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April 15, 2004
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ERCOT Board of Directors Meeting - April 20 in Taylor, Texas**

WHO: ERCOT Board of Directors, chaired by Mike Greene. The Board is comprised of 14 members, including Paul Hudson, Chairman of the Public Utility Commission of Texas.
WHAT: ERCOT Board of Directors Meeting
WHEN: Tuesday, April 20, 2004 from 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.
WHERE: ERCOT Taylor, 2705 West Lake Drive, Taylor, TX 76574. Directions can be found on our Web site.
WHY:

Items for discussion on the Board Agenda include:

  1. Operations Update (Sam Jones) 10:10 a.m.*
    • Implications on ERCOT of US/Canada Power Tea
    • Report on the August 14, 2003 Blackout
    • Transmission Project Recommendations (Bill Bojorquez)
    • Jacksboro to West Denton 345 kV Transmission Line (Vote)
    • West Levee to Norwood 345 kV Transmission Line (Vote)
  2. TAC Report (Beth Garza) 11:15 a.m.*
    • Protocol Revisions (Vote)
  3. TNT Update (Trip Doggett) 2:00 p.m.*
    • Approval of Market Design Elements (Vote)
*All times shown on agenda are approximate and may vary greatly depending upon length of discussion.

** Note change in location.

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.

Contact
Dottie Roark 512-225-7024