NOTICE DATE: January 30, 2012

NOTICE TYPE: W-B013012-01 Settlements

SHORT DESCRIPTION: Results of the EILS procurement for the February-May 2012 Contract Period

INTENDED AUDIENCE: QSE settlement personnel

DAYS AFFECTED: February 1, 2012 – May 31, 2012

LONG DESCRIPTION: ERCOT has released the results of its procurement of Emergency Interruptible Load Service (EILS) for the Contract Period of February 1, 2012, through May 31, 2012.

PUC Substantive Rule 25.507 (f) requires ERCOT to report publicly the number of MW procured per Time Period, the number of Loads providing the service and the projected total cost of the service for that Contract Period within 10 days of the awards for a Contract Period. Award notifications were delivered to Qualified Scheduling Entities (QSEs) on January 20 via the Nodal Market Information System (MIS).

The results of this procurement are as follows:

Business Hours 1 HE 0900 through 1300, Monday thru Friday except ERCOT Holidays; 430 hours
MW Procured or Self Arranged	469.8
Number of EILS Loads	124 (includes 85 aggregations)
Projected cost	$1,475,833.98
Average cost per MW per hour	$7.31

Business Hours 2 HE 1400 through 1600, Monday thru Friday except ERCOT Holidays; 258 hours
MW Procured or Self Arranged	473.1
Number of EILS Loads	123 (includes 84 aggregations)
Projected cost	$871,253.13
Average cost per MW per hour	$7.14

Business Hours 3 HE 1700 through 2000, Monday thru Friday except ERCOT Holidays; 344 hours
MW Procured or Self Arranged	456
Number of EILS Loads	117 (includes 79 aggregations)
Projected cost	$1,229,179.58
Average cost per MW per hour	$7.84

Non-Business Hours All other hours; 1871 hours
MW Procured or Self Arranged	390.4
Number of EILS Loads	106 (includes 74 aggregations)
Projected cost	$5,327,460.20
Average cost per MW per hour	$7.29

Self-Provided capacity is included in the above tables, valued at the weighted average price per Time Period of the competitively-procured MW. Total maximum projected cost of EILS for this Contract Period, including projected credits for EILS Self-Provision, is $8,903,726.90. All numbers are subject to reduction adjustments based on EILS Loads’ availability and performance factors, which are calculated after the end of the Contract Period.

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