Market Rules Market Rules

Balanced market rules are a basic element in Texas competition. Clear, predictable and well-designed rules help foster a stable electricity market. Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) market rules are developed by participants from all aspects of the electricity industry. The rules and amendments are reviewed by the Public Utility Commission of Texas to ensure that they satisfy the public interest.

In this section, you will find the ERCOT protocols, guides, policies and procedures that help steer the Texas market participants.


Pending Revision Requests and Issues

COPMGRR018 Updates to References of IDR and/or IDR Meter in the Commercial Operations Market Guide Due to the Proposed Definition of IDR Meter in PRR845
COPMGRR020 Creating Subsection 10.3, Unregistered Distributed Generation Reports
COPMGRR021 Market Participant Market Notice Process
CMGRR011 Revisions for Texas Nodal Market Implementation and Synchronization with PRR821
LPGRR038 Revisions for Texas Nodal Market Implementation and Synchronization with PRR821, Update of Section 21, Process for Protocol Revision
LPGRR039 Revisions for Texas Nodal Market Implementation Part Two
NOGRR034 Rescind Telemetry Performance Calculation Exclusions
NOGRR038 Synchronization with OGRR243, Disturbance Monitoring Requirements Clarification
NOGRR039 Synchronization of Section 1 with Nodal Protocols
NOGRR041 Synchronization of Section 2 with Nodal Protocols
NOGRR042 Synchronization of Section 3 with Nodal Protocols
NOGRR043 Synchronization with OGRR208,Voltage Ride-Through (VRT) Requirement
NOGRR044 Clarification of a PSS In-Service
NOGRR045 Synchronization of OGRR219, Time Error Correction
NOGRR046 Synchronization of Sections 4 and 5 with Nodal Protocols
NOGRR047 Synchronization of Sections 6 and 7 with Nodal Protocols
NOGRR048 Synchronization with OGRR240, CREZ Facility Protection and Control Requirements
OGRR236 Fast Response Distributed Energy Resource (DER)
OGRR245 Alignment with NERC Reliability Standard PRC-001-1, System Protection Coordination
There are currently no open issues.
PRR834 ERCOT Load Forecast Accuracy
PRR838 Fast Response Distributed Energy Resource (DER)
PRR843 Add Regional Planning Section to Protocols
PRR846 Deadlines for Initiating Alternative Dispute Resolution
PRR847 Additional Exemptions for Uninstructed Resource Charge
RMGRR086 Submission of Distributed Generation Data for Advanced Meters
RMGRR088 Updates to the IDR Meter Installation and Removal Processes
RMGRR089 Revisions for Texas Nodal Market Implementation (Part 3)
RMGRR090 Revisions for Texas Nodal Market Implementation (Part 4)
SMOGRR009 Submittal Timeline for EPS Metering Design Proposals
SCR759 acLineSegment Name Length Increase in Information Model Manager
TXSET087 PUCT Substantive Rule ยง25.493 (e) states that ERCOT “shall develop procedures to facilitate the expeditious transfer of large numbers of customers from one rep to another.”
TXSET104 Add additional SAC04 Codes for Transition Charges, Transition Charge Off Allowance, Credits and Weather events
TXSET105 Support processes related to PUCT Project 37291 - Meter Tampering and Disconnection and Reconnection of service for customers with Advanced Meters
TXSET106 With the new functionality provided by AMS meters to detect power outages and power restoration and to allow customers to request power outage/restoration notifications via Smart Meter Texas there is need for TDSPs to receive customer contact information via the 814_PC transaction.
TXSET107 PUCT Project 37622 proposes new Critical Care Status designations that would add new identification requirements to all affected TX SET Implementation Guides.
TXSET108 TX SET Guides should be update to reflect correct information
TXSET110 Remove the 814_07, 814_15 & 814_23 as valid TX SET Transactions