Public Notices

This section contains public market notifications required by protocols as well as other market messages ERCOT may post for market transparency. Notices are categorized by types and can be filtered by selecting the desired category. ERCOT began archiving public notices November 3, 2011.

Subscribe to All Messages Subscribe using any RSS Reader

May 2012 Apr 2012 Mar 2012 Feb 2012 Jan 2012 Dec 2011

Date Message Type Status
May 24 2012 13:42:13 CST ERCOT is deploying Non-Spin Reserve for XATK89 constraint. Operational Information Active
May 24 2012 13:28:07 CST ERCOT has postponed the deadline for the posting of the DAM Solution for Operating Day May 25, 2012 due to a long solution time. Watch Active
May 24 2012 12:26:09 CST Test Message on Notice Builder/Twitter: This is a test of the ERCOT notification service. Operational Information Active
May 24 2012 06:29:27 CST No sudden loss of generation greater than 450 MW occurred on 05/23/12. Operational Information Active
May 24 2012 05:38:14 CST ERCOT has cancelled the following notice: ERCOT is constraining for the West-North stability limit. Operational Information Cancelled
May 23 2012 21:31:21 CST West-North Stability Limit: ERCOT is constraining for the West-North stability limit. Operational Information Active
May 23 2012 13:24:13 CST ERCOT has postponed the deadline for the posting of the DAM Solution for Operating Day May 24, 2012 due to a long solution time. Watch Active
May 23 2012 09:03:29 CST ERCOT has cancelled the following notice: ERCOT is constraining for the West-North stability limit. Operational Information Cancelled
May 23 2012 07:49:35 CST No sudden loss of generation greater than 450 MW occurred on 05/22/12. Operational Information Active
May 22 2012 22:51:25 CST West-North Stability Limit: ERCOT is constraining for the West-North stability limit. Operational Information Active
May 22 2012 07:45:57 CST No sudden loss of generation greater than 450 MW occurred on 05/21/12. Operational Information Active
May 21 2012 09:37:04 CST No sudden loss of generation greater than 450 MW occurred on 05/20/12. Operational Information Active
May 20 2012 07:16:43 CST On 5/19/12, a sudden loss of generation occurred at 02:11 totaling 511 MW. Frequency declined to 59.905 HZ, ERCOT load was 28, 714 MW. Operational Information Active
May 20 2012 03:46:18 CST ERCOT has cancelled the following notice: ERCOT is constraining for the West-North stability limit. Operational Information Cancelled
May 19 2012 21:48:36 CST West-North Stability Limit: ERCOT is constraining for the West-North stability limit. Operational Information Active
May 19 2012 11:46:48 CST ERCOT has cancelled the following notice: ERCOT is constraining for the West-North stability limit. Operational Information Cancelled
May 19 2012 08:34:09 CST No sudden loss of generation greater than 450 MW occurred on 05/18/12. Operational Information Active
May 18 2012 07:26:39 CST No sudden loss of generation greater than 450 MW occurred on 05/17/12. Operational Information Active
May 18 2012 06:00:13 CST West-North Stability Limit: ERCOT is constraining for the West-North stability limit. Operational Information Active
May 18 2012 04:03:43 CST ERCOT has cancelled the following notice: ERCOT is constraining for the West-North stability limit. Operational Information Cancelled
May 17 2012 21:56:46 CST West-North Stability Limit: ERCOT is constraining for the West-North stability limit. Operational Information Active
May 17 2012 14:35:21 CST The Eagle Pass DC Tie (DC_S) has returned from outage and is available. Operational Information Active
May 17 2012 06:42:51 CST No sudden loss of generation greater than 450 MW occurred on 05/16/12. Operational Information Active
May 17 2012 01:35:27 CST ERCOT has cancelled the following notice: ERCOT is taking manual actions due to ELKTON/FORNEY outage. Operational Information Cancelled
May 16 2012 21:03:34 CST ERCOT has cancelled the following notice: ERCOT is deploying Non-Spin Reserve for XATK89 constraint. Operational Information Cancelled
May 16 2012 18:57:47 CST ERCOT is deploying Non-Spin Reserve for XATK89 constraint. Operational Information Active
May 16 2012 15:01:16 CST ERCOT is taking manual actions due to ELKTON/FORNEY outage. Operational Information Active
May 16 2012 07:32:16 CST No sudden loss of generation greater than 450 MW occurred on 05/15/12. Operational Information Active
May 15 2012 07:17:04 CST No sudden loss of generation greater than 450 MW occurred on 05/14/12. Operational Information Active
May 14 2012 06:47:06 CST No sudden loss of generation greater than 450 MW occurred on 05/13/12. Operational Information Active
May 13 2012 09:09:29 CST No sudden loss of generation greater than 450 MW occurred on 05/12/12. Operational Information Active
May 13 2012 08:53:47 CST Test Message on Notice Builder/Twitter: This is a test of the ERCOT notification service. Operational Information Active
May 12 2012 05:31:35 CST No sudden loss of generation greater than 450 MW occurred on 05/11/12. Operational Information Active
May 11 2012 06:36:10 CST No sudden loss of generation greater than 450 MW occurred on 05/10/12. Operational Information Active
May 11 2012 05:54:26 CST ERCOT is working from Primary Control Center. Operational Information Active
May 11 2012 05:20:19 CST ERCOT has cancelled the following notice: The Laredo VFT (LARDVFT) Laredo Tie, will be unavailable Tuesday 05/08/12 at 08:30 until Thursday 05/10/12 at 16:30 for Scheduled Maintenance. No power transactions will be available during this outage. Operational Information Cancelled
May 11 2012 05:17:29 CST ERCOT has cancelled the following notice: ERCOT is working out of the Alternate Contro center. Use OPX Bastrop numbers until further notice Operational Information Cancelled
May 10 2012 17:43:39 CST ERCOT is working out of the Alternate Contro center. Use OPX Bastrop numbers until further notice Operational Information Active
May 10 2012 06:35:17 CST On 5/9/12, a sudden loss of generation occurred at 10:07 totaling 759 MW. Frequency declined to 59.823 HZ, ERCOT load was 34, 732 MW. Operational Information Active
May 09 2012 06:45:32 CST No sudden loss of generation greater than 450 MW occurred on 05/08/12. Operational Information Active
May 08 2012 07:20:49 CST Date correction, on 5/7/12, a sudden loss of generation occurred at 17:50 totaling 516 MW. Frequency declined to 59.882 HZ, ERCOT load was 51, 152 MW. Operational Information Active
May 08 2012 07:19:13 CST ERCOT has cancelled the following notice: On 5/7/11, a sudden loss of generation occurred at 17:50 totaling 516 MW. Frequency declined to 59.882 HZ, ERCOT load was 51, 152 MW. Operational Information Cancelled
May 08 2012 07:17:46 CST On 5/7/11, a sudden loss of generation occurred at 17:50 totaling 516 MW. Frequency declined to 59.882 HZ, ERCOT load was 51, 152 MW. Operational Information Active
May 07 2012 23:23:07 CST The Laredo VFT (LARDVFT) Laredo Tie, will be unavailable Tuesday 05/08/12 at 08:30 until Thursday 05/10/12 at 16:30 for Scheduled Maintenance. No power transactions will be available during this outage. Operational Information Active
May 07 2012 13:16:16 CST ERCOT has cancelled the following notice: The Laredo VFT (LARDVFT) Laredo Tie, will be unavailable Tuesday 05/08/12 at 08:30 until Thursday 05/10/12 at 16:30 for Scheduled Maintenance. No power transactions will be available during this outage. Operational Information Cancelled
May 07 2012 13:15:57 CST ERCOT has cancelled the following notice: The laredovft DC Tie will be unavailable from 00:23 05/06/2012 through 18:00 05/08/2012 due to a forced outage. Operational Information Cancelled
May 07 2012 05:22:53 CST No sudden loss of generation greater than 450 MW occurred on 05/06/12. Operational Information Active
May 06 2012 15:22:50 CST DC Tie Outage: The laredovft DC Tie will be unavailable from 00:23 05/06/2012 through 18:00 05/08/2012 due to a forced outage. Operational Information Active
May 06 2012 15:18:44 CST ERCOT has cancelled the following notice: LAREDO VFT IS IN A FORCED OUTAGE WITH EXPECTED END TIME OF 05/08/2012 18:00. Operational Information Cancelled
May 06 2012 15:18:43 CST ERCOT has cancelled the following notice: LAREDO VFT IS IN A FORCED OUTAGE WITH EXPECTED END TIME OF 05/08/2012 18:00. Operational Information Cancelled
May 06 2012 14:04:13 CST LAREDO VFT IS IN A FORCED OUTAGE WITH EXPECTED END TIME OF 05/08/2012 18:00. Operational Information Active
May 06 2012 07:05:17 CST No sudden loss of generation greater than 450 MW occurred on 05/05/12. Operational Information Active
May 06 2012 04:43:46 CST ERCOT has cancelled the following notice: ERCOT is constraining for the West-North stability limit. Operational Information Cancelled
May 06 2012 00:22:26 CST West-North Stability Limit: ERCOT is constraining for the West-North stability limit. Operational Information Active
May 05 2012 09:50:38 CST ERCOT has cancelled the following notice: ERCOT is constraining for the West-North stability limit. Operational Information Cancelled
May 05 2012 06:49:00 CST No sudden loss of generation greater than 450 MW occurred on 05/04/12. Operational Information Active
May 05 2012 06:23:52 CST West-North Stability Limit: ERCOT is constraining for the West-North stability limit. Operational Information Active
May 05 2012 04:59:53 CST ERCOT has cancelled the following notice: ERCOT is constraining for the West-North stability limit. Operational Information Cancelled
May 04 2012 23:56:35 CST West-North Stability Limit: ERCOT is constraining for the West-North stability limit. Operational Information Active
May 04 2012 15:26:17 CST The Laredo VFT (LARDVFT) Laredo Tie, will be unavailable Tuesday 05/08/12 at 08:30 until Thursday 05/10/12 at 16:30 for Scheduled Maintenance. No power transactions will be available during this outage. Operational Information Active
May 04 2012 05:57:52 CST No sudden loss of generation greater than 450 MW occurred on 05/03/12. Operational Information Active
May 03 2012 19:10:17 CST ERCOT has cancelled the following notice: Austrop SPS T-181 taken out of service. Operational Information Cancelled
May 03 2012 07:40:40 CST No sudden loss of generation greater than 450 MW occurred on 05/02/12. Operational Information Active
May 03 2012 07:37:22 CST Austrop SPS T-181 taken out of service. Operational Information Active
May 03 2012 01:55:58 CST ERCOT has cancelled the following notice: ERCOT is constraining for the West-North stability limit. Operational Information Cancelled
May 02 2012 22:25:27 CST West-North Stability Limit: ERCOT is constraining for the West-North stability limit. Operational Information Active
May 02 2012 21:11:22 CST ERCOT has cancelled the following notice: At 4:20 PM on 2nd May 2012, ERCOT will perform a site failover of its Energy Market Management Systems. During this time, market communications will be unavailable for about 45 minutes, and real-time communications will be unavailable for about 5 minutes. All systems should re-establish communications automatically. This event will be preceded by a hot line call shortly before beginning. OCN Cancelled
May 02 2012 09:18:01 CST ERCOT has cancelled the following notice: DC Tie Outage: The Eagle Pass DC Tie is unavailable thru 12/31/12 due to an Outage. Operational Information Cancelled
May 02 2012 09:16:22 CST DC Tie Outage: The Eagle Pass DC Tie is unavailable thru 12/31/12 due to a Forced Outage. Operational Information Active
May 02 2012 07:36:59 CST ERCOT has cancelled the following notice: ERCOT is constraining for the West-North stability limit. Operational Information Cancelled
May 02 2012 07:11:09 CST No sudden loss of generation greater than 450 MW occurred on 05/01/12. Operational Information Active
May 02 2012 05:23:23 CST ERCOT is constraining for the West-North stability limit. Operational Information Cancelled
May 02 2012 01:48:05 CST ERCOT has cancelled the following notice: ERCOT is constraining for the West-North stability limit. Operational Information Cancelled
May 01 2012 21:15:30 CST West-North Stability Limit: ERCOT is constraining for the West-North stability limit. Operational Information Cancelled
May 01 2012 15:01:45 CST DC Tie Outage: The Eagle Pass DC Tie is unavailable thru 12/31/12 due to an Outage. Operational Information Cancelled
May 01 2012 14:41:49 CST At 4:20 PM on 2nd May 2012, ERCOT will perform a site failover of its Energy Market Management Systems. During this time, market communications will be unavailable for about 45 minutes, and real-time communications will be unavailable for about 5 minutes. All systems should re-establish communications automatically. This event will be preceded by a hot line call shortly before beginning. OCN Active
May 01 2012 13:39:55 CST The Whirlwind SPS has been taken out of service Operational Information Active
May 01 2012 13:27:13 CST ERCOT has cancelled the following notice: ERCOT is constraining for the West-North stability limit. Operational Information Cancelled
May 01 2012 13:13:51 CST ERCOT has cancelled the following notice: ERCOT is taking manual action for the Whirlwind SPS. Operational Information Cancelled
May 01 2012 11:26:12 CST Test Message on Notice Builder/Twitter: This is a test of the ERCOT notification service. Operational Information Active
May 01 2012 11:25:46 CST ERCOT has cancelled the following notice: This is a test of the ERCOT notification service. Operational Information Cancelled
May 01 2012 11:25:06 CST ERCOT has cancelled the following notice: This is a test of the ERCOT notification service. Operational Information Cancelled
May 01 2012 11:22:28 CST Test Message on Notice Builder/Twitter: This is a test of the ERCOT notification service. Operational Information Cancelled
May 01 2012 09:49:11 CST Test Message on Notice Builder/Twitter: This is a test of the ERCOT notification service. Operational Information Cancelled
May 01 2012 07:29:22 CST No sudden loss of generation greater than 450 MW occurred on 04/30/12. Operational Information Active
May 01 2012 01:20:49 CST ERCOT is taking manual action for the Whirlwind SPS. Operational Information Cancelled
May 01 2012 00:58:57 CST West-North Stability Limit: ERCOT is constraining for the West-North stability limit. Operational Information Cancelled