*******TEXAS NODAL MARKET
NOTICE*******
NOTICE DATE: September
30, 2010
NOTICE TYPE: General
SHORT DESCRIPTION: FIRST
NOTICE – November 1, 2010, effective date of certain Nodal Protocols
and Nodal Operating Guides Sections
INTENDED AUDIENCE: ERCOT
Market Participants
DAY AFFECTED: November 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 August 4, 2010, ERCOT management certified that all
Market Readiness Criteria have been met regarding the Outage Scheduler and
Congestion Revenue Right go-live. Additionally, TAC (on August 5, 2010) and the
ERCOT Board (on August 17, 2010) passed resolutions certifying that all Market
Readiness Criteria have been met regarding the Outage Scheduler and Congestion
Revenue Right go-live. These three certifications fulfill the requirement in
ERCOT Protocol Section 21.12.3 and therefore allow the Outage Scheduler and
remaining Congestion Revenue Right functionality to begin operation on November
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 November 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 Section 1.3.7.2, Notice to
Market Participants of Effective Date for Nodal Operating Guides Provisions and
Retirement of Zonal Operating Guides Provision, requires 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 November 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.
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 ERCOT 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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