NOTICE DATE:  August 18, 2008

NOTICE TYPE:  M-B081308-04   Outage - Report Explorer

SHORT DESCRIPTION:  Degradation of the Report Explorer functionality of
the TML

INTENDED AUDIENCE:  ERCOT Market Participants

DAYS AFFECTED:  August 13-18, 2008

LONG DESCRIPTION:  The Report Explorer functionality of the Texas Market
Link (TML) is currently experiencing technical difficulties.  Some
Market Participants are receiving this message "The system is not
responding" when attempting to access Report Explorer but, have been
able to access extracts and reports after several attempts.  

ERCOT has made adjustments to the affected server and has observed
improvements in performance. ERCOT will continue to monitor performance
and make adjustments if needed.  

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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