NOTICE DATE: February 18,
2010
NOTICE TYPE: W-A021810-01
Operations
SHORT DESCRIPTION: The ERCOT Market Operations Test Environment (MOTE) will be
open for Daylight Savings Time (DST) testing
INTENDED AUDIENCE: Qualified
Scheduling Entity (QSE) Operations Personnel
DAYS AFFECTED: February
23 and February 25, 2010
LONG DESCRIPTION: The ERCOT Market Operations Test Environment (MOTE) will be
available for Market Participant testing on Tuesday, February 23,
2010, with a back-up testing day of Thursday, February 25, 2010. This
testing will follow the simulated times shown in the table below. The MOTE will
be unavailable on Monday, February 22, 2010, in order to prepare for the
tests. If the back-up testing day is needed, MOTE will be unavailable on
Wednesday, February 24, 2010, in order to prepare for the tests.
|
MOTE DST Testing |
|
|
|
Real-time |
Simulated
time |
|
|
2/23/2010
08:00 |
3/13/2010
19:00 |
Start
test; Day-Ahead and AS/RPRS Markets Open |
|
2/23/2010
10:00 |
3/13/2010
21:00 |
AS Market
Close |
|
2/23/2010
10:30 |
3/13/2010
21:30 |
Day-Ahead
Market Close, run RPRS |
|
2/23/2010
13:00 |
3/14/2010
00:00 |
00:00 of
23 hr day |
|
2/23/2010
14:00 |
3/14/2010
01:00 |
|
|
2/23/2010
15:00 |
3/14/2010
03:00 |
DST
Transition |
|
2/23/2010
17:00 |
3/14/2010
05:00 |
Close of
Test |
|
|
|
|
|
Real-time |
Simulated
time |
|
|
2/25/2010
08:00 |
3/13/2010
19:00 |
Start
test; Day-Ahead and AS/RPRS Market Opens |
|
2/25/2010
10:00 |
3/13/2010
21:00 |
AS Market
Close |
|
2/25/2010
10:30 |
3/13/2010
21:30 |
Day-Ahead
Market Close, run RPRS |
|
2/25/2010
13:00 |
3/14/2010
00:00 |
00:00 of
23 hr day |
|
2/25/2010
14:00 |
3/14/2010
01:00 |
|
|
2/25/2010
15:00 |
3/14/2010
03:00 |
DST
Transition |
|
2/25/2010
17:00 |
3/14/2010
05:00 |
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 March 14, 2010, are labeled:
…
0130
0145
0300
0315
0330
etc.
and the hourly intervals are labeled as follows:
…
0100
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 email at [log in to unmask].
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