The Board of Directors for the Electric Reliability Council of Texas, grid operator and manager of the electric market for most of the state, certified that all nodal systems meet the readiness criteria to proceed with the December 1st nodal market go-live.
ERCOT plans to start a “soft launch” of the market on November 15th with non-binding operations of the day-ahead market, unit commitments, and economic dispatch.
More information can be viewed by visiting: http://www.ercot.com/news/press_releases/2010/nr-10-19-10