*******TEXAS NODAL MARKET
NOTICE*******
NOTICE DATE: November 8,
2010
NOTICE TYPE: General
SHORT DESCRIPTION: SECOND
NOTICE – Remaining effective dates of certain Nodal Protocols and Nodal
Operating Guides Sections and retirement dates of certain Zonal Protocols and
Zonal Operating Guides in preparation for full Nodal Market operations on
Operating Day December 1, 2010
INTENDED AUDIENCE: ERCOT
Market Participants
DAY AFFECTED: Operating
Day December 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 October 1, 2010, ERCOT management certified that all
Market Readiness Criteria have been met regarding full Nodal Market operations
go-live. Additionally, TAC (on October 7, 2010) and the ERCOT Board (on October
19, 2010) passed resolutions certifying that all Market Readiness Criteria have
been met for Nodal Market go-live. These three certifications fulfill the
requirement in ERCOT Protocol Section 21.12.3 and therefore allow the full
Nodal Market to begin on Operating Day December 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 beginning with November 20, 2010, in support of full Nodal Market
operations for Operating Day December 1, 2010. This Notice also serves as an
alert of the Zonal Protocol Sections which will retire with the transition to
full Nodal Market operations. Please see the attached file for applicable Nodal
Protocol Section effective dates and Zonal Protocol retirement dates. The Nodal
Protocol and Operating Guide 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 and retirement date of Zonal Operating Guide
Sections. Nodal Operating Guide Sections scheduled to become effective in
preparation for Operating Day December 1, 2010, as well as the retirement dates
for Zonal Operating Guide Sections, may also be found in the attached file and
within the Nodal Protocol and Operating Guide Transition Plan at http://nodal.ercot.com/about/po/sch/index.html.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: When
reviewing the Nodal Protocol and Operating Guide 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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