The following are the steps that a Competitive Retailer (CR) should expect to complete in order to qualify as a market participant in the NEC service territory:
1. Obtain formal certification as a Retail Electric Provider from the Public Utility Commission of Texas (PUCT).
2. Obtain and provide the following information when registering with the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT):
a. Designate a Qualified Scheduling Entity (QSE) described in the ERCOT Protocol Section 16.3.1.2.
b. Execute a Load Serving Entity (LSE) Agreement with ERCOT.
3. Link to the PUCT Rules and Statute to view the technical and managerial resource requirement qualifications of Substantive Rule 25.107 (.pdf), pages 6 & 9.
Obtain ERCOT Testing approval for Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) transactions.
1. Review access tariff and execute required contract documents with NEC.
a. Access Tariff and Delivery Service Agreement (DSA) . The NEC DSA and Trading Partner Information forms should be executed prior to the commencement of retail delivery service.Contact CR Relations for these forms.
2. Review/complete the NEC Post-testing Instructions for CRs which begins with step one above.
3. Our CR Relations staff will contact you as indicated in the NEC Post-testing Instructions for CRs and will guide you to develop and manage:
- Trading Partner Information
- NEC Business Practices and Procedures
- Issue Resolution Process
- Support for Industry Transition Requirements
- Continuous Process Improvement
4. Return NEC's required contract documents to:
Nueces Electric Cooperative, Inc.
Attn: CR Relations
P.O. Box 1032
Robstown, TX 783804. Forward questions to the following:
Attn: CR Relations
Phone: 1-800-NEC-WATT/632-9288
Fax: 1-361-387-4139
