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NPRR1087

Summary
Action
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Background
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Summary

Title	Prohibit Participation of Critical Loads as Load Resources or ERS Resources
Next Group
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Status	Approved on 10/28/2021
Effective Dates	11/01/2021 Sections 2.1, 3.6.1, and 3.14.3.1 12/20/2021 All remaining sections

Action

Date	Gov Body	Action Taken	Next Steps
10/28/2021	PUCT	Approved
10/22/2021	BOARD	Recommended for Approval	PUCT for consideration
09/29/2021	TAC	Recommended for Approval	Board for consideration
09/16/2021	PRS	Recommended for Approval	TAC for consideration
08/12/2021	PRS	Deferred/Tabled	PRS for consideration

Date

Gov Body

Action Taken

Next Steps

10/28/2021

PUCT

Approved

10/22/2021

BOARD

Recommended for Approval

PUCT for consideration

09/29/2021

TAC

Recommended for Approval

Board for consideration

09/16/2021

PRS

Recommended for Approval

TAC for consideration

08/12/2021

PRS

Deferred/Tabled

PRS for consideration

Voting Record

Date	Gov Body	Motion	Result
10/28/2021	PUCT	To approve NPRR1087 and accompanying ERCOT Market Impact Statement as presented in Project No. 52307, Review of Rules Adopted by the Independent Organization in Calendar Year 2021	Passed
10/22/2021	BOARD	To recommend approval of NPRR1087 as recommended by TAC in the 9/29/21 TAC Report as amended by the 10/21/21 ERCOT comments and the Revised Impact Analysis	Passed
09/29/2021	TAC	To recommend approval of NPRR1087 as recommended by PRS in the 9/16/21 PRS Report as amended by the 9/24/21 Enel X comments and the Revised Impact Analysis	Passed
09/16/2021	PRS	To recommend approval of NPRR1087 as amended by the 9/3/21 ERCOT comments; and to forward to TAC NPRR1087 and the Impact Analysis	Passed
08/12/2021	PRS	To grant NPRR1087 Urgent status; and to table NPRR1087	Passed

Date

Gov Body

Motion

Result

10/28/2021

PUCT

To approve NPRR1087 and accompanying ERCOT Market Impact Statement as presented in Project No. 52307, Review of Rules Adopted by the Independent Organization in Calendar Year 2021

Passed

10/22/2021

BOARD

To recommend approval of NPRR1087 as recommended by TAC in the 9/29/21 TAC Report as amended by the 10/21/21 ERCOT comments and the Revised Impact Analysis

Passed

09/29/2021

TAC

To recommend approval of NPRR1087 as recommended by PRS in the 9/16/21 PRS Report as amended by the 9/24/21 Enel X comments and the Revised Impact Analysis

Passed

09/16/2021

PRS

To recommend approval of NPRR1087 as amended by the 9/3/21 ERCOT comments; and to forward to TAC NPRR1087 and the Impact Analysis

Passed

08/12/2021

PRS

To grant NPRR1087 Urgent status; and to table NPRR1087

Passed

Background

Status:	Approved
Date Posted:	Jul 19, 2021
Sponsor:	ERCOT
Urgent:	Yes
Sections:	2.1, 3.6.1, and 3.14.3.1
Description:	This NPRR defines “Critical Load” and adds language in Section 3.6.1 to prohibit the registration and participation of such Loads as Load Resources or ERS Resources. The revisions proposed in this NPRR also require any Resource Entity that owns or controls a currently registered Load Resource to ensure and attest that the Load Resource is not located behind an Electric Service Identifier (ESI ID) for a Critical Load, or if it is located behind such an ESI ID, that the Load Resource itself is not the Critical Load or else has available backup generation or another technology that will ensure the Load’s continued availability during an emergency deployment. If a Resource Entity cannot provide the required attestation for any currently registered Load Resource after a reasonable submission period, the Load Resource will not be permitted to submit any offer to provide Ancillary Services. Any Resource Entity seeking to register a new Load Resource will also be required to submit such an attestation as a condition of registration. This NPRR also requires a Qualified Scheduling Entity (QSE) representing an ERS Resource to ensure and attest that the ERS Resource is not located behind an ESI ID for a Critical Load, or if it is located behind such an ESI ID, that the ERS Resource itself is not the Critical Load or else has available backup generation or another technology that ensures the ERS Resource’s continued availability during emergency deployment. To foreclose the possibility that backup generation supporting one or more Critical Loads could be offered as an ERS Generator, this NPRR also requires the QSE to ensure and attest that the ERS Resource offered does not support a Critical Load.
Reason:	Addresses current operational issues