NOTICE DATE: February
5, 2009
NOTICE TYPE: W-A020509-01
Operations
SHORT DESCRIPTION: The ERCOT Market Operations Test
Environment (MOTE) will be open for Daylight Savings Time testing
INTENDED AUDIENCE: QSE Operations Personnel
DAY AFFECTED: February
17 and February 19, 2009
LONG DESCRIPTION: The ERCOT Market Operations Test Environment (MOTE)
will be available for Market Participant testing on Tuesday, February
17, 2009, with a back-up testing day of Thursday, February 19, 2009. This
testing will follow the simulated times shown in the table below. The MOTE will
be unavailable on February 16, 2009, in order to prepare for the tests.
MOTE DST Testing |
|
|
Real-time |
Simulated time |
|
|
|
|
02/17/2009 08:00 |
03/07/2008 19:00 |
Start test; Day Ahead and AS/RPRS
Markets Open |
02/17/2008 10:00 |
03/07/2008 21:00 |
AS Market Close |
02/17/2008 10:30 |
03/07/2008 21:30 |
Day Ahead Market Close, run
RPRS |
02/17/2008 13:00 |
03/07/2008 00:00 |
Start of DST day/00:00 of 23
hr day |
02/17/2008 14:00 |
03/08/2008 01:00 |
|
02/17/2008 15:00 |
03/08/2008 03:00 |
DST Transition |
02/17/2008 17:00 |
03/08/2008 05:00 |
Close of test |
|
|
|
Real-time |
Simulated time |
|
02/19/2008 08:00 |
03/07/2008 19:00 |
Start test; Day Ahead and AS/RPRS
Markets Open |
02/19/2008 10:00 |
03/07/2008 21:00 |
AS Market Close |
02/19/2008 10:30 |
03/07/2008 21:30 |
Day Ahead Market Close, run
RPRS |
02/19/2008 13:00 |
03/08/2008 00:00 |
Start of DST day |
02/19/2008 14:00 |
03/08/2008 01:00 |
|
02/19/2008 15:00 |
03/08/2008 03:00 |
DST Transition |
02/19/2008 17:00 |
03/08/2008 05:00 |
Close of test |
|
|
|
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Please refer to the latest version of the
Market Participant XML Interface document for additional
The following are examples of how the 15 minute intervals
for March 8, 2009,
are labeled:
…
0130
0145
0300
0315
0330
etc.
and the hourly intervals are labeled as follows:
…
0100
0300
0400
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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