***** EXTERNAL Email *****Please be cautious and evaluate before you click on links, open attachments, or provide credentials. NOTICE DATE: July 18, 2022 NOTICE TYPE: CNP-M-A071822-01 – Initial SHORT DESCRIPTION: National Weather Service Heat Advisory – CenterPoint Energy Suspension of Disconnect for Non-Pay Orders INTENDED AUDIENCE: Retail Electric Providers LONG DESCRIPTION: The National Weather Service has issued a Heat Advisory effective at 12:00 PM CDT on Tuesday, July 19, 2022, for the CenterPoint Energy Service Territory, which requires the implementation of an Extreme Weather Moratorium on Disconnects beginning Tuesday, July 19, 2022. This Heat Advisory will be in effect until 8:00 PM CDT Tuesday, July 19, 2022. The National Weather Service Heat Advisory underlying this DNP moratorium covers Austin, Colorado, Ft. Bend, Liberty, Montgomery, Waller, Wharton, and Harris Counties. As noted in Sec. 7.6.5.4 of the ERCOT Retail Market Guide, it is CNP’s practice to suspend DNPs across our entire territory when the National Weather Service issues a Heat Advisory for a county within our territory. In accordance with PUC rules, DNP orders will not be executed during the DNP Moratorium for customers in the below counties. CenterPoint Energy will resume working DNP orders in these counties on the date specified in the table below unless the extreme weather event is extended. County Name Effective Date of DNP Moratorium Last Date of DNP Moratorium Date DNP Orders Resume Austin 7/19/2022 7/21/2022 7/22/2022 Brazoria 7/19/2022 7/21/2022 7/22/2022 Chambers 7/19/2022 7/21/2022 7/22/2022 Colorado 7/19/2022 7/21/2022 7/22/2022 Fort Bend 7/19/2022 7/21/2022 7/22/2022 Galveston 7/19/2022 7/21/2022 7/22/2022 Harris 7/19/2022 7/21/2022 7/22/2022 Liberty 7/19/2022 7/21/2022 7/22/2022 Matagorda 7/19/2022 7/21/2022 7/22/2022 Montgomery 7/19/2022 7/21/2022 7/22/2022 Waller 7/19/2022 7/21/2022 7/22/2022 Wharton 7/19/2022 7/21/2022 7/22/2022 CenterPoint Energy’s Process for Extreme Weather Moratoriums on Disconnects: * Disconnect for Non-Payment (DNP) 650_01 transactions that were previously submitted and are currently in our system will be Completed Unexecutable with a code of “V001” for any DNP with a “Date Wanted” that is within the Moratorium window. * Same Day 650_01 Disconnect for Non-Payment (DNP) transactions that are submitted during this Moratorium will be rejected with a “WTM” Reject Code * Any 650_01 DNP transactions received with a future requested “Date Wanted” will be accepted and scheduled. However, those DNPs may be subsequently Completed Unexecutable with a code of “V001” if the “Date Wanted” falls within this Moratorium window. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Additional information concerning this Heat Advisory will be provided when it becomes available. CONTACT: If you have any questions regarding this notification, please send an email to [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> ######################################################################## Access the WEATHER_MORATORIUMS Home Page and Archives: https://lists.ercot.com/cgi-bin/wa?A0=WEATHER_MORATORIUMS Unsubscribe from the WEATHER_MORATORIUMS List: &*TICKET_URL(WEATHER_MORATORIUMS,SIGNOFF); ########################################################################