NOTICE DATE:  June 12, 2009

NOTICE TYPE: M-A061209-01 Education and Training

SHORT DESCRIPTION:  ERCOT Wind Workshop to be held June 26, 2009

INTENDED AUDIENCE:  ERCOT Market Participants

DAY AFFECTED:  June 26, 2009

LONG DESCRIPTION:  ERCOT will be hosting a wind workshop on June 26, 2009 at the Met Center in Austin. 

There are two main topics that will be discussed during the workshop. The first is the Low Voltage Ride-Through (LVRT) Study. The contractor selected by ERCOT to perform the study will be presenting information including an overview of the study and the process that will be used to obtain the required data from each Wind Generation Resource (WGR).

The second topic will be the wind forecasts that are being produced by AWS Truewind for ERCOT. AWS Truewind will be presenting material on ERCOT-specific forecasting issues that have been observed during the last several months. Topics for the presentation will include: how ERCOT forecasts are produced, wind farm data quality/representativeness issues, and forecast performance.

The workshop details are as follows:

Date:  Friday, June 26, 2009

Time:  9:30 a.m. until approximately 3:30 p.m.

Location:   ERCOT Austin

                   7620 Metro Center Drive

                    Austin, TX  78744       

An agenda, along with any additional workshop details, will be posted to the ERCOT website by June 19, 2009.

ACTION REQUIRED:  Parties planning to attend the workshop are asked to RSVP with name of entity represented and number of people attending.  To RSVP go to the calendar event page at the following link:

http://www.ercot.com/calendar/2009/06/20090626-WIND.

Send the RSVP to Sheila Letkeman by June 19, 2009.

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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