*******TEXAS NODAL MARKET NOTICE*******
NOTICE DATE:  January 18, 2010
NOTICE TYPE:  Education/Training
SHORT DESCRIPTION:  ERCOT offers Nodal Market Verifiable Costs workshops
INTENDED AUDIENCE:  Nodal Accountable Executives, Nodal Transition Project Managers, Market Trial Contacts
DAY AFFECTED:  April 7, 2010
LONG DESCRIPTION:  ERCOT will conduct a workshop to review the Nodal Market rules and guidelines for the calculation, submission and processing of verifiable costs. This workshop is targeted at Qualified Scheduling Entities (QSEs) representing Resources and Resource Entities that will submit verifiable cost data to ERCOT over the next few months as part of their readiness for the Nodal Market. The workshop will provide an overview of what verifiable costs are and how they are used in the ERCOT Nodal Market. A detailed presentation of the types of verifiable cost data, the submission process and timeline will be presented. The workshop will also present and walk through the verifiable costs data submission templates.
The location and schedule of the course is shown below:
Date

Time

City

Address

April 7, 2010

9:00 AM to 3:00 PM

Austin, TX

ERCOT Austin<http://www.ercot.com/about/locations/>
7620 Metro Center Dr.
Austin, TX 78744


Additional Information:  Attendees may review the following documents on the ERCOT website at http://nodal.ercot.com/readiness/golive/index.html:
*         Verifiable Cost Implementation Plan
*         Verifiable Cost Manual
*         Verifiable Costs Submission Template
ACTION REQUIRED:  To sign up for these workshops, please RSVP by sending an e-mail to [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> with your name and the company you represent.
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 [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>.
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