*******TEXAS NODAL MARKET NOTICE******* NOTICE DATE: January 18, 2010 NOTICE TYPE: Education/Training SHORT DESCRIPTION: Upcoming Nodal Settlements Workshops INTENDED AUDIENCE: ERCOT Market Participants DAYS AFFECTED: See table below LONG DESCRIPTION: ERCOT announces that it will offer Market Participant workshops on Settlement of the Reliability Unit Commitment (RUC) process and Real-Time Market (RTM) during February and March 2010. The locations and schedules for the courses are shown below. The RUC/RTM settlement workshops are the third in a series of settlement workshops planned by ERCOT as part of its training program in preparation for the Nodal Market. Previous workshops included Settlement of Congestion Revenue Rights (CRRs) and the Day-Ahead Market (DAM). Settlements Workshop - RUC/RTM: This will be an instructor-led three day workshop and will present the settlement of the Reliability Unit Commitment (RUC) process and Real-Time Market (RTM) from the perspective of a Qualified Scheduling Entity (QSE) including: RUC Module * RUC Make Whole/Clawback including Eligibility, Verifiable Costs, and RTAIEC * RUC Decommitment Calculation and Load Allocation * RUC Capacity Short Calculation including multiple RUC processes, HASL substitution for RUC Decommitment/Forced Outage and Wind Resources RTM Module * Real Time Energy Imbalance * Base Point Deviation calculation * Voltage Support calculation * Revenue Neutrality * Ancillary Services Settlements Workshop - RUC/RTM dates and locations: Date Time City Address February 23 - 25, 2010 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM Austin, TX ERCOT Austin<http://www.ercot.com/about/locations/> 7620 Metro Center Dr. Austin, TX 78744 March 9 - 11, 2010 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM Garland, TX Garland Fire Department<http://atlas.mapquest.com/maps/map.adp?formtype=address&addtohistory=&address=1500%20Highway%2066&city=Garland&state=TX&zipcode=75040%2d6727&country=US&geodiff=1> Administration Building<http://atlas.mapquest.com/maps/map.adp?formtype=address&addtohistory=&address=1500%20Highway%2066&city=Garland&state=TX&zipcode=75040%2d6727&country=US&geodiff=1> 1500 East State Highway 66 Garland, TX 75040 March 23 - 25, 2010 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM Houston, TX Calpine<http://www.calpine.com/about/contact.asp> 717 Texas Avenue, Suite 1000 Houston, TX 77002 March 29 - 31, 2010 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. Due to the nature of the classroom materials used and the interaction required to effectively deliver these workshops, ERCOT does not plan to make these workshops available via WebEx or as a recorded presentations. ERCOT strongly recommends that settlement personnel take advantage of these workshops which are being offered prior to the Market Trial phases in which they will be receiving settlement statements and invoices. To access this and other Nodal Market training classes, please visit the Nodal training website at http://nodal.ercot.com/training/courses/index.html. Select "View Schedule" for the class you are interested in attending then select "Enroll Online" to register for the classes listed above using the Learning Management System (LMS). CONTACT: If you have any questions, please contact either the Market Trials team by email at [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> or 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/>. kd