The Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) has initiated a programme to encourage battery energy storage systems (BESS) and other inverter-based resources to adopt grid-forming technology.

Established 26 May, the Nodal Protocol Revision Request (NPRR) “establishes a one-time advanced grid support incentive programme to encourage inverter-based resources (IBRs) that would not otherwise be required to provide advanced grid support to implement advanced grid support within 18 months of receiving the award notification.”

According to ERCOT documents detailing the programme, ERCOT staff has reviewed NPRR, which is being introduced with an intention of making the market an “an industry leader for grid reliability and resilience”, and believes it will have a positive market impact.

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