NOTICE DATE:  November 14, 2008

 

NOTICE TYPE:  M-A111408-01 - Informational 

SHORT DESCRIPTION:  Transition of current Provider of Last Resort (POLR) customers to new incoming POLRs

 

INTENDED AUDIENCE:  Current POLRs

 

LONG DESCRIPTION:  In accordance with §25.43 - Provider of Last Resort (POLR), section (o) Termination of POLR status,  which addresses the transition of existing POLR customers to the new POLR at the end of the POLR term, current POLRs are to provide notice to their customers at least  60 calendar days prior to the end of the current POLR term.  The current POLR term for 2008 ends December 31, 2008. 

 

The POLRs need to provide lists of terminating customers to ERCOT for the allocation process to the incoming POLRs to occur.  ERCOT requests that POLRs submit this information by December 1, 2008.

 

Please review the POLR Rule §25.43 - Provider of Last Resort (POLR), section (o) Termination of POLR status for exact language.

 

ACTION ITEMS:

 

  1. Outgoing POLRs are to provide the list of customers to be transitioned or notice that no customers are being transitioned via email notification – subject line of email “POLR end of term 2008” – sent to [log in to unmask] by December 1, 2008.
  2. Outgoing POLRs are to provide the file formatted with data elements detailed in Retail Market Guide Appendix G, POLR Transfer Template.  All unused fields must be blank.
  3. ERCOT will perform the allocation process with the Volunteer POLR REP and Non-volunteering POLR REP as outlined in the rule (manually).
  1. ERCOT will provide ESI ID lists to the incoming POLRs by December 15, 2008.
  2. Incoming POLRs are to submit on-cycle switches with customer protection provisions waived to gain the customers.

 

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].

 

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