Market Alerts

Notice Date: February 16, 2026

Notice Type: M-A020326-02 Release – Retail/Wholesale
Short Description: Implementation of Market-facing changes for February 26, 2026

Intended Audience: All Market Participants
Days Affected: February 26, 2026

Long Description: ERCOT systems may experience intermittent service interruptions during the implementation period. The systems include, but are not limited to:

• Components of the ERCOT Market Information System (MIS), including:
  • Report publishing to the MIS
  • Downloading of extracts and reports from MIS and External Web Services (EWS)
  • ERCOT.com dashboards and displays
• Market Participant Identity Management (MPIM)
• Market submissions and requests via Web Services, Market Manager, and Outage Scheduler
• Net Dependable Capability and Reactive Capability (NDCRC)
• ERCOT Interconnection Services (RIOO) – https://sa.ercot.com/rioo-rs/
• Current Day Report (CDR) report publishing and downloading, which may cause the following reports to be unavailable:
  • SCED and RTD Reports
  • NSA Active and Inactive Constraint Reports
  • State Estimator Reports
  • Real-Time Dynamic Rating Data Reports
  • Wind Power Production – Actual 5-Minute Averaged Values
  • Solar Power Production – Actual 5-Minute Averaged Values
  • SOL Exceedance report

Information on upcoming releases can be found on the Project Priority List (PPL).
Information on upcoming releases can be found on the Project Priority List (PPL).

Additional Information: In preparation for the implementation of market-facing changes on February 26, 2026, the market-facing changes will be available in the ERCOT Market Operations Test Environment (MOTE) for testing beginning February 9, 2026:

Action Required: It is recommended that Market Participants test the market-facing change in MOTE prior to its implementation on February 26, 2026

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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