Texas Administrative Code
Title 16 - ECONOMIC REGULATION
Part 2 - PUBLIC UTILITY COMMISSION OF TEXAS
Chapter 25 - SUBSTANTIVE RULES APPLICABLE TO ELECTRIC SERVICE PROVIDERS
Subchapter F - METERING
Section 25.131 - Load Profiling and Load Research
Current through Reg. 50, No. 13; March 28, 2025
(a) Purpose. This section allocates responsibilities for obtaining load research information necessary to support the load profiling activities of the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT), provides for access to that load profile research data by retail electric providers (REPs), and provides a method for recovery of costs by a person who successfully requests a new load profile.
(b) Applicability. This section applies to ERCOT, each transmission and distribution utility (TDU) that has a service territory within ERCOT, and each REP certified by the commission. For the purposes of this section, the term person may include a municipally owned utility or electric cooperative.
(c) Load research responsibility. Each TDU shall perform load research to support ERCOT's load profiling activities, as directed by ERCOT.
(d) Availability of load research data. ERCOT shall make load profile research data collected under its direction for accepted load profiles available to all certified REPs.
(e) New load profiles and fee for use of load profiles. ERCOT may establish new load profiles at the request of a REP or another person.