Load Acting as a Resource

Customers with interruptible loads that can meet certain performance requirements may be qualified to provide operating reserves under the Load Acting as a Resource (LaaR) program. In eligible ancillary services (AS) markets, the value of the LaaR load reduction is equal to that of an increase in generation by a generating plant. In addition, any provider of operating reserves selected through an ERCOT AS market is eligible for a capacity payment, regardless of whether the demand-side resource is actually curtailed.

To participate in the ERCOT market as a LaaR, you must not only register each individual LaaR asset, but you must also register with ERCOT as a resource entity (RE). Other registration and qualification forms are provided below.