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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