NOTICE DATE:  December 2, 2009

NOTICE TYPE:  W-A120209-01 Operations

SHORT DESCRIPTION:  ERCOT has determined the Congestion Management (CM) Zone and Shadow Price names for 2010. The ERCOT test environment will be available for market participant year-end testing.

INTENDED AUDIENCE:  QSE Operations and Settlements Personnel

DAYS AFFECTED:  December 15 and 17, 2009 - Test Days

LONG DESCRIPTION:  ERCOT has determined the short names for the 2010 Congestion Management Zones and the recorder names for the 2010 Congestion Shadow Prices.
The Short Names are the identifiers that Market Participants will see in their Data Extracts designating the CM Zone in billing determinants. These values are:
CM Zone Name

Short Name

NORTH2010

N10

HOUSTON2010

H10

SOUTH2010

S10

WEST2010

W10


The Shadow Price Recorder names are as follows:

Congestion Path Name

Recorder Name

WEST-NORTH

MCPESPC_W10N10

NORTH-WEST

MCPESPC_N10W10

SOUTH-NORTH

MCPESPC_S10N10

NORTH-SOUTH

MCPESPC_N10S10

NORTH-HOUSTON

MCPESPC_N10H10


ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:  The ERCOT Market Operations Test Environment (MOTE) will be available for two test days on December 15 and 17, 2009 according to the schedules below.
MOTE 2010 CM Zone Testing - Test Day #1 December 15

Real-time

Simulated time



12/15/09 8:00

12/31/09 17:00

Start test; Day-Ahead and AS Market Open for Trade Day January 1, 2010

12/15/09 11:00

12/31/09 20:00

AS Market Close for Trade Day January 1, 2010

12/15/09 12:00

12/31/09 21:00

Day-Ahead Market Close for Trade Day January 1, 2010. Run RPRS for January 1, 2010

12/15/09 15:00

12/31/09 24:00

New Year Transition to January 1, 2010

12/15/09 18:00

1/01/10 03:00

Close of test


MOTE 2009 CM Zone Testing - Test Day #2 December 17

Real-time

Simulated time



12/17/09 8:00

12/31/09 17:00

Start test; Day-Ahead and AS Market Open for Trade Day January 1, 2010

12/17/09 11:00

12/31/09 20:00

AS Market Close for Trade Day January 1, 2010

12/17/09 12:00

12/31/09 21:00

Day-Ahead Market Close for Trade Day January 1, 2010. Run RPRS for January 1, 2010

12/17/09 15:00

12/31/09 24:00

New Year Transition to January 1, 2010

12/17/09 18:00

1/01/10 03:00

Close of test


ACTION REQUIRED:  ERCOT requests participants to assess the impact on their systems and prepare accordingly. ERCOT will be conducting a simulation test of year-end transition in the third week of December 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]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>.
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