NOTICE DATE:  June 3, 2016
NOTICE TYPE:  W-A032916-04 Operations
SHORT DESCRIPTION:  Execution of RMR Agreement for Greens Bayou Unit 5
INTENDED AUDIENCE:  ERCOT Market Participants
DAY AFFECTED:  June 1, 2016
LONG DESCRIPTION:  In accordance with Section 3.14.1.2(6) of the ERCOT Protocols, ERCOT hereby provides notice that on June 2, 2016, it executed a Standard Form Reliability Must-Run Agreement with NRG Texas Power LLC ("NRG").  The agreement requires NRG to make its Greens Bayou Unit 5 (GBY_GBY_5) available to provide 371 MW of capacity for use upon request by ERCOT for all hours during the months of July through September 2016, June through September 2017, and June 2018.  The agreement requires ERCOT to pay NRG a standby payment of $3,185 per hour during the term of the agreement.
The start date of the agreement is June 1, 2016, and the stop date is June 30, 2018, for a total duration of 25 months. Because the term of the agreement exceeds one year in duration, the agreement is subject to approval by the ERCOT Board of Directors.  ERCOT will request such approval at the Board's next meeting on June 14, 2016.  If the ERCOT Board does not approve the June 30, 2018 stop date, the stop date of the agreement will be May 31, 2017.
As required by Protocols Section 3.14.1.4, ERCOT will begin evaluating the availability of cost-effective alternatives to this RMR agreement and will provide the results of this evaluation in a report to the ERCOT Board of Directors within 90 days of the execution of this agreement.  This report will be posted on the MIS Secure Area.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:  The signed agreement is attached to this Market Notice.
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]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>.

NOTICE DATE:  May 27, 2016
NOTICE TYPE:  W-A032916-03 Operations
SHORT DESCRIPTION:  Final 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:

  *   NRG Texas Power LLC - GBY_GBY_5
The proposed effective date for the suspension of GBY_GBY_5 is June 27, 2016.
Pursuant to paragraph (5) of ERCOT Protocol Section 3.14.1.2, ERCOT is issuing a final assessment that this Generation Resource is needed for Reliability Must-Run (RMR) Service.
ERCOT previously issued an initial determination that Greens Bayou Unit 5 may be needed for Reliability Must-Run (RMR) Service (See Market Notice W-A032916-02 below). ERCOT has now completed additional studies and confirmed the initial determination that the Greens Bayou Unit 5 is necessary for RMR Service.
ERCOT anticipates executing an RMR Agreement by June 1, 2016 in order to have the Greens Bayou Unit 5 ready for RMR Service by 2016 Summer peak conditions.  ERCOT will issue a subsequent Market Notice with additional information in accordance with paragraph (6) of Protocol Section 3.14.1.2 within 24 hours of signing an RMR Agreement with the Resource Entity.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:  ERCOT has posted the analysis performed to arrive at its determination on the Generation page<https://mis.ercot.com/pps/tibco/mis/Pages/Grid+Information/Generation> 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]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>.
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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:

  *   NRG Texas Power LLC - GBY_GBY_5
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<https://mis.ercot.com/pps/tibco/mis/Pages/Grid+Information/Generation> 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]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>.
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