*******TEXAS NODAL MARKET NOTICE*******

NOTICE DATE:  December 2, 2008

NOTICE TYPE: Education/Training

SHORT DESCRIPTION:  ERCOT announces a new Web-based Nodal Market
training course

INTENDED AUDIENCE:  ERCOT Market Participants

DAY AFFECTED:  December 2, 2008

LONG DESCRIPTION:  The ERCOT Nodal Market training curriculum requires
the development of training courses in instructor-led and web-based
training formats.  ERCOT has recently added a web-based training version
of the popular Basic Training Program.  The Basic Training Program,
which is also offered as a five-day instructor-led course, provides a
Nodal Market design overview of Day-Ahead operations, the Adjustment
Period and the Operating Period.  This basic course is designed to
provide key information to Qualified Scheduling Entities (QSEs),
Transmission Service Providers (TSPs) and ERCOT for conducting business
in the Nodal Market.

The following courses are currently available in a web-based training
format:

1.	ERCOT Nodal 101 
2.	Transition to Nodal Markets 
3.	Load Serving Entity 201 
4.	Network Model Management 
5.	Congestion Revenue Rights
6.	Basic Training Program

Web-Based Training (WBT) courses are accessible by Market Participants
through the Learning Management System (LMS) at
https://www.ercottraining.com/lms/default.asp.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:  Market Participant training is an integral part
of ERCOT's efforts to help Market Participants transition to the ERCOT
Nodal Market.

To access this and other Nodal Market training classes, please go to the
Texas Nodal Market Implementation training website at
http://nodal.ercot.com/training/courses/index.html. Select "View
Schedule" for the class you are interested in attending.  Select "Enroll
Online" to register for the classes listed above using ERCOT's Learning
Management System.

The ERCOT Nodal Transition Plan can be found in the Key Documents
section of the TPTF website at
http://www.ercot.com/committees/board/tac/tptf/index.html.

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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