NOTICE DATE: December 20, 2024

NOTICE TYPE: M-C122024-01 Operations

SHORT DESCRIPTION: Completion of Studies relating to NERC Reliability Standards TPL-001-5.1 and FAC-014-3

INTENDED AUDIENCE: ERCOT-registered Transmission Service Providers (TSPs) and NERC-registered Transmission Planners, Transmission Operators, Transmission Owners, and Generator Owners

DAYS AFFECTED: December 20, 2024

LONG DESCRIPTION: Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCOT), as the NERC-registered Planning Coordinator for the ERCOT Region, has completed studies in accordance with NERC Reliability Standard TPL-001-5.1. The 2024 Regional Transmission Plan (RTP) report has been posted to provide communications in accordance with NERC Reliability Standards TPL-001-5.1, Requirement R8 and FAC-014-3, Requirements R7 and R8.  

The 2024 RTP report and associated study cases and contingency files have been posted under the “2024 Regional Transmission Plan Postings” report link (EMIL ID PG3-3787-M , Report ID 23994) on the Regional Planning page of the Market Information System (MIS) Secure Area. A Digital Certificate with the role ICE_M_VIEW_ECEII is required to access this ERCOT Critical Energy Infrastructure Information (ECEII) data.  This report provides communications to NERC-registered Transmission Planners, Transmission Operators, Transmission Owners, and Generator Owners but does not include certain additional confidential information that ERCOT provides only to Transmission Planners, Transmission Operators, and Transmission Owners.

The confidential portion of the 2024 RTP report and associated study cases and contingency information have been posted under the “Regional Transmission Plan” report link (EMIL ID PG7-148-M, Report ID 13467 ) on the Transmission Service Provider Information page of the MIS Certified Area. A Digital Certificate with the ICE_M_VIEW_TSPECEII role is required to access this Transmission Service Provider-only ECEII data. This posting provides communications for NERC-registered Transmission Planners, Transmission Operators and Transmission Owners. ERCOT will provide additional communications to Generator Owners as applicable pursuant to FAC-014-3, Requirement R8 in January 2025.

CONTACT: If you have any 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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