Current Protocols

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
 (12/19/2007, doc, 97.5 KB)
02 Definitions and Acronyms
 (07/17/2008, doc, 243 KB)
03 Open Access to the ERCOT Transmission Grid
 (01/24/2005, doc, 63.5 KB)
04 Scheduling
 (09/16/2008, doc, 207.5 KB)
05 Dispatch
 (09/27/2007, doc, 133.5 KB)
06 Ancillary Services
 (09/29/2008, doc, 969 KB)
07 Congestion Management
 (09/29/2008, doc, 598.5 KB)
08 Planned Outages and Maintenance Outages of Transmission and Resource Facilities
 (09/27/2007, doc, 131.5 KB)
09 Settlement and Billing
 (10/01/2008, doc, 137 KB)
10 Metering
 (08/28/2008, doc, 168 KB)
11 Data Acquisition and Aggregation
 (08/28/2008, doc, 114.5 KB)
12 Market Information System
 (04/24/2008, doc, 94 KB)
13 Transmission and Distribution Losses
 (04/27/2007, doc, 86.5 KB)
14 State of Texas Renewable Energy Credit Trading Program
 (02/29/2008, doc, 166.5 KB)
15 Customer Registration
 (07/17/2008, doc, 164.5 KB)
16 Registration and Qualification of Market Participants
 (07/18/2008, doc, 228.5 KB)
17 Market Data Collection and Use
 (01/24/2005, doc, 72.5 KB)
18 Load Profiling
 (10/30/2008, doc, 121 KB)
19 Texas Standard Electronic Transaction
 (08/28/2008, doc, 111 KB)
20 Alternative Dispute Resolution Procedure
 (01/24/2005, doc, 101.5 KB)
21 Process for Protocol Revision
 (01/29/2008, doc, 144.5 KB)
22A Standard Form Black Start Agreement
 (04/29/2005, doc, 118.5 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)
  ERCOT Fee Schedule
 (06/27/2008, doc, 64 KB)