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NOTICE DATE: October 8, 2008
NOTICE TYPE: W-A100808-01 Operations - Testing
SHORT DESCRIPTION: The ERCOT Market Operations Test Environment (MOTE)
will be open for Daylight Savings Time testing.
INTENDED AUDIENCE: QSE Operations Personnel
DAYS AFFECTED: October 14, 2008 and October 16, 2008
LONG DESCRIPTION: In accordance with the Energy Policy Act of 2005,
Daylight Savings Time (DST) was extended by one month starting in 2007.
DST ends on Sunday, November 2, 2008.
The ERCOT Market Operations Test Environment (MOTE) will be available
for Market Participant testing on Tuesday, October 14, 2008, with a
back-up testing day of Thursday, October 16, 2008. This testing will
follow the simulated times shown in the table below. The MOTE will be
unavailable on Monday, October 13 and Wednesday, October 15, 2008 in
order to prepare for the tests.
MOTE DST Testing
Real-time
Simulated time
10/14/2007 08:00
11/1/2008 19:00
Start test; Day Ahead and AS Market Open
10/14/2007 10:00
11/1/2008 21:00
AS Market Close
10/14/2007 10:30
11/1/2008 21:30
Day Ahead Market Close, run RPRS
10/14/2007 13:00
11/2/2008 00:00
Start of DST day
10/14/2007 15:00
11/2/2008 02:00
DST Transition Time
10/14/2007 16:00
11/2/2008 02:00d
DST second hour
10/14/2007 18:00
11/2/2008 04:00
Close of test
Real-time
Simulated time
10/16/2008 08:00
11/1/2008 19:00
Start test; Day Ahead and AS Market Open
10/16/2008 10:00
11/1/2008 21:00
AS Market Close
10/16/2008 10:30
11/1/2008 21:30
Day Ahead Market Close, run RPRS
10/16/2008 13:00
11/2/2008 00:00
Start of DST day
10/16/2008 15:00
11/2/2008 02:00
DST Transition Time
10/16/2008 16:00
11/2/2008 02:00d
DST second hour
10/16/2008 18:00
11/2/2008 04:00
Close of test
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
Please refer to the latest version of the Market Participant XML
Interface document for additional information on Daylight Savings Time.
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/> . Please refer to the latest version of the
Market Participant XML Interface document for additional information on
Daylight Savings Time.
The 15 minute intervals for November 3, 2008 are labeled as follows:
...
0130
0145
0200
0115d
0130d
0145d
0200d
0215
etc.
and the hourly intervals are labeled as follows:
...
0100
0200
0200d
0300
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 e-mail at
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