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Subject: W-B040108-01 2008 Severe Weather
Hurricane Drill
NOTICE DATE: April 1,
2008
NOTICE TYPE:
W-B040108-01 Operations
CLASSIFICATION:
Public
SHORT DESCRIPTION: ERCOT
2008 Severe Weather Hurricane Drill
INTENDED AUDIENCE:
Transmission Service Providers, QSEs with Resources and other interested Market
Participants
DAY AFFECTED: See table
below
LONG DESCRIPTION: The annual “Severe Weather Drill” as
required by the ERCOT Operating
Guide, Section 1.8.5, will be conducted May 12 - 14, 2008. This year’s
Drill will simulate a Category 4 Hurricane. Below is a timeline of events
and due dates.
Transmission Service Providers and QSEs representing
Resources are required to participate in the system operations drill.
Other
interested Market Participants are invited to participate in the emergency
communications drill which runs simultaneous with the operations drill.
ERCOT corporate communications will conduct an email-only drill which simulates
crisis notification. Participants are welcomed to simulate the use of
their own internal emergency plans. RSVP to [log in to unmask] by
Severe Weather Hurricane Drill
Timeline of Events | |
April
18, 2008 |
Operations Drill Participants’ confirmations due
back to ERCOT |
May 5,
2008 |
Drill
Conference Call |
May 12-
14, 2008 |
Drill
Days (0800 – 1700) |
May 16,
2008 |
Drill
Participants’ Critique responses due back to
ERCOT |
May
26-28, 2008 |
Backup
Drill day |
ACTION REQUIRED:
Transmission Service Providers and QSEs representing Resources are to confirm
their participation by sending an email to Kelly Blackmer at [log in to unmask] by April 18,
2008. Operations staff of other Market Participants (e.g., QSEs that do
not represent Resources) are welcome to email Kelly Blackmer to participate with
ERCOT Operations in Hot Line calls.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
The attached files include: the 2008 Drill Invitation, Drill Scripts (ERCOT
version), Drill Activities (QSE), Drill Activities (TO), Drill
Critique, QSE and TO Assigned Phone Numbers for the Drill, Fuel Reporting
Survey, and Drill Script.
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].
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