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PRESS RELEASE
October 10, 2000
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 Print Version
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ERCOT Membership Applications Due November 15, 2000
| WHO: | All current and prospective ERCOT members |
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| WHAT: |
To participate in the election and to be considered for membership, ERCOT must be in receipt of an organization's Member Application and Agreement and corresponding fee. |
| WHEN: | November 15, 2000 |
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Application and Bylaws can be downloaded (see Governance). Questions can also be directed to Larry Grimm at (512) 343-7215. |
| WHY: |
The ERCOT Board approved procedures on September 19, 2000 to allow all interested Market Participants to join ERCOT and participate in electing the new ERCOT Board and Technical Advisory Committee. All organizations that meet the requirements and that operate or represent end-use customers in the ERCOT Region are eligible and invited to apply for ERCOT membership. |
The Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) manages the flow of electric power to 21 million Texas customers – representing 85 percent of the state’s electric load and 75 percent of the Texas land area. As the independent system operator for the region, ERCOT schedules power on an electric grid that connects 38,000 miles of transmission lines and more than 550 generation units. ERCOT also manages financial settlement for the competitive wholesale bulk-power market and administers customer switching for 6 million Texans in competitive choice areas. ERCOT is a membership-based 501(c)(4) nonprofit corporation, governed by a board of directors and subject to oversight by the Public Utility Commission of Texas and the Texas Legislature. ERCOT's members include consumers, cooperatives, independent generators, independent power marketers, retail electric providers, investor-owned electric utilities (transmission and distribution providers), and municipal-owned electric utilities.
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| Dottie Roark | 512-225-7024 |