NOTICE DATE:  August 2, 2013

NOTICE TYPE:  M-B080213-01 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:

Basic Training Program

Aug 12-15, 2013

09:00 to 17:00 (Aug 12)

08:00 to 16:00 (Aug 13-15)

Houston, TX

Calpine<http://www.ercot.com/about/locations/>

717 Texas Ave.,

Suite 1000

Houston, TX 77002

ERCOT Nodal 101

Sep 10, 2013

08:30 to 17:00

Dallas, TX

Stream<http://www.ercot.com/about/locations/> Energy

1950 N. Stemmons Freeway Suite 3000

Dallas, TX 75207

Load Serving Entity 201

Sep 17, 2013

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

Market Settlements 301

Oct 8-10, 2013

09:00 to 17:00 (Oct 8)

08:00 to 16:00 (Oct 9-10)

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.

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