NOTICE DATE:  May 13, 2011
NOTICE TYPE:  M-D051311-01 CRR
SHORT DESCRIPTION:  2011 Balance of Year CRR Auction
INTENDED AUDIENCE:  CRR Account Holders
DAYS AFFECTED:  May 13 - 26, 2011
LONG DESCRIPTION:  Credit Submission for the 2011 Balance of Year Auction began at 00:00:01 CDT on May 13, 2011, and will close at 17:00:00 CDT on May 23, 2011.
Per Section 7.5.2(3) of the ERCOT Nodal Protocols, ERCOT will enforce a volume limitation of 10,000 market transactions (bids and offers) per account holder. The CRR Auction Bid window opens at 00:00:01 CDT on May 24, 2011, and closes at 17:00:00 CDT on May 26, 2011.
Per Section 7.5.2(3)(c), if the total number of bids submitted for the auction exceeds 200,000, a second round of bid submissions will be required. CRR Account Holders will be notified via Operator Message. Account Holders whose bids and offers exceed the maximum number of allowable bids/offers determined for the second round will have their portfolios removed from the auction and will be required to resubmit a new portfolio with the total number of bids less than or equal to the second round bid limit. The current bid/offer limit for the second round of the 2011 Balance of Year Auction is set at 1207. Note that this limit is subject to change prior to the running of the auction. The final maximum allowable bids/offers will be listed in the Operator Message should a second auction be necessary.
This second auction, if needed, will be open from 18:00:00 CDT on May 26, 2011, until 17:00:00 CDT on May 27, 2011.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: The Baseload CRRs used for the 2011 Balance of Year Auction may be found in the Annual Auction Notice folder on the CRR Market Information System (MIS) site at https://mis.ercot.com/pps/tibco/mis/Pages/Market+Information/CRR and on the CRR webpage of ERCOT.com at http://www.ercot.com/mktinfo/crr/.
Specifications for the equipment and interfaces necessary to participate in the CRR Auction are included in the CRR Market User Interface Specifications document, which may also be found on the CRR MIS site and on the CRR webpage of ERCOT.com at http://www.ercot.com/mktinfo/crr/.
The ERCOT Board-approved values for A and M as referenced in Nodal Protocols Section 7.5.5.3(1)(a)(iii) are currently set at $.75/MWh and 0 respectively.
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 ERCOT CRR Team via email at [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>.
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