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NPRR1247

Summary

Title Incorporation of Congestion Cost Savings Test in Economic Evaluation of Transmission Projects
Next Group TAC
Next Step Revision Request Consideration
Status Pending

Action

Date Gov Body Action Taken Next Steps
11/14/2024 PRS Recommended for Approval Revision Request Consideration
09/12/2024 PRS Deferred/Tabled Language Consideration

Voting Record

Date Gov Body Motion Result
11/14/2024 PRS to grant NPRR1247 Urgent status; to recommend approval of NPRR1247 as amended by the 11/11/24 ERCOT comments; and to forward to TAC NPRR1247 and the 8/9/24 Impact Analysis Passed
09/12/2024 PRS to table NPRR1247 and refer the issue to ROS Passed

Background

Status: Pending
Date Posted: Aug 9, 2024
Sponsor: ERCOT
Urgent: Yes
Sections: 3.11.2
Description: This Nodal Protocol Revision Request (NPRR) incorporates the consumer energy cost reduction test as the congestion cost savings test in economic project evaluation to address recent amendments by the PUCT to 16 Texas Administrative Code (TAC) § 25.101 —specifically adding the requirements in § 25.101(b)(3)(A)(i). Consistent with the PUCT’s rule, this NPRR also preserves the production cost savings test as another standalone means to establish economic need for a transmission project. This NPRR also removes obsolete language regarding transmission projects’ benefits evaluation in paragraph (6) of Section 3.11.2. Additional details regarding how the congestion cost savings test will be performed are included in the Congestion Cost Savings Test Evaluation Guideline white paper, which will be available on the Planning page of the ERCOT website once finalized. ERCOT may also apply the longstanding Impact of Weather Uncertainty and Transmission Outages on Economic Project Evaluations white paper in the instances specified therein to evaluate the impact of weather uncertainties and the impact of including transmission outages on the congestion cost savings test, as it has for the production cost savings test. This white paper is also available on the Planning page of the ERCOT website.
Reason: Regulatory requirements

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