NOTICE DATE:  November 22, 2010
NOTICE TYPE:  M-B112210-01 Operations
SHORT DESCRIPTION:  Resource Entity registration of Resource Transmission Facilities Outage Submittal Contact
INTENDED AUDIENCE:  Resource Entities
DAY AFFECTED:  November 22, 2010

LONG DESCRIPTION:  A Notice of Change of Information (NCI) Form is required to designate the Resource Transmission Facilities Outage Submittal Contact from the Resource Entity registered with ERCOT. The NCI Form is posted on the ERCOT website at http://www.ercot.com/services/rq/.

ACTION REQUIRED:  All Resource Entities are to submit an NCI confirming whether the Transmission Service Provider (TSP) or ERCOT will be submitting Resource Entity owned Transmission Facility outage requests in the Outage Scheduler. Before ERCOT begins entering outage requests on behalf of Resource Entities, ERCOT expects to have an NCI as confirmation.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:  Resource Entities are to fill out the attached NCI form to designate their Resource Transmission Facilities Outage Submittal Contact and return the form to ERCOT per the instructions included on the form.

All Resource Entities are to submit an NCI confirming whether the TSP or ERCOT will be submitting Resource Entity owned Transmission Facility outage requests in the Outage Scheduler. Before ERCOT begins entering outage requests on behalf of Resource Entities, ERCOT expects to have an NCI as confirmation.

To complete the NCI form, follow these steps:

1.    Enter Market Participant Account Name as registered on Standard Form Agreement

2.    Enter DUNS Number associated with Market Participant Account Name

3.    Check 'RE' as Market Participant Type

4.    Check the 'Other' box for the designations being made

5.    Enter Effective Date of Change

6.    Enter Explanation of Change as one of the following:

a.    "This Resource Entity designates ERCOT to submit Resource Transmission Outages on their behalf."

b.    "This Resource Entity forgoes requiring ERCOT to submit Resource Transmission Facilities outages and designates [TSP Name] to submit Resource Transmission Outages on their behalf."

                                          i.    Then on page 2, select 'Other' as Contact type and enter 'Resource Transmission Facilities Outage Submittal Contact' as the explanation and provide the requested contact information.

7.    Complete Authorized Representative or Officer Signature section.

It is important for the Resource Entity to specify an effective date (on NCI) that considers any transition from previous practice of coordinating outages for Resource Entity owned Transmission Facilities.
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]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>.
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