NOTICE DATE: April 5, 2012 NOTICE TYPE: M-A040512-01 Education/Training SHORT DESCRIPTION: Upcoming training courses INTENDED AUDIENCE: ERCOT Market Participants DAYS AFFECTED: See course schedule below LONG DESCRIPTION: To support our goals of fostering fair and competitive electrical markets, maintaining system reliability and enabling retail choice, ERCOT provides training based on the market rules that govern our operations. The ERCOT Training curriculum includes a wide variety of courses ranging from general introductions to deeper explorations of specific market topics and processes. The location and schedule of the courses that are currently scheduled are shown below: ERCOT Nodal 101 April 9, 2012 08:30 to 17:00 Austin, TX ERCOT Austin<http://www.ercot.com/about/locations/> 7620 Metro Center Dr. Austin, TX 78744 June 5, 2012 08:30 to 17:00 Houston, TX Suez Energy<http://atlas.mapquest.com/maps/map.adp?formtype=address&country=US&popflag=0&latitude=&longitude=&name=&phone=&level=&addtohistory=&cat=&address=1990+Post+Oak+Blvd&city=houston&state=tx&zipcode> 3 Post Oak Central 1990 Post Oak Blvd. Houston, TX 77056 ERCOT 101 for Wind Generation April 16, 2012 09:00 to 16:00 Austin, TX ERCOT Austin<http://www.ercot.com/about/locations/> 7620 Metro Center Dr. Austin, TX 78744 July 24, 2012 09:00 to 16:00 Austin, TX ERCOT Austin<http://www.ercot.com/about/locations/> 7620 Metro Center Dr. Austin, TX 78744 ERCOT Retail 101: Understanding the Tools of the Texas Retail Market April 26, 2012 09:00 to 16:00 Austin, TX ERCOT Austin<http://www.ercot.com/about/locations/> 7620 Metro Center Dr. Austin, TX 78744 Basic Training Program April 30 - May 3, 2012 09:00 to 17:00 (April 30) 08:00 to 16:00 (May 1 - 3) Austin, TX ERCOT Austin<http://www.ercot.com/about/locations/> 7620 Metro Center Dr. Austin, TX 78744 Generation 201 (Day-Ahead Market) May 29, 2012 08:30 to 17:00 Austin, TX ERCOT Austin<http://www.ercot.com/about/locations/> 7620 Metro Center Dr. Austin, TX 78744 Generation 101 (Reliability Unit Commitment and Real-Time Operations) May 30 - 31, 2012 09:00 to 17:00 (May 30) 08:30 to 17:00 (May 31) Austin, TX ERCOT Austin<http://www.ercot.com/about/locations/> 7620 Metro Center Dr. Austin, TX 78744 Market Settlements July 17 - 19, 2012 09:00 to 17:00 (July 17) 08:00 to 16:00 (July 18 - 19) Houston, TX Suez Energy<http://atlas.mapquest.com/maps/map.adp?formtype=address&country=US&popflag=0&latitude=&longitude=&name=&phone=&level=&addtohistory=&cat=&address=1990+Post+Oak+Blvd&city=houston&state=tx&zipcode> 3 Post Oak Central 1990 Post Oak Blvd. Houston, TX 77056 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: To enroll in a course, go to the ERCOT Training website at http://www.ercot.com/services/training/. Select the course you are interested in attending. On the "Schedule/Registration" tab, select the "Enroll Online" link under "REGISTRATION" to register for the course. These courses are part of a series of instructor-led and web-based training courses available to Market Participants. To view the complete catalog of ERCOT market and operational courses, select Course Catalog<http://www.ercot.com/services/training/courses> from the ERCOT Training website. CONTACT: If you have any questions, please contact ERCOT Training via email at [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>. You may also contact your ERCOT Account Manager or call the general ERCOT Client Services phone number at (512) 248-3900. If you are receiving email from an ERCOT distribution list that you no longer wish to receive, please follow this link in order to unsubscribe from this list: http://lists.ercot.com<http://lists.ercot.com/>. dh