The ERCOT planned maintenance outage completed at approximately  4 : 33  PM today, Sunday,  October 5 , 2008.  All systems and transaction processing were reinstated at that time.

As always, connectivity issues such as NAESB or TML can be reported to the ERCOT Help Desk at 512-248-6800 or [log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]>  or  on Monday to your ERCOT Account Manager.
 
JR
  

NOTICE DATE:  October 3, 2008

NOTICE TYPE:  M-A092508-02 Reminder: Outage - Retail/Wholesale

CLASSIFICATION:  Public

SHORT DESCRIPTION:  Scheduled Maintenance Outage            

INTENDED AUDIENCE:  All Market Participants

DAY AFFECTED:  Sunday, October 5, 2008 from 8:00 AM through 8:00 PM

LONG DESCRIPTION:  ERCOT has scheduled a maintenance outage for Sunday, October 5, 2008 from 8:00 AM through 8:00 PM.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:  During the outage the following functions will be affected:

·        Find ESI ID

·        Find Transaction

·        Submit Transactions

·        USA Functionalities

·        Report Explorer, including

·        Reports

·        Extracts

·        Invoices

·        Settlement Statements

·        Extract Scheduler

·        Web Services Data Requests

 

·        ERCOT Internet Services will NOT be available, including but not limited to:

·        ERCOT.com – www.ercot.com

·        MarkeTrak - https://marketrak.ercot.com:8443/tmtrack.dll?

·        TCR - https://tcr.ercot.com

·        Texas Renewables – www.texasrenewables.com

 

JR/DP/DH

 
From: ERCOT Client Relations
Sent: Thursday, September 25, 2008 11:01 AM
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Subject: M-A092508-01 Outage - Retail/Wholesale

NOTICE DATE:  September 25, 2008

NOTICE TYPE:  M-A092508-01 Outage - Retail/Wholesale

CLASSIFICATION:  Public

SHORT DESCRIPTION:  Scheduled Maintenance Outage            

INTENDED AUDIENCE:  All Market Participants

DAY AFFECTED:  Sunday, October 5, 2008 from 8:00 AM through 8:00 PM

LONG DESCRIPTION:  ERCOT has scheduled a maintenance outage for Sunday, October 5, 2008 from 8:00 AM through 8:00 PM.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:  During the outage the following functions will be affected:

  • Market Participants utilizing NAESB to send/receive transactions to/from ERCOT will NOT be able to send/receive transactions to/from ERCOT during the outage.  This includes all retail transactions.
  • 867 transactions will NOT be forwarded during the outage.
  • 997 Functional Acknowledgements will NOT be sent during the outage.
  • Components of the TML and Commercial API will NOT be available including:
    • Find ESI ID
    • Find Transaction
    • Submit Transactions
    • USA Functionalities
    • Report Explorer, including
      • Reports
      • Extracts
      • Invoices
      • Settlement Statements
    • Extract Scheduler
    • Web Services Data Requests  

MOS, Scheduling API, MOSTML, MOSPUBLIC, and Outage Scheduler will not be affected as there will be a DNS failover from Taylor to Austin.

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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JR/DP