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ERCOT Provides Details On Batch Study Process Proposed For Large Load Interconnection, Stakeholder Engagement
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ERCOT in a market notice provided further details concerning its proposed new interconnection process for large loads -- called the "Batch Study process" -- which ERCOT also discussed at last week's PUCT meeting
The market notice stated, "Development of a new interconnection process -- called the 'Batch Study process' -- is ERCOT's focus over the next several weeks."
"The high-level proposal of the Batch Study process is to group Large Loads that meet certain stringent requirements into a single study and allow existing and planned transmission capacity to be allocated and reserved, thus providing Large Load Customers with study efficiency, consistency, transparency, and certainty while maintaining a system-wide focus on reliability," the market notice stated
To inform the development of a Batch Study process framework, ERCOT will conduct a defined, time-bound stakeholder engagement during January and February to gather perspectives on current pain points, priorities, and implementation considerations.
Engagement will include: (1) targeted interviews with selected stakeholders such as TSPs and Large Load Customers; and (2) working sessions with a broader set of stakeholders.
"Participation in these discussions is exploratory and non-binding and is intended to inform ERCOT's evaluation of potential process enhancements to develop a proposed Batch Study process framework," the market notice stated
ERCOT plans to file a proposed Batch Study process framework for discussion at the February 20, 2026 PUC Open Meeting. Possible regulatory changes and implementation timelines will be discussed after the proposal is submitted. Any information regarding the Large Load interconnection process will be filed in PUC Project No. 59142, Review of ERCOT's Interconnection Processes for Large Loads.
"ERCOT will immediately begin reaching out to certain TSPs, Large Load Customers, and other interested stakeholders to set up meetings in January. These meetings are likely to be located at ERCOT's Taylor Facility with a virtual option. ERCOT encourages those identified participants to quickly respond with availability since there will be limited dates and times in order to have as many meetings as possible with stakeholders," the market notice stated
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December 23, 2025
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