June 20, 2025
ERCOT has filed at the Texas PUC recommended changes to the Aggregated Distributed Energy Resource (ADER) Pilot program, including a model under which a non-LSE may participate as an aggregator. ERCOT will also undertake an immediate expansion of the program caps
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February 25, 2025
Would Require That DERs Are "Fairly Compensated" For Grid Resilience
HB 3346 has been introduced in the Texas House that would require the Texas PUC to make the aggregate distributed energy resource pilot project (Project 53911) a formal program
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February 6, 2025
Texas PUC Staff have recommended that consideration of Aggregated Distributed Energy Resources (ADER) be moved to the ERCOT stakeholder process as a means of more quickly advancing ADERs
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August 14, 2024
A task force addressing the Aggregate Distributed Energy Resource (ADER) pilot in ERCOT should review whether a customer may select a virtual power plant (VPP) provider that is different from the customer's retail electric provider, Commissioner says
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August 13, 2024
Citing, "barriers [which] exist for multifamily properties," seeking to participate in the Aggregate Distributed Energy Resource (ADER) pilot…
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December 14, 2023
ERCOT Recommends Allowing ADERs To Provide ECRS
ERCOT is recommending expanding the ancillary service product eligibility for the Aggregate Distributed Energy Resource (ADER) pilot to include ERCOT Contingency Reserve Service (ECRS)
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August 23, 2023
The Texas PUC today announced that two virtual power plants (VPPs), both from Tesla's retail electric provider, are now qualified and able to provide dispatchable power to the Texas electric grid, which is operated by the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT).
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October 27, 2022
Staff of the Texas PUC have filed a proposed registration form for Aggregated Distributed Energy Resources (ADERs), under a pilot program
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