The grid operator tells providers which large loads it has provisionally placed in Batch Zero, and every placement carries a condition
ERCOT issued a market notice telling each Interconnecting Distribution Service Provider and Transmission Service Provider how it had provisionally classified the large loads submitted for the Batch Zero interconnection process. The notice states that inclusion is conditional. The conditions it names include the interconnecting large load entity passing verification and curing deficiencies in dynamic model data. Another is the Public Utility Commission of Texas granting a good cause exception. It states that failure to satisfy an applicable condition may disqualify the load. It also names the route by which an entity that disagrees with a classification may dispute it. The notice names no individual load and gives no total, so the size of the provisional list is not public.
How to take part
The market notice is published on the grid operator's public notices page. An entity that disagrees with a provisional classification files through the dispute route the notice names rather than in a public docket.
Where
Statewide. This decision applies across Texas rather than to a named county.
Timeline
- ordered
Date the market notice carries
- 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.
- 2026-09-13
Admitted to the record. The grid operator has told providers which large loads sit on the provisional Batch Zero list. Every placement on it carries a condition that can still take the load off. The notice names no load and gives no total.
- 2026-09-16
The grid operator's notice telling providers which loads are provisionally in the first batch still stands as issued. The classifications it announced are still conditional.
- 2026-09-19
The provisional placements stand and the conditions attached to them are unchanged.
- 2026-09-24
The provisional Batch Zero placements and the conditions attached to them are unchanged.
- 2026-09-27
The grid operator's notice of provisional Batch Zero placements still reads as issued, with the same conditions on every placement.
- 2026-09-30
The grid operator's notice on provisional placement of large loads still reads as issued.
- 2026-10-03
The grid operator's notice on which large loads sit provisionally in Batch Zero still reads as issued.
- 2026-10-06
The grid operator's notice on which large loads sit provisionally in Batch Zero still reads as issued.
- 2026-10-09
The grid operator's notice placing large loads provisionally in Batch Zero still reads as issued, each placement still conditional.
- 2026-10-12
The notice still says every Batch Zero placement is conditional, and that missing a condition may disqualify the load from Batch Zero. The record now quotes that sentence whole.
- 2026-10-15
ERCOT's notice of provisional Batch Zero placements reads as issued, each placement still conditional.
- 2026-10-18
ERCOT's notice of provisional Batch Zero placements still reads as issued, with a condition on each one.
- 2026-10-21
Checked and unchanged. The decision still stands as decided.
- 2026-10-24
The grid operator's provisional Batch Zero placements still carry their conditions.
- 2026-10-29
ERCOT's provisional Batch Zero placements still each carry a condition, as the notice to providers set out.
- 2026-11-01
ERCOT's notice on provisionally placed large loads still reads as sent.
- 2026-11-04
Checked and unchanged. The decision still stands as decided.
- 2026-11-07
The provisional Batch Zero placements still stand as the grid operator sent them.
- 2026-11-10
ERCOT's notice to providers of the loads provisionally placed in Batch Zero still stands.
The evidence
Every fact above rests on one of these. The words are the source's own.
The information provided indicates whether each Large Load has been conditionally included in Batch Zero subject to one or more conditions, such as the Interconnecting Large Load Entity (ILLE) passing verification, the ILLE curing deficiencies in dynamic model data, or the Public Utility Commission of Texas (PUCT) granting ERCOT a good cause exception to allow the Large Load to qualify despite not meeting an applicable eligibility requirement at the time of submission.Market Notice M-A080326-04, Electric Reliability Council of Texas Primary source, official · ercot.com
Failure to satisfy any applicable condition may disqualify the Large Load from Batch Zero.Market Notice M-A080326-04, Electric Reliability Council of Texas 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 telling each Interconnecting Distribution Service Provider and Transmission Service Provider how it had provisionally classified the large loads submitted for the Batch Zero interconnection process. The notice states that inclusion is conditional. The conditions it names include the interconnecting large load entity passing verification and curing deficiencies in dynamic model data. Another is the Public Utility Commission of Texas granting a good cause exception. It states that failure to satisfy an applicable condition may disqualify the load. It also names the route by which an entity that disagrees with a classification may dispute it. The notice names no individual load and gives no total, so the size of the provisional list is not public.
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 market notice is published on the grid operator's public notices page. An entity that disagrees with a provisional classification files through the dispute route the notice names rather than in a public docket. 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 has been decided. The dates on the item page carry when.
What happens next?
No future date is on the record. The last dated step on it was ordered on September 3rd.
When did it start?
The earliest date on its record is September 3rd, 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 November 10th, 2026.
Cite this
Texas AI Docket, The grid operator tells providers which large loads it has provisionally placed in Batch Zero, and every placement carries a condition. Tracked since September 3rd, 2026. Last verified November 10th, 2026. https://texasaidocket.com/item/tx-2026-0152/. Reuse permitted under CC BY 4.0 with attribution. The same entry is in the docket JSON as item tx-2026-0152.
Beat
Filed under Power and the grid, with every other decision on that beat.