NOTICE DATE: May 27, 2008
NOTICE TYPE: MA052708-01 INFORMATIONAL: Mass
Transition Event
SHORT DESCRIPTION: Market
Participant Mass Transition Event
INTENDED AUDIENCE: All Market
Participants
DAY AFFECTED: May 28, 2008
LONG DESCRIPTION: National Power Company Inc. (NPC), a
Qualified Scheduling Entity (QSE) and a Load Serving Entity (LSE) in the ERCOT
Region, has informed the Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCOT)
that NPC will be unable to comply with its obligations under the Standard Form
Market Participant Agreement as of Close of Business on May 27, 2008. As
such, NPC has asked ERCOT to proceed with a Mass Transition event pursuant to
the ERCOT Protocols and Retail Market Guide.
Pursuant to Protocol Section 15.1.3,
Mass Transition, and Retail
Market Guide (RMG) Section 7.11, Mass
Customer Transition Process, ERCOT will begin the Mass Transition of
NPC’s Customers to the Providers of Last Resort (POLRs) on May 28,
2008.
The size of the associated Load is
approximately 616 MWhs per day and the total number of ESI IDs involved is
approximately 15,163.
ERCOT has been working closely with
the Public Utility Commission of Texas (PUCT) and affected Market Participants
to ensure an efficient and effective transfer of customers.
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]
ERCOT’s
Legal Department is also available should your entity’s legal department
have any specific questions. You may reach Chad V. Seely ([log in to unmask]) at
(512) 225 – 7035.
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