Aggregation Creates Virtual Power Plants in ERCOT
Virtual power plants are being added for real-time dispatch by the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) at such a rate that the grid operator is expanding an…
News Stories: Aggregated Distributed Energy Resource (ADER) Pilot Program
March 9, 2026
October 24, 2025
TX – M-A102425-01 Aggregate Distributed Energy Resource (ADER) Pilot Project: Adjustments To Limits of Participation
Notice Date: October 24, 2025 Notice Type: M-A102425-01 General Short Description: Aggregate Distributed Energy Resource (ADER) Pilot Project: Adjustments to Limits of…
June 20, 2025
ERCOT Recommends Allowing Non-LSE QSEs To Participate In ADER Pilot
ERCOT filed at the Texas PUC recommended changes to the Aggregated Distributed Energy Resource (ADER) Pilot program. ERCOT plans to present recommendations to the ERCOT…
February 27, 2025
TX – Texas ERCOT – UPDATE WMS Meeting: March 5, 2025 -Webex Only – REVISED Agenda And Materials
Please find the revised agenda HERE for the March 5, 2025 WMS Meeting – Webex Only. The agenda has been revised to include Agenda Item #5. ERCOT Operations and Market…
February 14, 2025
PUC Moves ADER Stakeholder Pilot To ERCOT
At the agenda session, the TPUC adopts staff’s February 6, 2025, recommendation to move ADER stakeholder pilot process to ERCOT. Staff Recommendations On ADER Pilot…
February 6, 2025
Staff Recommends ADER Pilot Program Move To ERCOT Stakeholder Process
Excerpts from Public Utilities Public Utilities Commission of Texas (PUCT) Staff Recommendations: {***} “Staff Recommendation: Much has been learned over the past two…
November 18, 2024
Texas REP Group Argue Allowing VPP Provider Other Than Customer’s REP Would Harm Reliability, Slow VPP Development
The REP Group consisted of, “Octopus Energy, NRG Energy, Vistra Corp., Shell Energy North America, and Base Power Company participating as members of the Aggregate…
August 14, 2024
Nationwide Energy Partners and PUC Commissioner Files Comments on Aggregate Distributed Energy Resource (ADER) ERCOT Pilot Project
NEP provided comments on the barriers in ADER participation, while the Commissioner’s comments focused on leadership, new members and the selection of a virtual power…
Texas PUC Commissioner Says ADER Task Force Should Review Whether Customer’s VPP Provider Can Be Entity Other Than Customer’s REP
At a Texas PUC agenda session Commissioner Jimmy Glotfelty Memorandum expressed his preference that the Aggregate Distributed Energy Resource task force addressing the…
