NOTICE DATE: October 6,
2009
NOTICE TYPE: W-A100609-01
Operations
SHORT DESCRIPTION: The ERCOT Market Operations Test Environment (MOTE) will be
open for Daylight Savings Time (DST) testing
INTENDED AUDIENCE: QSE Operations Personnel
DAYS AFFECTED: October 20
and October 22, 2009
LONG DESCRIPTION: The ERCOT Market Operations Test Environment (MOTE) will be
available for Market Participant testing on Tuesday, October 20,
2009, with a back-up testing day of Thursday, October 22, 2009. This
testing will follow the simulated times shown in the table below. The MOTE will
be unavailable on Monday, October 19, 2009, in order to prepare for the
tests. If the back-up testing day is needed, MOTE will be unavailable on
Wednesday, October 21, 2009, in order to prepare for the tests.
|
MOTE DST Testing |
|
|
|
Real-time |
Simulated
time |
|
|
10/20/2009
08:00 |
10/31/2009
19:00 |
Start
test; Day-Ahead and AS Market Opens |
|
10/20/2009
10:00 |
10/31/2009
21:00 |
AS Market
Close |
|
10/20/2009
10:30 |
10/31/2009
21:30 |
Day-Ahead
Market Close, run RPRS |
|
10/20/2009
13:00 |
11/01/2009
00:00 |
Start of
DST day |
|
10/20/2009
15:00 |
11/01/2009
02:00 |
DST
Transition Time |
|
10/20/2009
16:00 |
11/01/2009
02:00d |
DST Second
Hour |
|
10/20/2009
18:00 |
11/01/2009
04:00 |
Close of
Test |
|
|
|
|
|
Real-time |
Simulated
time |
|
|
10/22/2009
08:00 |
10/31/2009
19:00 |
Start
test; Day-Ahead and AS Market Opens |
|
10/22/2009
10:00 |
10/31/2009
21:00 |
AS Market
Close |
|
10/22/2009
10:30 |
10/31/2009
21:30 |
Day-Ahead
Market Close, run RPRS |
|
10/22/2009
13:00 |
11/01/2009
00:00 |
Start of
DST day |
|
10/22/2009
15:00 |
11/01/2009
02:00 |
DST
Transition Time |
|
10/22/2009
16:00 |
11/01/2009
02:00d |
DST Second
Hour |
|
10/22/2009
18:00 |
11/01/2009
04:00 |
Close of
Test |
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Please refer to the latest version of the Market
Participant Interface: XML document for additional information on Daylight
Savings Time. If you need to request a copy of the document, please contact
your ERCOT Account Manager. The URL for XML submissions will be: https://mostest.ercot.com/ercot-xml/servlet/Listener.
The URL for portal submissions will be: https://testtml.ercot.com.
The following are examples of how
the 15-minute intervals for October 20, 2009, are labeled:
…
0100
0115
0130
0145
0200
0115d (DST 2nd hour)
0130d (DST 2nd hour)
0145d (DST 2nd hour)
0200d (DST 2nd hour)
0215
0230
0245
etc.
and the hourly intervals are labeled as follows:
…
0100
0200
0200d (DST 2nd hour)
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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