*******TEXAS NODAL MARKET
NOTICE*******
NOTICE DATE: October 26,
2010
NOTICE TYPE: Education/Training
SHORT DESCRIPTION: UPDATE
– ERCOT to host Nodal Market Workshop for Retail Electric Providers
INTENDED AUDIENCE: Personnel
from Retail Electric Providers or Load Serving Entities
DAY AFFECTED: Tuesday,
November 9, 2010, 09:30 – 13:00 (CST)
LONG DESCRIPTION:
ERCOT will host a one-day workshop on topics of
special interest to Load Serving Entities (LSEs) and Retail Electric Providers
(REPs) and their readiness for the transition to the Texas Nodal Market. The
workshop will be held in Austin on Tuesday, November 9, 2010, and will
consist of panel discussions on selected nodal market
topics related to the changes that the implementation of the nodal market will
introduce to the business environment of REPs in the ERCOT market. The workshop
will consist of two panels of invited guests that will share their ideas and
answer questions from the audience on the risks and opportunities of the new
ERCOT nodal market for LSEs.
The location and schedule of the workshop are shown below:
Date |
Time |
City |
Address |
November 9, 2010 |
09:30 to 13:00 |
Austin, TX |
Omni
Austin Hotel at Southpark 4140 Governor’s Row Austin, TX
78744 |
The
agenda and the topics of panel discussions are as follows:
09:30 – 10:00 |
Opening Remarks |
Marcie Zlotnik –
Chairman and COO of StarTex Power – ERCOT Board Member |
10:00 – 11:00 |
Panel
– 1 (Wholesale Market Readiness Checklist) Wholesale
market changes and tools available to LSEs to manage cost exposure: ·
Energy
and Capacity Costs ·
Bilateral
Trades (Energy and Capacity) ·
Day-Ahead
Market (Energy, Point-to-Point Obligations) ·
Hedging
Instruments ·
Reliability
Unit Commitment (RUC) ·
Settlement
(CRRs, DAM, RUC, Real-Time) |
Moderator
– Kim Casey – Twin Eagle Resource Management Panel
members: ·
Read Comstock
– Direct Energy ·
Marty Downey
– Trieagle Energy ·
Eric Goff
– Reliant Energy ·
Brandon
Schwertner – MP2Energy ·
Patrick Coon
– ERCOT |
11:00 – 11:15 |
Break |
|
11:15 – 13:00 |
Panel
– 2 (Retail Market Changes) Changes
to interactions between REPs and retail customers: ·
Nodal
market charges ·
Contracts ·
Pass-through
costs ·
Product
and service offerings ·
Consumer
protection |
Moderator
– Kim Casey – Twin Eagle Resource Management Panel
members: ·
Eric Hendrick
– Stream Energy ·
Steve Madden
– StarTex Power ·
Jim Reynolds
– Power & Gas Consulting ·
Paul Smollen
– Fox, Smollen & Associates ·
Annette Mass
– OPUC ·
Shawnee
Claiborne-Pinto – PUCT |
Each panel discussion will consist
of a brief presentation to define the topics covered by the panel followed by
questions and answers facilitated by the moderator. ERCOT asks that Market
Participants submit questions ahead of the workshop for use in the panel
discussions. The moderator will use questions submitted ahead of time, if
received, and from the audience to facilitate the panel discussions.
The workshop will also be available
via WebEx for those unable to attend in person.
ERCOT hosted another Nodal Market
Readiness Workshop for REPs on October 6, 2010. If you were not able to attend,
you can access a video recording of this workshop using the links below:
·
Introduction and Panel – 1 (The Big Picture):
o REP
Readiness Workshop 10062010 Introduction and Panel1
·
Panel – 2 (Wholesale Market Changes) and Panel – 3
(Retail Market Changes – REP to end-use-customer issues):
o REP
Readiness Workshop 10062010_Panel2_Panel3
ACTION REQUIRED: To
register for this workshop, please send an email to [log in to unmask] with your
name and the name of your company. Please put “Nodal Market Workshop for
Retail Electric Providers” in the subject line of the email. If there
will be multiple attendees from the same company, please include the names of all
attendees.
Please submit any questions you
would like to be asked to either panel by sending an email to [log in to unmask] and include
“Questions for November 9 ERCOT REP Workshop” in the subject line
of your email.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
Any documents presented in this meeting will be posted at http://nodal.ercot.com/training/courses/rep_workshop.html.
See below for WebEx meeting details:
Topic: Nodal Market Workshop for
Retail Electric Providers
Date: Tuesday, November 9, 2010
Time: 09:30 – 13:00 (CST)
Meeting Number: 358 522 704
Meeting Password: Nodal123!!
Please click the link below to see more information or to
join the meeting.
To join the online meeting:
1. Go to https://ercot.webex.com/ercot/j.php?ED=141294402&UID=0&PW=NYWExZjY1ZWY3&RT=MiM3
2. Enter your name and email address.
3. Enter the meeting password: Nodal123!!
4. Click "Join Now".
To join the teleconference:
Call-in toll-free number (US/Canada): 1-866-469-3239
Meeting Number: 358 522 704
To access other Nodal Market training courses, 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].
If you
are receiving email 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.
dh