ERCOT will conduct the next round of market participant training during the month of November and December. ERCOT staff from various business areas will conduct informative training sessions on selected market operations and commercial operations topics.  The sessions are designed to present an overview of the ERCOT market protocols and business processes and to lead market participants through typical applications of the protocols in the ERCOT market.  New market participants entering the market as well as support staff from existing market participants are encouraged to attend.  The topics covered are as follows:

ERCOT Market Overview
ERCOT's organizational structure
Retail Market Operations 
Wholesale Market Operations Overview
Settlements and Billing (Initial Training and Refresher Training)
 Metering/Load Profiling Data Acquisition and Aggregation
Renewable Energy Credits

Please visit the ERCOT website at the link provided below for registration information for these training sessions.  
<http://www.ercot.com/texaschoiceprogram/training.htm> 
Space is limited and registration will be on a first come first served basis.  Additional sessions may be added if there is more demand for the scheduled training sessions than can be accommodated. Registration questions should be forwarded to the ERCOT training department at Training@ercot.com.  If you need additional assistance, please call your ERCOT client representative or e-mail the ERCOT Client Relations department at ClientRelations@ercot.com.  

Ted  Hailu 
Client Relations Manager 
Electric Reliability Council of Texas 
E-mail: Thailu@ercot.com 
Telephone: (512) 248-3873