NOTICE DATE: January 8, 2013 NOTICE TYPE: M-B010813-01 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 course that is currently scheduled are shown below: Load Serving Entity 201 January 16, 2013 08:30 to 17:00 Houston, TX Suez Energy<https://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=1990+Post+Oak+Blvd.,+Houston,+TX&sll=29.727825,-95.42495&sspn=0.013621,0.019205&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=1990+Post+Oak+Blvd,+Houston,+Harris,+Texas+77056&z=17> 3 Post Oak Central 1990 Post Oak Blvd. Houston, TX 77056 Basic Training Program March 4 - 7, 2013 Day 1 09:00 - 17:00 Days 2 to 4 08:00 - 16:00 Austin, TX ERCOT<http://www.ercot.com/> 7620 Metro Center Dr. Austin, TX 78744 April 1 - 4, 2013 Day 1 09:00 - 17:00 Days 2 to 4 08:00 - 16:00 Baltimore, MD Constellation<http://www.constellation.com/> Candler Building 111 Market Place Baltimore, MD 21292 Congestion Revenue Rights February 6, 2013 08:30 - 17:00 Austin, TX ERCOT<http://www.ercot.com/> 7620 Metro Center Dr. Austin, TX 78744 April 5, 2013 08:30 to 17:00 Baltimore, MD Constellation<http://www.constellation.com/> Candler Building 111 Market Place Baltimore, MD 21292 Nodal 101 March 19, 2013 08:30 to 17:00 Houston, TX Suez Energy<https://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=1990+Post+Oak+Blvd.,+Houston,+TX&sll=29.727825,-95.42495&sspn=0.013621,0.019205&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=1990+Post+Oak+Blvd,+Houston,+Harris,+Texas+77056&z=17> 3 Post Oak Central 1990 Post Oak Blvd. Houston, TX 77056 Generation in Day Ahead Market March 25, 2013 08:30 to 17:00 Austin, TX ERCOT<http://www.ercot.com/> 7620 Metro Center Dr. Austin, TX 78744 Generation in Reliability Unit Commitment April 18 - 19, 2013 Day 1 09:00 - 17:00 Day 2 08:00 - 16:00 Austin, TX ERCOT<http://www.ercot.com/> 7620 Metro Center Dr. Austin, TX 78744 Market Settlements 301 May 1 - 3, 2013 Day 1 09:00 - 17:00 Day 2 & 3 08:00 - 16:00 Austin, TX ERCOT<http://www.ercot.com/> 7620 Metro Center Dr. Austin, TX 78744 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/>. ka