Glossary - u

For your convenience, this page contains an alphabetically organized list of terms, definitions and common acronyms used in the electric utility industry.

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UFE Unaccounted For Energy
URS Up Regulation Services
Unaccounted for Energy (UFE) The difference between total metered Load each Settlement Period, adjusted for applicable Distribution Losses and Transmission Losses, and total ERCOT System net generation.
Uninstructed Deviation A condition occurring whenever the total metered resources of a QSE for a Settlement Interval are different from the total of the scheduled resources plus any Resource deployments instructed by ERCOT.
Uninstructed Factor A factor used to reduce the total payments made to a Resource for Uninstructed Deviations. The Uninstructed Factor could change by interval, in accordance with Section 6.8.1.14.2, Determining the Uninstructed Factor.
Unusual Event Specifics events, as defined in these Protocols Section 4, Scheduling, that allow ERCOT to deploy Balancing Energy Service outside of the normal deployment notification.
Uplift The process of allocating costs to QSEs based on Loads and exports within the ERCOT Region.
Usage Profile See Load Profile