*******TEXAS NODAL MARKET
NOTICE*******
NOTICE DATE: October 4,
2010
NOTICE TYPE: Education/Training
SHORT DESCRIPTION: FINAL
REMINDER – ERCOT to host Nodal Market Workshop for Retail Electric
Providers
INTENDED AUDIENCE:
Personnel from Retail Electric Providers or Load Serving Entities
DAY AFFECTED: Wednesday,
October 6, 2010, 09:30 – 15:30
(CDT)
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 preparation for the transition to the Texas Nodal Market. The
workshop will be held in Austin on Wednesday, October 6, 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 three panels of invited guests that will share their ideas on the
risks and opportunities of the new ERCOT nodal market for LSEs.
The location and schedule of the workshop is shown below:
Date |
Time |
City |
Address |
October 6, 2010 |
09:30 to 15:30 |
Austin, TX |
7620
Metro Center Dr. Austin, TX 78744 |
The
agenda and the topics of panel discussions are as follows:
09:30 – 09:45 |
Opening Remarks |
Marcie Zlotnik –
Chairman and COO of StarTex Power
– ERCOT Board Member |
09:45 – 10:15 |
Nodal Market Program Update |
Kenneth Ragsdale –
ERCOT |
10:15 – 11:15 |
Panel
– 1 (The Big Picture) The
Big Picture - Changes to interactions between ERCOT and Market participants: ·
Zonal-Nodal
changes ·
Market
relationships (QSE, LSE, CRR Account Holder, Counterparty) ·
Timeline
to nodal market ·
Credit
issues |
Moderator
– Raj Chudgar – SunGard Consulting Services Panel
members: ·
Andrew Elliott
– GDF Suez Energy Resources NA ·
Sherry Looney
– Luminant Energy Company ·
Read Comstock
– Direct Energy ·
Marty Downey
– Trieagle Energy ·
Cheryl Yager
– ERCOT |
11:15 – 12:00 |
Lunch |
|
12:00 – 13:30 |
Panel
– 2 (Wholesale Market Changes) Changes
to interactions between Market Participants: ·
Bilateral
Trades (Energy, Ancillary Services, Capacity) ·
Hedging
Instruments ·
QSE
– REP relationship ·
Nodal
market settlement (DAM, RUC, Real-Time) |
Moderator
– Raj Chudgar – SunGard Consulting Services Panel
members: ·
Jim Reynolds
– Power & Gas Consulting ·
Kim Casey
– Stratus Energy ·
Travis Radtke
– Shell Energy North America ·
Brandon
Schwertner – MP2Energy ·
Steve Reedy
– ERCOT |
13:30 – 13:45 |
Break |
|
13:45 – 15:30 |
Panel
– 3 (Retail Market Changes) Changes
to interactions between REPs and retail customers: ·
Nodal
market charges ·
Contracts ·
Product
and service offerings ·
Consumer
protection |
Moderator
– Raj Chudgar – SunGard Consulting Services Panel
members: ·
Steve Madden
– StarTex Power ·
Shawnee
Claiborne-Pinto – PUCT ·
Danny Bivens
– OPUC ·
Paul Smollen
– Fox, Smollen & Associates |
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.
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 questions related to
nodal market changes for Retail Electric Providers to [log in to unmask] and include
“Questions for October 6 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: Wednesday, October 6, 2010
Time: 09:30 – 15:30 (CDT)
Meeting Number: 355 620 755
Meeting Password: Electric123!!
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=139813362&UID=0&PW=NYjFkOGQ4MWE0&RT=MiM3
2. Enter your name and email address.
3. Enter the meeting password: Electric123!!
4. Click "Join Now".
To join the teleconference:
Call-in toll-free number (US/Canada): 1-866-469-3239
Meeting Number: 355 620 755
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].
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are receiving email from an ERCOT distribution list that you no longer wish to
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