NOTICE DATE:  August 5, 2011



NOTICE TYPE:  W-A080511-01 Operations



SHORT DESCRIPTION:  PUCT notice of enforcement discretion on certain Protocol provisions during current extreme weather conditions



INTENDED AUDIENCE:  All Market Participants



DAYS AFFECTED:  August 5, 2011, until further notice



LONG DESCRIPTION:  The Public Utility Commission of Texas (PUCT) will use its enforcement discretion for power generation facilities and load resources in certain instances in which these entities are assisting ERCOT in addressing the state's power needs during this unusually hot summer.  The PUCT will exercise enforcement discretion if/when a Load Resource providing Responsive Reserve Service, excluding Controllable Load Resources, is unable to return to service within the time frame required under ERCOT Protocol Section 8.1.1.4.2(1)(d).  The PUCT will also exercise enforcement discretion if/when a Generation Entity that is bringing a Mothballed Generation Resource back into service does not provide ERCOT the minimum notice required under ERCOT Protocol Section 3.14.1.9(3).  The PUCT will exercise its enforcement discretion in these two situations to ensure that regulatory burdens do not prevent entities from maximizing the resources made available to the grid during this extraordinary hot weather.

For further information, please contact Mick Long, Director of Oversight and Enforcement, at (512) 936-7294 or [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>.

A follow-up Notice will be sent notifying all Market Participants when PUCT's exercise of this enforcement discretion has ended.

CONTACT:  If a Market Participant has any questions concerning this Notice, please contact Bill Magness, ERCOT General Counsel, at (512) 225-7076 or Chad V. Seely, ERCOT Assistant General Counsel at (512) 225-7035.



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