NOTICE DATE:  April 22, 2016

NOTICE TYPE:  W-A032916-02 Operations

SHORT DESCRIPTION:  Initial determination of RMR status for Greens Bayou Unit 5

INTENDED AUDIENCE:  ERCOT Market Participants

DAY AFFECTED:  June 27, 2016

LONG DESCRIPTION:  On March 29, 2016, ERCOT received a Notification of Suspension of Operations (NSO) for the following Generation Resource:

 

The proposed effective date for the suspension of GBY_GBY_5 is June 27, 2016. 

Pursuant to requirements under paragraph (3) of ERCOT Protocol Section 3.14.1.2, Initial Determination, ERCOT is issuing an initial determination that this Generation Resource may be needed for Reliability Must–Run (RMR) Service.

 

ERCOT will continue to review the impacts of this NSO on transmission system reliability, in coordination with the impacted transmission owners, in an effort to develop alternative solutions. Following that continued review, and taking into account alternative solutions that may be developed, ERCOT will issue its final determination of whether the Generation Resource is required to provide voltage support, stability or management of localized transmission constraints under applicable reliability criteria by May 28, 2016.

 

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:  ERCOT has posted the analysis performed to arrive at its determination on the Generation page of the Market Information System (MIS) Secure Area.  An ERCOT Digital Certificate is required to access the MIS.

CONTACT:  If you have any questions, please contact your ERCOT Account Manager. You may also call the general ERCOT Client Services phone number at (512) 248-3900 or contact ERCOT Client Services via email at [log in to unmask].

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