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NOTICE DATE: December
2, 2008
NOTICE TYPE: Education/Training
SHORT DESCRIPTION: ERCOT announces a new Web-based Nodal
Market training course
INTENDED AUDIENCE: ERCOT Market Participants
DAY AFFECTED: December
2, 2008
LONG DESCRIPTION: The
ERCOT Nodal Market training curriculum requires the development of training
courses in instructor-led and web-based training formats. ERCOT has
recently added a web-based training version of the popular Basic Training
Program. The Basic Training Program, which is also offered as
a five-day instructor-led course, provides a Nodal Market design
overview of Day-Ahead operations, the Adjustment Period and the Operating
Period. This basic course is designed to provide key information to
Qualified Scheduling Entities (QSEs), Transmission Service Providers
(TSPs) and ERCOT for conducting business in the Nodal Market.
The following courses are
currently available in a web-based training format:
Web-Based Training (WBT) courses are accessible by Market
Participants through the Learning Management System (LMS) at https://www.ercottraining.com/lms/default.asp.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
Market Participant training is an integral part of ERCOT’s efforts to
help Market Participants transition to the ERCOT Nodal Market.
To
access this and other Nodal Market training classes, please go to the Texas
Nodal Market Implementation training website at http://nodal.ercot.com/training/courses/index.html.
Select “View Schedule” for the class you are interested in
attending. Select “Enroll Online” to register for the classes
listed above using ERCOT’s Learning Management System.
The
ERCOT Nodal Transition Plan can be found in the Key Documents section of the
TPTF website at http://www.ercot.com/committees/board/tac/tptf/index.html.
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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