Current Protocols - Zonal

View the most current set of protocols by section, along with the ERCOT fee schedule and index of terms.

Projected Protocol implementation and retirement dates (related to Texas Nodal Market Implementation) can be found in the Nodal Protocol Transition Plan.

01 Overview
 (12/23/2009, doc, 102.5 KB)
02 Definitions and Acronyms
 (09/26/2012, doc, 297 KB)
03 Open Access to the ERCOT Transmission Grid
 (09/26/2012, doc, 941 KB)
04 Scheduling
 (09/26/2012, doc, 646 KB)
05 Dispatch
 (05/25/2010, doc, 126.5 KB)
06 Ancillary Services
 (09/26/2012, doc, 1.9 MB)
07 Congestion Management
 (09/26/2012, doc, 1.2 MB)
08 Planned Outages and Maintenance Outages of Transmission and Resource Facilities
 (11/20/2009, doc, 125 KB)
09 Settlement and Billing
 (09/26/2012, doc, 434 KB)
10 Metering
 (07/27/2010, doc, 166.5 KB)
11 Data Acquisition and Aggregation
 (09/28/2010, doc, 109 KB)
12 Market Information System
 (01/26/2010, doc, 96.5 KB)
13 Transmission and Distribution Losses
 (12/22/2008, doc, 85 KB)
14 State of Texas Renewable Energy Credit Trading Program
 (07/29/2009, doc, 158 KB)
15 Customer Registration
 (04/22/2010, doc, 130 KB)
16 Registration and Qualification of Market Participants
 (12/23/2009, doc, 217.5 KB)
17 Market Data Collection and Use
 (01/24/2005, doc, 72.5 KB)
18 Load Profiling
 (07/27/2010, doc, 108 KB)
19 Texas Standard Electronic Transaction
 (12/02/2009, doc, 110.5 KB)
20 Alternative Dispute Resolution Procedure
 (09/28/2010, doc, 105 KB)
21 Process for Protocol Revision
 (12/31/2009, doc, 176 KB)
22A Standard Form Black Start Agreement
 (01/27/2009, doc, 106.5 KB)
22B Section Left Blank
 (01/29/2008, doc, 58.5 KB)
22C Section Left Blank
 (01/29/2008, doc, 59 KB)
22D Section Left Blank
 (01/29/2008, doc, 58.5 KB)
22E Section Left Blank
 (01/29/2008, doc, 58.5 KB)
22F Standard Form Reliability Must-Run Agreement
 (09/27/2007, doc, 125.5 KB)
22G Section Left Blank
 (01/29/2008, doc, 58.5 KB)
22H Standard Form TCR Account Holder Agreement
 (12/28/2005, doc, 107.5 KB)
22I Notification of Suspension of Operations
 (09/27/2007, doc, 67 KB)
22J Standard Form Synchronous Condenser Agreement
 (03/29/2006, doc, 117 KB)
22K EILS Agreement
 (12/07/2007, doc, 80.5 KB)
22L Standard Form Market Participant Agreement
 (07/27/2007, doc, 93 KB)
22M Change Generation Resource
 (09/27/2007, doc, 31 KB)
22N Amendment to Standard Form Market Participant Agreement
 (03/26/2008, doc, 39 KB)
23 Texas Test Plan Team - Retail Market Testing
 (08/31/2005, doc, 62.5 KB)
24 Retail Point to Point Communications
 (06/18/2007, doc, 75 KB)
  Table of Contents
 (09/26/2012, doc, 185 KB)
  ERCOT Fee Schedule
 (12/23/2009, doc, 61 KB)