*******TEXAS NODAL MARKET
NOTICE*******
NOTICE DATE: November 15,
2010
NOTICE TYPE: General
SHORT DESCRIPTION: QSEs
representing Resources to begin submitting binding COPs on November 24, 2010,
for Operating Days December 1, 2010, and beyond
INTENDED AUDIENCE: QSEs
with Resources
DAY AFFECTED: November
24, 2010
LONG DESCRIPTION: In accordance with the
Nodal Protocol Transition Plan (http://nodal.ercot.com/about/po/sch/index.html), Nodal Protocol
Section 3.9, Current Operating Plan (COP), will become effective on November 24,
2010, in preparation for Nodal Go-Live cutover on December 1, 2010.
Nodal
Protocol Section 3.9.1(1), Current Operating Plan (COP) Criteria,
requires that each Qualified Scheduling Entity (QSE) that
represents a Resource must submit a COP to ERCOT that reflects expected
operating conditions for each Resource for each hour in the next seven
Operating Days.
In preparation for Nodal Go-Live
on December 1, 2010, QSEs with Resources will be required to submit seven days
of rolling COPs beginning November 24, 2010, for Operating Days December
1, 2010, and beyond. To clarify, on November 24 only
Operating Day December 1 is binding per protocols, however the other six days
are required to effectively support the nodal cutover activities.
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 the Market Trials team by 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