NOTICE DATE: October
23, 2009
NOTICE TYPE:
M-A102309-01 Operations
SHORT DESCRIPTION:
ERCOT Congestion Zones for 2010 and 2010 PCR Requests
INTENDED AUDIENCE: QSE Operations Personnel and Non-Opt In
Entities (NOIEs) with PCRs
DAY AFFECTED: Operating Day January 1,
2010
LONG DESCRIPTION: The
Commercially Significant Constraints (CSCs) named below are those approved by
the ERCOT Board for Calendar Year 2010. The CSCs sending and receiving
zones for 2010 are the same for 2009.
Congestion Zone Names |
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NORTH2010 |
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SOUTH2010 |
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WEST2010 |
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HOUSTON2010 |
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Commercially Significant Constraints |
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West to North |
Bowman – Jacksboro;
Bowman – Graham; Tonkawa – Graham; Long Creek – Graham;
Cook Field – Graham; and, San Angelo Red Creek - Comanche |
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South to North |
Temple - Lake Creek/Temple
Pecan Creek/Tradinghouse |
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North to South |
Lake
Creek-Temple/Tradinghouse-Temple Pecan Creek |
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North to Houston |
Singleton-Obrien Singleton-TH Wharton |
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North to West |
Jacksboro - Bowman; Graham -
Bowman; Graham - Tonkawa; Graham - Long Creek; Graham - Cook Field; and
Comanche - San Angelo Red Creek |
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In order to facilitate the allocation of the Pre-assigned
Congestion Rights (PCRs), ERCOT requests that eligible Municipally Owned
Utilities and Electric Cooperatives submit the data requested in the attached
template.
ACTION REQUIRED: If
your entity is eligible for PCRs as defined in section 7.5.6 of the ERCOT
Protocols, please complete the fields highlighted in yellow and return the
completed spreadsheet to [log in to unmask]"
title="mailto:Congestion&[log in to unmask]">Congestion&[log in to unmask]
no later than Tuesday,
November 3rd, 2009. Late submissions will not be considered
due to ERCOT’s need to determine the total amount of Transmission
Congestion Rights (TCRs) available for auction in a timely manner. Please
indicate any “exemptions to zonal placement” that may affect
specific contract paths as per Protocol Section 7.2.2 (5). Payments for TCRs
and PCRs are due under the timelines specified in Protocol Section 7.5.3.2.2
(5).
ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION: When submitting a request for PCRs, please provide the
following information:
A. Spreadsheet or cover letter identifying the
following:
For each unit for which a request is made:
If under contract:
(1)
Date contract was signed
(2) Date
contract became effective (i.e. energy produced under the contract)
(3)
Date contract expires
(4)
MW capacity to which party is entitled under the contract
If unit is owned:
(1)
Date ownership interest started
(2)
Percentage of ownership interest
(3)
MW capacity to which party is entitled
B. Pages of documents (contracts, etc.)
necessary to verify the above items with the items requiring verification
highlighted (circled or otherwise clearly marked) within the document
C. Short explanation describing why the
request(s) meet the requirements of the Protocols
Scanned
submissions are appreciated.
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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