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

NOTICE DATE: August 5, 2010

NOTICE TYPE: General

SHORT DESCRIPTION: Clarification – September 1, 2010, effective date of certain Nodal Protocols and Nodal Operating Guides Sections

INTENDED AUDIENCE: ERCOT Market Participants

DAY AFFECTED: September 1, 2010

LONG DESCRIPTION: On July 30, 2010, the below Market Notice was distributed in accordance with Zonal Protocol Section 21.12.3, Notice to Market Participants of Effective Date for Nodal Protocol Provisions and Retirement of Zonal Protocol Provision, to identify the Nodal Protocol and Nodal Operating Guide Sections that are scheduled to become effective September 1, 2010.

The original notice stated that Nodal Protocol Section 16.5, Registration of a Resource Entity, would become effective on September 1, 2010. Subsequent to the original notice, two paragraphs – paragraphs (2) and (3) were added to Section 16.5, which became effective in the August 1, 2010 version of the Nodal Protocols. The effective date for these paragraphs is December 1, 2010.This Notice clarifies that Nodal Protocol Section 16.5, with the exception of paragraphs (2) and (3), will become effective on September 1, 2010.

Please see the attached updated file for applicable Nodal Protocol and Nodal Operating Guide Sections. The Nodal Protocol Transition Plan may also be found at http://nodal.ercot.com/about/po/sch/index.html.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: When reviewing the Nodal Protocol Transition Plan, the effective date applies to the entire section/subsection unless otherwise indicated. For any Market Information System (MIS) posting references within the Protocols or Operating Guides, please see the EROCT Market Information List (EMIL) for posting information. The EMIL may be found at http://nodal.ercot.com/readiness/reports/index.html (See Key Documents: MIS - ERCOT Market Information List).

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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Subject: Nodal - Protocols and Operating Guides Sections Effective September 1 2010

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

NOTICE DATE: July 30, 2010

NOTICE TYPE: General

SHORT DESCRIPTION: September 1, 2010, effective date of certain Nodal Protocols and Nodal Operating Guides Sections

INTENDED AUDIENCE: ERCOT Market Participants

DAY AFFECTED: September 1, 2010

LONG DESCRIPTION: Zonal Protocol Section 21.12.3, Notice to Market Participants of Effective Date for Nodal Protocol Provisions and Retirement of Zonal Protocol Provision, states the following:

No part of the Nodal market design may start operation until all the Market Readiness Criteria for that part of the Nodal market design have been met. Certification that all Market Readiness Criteria have been met must be made at least by each of the following: the Technical Advisory Committee (TAC), ERCOT and the ERCOT Board. Upon such certification, ERCOT shall issue two Notices alerting Market Participants to the effective date of Nodal Protocol Sections and the retirement of Zonal Protocol Sections, as applicable. ERCOT shall issue the first Notice no less than thirty (30) days prior to the effective date or retirement date, as applicable, and the second Notice no less than ten (10) days prior to the effective date or retirement date, as applicable.

On July 1, 2010, ERCOT management certified that all Market Readiness Criteria have been met regarding the Network Operations Model. Additionally, on July 20, 2010, both TAC and the ERCOT Board passed resolutions certifying that all Market Readiness Criteria have been met regarding the Network Operations Model. These three certifications fulfill the requirement in ERCOT Protocol Section 21.12.3 and therefore allow the Network Operations Model to begin operation on September 1, 2010.

Given ERCOT management, TAC and ERCOT Board certification, this Notice is to alert Market Participants of the Nodal Protocol Sections that will become effective on September 1, 2010. Please see the attached file for applicable Nodal Protocol Sections. The Nodal Protocol Transition Plan may also be found at http://nodal.ercot.com/about/po/sch/index.html.

Additionally, Operating Guide Revision Request (OGRR) 247, Process for Transition to Nodal Operating Guide Sections, was approved at the July 1, 2010, TAC meeting. OGRR247 will insert language into the August 1, 2010, version of the Operating Guides requiring ERCOT to also provide a 30-day and a 10-day Notice alerting Market Participants to the effective date of Nodal Operating Guide Sections. Nodal Operating Guide Sections scheduled to become effective on September 1, 2010, may also be found in the attached file and within the Nodal Protocol Transition Plan at http://nodal.ercot.com/about/po/sch/index.html.

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