NOTICE DATE:  October 22, 2008

NOTICE TYPE:  M-A102208-01  Operations

SHORT DESCRIPTION: ERCOT Congestion Zones for 2009 and 2009 PCR Requests

INTENDED AUDIENCE:  QSE Operations Personnel and NOIEs with PCRs

DAY AFFECTED: Operating Day January 1, 2009

LONG DESCRIPTION: For 2009, the ERCOT Board of Directors (Board) approved four Congestion Zones along with five Commercially Significant Constraints (CSCs) between these Zones.   The names of the Zones and the CSCs are listed below:

Congestion Zone Names	Commercially Significant Constraints
NORTH2009	Sweetwater-Long Creek/Abilene Mulberry /Creek-Long Creek 345-kV double Circuit
SOUTH2009	Lake Creek-Temple/Tradinghouse-Temple Pecan Creek 345-kV double circuit (SN)
WEST2009	Lake Creek-Temple/Tradinghouse-Temple Pecan Creek 345-kV double circuit (NS)
HOUSTON2009	Singleton-Obrien/Singleton-TH Wharton 345-kV double circuit (NH)
	Sweetwater-Long Creek/Abilene Mulberry Creek-Long Creek 345 kV double circuit  (NW)

In order to facilitate the allocation of Pre-assigned Congestion Rights (PCRs), ERCOT requests that eligible Municipally Owned Utilities (MOUs) and Electric Cooperatives (ECs) submit the data requested in the attached template.

The attached spreadsheet will be used to calculate 2009 PCRs. The spreadsheet includes the 2008 Annual Average Weighted Shift Factors, as the 2009 Annual Average Weighted Shift Factors that will be used to calculate the 2009 PCRs are unavailable as of the time of this Notice. 

ACTION REQUIRED: If your Entity is eligible for PCRs as defined in Section 7.5.6 of the ERCOT Protocols, please complete the fields highlighted in yellow and return the completed spreadsheet to [log in to unmask] no later than Thursday, October 30, 2008 by 5:00PM CPT.  Late submissions will not be considered due to ERCOT’s need to determine the total amount of TCRs available for auction in a timely manner. Please indicate any “exemptions to zonal placement” that may affect specific contract paths as per Section 7.2.2(5) of the ERCOT Protocols. Payments for Transmission Congestion Rights (TCRs) and PCRs are due under the timelines specified in  Section 7.5.3.2.2(5).

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: When submitting a request for PCRs, please provide the following:

A.  Spreadsheet or cover letter identifying the following:

For each Generation Resource for which a request is made:

If under contract:

    (1) Date contract was signed

    (2) Date contract became effective (i.e. energy produced under the contract)

    (3) Date contract expires

    (4) MW capacity to which party is entitled under the contract

If Generation Resource is owned:

    (1) Date ownership interest started

    (2) Percentage of ownership interest

    (3) MW capacity to which party is entitled

B. Complete documents (contracts, certified financial statements, certificate of insurance coverage, etc.) are necessary to verify the above items with the items requiring verification highlighted (circled or otherwise clearly marked) within the document.  Entities may designate the documents as Protected Information in accordance with Section 1.3.1.1(15) of the ERCOT Protocols. 

C. Short explanation describing why the request(s) meet the requirements of the ERCOT Protocols.

Scanned submissions are appreciated.

CONTACT: If you have any questions, please contact your ERCOT Account Manager. You may also call the general ERCOT Client Relations phone number at (512) 248-3900 or contact ERCOT Client Relations via e-mail at [log in to unmask]">[log in to unmask] .

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