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Resource Planner

The resource planner (RP) is the entity that develops a long-term (generally one year and beyond) plan for the resource adequacy of specific loads (customer demand and energy requirements) within a planning authority area. In the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) region, the ERCOT independent system operator is the sole registered RP. In addition to RP, ERCOT ISO is registered as:

  • Balancing Authority (BA)
  • Interchange Authority (IA)
  • Planning Authority (PA)
  • Reliability Coordinator (RC)
  • Transmission Operator (TOP)
  • Transmission Service Provider (TSP)

For more information about registration criteria, refer to NERC’s Statement of Compliance Registry Criteria, found on the Compliance Registry External Link page.

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