| NPRR956 |
Designation of Providers of Transmission Additions |
This Nodal Protocol Revision Request (NPRR) modifies Section 3.11.4.8 to align with section 37.056 of the Texas Utilities Code, as amended by SB1938 86(R), which became effective on May 16, 2019. As amended, section 37.056 authorizes the Public Utility Commission of Texas (PUCT) to grant a Certificate of Convenience and Necessity (CCN) only to a Transmission Service Provider (TSP) that owns the Facilities to which a proposed Transmission Facility addition will interconnect, or to the lawful designee of such a TSP. If more than one TSP owns Facilities to which a proposed addition will interconnect, the PUCT may issue a CCN to each such TSP to construct the needed Facilities in “separate and discrete equal parts,” unless the TSPs agree to a different allocation of responsibility. SB1938’s allocation of project responsibility based on ownership of the Facilities to which an addition interconnects is consistent with the Protocols’ longstanding assignment of responsibility based on ownership of the Facility endpoints. For the sake of consistency, however, ERCOT proposes to revise Section 3.11.4.8 to more closely comport with the language of the statute. ERCOT notes that revised Section 3.11.4.8 applies not only to those projects requiring a CCN, but also to other Tier 1 projects that may not require a CCN and therefore do not come within the coverage of section 37.056. This is consistent with the Protocols’ existing allocation rules, which have long assigned responsibility for all Tier 1 and 2 projects. ERCOT proposes to incorporate section 37.056’s assignment rules into a new paragraph (2). ERCOT proposes to modify paragraph (1) to recognize that ERCOT’s role, upon completing an independent review, is simply to identify the owners of the existing facilities, rather than to formally designate transmission providers. ERCOT also proposes to remove language from paragraph (1) which contemplates that ERCOT may determine project responsibility in the event of a disagreement between TSPs and may assign responsibility to a new TSP when the originally assigned TSP has not diligently pursued the project. Both of these provisions are inconsistent with SB1938, which contemplates no such role for ERCOT. ERCOT also proposes new paragraph (3), which would establish an explicit mandate that the TSP diligenty pursue the project. Although such a mandate is already implicit in provisions that establish the designation of providers, ERCOT suggests that stating this more explicitly will provide greater transparency that responsibility for a project entails a duty to pursue the completion of that project. ERCOT notes that “TSP” as used in the Protocols includes Municipally Owned Utilities (MOUs) and Electric Cooperatives (ECs). Finally, ERCOT proposes revisions to Section 3.11.4.9, Regional Planning Group Acceptance and ERCOT Endorsement, to provide that ERCOT will issue a Market Notice instead of sending an acceptance letter or endorsement letter, following Regional Planning Group (RPG) acceptance of Tier 3 projects, and ERCOT’s endorsement of Tier 1 and Tier 2 projects. This change will ensure that all TSPs (and other Market Participants) receive documentation showing completion of the ERCOT review process. ERCOT notes that because SB1938 is already effective, ERCOT must comply with the amended statute irrespective of the status of this NPRR. Thus, to the limited extent ERCOT’s existing Protocols conflict with the statute, ERCOT is already precluded from complying with those provisions. ERCOT is currently developing independent review reports for several projects and will ensure that its processes comport with the amended statute as it develops those reports over the next few months. |
07/02/2019 |
ERCOT |
No |
3.11.4.1, 3.11.4.8, 3.11.4.9 |
Pending |
|
| NPRR1070 |
Planning Criteria for GTC Exit Solutions |
This Nodal Protocol Revision Request (NPRR) will improve ERCOT planning modeling assumptions to more accurately reflect operations of the ERCOT market and include indirect benefits as allowed by the Public Utility Commission of Texas (PUCT) when evaluating exit alternatives for Generic Transmission Constraints (GTCs). |
03/05/2021 |
EDF Renewables / Pattern Energy |
No |
3.11.2 |
Pending |
|
| NPRR1202 |
Refundable Deposits for Large Load Interconnection Studies |
This Nodal Protocol Revision Request (NPRR) directs ERCOT to charge refundable deposits to Entities that request a Large Load Interconnection Study (LLIS). |
09/22/2023 |
Lancium |
Pending |
2.1, 3.24 (new), and ERCOT Fee Schedule |
Pending |
|
| NPRR1214 |
Reliability Deployment Price Adder Fix to Provide Locational Price Signals, Reduce Uplift and Risk |
This Nodal Protocol Revision Request (NPRR) revises the Real-Time On-Line Reliability Deployment Price Adder (RTRDPA) to: send appropriate locational price signals to avoid counterproductive Load and Resource responses to RTRDPA price signals under Real-Time Co-optimization (RTC); limit Resource payment to the actual “indifference payment” (consistent with its definition), thereby reducing associated uplift by eliminating the future need for RTRDPA payments to Resources that exacerbate constraints and eliminating payments to available capacity not requiring an indifference payment; eliminate any future need for the Ancillary Service Imbalance Payments or Charges (ASIP/C) type of indifference payment associated with RTRDPA, thereby reducing the risk associated with providing Ancillary Services; provide Resources an indifference payment under RTC to eliminate the potentially large incentive to ignore Base Point instructions that would likely cause serious reliability issues; and provide a stronger locational price signal around Resources committed by the Reliability Unit Commitment (RUC) process or other reliability actions for congestion, thereby reducing RUC Make-Whole Payment-related charges and uplifts and appropriately compensating impacted Qualified Scheduling Entities (QSEs). |
12/07/2023 |
Joint Sponsors |
No |
3.5.2.1, 3.5.2.2, 3.5.2.3, 3.5.2.4, 3.5.2.5, 3.5.2.6, 3.5.2.7, 6.5.7.3.1, 6.6.1.1, 6.6.1.2, 6.6.3.1, 6.6.3.6, 6.6.3.8, 6.7.5, 6.7.6, 6.9 (new), 6.9.1 (new), 6.9.2 (new), and 9.5.3 |
Pending |
|
| NPRR1226 |
Estimated Demand Response Data |
This Nodal Protocol Revision Request (NPRR) directs ERCOT to prepare and publish estimated Demand response data showing aggregated State Estimated Load (SEL) load points selected by ERCOT. The selection of Loads to be aggregated for the report will be based on periodically updated off-line analysis of the frequency and magnitude of reductions observed in historical State Estimator load data that is associated with market signals such as Locational Marginal Prices (LMPs), high levels of summer month ERCOT load, ERCOT-wide appeal(s) through public voluntary energy appeal, or other ERCOT actions. |
04/23/2024 |
ERCOT Steel Mills |
No |
2.1, 2.2, 6.3.2, and 6.5.7.1.13 |
Pending |
|
| NPRR1229 |
Real-Time Constraint Management Plan Cost Recovery Payment |
This Nodal Protocol Revision Request (NPRR) creates a process that compensates a Qualified Scheduling Entity (QSE) when a Constraint Management Plan (CMP) or ERCOT-directed switching instruction implemented by ERCOT causes the trip of a Generation Resource when it would not have occurred absent those conditions. |
05/06/2024 |
STEC |
No |
4.4.9.3.3, 6.6.3.9 (new), 6.6.3.10 (new), 6.6.3.11 (new), and 9.5.3 |
Pending |
|
| NPRR1235 |
Dispatchable Reliability Reserve Service as a Stand-Alone Ancillary Service |
This Nodal Protocol Revision Request (NPRR) develops a stand-alone Dispatchable Reliability Reserve Service (DRRS) product that includes the following functionality: DRRS is added to the Protocols on top of Real-Time Co-optimization (RTC) and Energy Storage Resource (ESR) single-model Protocols; DRRS is offered, awarded, and paid in the Day-Ahead Market (DAM). DRRS is not co-optimized in the Real-Time Market (RTM); DRRS can be-self arranged and traded. However, there are no DRRS-only offers (i.e., virtual DRRS offers) allowed, as DRRS will not be co-optimized in Real-Time; DRRS can be provided by Off-Line Generation Resources; a new Resource Status code will be developed for Resources with an Ancillary Service Resource Responsibility for DRRS that have not been deployed by ERCOT; When looking to commit capacity during the Reliability Unit Commitment (RUC) process, RUC will give priority to committing Off-Line Generation Resources providing DRRS. This is accomplished because Off-Line DRRS Resources will appear to have lower start-up and minimum energy costs relative to other Off-Line Generation Resources in the RUC optimization; DRRS will have a failure-to-provide Settlement for Qualified Scheduling Entities (QSEs) that do not sufficiently preserve Resource capability for providing DRRS within their portfolio; DRRS deployments will be included in the Reliability Deployment Price Adder process, in alignment with other existing Protocol language for similar deployments; and QSEs that are short on their DRRS Supply Responsibility at the time of a RUC instruction will be allocated a portion of any RUC Make Whole charges prior to allocating those costs to the QSEs that are RUC Capacity Short. |
05/29/2024 |
ERCOT |
No |
2.1, 2.2, 3.2.3, 3.9.1, 3.17.5 (new), 3.18, 4.4.7.1, 4.4.7.2, 4.4.7.3, 4.4.12, 4.5.1, 4.6.2.3, 4.6.2.3.1, 4.6.4.1.6 (new), 4.6.4.2.6 (new), 5.2.2.2, 5.5.2, 5.6.2, 5.7.1, 5.7.1.1, 5.7.1.2, 5.7.2, 5.7.4, 5.7.4.1 (new), 5.7.4.1, 5.7.4.1.1 (new), 5.7.4.1.2 (new), 5.7.4.1.2, 5.7.4.2, 6.1, 6.5.5.2, 6.5.7.3.1, 6.5.7.5, 6.5.7.6.2.5 (new), 6.7.4 (new), 6.7.4.1 (new), 6.7.4.2 (new), 6.7.4, 8.1.1.2.1.8 (new), 8.1.1.4.5 (new), 9.2.3, 9.5.3, 9.14.10, and 16.11.4.3.1 |
Pending |
|
| NPRR1238 |
Registration of Loads with Curtailable Load Capabilities |
This Nodal Protocol Revision Request (NPRR) introduces a new category of Early Curtailment Load (ECL) and establishes a process by which Loads may operate as an ECL so that they can be accounted for differently in Load shed tables than other Loads. |
06/26/2024 |
Golden Spread Electric Cooperative |
No |
2.1, 2.2, 3.2.6.2.1, 6.5.7.3.1, 6.5.9.4.1, 16.20 (new), 23T (new) |
Pending |
|
| NPRR1255 |
Introduction of Mitigation of ESRs |
This Nodal Protocol Revision Request (NPRR) introduces Mitigated Offer Cap (MOC) curves below the System-Wide Offer Cap (SWCAP) for Energy Storage Resources (ESRs) when the Resource, through its Qualified Scheduling Entity (QSE), has the potential to exploit market power, as evaluated in the Security-Constrained Economic Dispatch (SCED) Constraint Competitiveness Test (CCT) process. |
10/02/2024 |
ERCOT |
No |
3.8.5, 4.4.9.4.1 |
Pending |
|
| NPRR1263 |
Remove Accuracy Testing Requirements for CCVTs |
This Nodal Protocol Revision Request (NPRR) removes the accuracy testing requirements for Coupling Capacitor Voltage Transformers (CCVTs). |
12/12/2024 |
WETT |
No |
10.6.1.2 |
Pending |
|
| NPRR1264 |
Creation of a New Energy Attribute Certificate Program |
This Nodal Protocol Revision Request (NPRR) introduces the concept of Energy Attribute Certificates (EACs) and makes Renewable Energy Certificates (RECs) a subcategory of EACs. EACs can be earned by any generator, regardless of fuel type. By introducing EACs, this NPRR also allows all generators, such as energy storage generators, nuclear generators, or other generators to participate in the program, and add specificity to their attributes so buyers and sellers know what they are transacting. To add value to the EAC program, this NPRR creates a new category of participants – third-party certification programs. EAC Account Holders may use these third parties to provide documentation to ERCOT and other Market Participants about how they charged energy storage devices, provided fuel for generators, or met certain operational characteristics to be determined by Market Participants. This NPRR also allows ERCOT to allow a third-party administrator to administer the program. Finally, this NPRR adds a robust programmatic interface to EAC trading and accounting. |
12/19/2024 |
Texas Energy Buyers Alliance (TEBA) |
No |
1.3.1.1, 2.1, 2.2, 14, 14.1, 14.2, 14.2.1, 14.3, 14.3.1, 14.3.2, 14.4, 14.5.1, 14.5.2 (delete), 14.5.3 (delete), 14.6, 14.6.2 (delete), 14.7, 14.8, 14.9, 14.9.1 (delete), 14.9.2 (delete), 14.9.3 (delete), 14.9.3.1 (delete), 14.9.4 (delete), 14.9.5 (delete), 14.10, 14.10.1 (delete), 14.10.2 (delete), 14.10.3 (delete), 14.11 (delete), 14.12, 14.12 (new), 14.13, 16.7, 21.2, 22A, 22C |
Pending |
|
| NPRR1265 |
Unregistered Distributed Generator |
This Nodal Protocol Provision (NPRR) implements procedures for Distributed Generation (DG) reporting provided in House Bill 3390 (HB 3390). Specifically, this NPRR clarifies the definition of “Distributed Generation (DG)” and defines a new term, “Unregistered Distributed Generators (UDG).” Additionally, this NPRR establishes procedures for UDG reporting to ERCOT and UDG reporting requirements from ERCOT. Lastly, this NPRR reconciles references to DG to UDG where the term UDG is now appropriate. |
12/26/2024 |
ERCOT |
No |
2.1, 2.2, 3.2.5.1, 3.2.5.2 (delete), 3.2.5.3, 10.2.2, 11.4.4.2, 11.4.4.3, 16.5, 18.2, 18.2.2.1, and 18.2.2.2 |
Pending |
|
| NPRR1266 |
Opt-Out Status Held by a Transmission-Voltage Customer Cannot be Transferred |
This Nodal Protocol Revision Request (NPRR) adds a statement that a transmission-voltage Customer that is a Securitization Uplift Charge Opt-Out Entity may not transfer its status as a Securitization Uplift Charge Opt-Out Entity to other entities. Additionally, this NPRR adds a new requirement that a Transmission Service Provider (TSP) associated with an Electric Service Identifier (ESI ID) originally granted opt-out status must, on at least a monthly basis, compare the customer names of those transmission-voltage Customers originally granted opt-out status, determine if any of the names associated with those ESI IDs have changed, and inform ERCOT of any such changes identified. This TSP requirement excludes TSPs that are themselves Securitization Uplift Charge Opt-Out Entities. |
12/31/2024 |
ERCOT |
No |
27.3 |
Pending |
|
| NPRR1267 |
Large Load Interconnection Status Report |
This Nodal Protocol Revision Request (NPRR) requires the publication of a large load interconnection status report. It is intentionally not defining “Large Load” to leave that to NPRR1234, Interconnection Requirements for Large Loads and Modeling Standards for Loads 25 MW or Greater. However, Customer information, including large load information, is owned by the Customer and is therefore confidential so the information on large loads must be aggregated. |
01/08/2025 |
Joint Sponsors |
No |
3.2.7 (new) |
Pending |
|
| NPRR1271 |
Revision to User Security Administrator and Digital Certificates Opt-out Eligibility |
This Nodal Protocol Revision Request (NPRR) allows Comision Federal de Electricidad (CFE), which is registered with ERCOT as a Transmission and/or Distribution Service Provider (TDSP), Load Serving Entity (LSE), and Resource Entity, to opt out of the requirement to designate a User Security Administrator (USA) and receive Digital Certificates. |
01/28/2025 |
ERCOT |
No |
16.12 |
Pending |
|
| NPRR1272 |
Voltage Support at Private Use Networks |
This Nodal Protocol Revision Request (NPRR) clarifies that Section 3.15 should be applied to require ERCOT to independently evaluate the Reactive Power requirements of Generation Resources excluding the effects of co-located retail load. As such, any Generation Resources that meet the requirements of the Protocols as standalone Generation Resources shall not have additional Reactive Power requirements imposed as a result of co-locating with load. Further, the language clarifies that the onsite load must also comply with the power factor requirements for retail Customers in the applicable tariff for retail delivery service. |
02/05/2025 |
Occidental Chemical Corporation |
Pending |
3.15 |
Pending |
|
| NPRR1274 |
RPG Estimated Capital Cost Thresholds of Proposed Transmission Projects |
This Nodal Protocol Revision Request (NPRR) updates the estimated capital cost for the tier classification rules used for the Regional Planning Group (RPG) process. |
02/25/2025 |
ERCOT |
No |
3.11.4.3 |
Pending |
|
| NPRR1275 |
Expansion of Qualifying Pipeline Definition for Firm Fuel Supply Service in Phase 3 |
This Nodal Protocol Revision Request (NPRR) replaces the definition for Firm Fuel Supply Service (FFSS) Qualifying Pipeline with the definition recommended by the Technical Advisory Committee (TAC) in NPRR1169, Expansion of Generation Resources Qualified to Provide Firm Fuel Supply Service in Phase 2 of the Service. |
02/25/2025 |
ERCOT |
No |
2.1 |
Pending |
|
| NPRR1276 |
Move OBD to Section 22 – Emergency Response Service Procurement Methodology |
This NPRR incorporates the Other Binding Document “Emergency Response Service Procurement Methodology” into the Protocols to standardize the approval process. |
03/10/2025 |
ERCOT |
No |
3.14.3.1 and Section 22 Attachment Q (new) |
Pending |
|
| NPRR1277 |
Revisions to EAL Formula |
This Nodal Protocol Revision Request (NPRR) revises the Minimum Current Exposure (MCE) and Estimate Aggregate Liability (EAL) formulas, as endorsed by the Credit Finance Sub Group (CFSG) on December 19, 2024. The proposed EAL formula revisions include: applying the Real-Time Forward Adjustment Factor (RFAF) against the respective days’ Real-Time Liability Estimated (RTLE) and then taking the max over the lookback period; and introducing seasonal variability in the look-back period as it is applied for RTLE: 40 days from May 16 through Sep 15 (summer months) and 20 days from Sep 16 through May 15 (non-summer months). The look-back period does not change for traders. The proposed MCE formula revision includes increasing the number of days from 1 day to 2 days for load entities for the purposes of calculating MCE. |
03/18/2025 |
ERCOT |
No |
16.11.4.1 and 16.11.4.3 |
Pending |
|
| NPRR1278 |
Establishing Advanced Grid Support Service as an Ancillary Service |
This Nodal Protocol Revision Request (NPRR) creates an Advanced Grid Support Service (AGSS), which will incent Inverter-Based Resources (IBRs), particularly Energy Storage Resources (ESRs), to provide valuable stability support to the ERCOT grid and will do so more quickly and efficiently than a mandate, as qualifications are clearly stated, without punitive and unclear compliance mechanisms, which may slow technology growth altogether. This NPRR defines Resource capabilities and provides for compensation based on an annual bidding process, similar to Black Start Service (BSS). |
03/30/2025 |
Joint Sponsors |
No |
2.1, 2.2, 3.14, 3.14.6 (new), 6.6.15 (new), 6.6.15.1 (new) 6.6.15.5 (new), 8.1.1.2.1.8 (new), 16.20 (new), 22Q (new), and 22R (new) |
Pending |
|
| NPRR1279 |
Reinstate Enhancements to the Exceptional Fuel Cost Process |
This Nodal Protocol Revision Request (NPRR) enables Generation Resources to file Exceptional Fuel Costs that include contractual costs and pipeline-mandated costs and enhances the process for ERCOT and the Independent Market Monitor (IMM) to verify these costs. |
04/02/2025 |
Constellation |
No |
2.1 and 4.4.9.4.1 |
Pending |
|
| NPRR1280 |
Establish Process for Permanent Bypass of Series Capacitor |
This Nodal Protocol Revision Request (NPRR) establishes a Regional Planning Group (RPG) review process for proposals to permanently bypass an existing series capacitor or un-bypass a series capacitor previously designated as permanently bypassed. |
04/16/2025 |
ERCOT |
No |
3.11.4.3 |
Pending |
|
| NPRR1281 |
Improvements to Alternate FFSS Resource Designation |
This Nodal Protocol Revision Request (NPRR) strengthens the relationship between the Settlement of Firm Fuel Supply Service (FFSS) and operations by clarifying the FFSS Hourly Rolling Equivalent Availability Factor language to ensure the accurate calculation of the Firm Fuel Supply Service Standby Fee. |
04/16/2025 |
LCRA |
No |
3.14.5 |
Pending |
|
| NPRR1282 |
Ancillary Service Duration under Real-Time Co-Optimization |
This Nodal Protocol Revision Request (NPRR) makes changes to the duration requirements for the following Ancillary Services in preparation for Real-Time Co-optimization plus Batteries (RTC+B): Updates duration requirements for Regulation Service and Responsive Reserve (RRS) to thirty minutes; and updates duration requirement for ERCOT Contingency Reserve Service (ECRS) to one hour. This NPRR also updates the requirement for Reliability Unit Commitment (RUC) studies to use a one-hour duration for all Ancillary Service types, excluding Fast Frequency Response (FFR). The changes proposed in this NPRR have no system impacts because these Ancillary Service durations are being incorporated as parameters in the current RTC+B business requirements. |
04/29/2025 |
ERCOT |
Pending |
2.2, 5.5.2, 8.1.1.2.1.1, 8.1.1.2.1.2, 8.1.1.2.1.3, 8.1.1.3.1, 8.1.1.3.2, and 8.1.1.3.4 |
Pending |
|
| NPRR1283 |
Modification of SSR Mitigation Timeline |
This Nodal Protocol Revision Request (NPRR) changes the current requirement that any required SSR studies be complete and mitigation be in place prior to Initial Synchronization of a new Generation Resource, Energy Storage Resource (ESR), or Settlement Only Generator (SOG). Based on recognition that SSFR can be a risk upon energization, this NPRR requires that these steps now be completed prior to Initial Energization to ensure that SSFR risk has been evaluated and mitigated. |
04/29/2025 |
ERCOT |
Pending |
3.22.1.2, 3.22.1.3, 3.22.1.4, and 16.5 |
Pending |
|
| NPRR1284 |
Guaranteed Reliability Load Process |
This Nodal Protocol Revision Request (NPRR) creates a “bridging solution” where Loads that are willing to be contractually bound to curtail all or a part of their Load or self-provide their Load from backup generation during certain conditions, will be allowed to have that action considered as a “Manual System Adjustment” when the Load is studied under Planning Guides Sections 4.1.1.2, Reliability Performance Criteria, and Section 4.1.1.8, Maintenance Outage Reliability Criteria, for interconnection to the ERCOT grid. During the bridging period if conditions noted by the studies warrant, the Load will be instructed to curtail up to its contracted amount until the noted constraint is alleviated. The interconnection studies will also be performed with the Load considered firm to provide the full list of upgrades that will be performed. Once the upgrades are completed the Load will be released from this obligation. |
05/12/2025 |
Cholla Petroleum |
No |
2.1, 2.2, 3.11.7 (new), 3.11.7.1 (new), 3.11.7.2 (new), 3.11.7.3 (new), 3.11.7.4 (new), 3.11.7.5 (new), and 23T (new) |
Pending |
|
| NPRR1285 |
Improve Self-Commitment within RUC Opt Out Window |
This Nodal Protocol Revision Request (NPRR) expands the current Reliability Unit Commitment (RUC) opt out window to incentivize self-commitment to increase capacity available to the market at lower costs and reduce RUCs and associated costs. |
05/14/2025 |
TCPA |
No |
2.1 |
Pending |
|
| NPRR1286 |
Establish Multi-Value Criteria for Resiliency-Related Transmission Project Evaluation |
This Nodal Protocol Revision Request (NPRR) establishes new planning criteria to address the process for determining whether a project that addresses a resiliency issue provides sufficient benefit balanced with economic savings or reliability benefits, in accordance with 16 Texas Administrative Code (TAC) § 25.101(b)(3)(A)(iii). Cleanups are also included in Section 3.11.2 to address the inconsistent use of terminology and delete certain obsolete language. |
05/21/2025 |
ERCOT |
No |
3.11.2 |
Pending |
|
| NPRR1287 |
Revisions to Outage Coordination |
This Nodal Protocol Revision Request (NPRR) replaces the defined term Maximum Daily Resource Planned Outage Capacity (MDRPOC) with Resource Planned Outage Limit (RPOL) to align with the actual calculated RPOL as described in Section 3.1.6.13; adds the maximum duration of a proposed Transmission Facility Outage that may be approved with a described lead time to align with current Outage Coordination practices; defines the conditions that ERCOT may accept the Resource Planned Outage request if it could cause the exceedance of Resource Planned Outage Limit; and clarifies that, like any other Resource, Energy Storage Resources (ESRs) submit Outages pursuant to Sections 3.1.4.1 and 3.1.4.7. |
05/27/2025 |
ERCOT |
No |
2.1, 3.1.4.1, 3.1.4.7, 3.1.5.3, 3.1.6, 3.1.6.4, 3.1.6.13, 3.1.6.8, 3.1.6.9, 3.1.7, and 3.1.7.1 |
Pending |
|
| NPRR1288 |
Remove Multiple Month Transactions in CRR Auctions |
This Nodal Protocol Revision Request (NPRR) removes the ability to transact in multiple month strips that create optimization issues for ERCOT. This NPRR simplifies the CRR auction and avoids other limitations on participation. |
05/27/2025 |
ERCOT |
No |
7.5.1, 7.5.2.1, and 7.5.2.3 |
Pending |
|
| NPRR1289 |
Option Price Report and Establish 1 MW Bid Minimum |
This Nodal Protocol Revision Request (NPRR) provides an option pricing report that will be posted on the ERCOT website following each auction. The option pricing report will contain shadow prices for all biddable source-sink paths for each month within each time-of-use for the Congestion Revenue Rights (CRR) auction period after auction results are posted. Additionally, this NPRR establishes a minimum CRR bid quantity of 1.0 MW. Bid quantities in 0.1 MW increments are still allowed above the 1.0 MW minimum. Currently, the CRR application accepts bid quantities as small as 0.1 MW. The minimum CRR offer quantity will remain 0.1 MW. |
05/27/2025 |
ERCOT |
No |
7.5.2.1, 7.5.2.3, and 7.5.3.1 |
Pending |
|
| NPRR1290 |
Gap Resolutions and Clarifications for the Implementation of RTC+B |
This Nodal Protocol Revision Request (NPPR) addresses several gaps and provides necessary clarifications in the Protocol language to support implementation of the Real-Time Co-optimization plus Batteries (RTC+B) initiative. |
05/28/2025 |
ERCOT |
No |
2.1, 2.2, 3.1.6.9, 3.17.2, 4.4.7.1, 4.4.9.3.1, 4.4.9.5.1, 4.4.9.6.1, 4.4.9.7.1, 4.4.9.8.1, 6.3, 6.5.5.2, 6.5.7.3, 6.5.7.3.1, 6.6.3.1, 6.6.9, and 6.6.9.1 |
Pending |
|
| NPRR1291 |
Modify Annual Demand Response Report Posting Date and Include Language to Address PUCT SUBST. R. 25.186 |
This Nodal Protocol Revision Request (NPRR) incorporates the reporting requirements in new Public Utility Commission of Texas (PUCT) Substantive Rule 25.186, Goal for Average Total Residential Load Reduction, into the Protocols, specifies data exchange methods and formats, and extends the deadline for posting the Annual Demand Response Report to allow data submitted for this requirement to be used. |
06/02/2025 |
ERCOT |
No |
3.10.7.2.2, 3.10.7.2.3 (new), 22T (new) |
Pending |
|