NOTICE DATE: January 27, 2010 NOTICE TYPE: R-A012710-01 General SHORT DESCRIPTION: Administration of PUC Substantive Rule 25.476, Renewable and Green Energy Verification INTENDED AUDIENCE: All Retail Electric Providers DAY AFFECTED: March 1, 2010 LONG DESCRIPTION: This notice is to announce the continuing administration of PUCT Substantive Rule 25.476, Renewable and Green Energy Verification, for which ERCOT serves as the registration agent. This rule affects owners of generating facilities located in Texas and all retail electric providers (REPs). The purpose of PUCT Substantive Rule 25.476 is to establish the procedures by which REPs calculate and compose their renewable content pursuant to §25.475, General Retail Electric Provider Requirements and Information Disclosures to Residential and Small Commercial Customers, and to establish guidelines and verification for claims of "green" products. The following deadlines affect REPs: March 1, 2010 - Each REP that relies upon a supply contract with an out-of-state generator to authenticate fuel mix shall submit a report of the facility's annual fuel mix to ERCOT. Additional detail can be found in section 25.476 (f) (2). March 15, 2010 - Each REP within Texas that markets "green" electricity for power generated from natural gas produced in Texas shall submit attestations to ERCOT from the generator that the natural gas used to generate electricity supplied to the REP was produced in Texas. Additional information can be found in section 25.476 (f) (1). ACTION REQUIRED: Please send all required information to [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> on or before the date specified above. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: For more information on PUCT Substantive Rule 25.476, go to: http://www.puc.state.tx.us/rules/subrules/electric/index.cfm. CONTACT: If you have any questions or concerns, please send an e-mail to [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> or contact Roy McCoy at 512-248-3131. 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/> DP/DH