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Update, Dec. 11, 2024, 6:30pm ET
An NRG Spokesperson provided the following statement concerning the matter:
"NRG has reached a settlement with the PUCT, and the filed settlement will be considered by the Commissioners at a future open meeting. We have no additional information to share other than what is listed in the public filing."
Earlier (12/10):
NRG Curtailment
Solutions, Inc. (NRGCS) would pay $230,000 under a settlement with Texas PUC Staff to resolve alleged violations relating to Emergency Response Service (ERS) resource performance
Under 16 TAC § 25.503(g)(3), a market participant must not offer reliability products to
the market that cannot or will not be provided if selected.
The settlement states, "From June 2021 through February 2023, NRGCS violated 16 TAC § 25.503(g)(3) on 15
occasions by offering ERS resources for reliability services that had failed three or more
deployment tests. As a result, the offered resources were incapable of providing the
contractually obligated ERS services if deployed during an actual event."
The settlement states, "ERCOT conducted 146 deployment tests on 52 NRGCS ERS resources from June 2021
through February 2023. NRGCS ERS resources failed 91 deployment tests (62.3% failure
rate), with 15 NRGCS ERS resources failing three or more consecutive deployment tests
during the investigated period."
The settlement states that NRGCS has undertaken or will undertake the following remedial measures:
• NRGCS will launch an effort to gain Smart Meter Texas access for all existing resources
and require access for all new resources. With this access, interval data will be readily
available in near real-time to analyze historical usage and determine preliminary
performance results from ERS tests and deployment events.
• During the onboarding process, new resources are required to complete a form where the
resource's contact information for dispatching is listed. NRGCS has updated the form to
focus on requesting contact information for the specific ERS Time Period(s) in which the
resource is looking to be enrolled.
• NRGCS has implemented an internal testing process requiring certain resources to perform
an NRGCS-administered test prior to being enrolled in upcoming SCTs [Standard Contract Terms].
• NRGCS will reinforce program education and training for its sales and customer-facing
teams to better identify and target appropriate resources for the ERS program.
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December 10, 2024
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