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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list that you no longer wish to receive, please follow this link in order to
unsubscribe from this list: http://lists.ercot.com.
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