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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