NOTICE DATE: February 12, 2026

NOTICE TYPE: M-B021226-01 Operations

SHORT DESCRIPTION: Notice of PUCT Electric Service Emergency Operations Plan (EOP) filings and related documents under 16 TAC 25.53

INTENDED AUDIENCE: Each electric utility, transmission and distribution utility, power generation company, retail electric provider, municipally owned utility, electric cooperative

DAYS AFFECTED: March 15, 2026

LONG DESCRIPTION: On January 1, 2026, the Commission adopted amendments to 16 Tex. Admin. Code (TAC) 25.53, Electric Service Emergency Operations Plans, that requires each electric utility, transmission and distribution utility, power generation company, municipally owned utility, retail electric provider, and electric cooperative (entity) to file with the Commission an emergency operations plan and related documents.

Amendments

The amended rule requires each entity that submits an Emergency Operations Plan (EOP) to comply with an executive summary template, include a comprehensive list of generation assets in its executive summaries, file flood annexes for transmission and distribution facilities and generation resources, file annexes in their entirety, and comprehensively re-file its EOP every three years. The amended rule additionally clarifies how an EOP should be made available to commission staff and makes other minor changes.

Filing Date

The 2026 EOP must be filed in the calendar year 2026, no later than March 15.

ACTION REQUIRED: Pursuant to 16 Texas Administrative Code 25.53 each electric utility, transmission and distribution utility, power generation company, retail electric provider, municipally owned utility, electric cooperative must make a filing with the PUCT in Docket 53385 and a submission to ERCOT in the calendar year 2026 by March 15, 2026.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Please refer to Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) posted on the project page of the PUCT website for more information on Electric Service Emergency Operations Plans.  

CONTACT: If you have questions regarding filing of an emergency operations plan and related documents under 16 TAC 25.53, please contact Sherryhan Ghanem, project manager, at sherryhan.ghanem@puc.texas.gov. If you have other questions, please contact your ERCOT Account Manager. You may also call the general ERCOT Client Services phone number at (512) 248-3900 or contact ERCOT Client Services via email at ClientServices@ercot.com.

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