NOTICE DATE: May 2, 2022

NOTICE TYPE: M-B050222-01 Legal

SHORT DESCRIPTION: Notice Inviting Public Comment During Sunset Advisory Commission Review of ERCOT

INTENDED AUDIENCE: All Market Participants, All ERCOT Corporate Members

DAYS AFFECTED: May 2, 2022

LONG DESCRIPTION: The Sunset Advisory Commission is reviewing the mission and performance of the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) and welcomes public comments on ideas to improve its operations and services.

The Texas Sunset Act requires the Sunset Commission to periodically review ERCOT and recommend whether to change state law to improve the agency's efficiency and effectiveness. The Legislature ultimately will decide whether to adopt Sunset's statutory recommendations. The Sunset Commission also may adopt management directives for ERCOT that do not require statutory change.

The Sunset process has three stages. First, Sunset staff will evaluate ERCOT, seek public input, and issue a report recommending solutions to problems found. Second, the Sunset Commission will hold two public meetings: a hearing on the staff report and the agency, and a decision meeting to adopt recommendations to the Legislature based on the report and public comments. Third, the Legislature will convene in January 2023 and will consider Sunset's statutory recommendations in a Sunset bill for ERCOT.

Here are several ways to provide comments and suggestions to Sunset staff on ERCOT's mission, operations, and services:

• Send an email to [log in to unmask] ;

• Submit comments online at www.sunset.texas.gov;

• Send a letter to Sunset Advisory Commission, Attn: ERCOT, P.O. Box 13066, Austin, Texas 78711;

• Call (512) 463-1300 to speak to Senaida San Miguel, project manager of the ERCOT review.

Please provide your comments by July 15, 2022 to ensure Sunset staff can fully consider your input while conducting their review. Comments submitted before the staff report is published in November 2022 will remain confidential.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Visit www.sunset.texas.gov to sign up for email alerts on the Sunset staff report and the Sunset Commission's public meetings on ERCOT. Visit www.ercot.com/about/sunsetreview for additional information available on the ERCOT website.

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].

If you are receiving email from a public 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.

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