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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
| Issue | Title |
|---|---|
| SMOGRR031 | Related to NPRR1264, Creation of a New Energy Attribute Certificate Program |
| RRGRR038 | Related to NPRR1264, Creation of a New Energy Attribute Certificate Program |
| VCMRR043 | Related to NPRR1264, Creation of a New Energy Attribute Certificate Program |
| COPMGRR051 | Related to NPRR1264, Creation of a New Energy Attribute Certificate Program |
| PGRR073 | Related to NPRR956, Designation of Providers of Transmission Additions |
| LPGRR076 | Related to NPRR1264, Creation of a New Energy Attribute Certificate Program |
| LPGRR077 | Profile Decision Tree Excel-to-Word Conversion |
| PGRR122 | Reliability Performance Criteria for Loss of Load |
| PGRR123 | Related to NPRR1264, Creation of a New Energy Attribute Certificate Program |
| PGRR124 | ESR Maintenance Exception to Modifications |
| PGRR128 | Regional Planning Group Discussion of Grid Enhancing Technologies |
| PGRR130 | Related to NPRR1295, GTC Exit Solutions |
| PGRR140 | Related to NPRR1317, Creation of Non-Settled Generator (NSG) and Clarification of the Types, Usage, and Registration of Distributed Generation |
| PGRR142 | In-kind Definition for Generation |
| PGRR144 | Dynamic Model Submission and Review Requirements for Large Loads including Large Computational Loads |
| PGRR146 | Rename Quarterly Stability Assessment and Modify the Assessment Schedule |
| PGRR147 | Allowable Non-Consequential Load Loss Alignment |
| RMGRR182 | Related to NPRR1264, Creation of a New Energy Attribute Certificate Program |
| RMGRR186 | Related to LPGRR077, Profile Decision Tree Excel-to-Word Conversion |
| NOGRR273 | Related to NPRR1264, Creation of a New Energy Attribute Certificate Program |
| NOGRR284 | Related to NPRR1310, Dispatchable Reliability Reserve Service Plus Energy Storage Resource Participation and Release Factor |
| NOGRR286 | Addition of 765-kV Operational Voltage Limits |
| NOGRR287 | Load Shed Provisions to Identify and Minimize Overlap of Essential Loads |
| NOGRR288 | Related to NPRR1340, Dispatchable Reliability Reserve Service Ancillary Service with Energy Storage Resource Participation |
| NOGRR289 | Extension for LCL Cooling Load Ride-Through Compliance |
| NPRR956 | Designation of Providers of Transmission Additions |
| NPRR1214 | Reliability Deployment Price Adder Fix to Provide Locational Price Signals, Reduce Uplift and Risk |
| NPRR1255 | Introduction of Mitigation of ESRs |
| NPRR1272 | Voltage Support at Private Use Networks |
| NPRR1278 | Establishing Advanced Grid Support Service as an Ancillary Service |
| NPRR1286 | Establish Multi-Value Criteria for Resiliency-Related Transmission Project Evaluation |
| NPRR1292 | Granular Product Type for CRR TOU |
| NPRR1295 | GTC Exit Solutions |
| NPRR1296 | Residential Demand Response Program |
| NPRR1301 | Align Protocols to Constraint Activation Procedure |
| NPRR1310 | Dispatchable Reliability Reserve Service Plus Energy Storage Resource Participation and Release Factor |
| NPRR1312 | Revisions to the Standard Form Agreement (SFA) |
| NPRR1317 | Creation of Non-Settled Generator (NSG) and Clarification of the Types, Usage, and Registration of Distributed Generation |
| NPRR1319 | Clarification to Seasonal Mothball Evaluation Process |
| NPRR1320 | Reserve Margin Reporting and Miscellaneous Changes for the Report on Capacity, Demand, and Reserves in the ERCOT Region (CDR) |
| NPRR1326 | Add Energy Storage Resource (ESR) State of Charge (SOC) Information to the Ancillary Services Capacity Monitor |
| NPRR1328 | Establishment of Generation Firming Program |
| NPRR1329 | Resource Entity Requirements for Self-Limiting Facilities |
| NPRR1331 | Unannounced Generation Capacity Testing |
| NPRR1332 | Related to PGRR146, Rename Quarterly Stability Assessment and Modify the Assessment Schedule |
| NPRR1333 | Establish an Incentive Program for Advanced Grid Support |
| NPRR1334 | Revision to Cybersecurity Incident Notification |
| NPRR1335 | Implementation of PUCT Changes to Firm Fuel Supply Service for Phase 3 |
| NPRR1336 | Language Clean-up for NPRR1188 Implementation |
| NPRR1337 | ERS Enhancements |
| NPRR1338 | Restructure Long-Term Auction Sequence Auctions to Six Monthly Optimizations |
| NPRR1339 | Protocol Clean Up and Alignment with RTC+B Implementation |
| NPRR1340 | Dispatchable Reliability Reserve Service Ancillary Service with Energy Storage Resource Participation |
| NPRR1341 | Related to LPGRR077, Profile Decision Tree Excel-to-Word Conversion |
| NPRR1342 | Mitigated Offer Caps for Contract for Capacity Resources |
| NPRR1343 | Introduction of PTP Obligation Bid Fee in DAM |