NOTICE DATE:  May 23, 2018

NOTICE TYPE:  W-A043018-02 Operations

SHORT DESCRIPTION:  Initial and Final determination for City of Garland, Gibbons Creek Generating Station (GIBCRK_GIB_CRG1)

INTENDED AUDIENCE:  ERCOT Market Participants

DAY AFFECTED:  October 1, 2018

LONG DESCRIPTION:  On April 30, 2018, ERCOT received a Notification of Suspension of Operations (NSO) for the following Generation Resource:

• City of Garland – GIBCRK_GIB_CRG1

The NSO indicated that the Generation Resource would be mothballed for a period of not less than seven (7) months and not greater than eight (8) months. The proposed effective date for the suspension is October 1, 2018. 

Pursuant to requirements under ERCOT Protocols Section 3.14.1.2(3), ERCOT is issuing an initial determination that this Generation Resource is not required to support ERCOT transmission system reliability. Pursuant to Section 3.14.1.2(5), this Notice will also serve as the final determination, and the Generation Resource may be mothballed according to the schedule in the NSO.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:  ERCOT has posted a report of the analysis performed on the Generation page of the Market Information System (MIS) Secure Area.  An ERCOT Digital Certificate is required to access the MIS.

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 ClientServices@ercot.com.

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