NOTICE DATE: October 30, 2023

NOTICE TYPE: M-C100923-02 General

SHORT DESCRIPTION: REMINDER - ERCOT Membership Application for 2024 Membership Year Now Available Online

INTENDED AUDIENCE: Entities interested in becoming 2024 ERCOT Members

DAYS AFFECTED: November 17, 2023

LONG DESCRIPTION: On October 9, 2023, ERCOT notified all 2023 ERCOT Members via email that the ERCOT Membership Application and Agreement (Application) for the 2024 Membership Year is now available for electronic completion online. The Application for the 2024 Membership Year may be accessed through the ERCOT’s Public Portal (ServiceNow) at Annual Membership Request. Applicants that do not have an existing ERCOT Public Portal account will need to create an account by clicking on the New Users Click here to Register link on the login page. ERCOT is no longer accepting Applications via email.

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 Technical Advisory Committee (TAC) Representatives and members of TAC subcommittees.

ERCOT Membership terms are for no more than one Membership Year and do not renew automatically. The 2024 Membership Year begins on January 1, 2024, and ends on December 31, 2024. To become an ERCOT Member for the 2024 Membership Year, an authorized representative of the applying entity must complete and electronically sign (by selecting, I agree to the terms of the Membership Agreement) the Application online, pay the applicable Annual Member Dues required by ERCOT Bylaws Section 3.4, and receive electronic confirmation of approval from ERCOT. 

ERCOT has reduced staff available onsite to receive, distribute, and manage incoming postal mail, deliveries, faxes on a daily basis. As such, all Annual Member Dues shall be submitted by wire transfer. Contact ERCOT at [log in to unmask] for electronic funds transfer instructions. 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 2024 Membership Year has begun.

The announcement of the members of TAC for the 2024 year will occur at the Fifty-third Annual Membership Meeting on December 18, 2023 (Annual Meeting). In accordance with the ERCOT Bylaws, the Record Date for 2024 ERCOT Corporate Members to vote on matters, if any, brought before the Corporate Members at the Annual Meeting is Friday, November 17, 2023. Your entity would have to be approved in writing by ERCOT as a Corporate Member for the Membership Year 2024 no later than the Record Date of November 17, 2023, to be eligible to cast votes, if any voting matters are taken up, at the Annual Membership Meeting on December 18, 2023.

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 17, 2023, to avoid potential delays that could affect the start date of Membership (such as questions related to Segment eligibility and requests for additional information). All Applications for the 2024 Membership Year shall be submitted online at Annual Membership Request. The link should take you directly to the Annual Membership Application. Alternatively, if you log into ERCOT’s Public Portal (ServiceNow) online you can find the Application by searching for “Annual” or “Member” in the search bar on the landing page.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:  Please note that being registered as a Market Participant is independent from being a Member. Membership is completely optional and does not interfere with your Market Participant status. 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 a link to the online portal for Membership Applications, 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].

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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