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Market Readiness Activities

MRS #2

January 28, 2010

Agenda

• Overall Market Touchpoints

• Market Participant Training

• Market Outreach Update

• Market Readiness Activities

• Market Readiness Center/Scorecard (separate presentation)

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20102010

Participant Readiness Touch Points

Special Nodal Program Committee18 January 2010

Meetings

Training

Outreach

Market trials

AprilMarchFebruaryJanuary

• 7 site visits• MP 6 –Telemetry &

MP 14 –RARF launched

• 1/28 MRS #2

• NATF 1/5

• Nodal 101• LSE 201• Generation 101, 201• CRR –Online• Settlement Workshop• NMMS

• 5 site visits• Additional Phase 3

metrics• Standby site visits

mitigation approach

• Start weekly calls• Mandatory

QSE/CRRAH re-qualification begins

• Phase 3 Handbooks• COMS• Outage Scheduler• CRR• RTM/LFC

• Weekly calls• Phase 3 Market Trials

initiates• QSE OS qualification• Phase 4 Handbooks• DAM/RUC• MIS• Credit

• Nodal 101• LSE 201• Basic Training• Generation 101, 201• CRR – instructor-led• Settlement Workshop• Operations Seminar

• NATF 2/2

• Nodal 101• LSE 201• Basic Training• Generation 101, 201• CRR – instructor-led• Settlement Workshop• Operations Seminar

• NATF 3/2

• Weekly calls• Phase 3 Execution• Phase 4 Handbooks• Updates to prior handbooks

• LFC individual QSE tests

• 4 site visits• Scheduled Site Visits

conclude• MRS #3

• Standby site visits• Phase 4 metrics

launch

• Weekly calls• Phase 4 Market Trials

initiates

• NATF 4/6

• Nodal 101• Trans 101• Generation 101, 201• CRR – instructor-led• NMMS• Economics of LMP

Training Update

Reminder of Ongoing Training as Nodal Market Education Courses• Designed to facilitate entry into Nodal Market• Focus on Nodal topics

• Nodal terms and processes• Nodal processes, roles • Market impacts on business and operations

• Course Schedules Online• Most courses offered on 6-week cycle• Classes usually offered in Austin, Houston & Dallas• Web-Based Training (WBT) available• http://nodal.ercot.com/training/courses/index.html

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Upcoming Training Opportunities

Course Start Date Location

Transmission 101 January 26 ERCOT Met Center (Austin)

Economics of LMP February 1 ERCOT Met Center (Austin)

Congestion Revenue Rights February 3 ERCOT Met Center (Austin)

Load Serving Entity 201 February 3 Stream Energy (Dallas)

Generation 201 February 9 Suez Energy (Houston

Generation 101 February 16 Austin Airport Marriott South (Austin)

Network Model Management February 18 ERCOT Met Center (Austin)

Settlements Workshop –RUC/RTM February 23 ERCOT Met Center (Austin)

ERCOT Nodal 101 February 25 ERCOT Met Center (Austin)

Load Serving Entity 201 March 3 ERCOT Met Center (Austin)

Economics of LMP March 8 Norris Conference Center (Houston)

Basic Training Program March 8 Austin Airport Marriott South (Austin)

Congestion Revenue Rights March 9 Norris Conference Center (Houston)

Settlements Workshop –RUC/RTM March 9 City of Garland Fire Building (Dallas)

Settlements Workshop –RUC/RTM March 23 Calpine (Houston)

Market Participant Outreach Program

OutreachTopics:

All materials are available on the Nodal Readiness Center.(http://nodal.ercot.com/readiness/outreach/index.html)

Nodal Program Update Mandatory Topic (60 min)

Readiness Center & Readiness Scorecard (45 min)

Congestion Revenue Rights Auction Implementation (60 min)

Reliability Unit Commitment Implementation (60 min)

Real Time Market Processes & Systems (60 min)

Nodal Settlement & Billing Processes (60 min)

Day-Ahead Market Implementation (60 min)

Nodal Reports & Data Extracts (30 min)

Telemetry & Load Frequency Control (30 min)

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Credit Management

Coming soon (45 min)

Market Participant Outreach Program

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Outreach Site Visits continue through March 2010

Entity DateLOWER COLORADO RIVER AUTHORITY 9-OctCALPINE CORP 14-OctAUSTIN ENERGY 20-OctCITY OF GARLAND 21-OctGDF SUEZ ENERGY MARKETING 29-OctANP FUNDING 3-NovLUMINANT ENERGY 5-NovINVENERGY WIND DEVELOPMENT 10-NovEXELON 11-NovAMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER SERVICE 12-NovCONSTELLATION ENERGY 17-NovPSEG ENERGY RESOURCES 18-NovJ ARON 19-NovFULCRUM POWER 2-Dec

EAGLE ENERGY PARTNERS I LP 3-Dec

STEC 9-DecBP ENERGY COMPANY 10-Dec

Confirmed Completed

Entity Date

NRG TEXAS POWER 15-DecDIRECT ENERGY LP 5-JanCPS ENERGY 6-JanBTU (Bryan Texas Utilities) SERVICES 13-JanDIRECT ENERGY 14-JanAPX 19-JanOCCIDENTAL 20-JanTENASKA POWER SERVICES 26-JanOPTIM ENERGY 27-JanE.ON 9-FebWIND PANEL (Houston) 16-FebRETAIL PANEL (Houston) 17-FebTRI-EAGLE ENERGY 18-FebNEXTEra 26-FebXTEND ENERGY LP SHELL ENERGY 3-MarTOPAZ POWER MANAGEMENT 4-MarBRAZOS ELECTRIC SHELL ENERGY 10-MarSHELL ENERGY 11-MarFORMOSA UTILITY VENTURE 16-Mar

Readiness Workshops

• Outreach: Program Update• Outreach: Real-Time Market• Outreach: Merged DAM&RUC• Credit Management• Wind Resource discussion

RSVP required due to room limitations, but WebEx available

Wind- http://www.ercot.com/calendar/2010/02/20100216-MT

Retail- http://www.ercot.com/calendar/2010/02/20100217-MT

• Outreach: Program Update• Outreach: Merged DAM&RTM• Outreach: CRR Auction• Credit Management• Retail operations discussion

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Wind PanelHosted by Horizon Wind

February 16, 2010Houston, TX

9-3pm

Retail PanelHosted by StarTexFebruary 17, 2010

Houston, TX9-3pm

Workshops/WebEx in Planning Phase

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Combined Cycle WorkshopApril 2010

Ancillary Services WorkshopApril 2010

Credit (part Wind/Retail Workshops) Feb 2010

• Creating additional workshops to meet market needs identified with Outreach Site visits

• Focused ½ day sessions on key issues

• Access to key SMEs

Reminder of Nodal Readiness Center Content

Readiness Center– Contains key engagement information including Calendar, Notices,

Market Trials, Outreach, etc (see next slide)– http://nodal.ercot.com/readiness/index.html

Other Key Nodal Website Links– http://nodal.ercot.com

• Training Center• Nodal Business Requirement and Design Documentation• Nodal Protocols• Nodal Operating Guides

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Questions before moving on to the Readiness/Scorecard?

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