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NPRR1247
Summary
| Title | Incorporation of Congestion Cost Savings Test in Economic Evaluation of Transmission Projects |
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| Status | Approved on 01/16/2025 |
| Effective Dates |
02/01/2025
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Action
| Date | Gov Body | Action Taken | Next Steps |
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| 01/16/2025 | PUCT | Approved | |
| 12/03/2024 | BOARD | Recommended for Approval | Revision Request Consideration |
| 11/20/2024 | TAC | Recommended for Approval | Revision Request Consideration |
| 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 |
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| 01/16/2025 | PUCT | to approve NPRR1247 and accompanying ERCOT Market Impact Statement as presented in Project No. 54445, Review of Protocols Adopted by the Independent Organization | Passed |
| 12/03/2024 | BOARD | to recommend approval of NPRR1247 as recommended by TAC in the 11/20/24 TAC Report | Passed |
| 11/20/2024 | TAC | to recommend approval of NPRR1247 as recommended by PRS in the 11/14/24 PRS Report | Passed |
| 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: | Approved |
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| 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 |
Key Documents
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