NOTICE DATE: October 1, 2019
NOTICE TYPE: M-A100119-01 General
SHORT DESCRIPTION: ERCOT Membership Application for 2020 Membership Year Now Available
INTENDED AUDIENCE: Entities interested in becoming 2020 ERCOT Members
DAY AFFECTED: November 8, 2019
LONG DESCRIPTION: On October 1, 2019, ERCOT distributed the ERCOT Membership Application and Agreement (Application) for the 2020 Membership Year via email to all 2019 ERCOT Members. The application for the 2020 Membership Year may be found on the Membership page on the ERCOT website at http://www.ercot.com/about/governance/members. Market Participants may become, but are not required to be, ERCOT Members, subject to the requirements of the ERCOT Bylaws. A Member Applicant may join as a Corporate, Associate or Adjunct Member. Corporate Membership includes the right to vote on matters submitted to the general Membership, such as election of certain members of the ERCOT Board of Directors (Board), election of Technical Advisory Committee (TAC) Representatives and members of TAC subcommittees, and amendments to the Certificate of Formation (formerly known as the Articles of Incorporation) and the ERCOT Bylaws.
ERCOT Membership terms are for no more than one Membership Year and do not renew automatically. In order to become an ERCOT Member for the 2020 Membership Year, an authorized representative of the applying organization must complete and sign the Application, pay the applicable Annual Member Dues required by ERCOT Bylaws Section 3.4, and receive electronic confirmation of approval from ERCOT. Annual Member Dues are payable as follows:
| Member Category |
Annual Dues ($) |
| Corporate (General) – Voting |
2,000 |
| • Residential Consumer - Corporate |
100 |
| • Office of Public Utility Counsel - Corporate |
Complimentary |
| • Appointed Residential Consumer TAC Rep. - Corporate |
Complimentary |
| • Commercial Consumer – Corporate |
100 |
| Associate (General) – Non-voting |
500 |
| • Residential Consumer – Associate |
50 |
| • Commercial Consumer – Associate |
50 |
| Adjunct – Non-voting |
500 |
Any Member may request that the Member’s Annual Member Dues be waived for good cause shown. Annual Member Dues are not prorated even if Membership is approved by ERCOT after the 2020 Membership Year has begun.
The confirmation of the members of the Board and announcement of the members of TAC for the 2020 year will occur at the Forty-Ninth Annual Membership Meeting on December 10, 2019. In accordance with the ERCOT Bylaws, the Record Date for 2020 ERCOT Corporate Members to vote on the confirmation of the members of the Board for 2020 is Friday, November 8, 2019. An organization would have to be approved as a Corporate Member for the Membership Year 2020 no later than the Record Date of November 8, 2019, in order to cast votes at the Annual Membership Meeting on December 10, 2019.
Given that the Application must be reviewed by ERCOT for approval, those interested in applying for Membership should do so well in advance of November 8, 2019, to avoid potential delays that could affect the start date of Membership (such as questions related to Segment eligibility and requests for additional information).
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: For more information or to obtain a copy of the ERCOT Bylaws and Certificate of Formation, please visit ERCOT’s website at http://www.ercot.com/about/governance. Other related Membership information, including the Application form, is posted on the Membership page of the ERCOT website at http://www.ercot.com/about/governance/members.
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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