NOTICE DATE: October 6,
2010
NOTICE TYPE: W-A100610-01
Operations
SHORT DESCRIPTION: The ERCOT MOTE will be open for Daylight Savings Time (DST)
testing
INTENDED AUDIENCE: QSE Operations Personnel
DAYS AFFECTED: October 19
and October 21, 2010
LONG DESCRIPTION: The ERCOT Market Operations Test Environment (MOTE) will be
available for Market Participant testing on Tuesday, October 19,
2010, with a back-up testing day of Thursday, October 21, 2010. This
testing will follow the simulated times shown in the table below. The MOTE will
be unavailable on Monday, October 18, 2010, in order to prepare for the
tests. If the back-up testing day is needed, MOTE will be unavailable on
Wednesday, October 20, 2010, in order to prepare for the tests.
MOTE DST Testing |
|
|
Real-time |
Simulated
time |
|
10/19/2010
08:00 |
11/06/2010
19:00 |
Start
test; Day-Ahead and AS Market Opens |
10/19/2010
10:00 |
11/06/2010
21:00 |
AS Market
Close |
10/19/2010
10:30 |
11/06/2010
21:30 |
Day-Ahead
Market Close, run RPRS |
10/19/2010
13:00 |
11/07/2010
00:00 |
Start of
DST day |
10/19/2010
15:00 |
11/07/2010
02:00 |
DST
Transition Time |
10/19/2010
16:00 |
11/07/2010
02:00d |
DST Second
Hour |
10/19/2010
18:00 |
11/07/2010
04:00 |
Close of
Test |
|
|
|
Real-time |
Simulated
time |
|
10/21/2010
08:00 |
11/06/2010
19:00 |
Start
test; Day-Ahead and AS Market Opens |
10/21/2010
10:00 |
11/06/2010
21:00 |
AS Market
Close |
10/21/2010
10:30 |
11/06/2010
21:30 |
Day-Ahead
Market Close, run RPRS |
10/21/2010
13:00 |
11/07/2010
00:00 |
Start of
DST day |
10/21/2010
15:00 |
11/07/2010
02:00 |
DST
Transition Time |
10/21/2010
16:00 |
11/07/2010
02:00d |
DST Second
Hour |
10/21/2010
18:00 |
11/07/2010
04:00 |
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 October 19, 2010, are labeled:
…
0100
0115
0130
0145
0200
0115d (DST 2nd hour)
0130d (DST 2nd hour)
0145d (DST 2nd hour)
0200d (DST 2nd hour)
0215
0230
0245
etc.
and the hourly intervals are labeled as follows:
…
0100
0200
0200d (DST 2nd hour)
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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