*******TEXAS NODAL MARKET NOTICE******* NOTICE DATE: September 30, 2009 NOTICE TYPE: Education/Training SHORT DESCRIPTION: Upcoming Nodal Settlements Workshops INTENDED AUDIENCE: ERCOT Market Participants DAYS AFFECTED: See table below LONG DESCRIPTION: ERCOT announces the addition of two instructor-led Market Participant workshops to be held in November and December 2009. The locations and schedules for the courses are shown below. Congestion Revenue Rights (CRR) Workshop: This is a two-day workshop that will address the following topics: * CRR Auction - Annual and Monthly calculations and Invoicing * CRR settlement calculations for an Operating Day with Invoicing in Day-Ahead Market (DAM) and Real-Time Market (RTM) * CRR Auction Revenue Distribution (CARD) Invoice * Balancing Account - Daily and Monthly Reconciliation with Invoice CRR Workshop dates and locations: Date Time City Address November 2 - 3, 2009 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM (both days) Austin, TX ERCOT Austin<http://www.ercot.com/about/locations/> 7620 Metro Center Dr. Austin, TX 78744 November 10 - 11, 2009 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM (both days) Houston, TX Calpine<http://www.calpine.com/about/contact.asp> 717 Texas Avenue, Suite 1000 Houston, TX 77002 December 1 - 2, 2009 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM (both days) Garland, TX Garland Fire Department Administration Building 1500 East State Highway 66 Garland, TX 75040 December 14 - 15, 2009 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM (both days) Newark, NJ PSEG<http://www.pseg.com/about/directions.jsp> 80 Park Plaza Newark, NJ 07101 Day-Ahead Market (DAM) Workshop: This is a one-day workshop that will address the following topics: * Day-Ahead Make Whole including Combined Cycle Resource, Verifiable Costs, and Day-Ahead Average Incremental Energy Cost (DAAIEC) * Day-Ahead Energy and Point-to-Point (PTP) Obligation calculations * Ancillary Services calculation DAM Workshop dates and locations: Date Time City Address November 17, 2009 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM Austin, TX Wyndham Garden Hotel<http://www.wyndham.com/hotels/AUSWC/mapanddirections/main.wnt> 3401 South IH-35 Austin, TX 78741 December 16, 2009 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM Newark, NJ PSEG<http://www.pseg.com/about/directions.jsp> 80 Park Plaza Newark, NJ 07101 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Market Participant training is an integral part of ERCOT's efforts to help Market Participants transition to the ERCOT Nodal Market. These workshops are part of a series of instructor-led and web-based training courses available to Market Participants. To sign up for these workshops, please RSVP by sending an e-mail to [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>, with your name and the company you represent. 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]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>. If you are receiving e-mail from an ERCOT distribution list that you no longer wish to receive, please follow this link in order to unsubscribe from this list: http://lists.ercot.com<http://lists.ercot.com/>. dh