NOTICE DATE:  August 30, 2011
NOTICE TYPE:  W-A070111-03 Operations
SHORT DESCRIPTION:  Final determination of RMR status for NRG Texas Power LLC, Greens Bayou Unit 5
INTENDED AUDIENCE:  ERCOT Market Participants
DAY AFFECTED:  August 30, 2011
LONG DESCRIPTION:  ERCOT received a Notification of Suspension of Operations (NSO) on June 30, 2011, for the following Generation Resource:

  *   NRG Texas Power LLC - GBY_GBY_5.
ERCOT has completed additional analysis and is issuing its final determination that this Generation Resource is needed for Reliability Must-Run (RMR) Service to support ERCOT System reliability. Pursuant to the ERCOT Protocols, ERCOT will follow up this analysis with an exit strategy review.
In accordance with Protocol Section 3.14.1.4, ERCOT shall continue to assess alternatives to the proposed RMR Agreements for the type(s) of reliability concerns identified in its final determination.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:  ERCOT has posted its final determination on the Market Information System (MIS) Secure Area on the Grid/Generation page under Reliability Must Run at https://mis.ercot.com/pps/tibco/mis/Pages/Grid+Information/Generation. An ERCOT digital certificate is required to access the MIS.
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