*******TEXAS NODAL MARKET NOTICE*******

NOTICE DATE: July 12, 2010

NOTICE TYPE: Education/Training

SHORT DESCRIPTION: ERCOT offers Nodal Training Courses

INTENDED AUDIENCE: Nodal Accountable Executives, Nodal Transition Project Managers, Market Trial Contacts

DAYS AFFECTED: See table below

LONG DESCRIPTION: ERCOT will conduct the following Nodal training courses. These courses are targeted at all Market Participants as part of their readiness for the Nodal Market.

The location and schedule of the courses are shown below:

Basic Training Program
August 10 – 13, 2010	09:00 to 17:00 (August 10) 08:00 to 16:00 (August 11 – 13)	Houston, TX	Calpine 717 Texas Ave. Suite 1000 Houston, TX 77002
Congestion Revenue Rights
July 21, 2010	08:30 to 17:00	Irving, TX	Optim Energy Las Colinas Tower II 225 East John Carpenter Freeway Irving, TX 75062
August 24, 2010	08:30 to 17:00	Newark, DE	University of Delaware Courtyard by Marriott 400 David Hollowell Drive Newark, DE 19716
August 31, 2010	08:30 to 17:00	Austin, TX	ERCOT Austin 7620 Metro Center Dr. Austin, TX 78744
Economics of LMP
September 13, 2010	08:00 to 17:00	Austin, TX	ERCOT Austin 7620 Metro Center Dr. Austin, TX 78744
ERCOT 101 for Wind Generation
September 13, 2010	09:00 to 16:00	Irving, TX	Optim Energy Las Colinas Tower II 225 East John Carpenter Freeway Irving, TX 75062
ERCOT Nodal 101
July 26, 2010	08:30 to 17:00	Irving, TX	First Choice Las Colinas Tower II 225 East John Carpenter Freeway Irving, TX 75062
August 10, 2010	08:30 to 17:00	Austin, TX	ERCOT Austin 7620 Metro Center Dr. Austin, TX 78744
September 14, 2010	08:30 to 17:00	Houston, TX	StarTex Power 3200 SW Freeway Houston, TX 77027
Generation 101
July 27 – 28, 2010	09:00 to 17:00 (July 27) 08:00 to 16:00 (July 28)	Houston, TX	Calpine 717 Texas Ave. Suite 1000 Houston, TX 77002
September 15 – 16, 2010	09:00 to 17:00 (September 15) 08:00 to 16:00 (September 16)	Austin, TX	Hilton Austin Airport 9515 Hotel Dr. Austin, TX 78719
Generation 201
July 13 – 14, 2010	09:00 to 17:00 (July 13) 08:00 to 16:00 (July 14)	Houston, TX		Norris Conference Center 9990 Richmond Ave. Ste 102 Houston, TX 77042
August 25 – 26, 2010	09:00 to 17:00 (August 25) 08:00 to 16:00 (August 26)	Newark, DE		University of Delaware Courtyard by Marriott 400 David Hollowell Drive Newark, DE 19716
September 1 – 2, 2010	09:00 to 17:00 (September 1) 08:00 to 16:00 (September 2)	Austin, TX		Hilton Austin Airport 9515 Hotel Dr. Austin, TX 78719
Load Serving Entity 201
July 20, 2010	08:30 to 17:00	Irving, TX		Optim Energy Las Colinas Tower II 225 East John Carpenter Freeway Irving, TX 75062
August 16, 2010	08:30 to 17:00	Houston, TX		Reliant Energy 1000 Main St. Houston, TX 77002
Market Settlements 301
August 17 - 19, 2010	08:30 to 17:00	Garland, TX		Garland Fire Department Administration Building 1500 East State Highway 66 Garland, TX 75040
Nodal Outage Scheduler Workshop
July 15, 2010	09:00 to 16:00	Houston, TX		CenterPoint Energy Energy Control and Data Center 16303 Tomball Parkway Houston, TX 77065
NOIE QSE Operations
August 20, 2010	08:30 to 17:00	Garland, TX		Garland Fire Department Administration Building 1500 East State Highway 66 Garland, TX 75040
NPRR206 E-Factors Workshop
August 10, 2010	09:00 to 13:00	Austin, TX		Hilton Austin Airport 9515 Hotel Dr. Austin, TX 78719
Transmission 101
July 13 – 14, 2010	09:00 to 17:00 (July 13) 08:00 to 16:00 (July 14)	Houston, TX		CenterPoint Energy Energy Control and Data Center 16303 Tomball Parkway Houston, TX 77065
August 3 – 4, 2010	09:00 to 17:00 (August 3) 08:00 to 16:00 (August 4)	Austin, TX		ERCOT Austin 7620 Metro Center Dr. Austin, TX 78744

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Market Participant training is an integral part of ERCOT’s efforts to help Market Participants transition to the ERCOT Nodal Market. These courses are part of a series of instructor-led and web-based training courses available to Market Participants.

To access Nodal Market training classes, go to the Nodal training website at http://nodal.ercot.com/training/courses/index.html. Select “View Schedule” for the class you are interested in attending, and then select “Enroll Online” to register using the Learning Management System (LMS).

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 Nodal Training via email at [log in to unmask].

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