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Transmission Service Provider

A transmission service provider (TSP) is the entity that administers the transmission tariff and provides transmission service to transmission customers under applicable transmission service agreements.

In the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) region, the ERCOT independent system operator is the sole registered TSP. In addition to TSP, ERCOT ISO is registered as:

  • Balancing Authority (BA)
  • Interchange Authority (IA)
  • Planning Authority (PA)
  • Reliability Coordinator (RC)
  • Resource Planner (RP)
  • Transmission Operator (TOP)

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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