2010 21:00
AS Market Close
2/23/2010 10:30
3/13/2010 21:30
Day-Ahead Market Close, run RPRS
2/23/2010 13:00
3/14/2010 00:00
00:00 of 23 hr day
2/23/2010 14:00
3/14/2010 01:00
2/23/2010 15:00
3/14/2010 03:00
DST Transition
2/23/2010 17:00
3/14/2010 05:00
Close of Test
Real-time
Simulated time
2/25/2010 08:00
3/13/2010 19:00
Start test; Day-Ahead and AS/RPRS Market Opens
2/25/2010 10:00
3/13/2010 21:00
AS Market Close
2/25/2010 10:30
3/13/2010 21:30
Day-Ahead Market Close, run RPRS
2/25/2010 13:00
3/14/2010 00:00
00:00 of 23 hr day
2/25/2010 14:00
3/14/2010 01:00
2/25/2010 15:00
3/14/2010 03:00
DST Transition
2/25/2010 17:00
3/14/2010 05:00
Close of Test
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Please refer to the latest version of the Market Participant Interface: XML document for additional information on Daylight Savings Time. If you need to request a copy of the document, please contact your ERCOT Account Manager. The URL for XML submissions will be: https://mostest.ercot.com/ercot-xml/servlet/Listener. The URL for portal submissions will be: https://testtml.ercot.com<https://testtml.ercot.com/>.
The following are examples of how the 15-minute intervals for March 14, 2010, are labeled:
...
0130
0145
0300
0315
0330
etc.
and the hourly intervals are labeled as follows:
...
0100
0300
0400.
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]>.
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