ERCOT starts sending the Batch Zero questionnaires, and a data center that does not answer comes off the list
ERCOT issued a market notice on September 9th, 2026. It states that the grid operator has begun sending Batch Zero Verification Requests for Information. They go to a majority of the large load entities whose loads were conditionally included in Batch Zero. The notice states that completing the verification is a condition of staying in Batch Zero. Batch Zero is the group of large loads whose place in the interconnection study was frozen pending the audit the Governor directed in August.
How to take part
The verification runs between the grid operator and the interconnecting entities through ERCOT's own platform, so there is no comment window on it. ERCOT publishes its market notices openly and lists a contact on each one.
Where
Statewide. This decision applies across Texas rather than to a named county.
Timeline
- filed
Market notice issued
- Today
How this decision moved
One dated line per check, oldest first. A line that says nothing changed means somebody looked and it had not.
- 2026-09-11
Admitted to the record. The grid operator has moved from announcing the audit to running it. The notice states plainly that a load which does not complete the verification loses its place in Batch Zero.
- 2026-09-13
The notice still says a load that does not complete verification is excluded from the Batch Zero process, and the deadline it sets is unchanged.
- 2026-09-16
The Batch Zero questionnaires are still going out, and a data center that does not answer still comes off the list. The rule has not been softened.
- 2026-09-19
The questionnaires are still going out, and a data center that does not answer still comes off the list.
- 2026-09-23
The questionnaires are still going out, and silence still costs a project its place on the list.
- 2026-09-26
The Batch Zero questionnaires are still going out, and a data center that does not answer still comes off the list.
The evidence
Every fact above rests on one of these. The words are the source's own.
In accordance with this directive, ERCOT has begun issuing Batch Zero Verification Requests for Information (RFIs) to a majority of Interconnecting Large Load Entities (ILLEs) with a Large Load that has been conditionally included in Batch Zero.ERCOT Market Notice M-A090926-01 Primary source, official · ercot.com
Successful completion of the verification process is a condition for the Large Load's inclusion in Batch Zero.ERCOT Market Notice M-A090926-01 Primary source, official · ercot.com
Questions about this decision
Answered from the record itself. Every answer is assembled from stored fields, so an answer the record has no basis for is left out rather than guessed.
What is this decision?
ERCOT issued a market notice on September 9th, 2026. It states that the grid operator has begun sending Batch Zero Verification Requests for Information. They go to a majority of the large load entities whose loads were conditionally included in Batch Zero. The notice states that completing the verification is a condition of staying in Batch Zero. Batch Zero is the group of large loads whose place in the interconnection study was frozen pending the audit the Governor directed in August.
Who decides it?
Electric Reliability Council of Texas decides. The record names the deciding body for every entry it carries.
Can the public take part?
The verification runs between the grid operator and the interconnecting entities through ERCOT's own platform, so there is no comment window on it. ERCOT publishes its market notices openly and lists a contact on each one. No dated public window is on the record. The deciding body is named and reachable.
Where in Texas does it apply?
It is a statewide body's action and it governs the ERCOT region rather than every county.
Has it been decided?
It is pending. No final decision is on the record.
What happens next?
No future date is on the record. The last dated step on it was filed on September 9th.
When did it start?
The earliest date on its record is September 9th, 2026.
What kind of decision is it?
It is filed under power and the grid.
What sources back it?
One source backs it. It is primary.
Is it on the ERCOT grid?
Yes. It sits inside the ERCOT interconnection.
When was it last checked?
Every fact on it was last verified against its source on September 26th, 2026.
Cite this
Texas AI Docket, ERCOT starts sending the Batch Zero questionnaires, and a data center that does not answer comes off the list. Tracked since September 9th, 2026. Last verified September 26th, 2026. https://texasaidocket.com/item/tx-2026-0143/. Reuse permitted under CC BY 4.0 with attribution. The same entry is in the docket JSON as item tx-2026-0143.
Beat
Filed under Power and the grid, with every other decision on that beat.