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ELECTRIC RELIABILITY COUNCIL OF TEXAS INC 10-10-90: Form 990, tax year 2014

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Organization
ELECTRIC RELIABILITY COUNCIL OF TEXAS INC 10-10-90 (EIN 74-2587416)
Tax period
2014-01-01 to 2014-12-31
Filed
2015-08-13
IRS object ID
201522269349300417
Schema version
2014v5.0
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2015-08-13T16:01:02-07:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2014-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2014-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN742587416EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1ELECTRIC RELIABILITY COUNCIL OF TEXAS INCBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlELECBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone5122257000PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line17620 Metro Center DriveAddressLine1Txt
CityAustinCityNm
State AbbreviationTXStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP787441613ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonMichael PettersonPersonNm
Person TitleVP and CFOPersonTitleTxt
Phone5122257013PhoneNum
Signature2015-08-13SignatureDt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2014TaxYr
Build TS2016-03-07 17:11:31ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Doing Business As Name DoingBusinessAsName

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerHB DoggettPrincipalOfficerNm

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Address Line17620 Metro Center DriveAddressLine1Txt
CityAustinCityNm
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ZIP787441613ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$178,214,697GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501cYes (X)Organization501cInd
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Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
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Total Volunteers18TotalVolunteersCnt
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CY Total Revenue$178,214,697CYTotalRevenueAmt
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Total Liabilities EOY$883,668,051TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
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Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit CounselingYes (1)CreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent Endowments0TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (1)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
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Report Other LiabilitiesYes (1)ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
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Employment Tax Returns FiledYes (1)EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
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Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions0NondeductibleContributionsInd
Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
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Whistleblower PolicyYes (1)WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention PolicyYes (1)DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
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Compensation Process OtherYes (1)CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

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Jorge A Bermudez
Director50Yes (X)$92,600$0$0
Shannon Bowling
Director50Yes (X)$0$0$0
Mark Carpenter
Director60Yes (X)$0$0$0
Craven Crowell Jr
Director250Yes (X)$99,800$0$0
Andrew Dalton
Director50Yes (X)$0$0$0
Mark Dreyfus
Director50Yes (X)$0$0$0
Nick Fehrenbach
Director50Yes (X)$0$0$0
Michehl R Gent
Director20Yes (X)$87,000$0$0
Kevin Gresham
Director30Yes (X)$0$0$0
Clifton Karnei
Director40Yes (X)$0$0$0
Donna Nelson
Director50Yes (X)$0$0$0
Karl V Pfirrmann
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Jean Ryall Porter
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Judy Walsh
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Kristy Ashley
Segment Alternate50Yes (X)$0$0$0
Jeff Brown
Segment Alternate50Yes (X)$0$0$0
Read Comstock
Segment Alternate80Yes (X)$0$0$0
Brad Cox
Segment Alternate50Yes (X)$0$0$0
Michael Packard
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Carolyn Shellman
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Wade Smith
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John Werner
Segment Alternate100Yes (X)$0$0$0
HB Doggett
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Sallie P Day
VP, Business Planning and Integration450$239,439$0$57,956Yes (X)
Jerome Dreyer
VP & CIO450$351,251$0$57,512Yes (X)
Bradley C Jones
VP, Commercial Operations450$259,079$0$59,648Yes (X)
Vickie Leady
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William Magness
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Charles B Manning
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Kenneth McIntyre
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Michael W Petterson
VP and CFO450$235,274$0$55,051Yes (X)
Harold K Saathoff
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Diane M Williams
VP, Human Resources450$86,179$0$19,787Yes (X)
Stephen Daniels
Director, Application Services450$189,094$0$41,871Yes (X)
William C Lowe
Director, Project Management Office450$172,882$0$37,363Yes (X)
Mark Ruane
Director, Market Credit450$233,024$0$38,137Yes (X)
Dan M Woodfin
Director, System Operations450$187,410$0$44,555Yes (X)
Jeychander Tamby
Chief of Staff450$255,486$0$57,976Yes (X)
Matthew Morais
Director, Federal Policy450$219,911$0$29,017Yes (X)
David P Forfia
Director, Information Technology Architecture450$213,121$0$51,315Yes (X)
Chad V Seely
Assistant General Counsel450$212,281$0$46,572Yes (X)
Steven Grendel
Director, Facilities and Site Administration450$198,039$0$49,226Yes (X)
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ABB Inc
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Potomac Economics Ltd
9990 Fairfax BlvdFairfaxVA22030Independent mkt monitor$3,008,333Suite 560
Alstom Grid Inc
PO Box 88808ChicagoIL606951808IT Consulting$1,663,519
The Brattle Group Inc
44 Brattle StreetCambridgeMA02138Market consulting$722,593
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Benefits To Members BenefitsToMembersGrp

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Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

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Occupancy OccupancyGrp

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Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Interest InterestGrp

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Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (3 entries)

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Reliability organization assesment$14,351,105$0$14,351,105$0
Dues and Subscriptions$1,516,445$1,396,041$120,404

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EOY$527,770EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$983,947,571BOYAmt
EOY$723,285,159EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$260,127BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$5,146,971BOYAmt
EOY$5,534,224EOYAmt

Receivables From Officers Etc ReceivablesFromOfficersEtcGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Rcvbl From Disqualified Prsn RcvblFromDisqualifiedPrsnGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Oth Notes Loans Receivable Net OthNotesLoansReceivableNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$10,166,529BOYAmt
EOY$16,295,860EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$828,626,708LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$681,224,866LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$214,793,489BOYAmt
EOY$147,401,842EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt

Investments Program Related InvestmentsProgramRelatedGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt

Intangible Assets IntangibleAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$317,995BOYAmt
EOY$243,885EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,215,043,117BOYAmt
EOY$893,288,740EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$11,351,088BOYAmt
EOY$12,703,915EOYAmt

Grants Payable GrantsPayableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,877,586BOYAmt
EOY$4,177,524EOYAmt

Tax Exempt Bond Liabilities TaxExemptBondLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt

Escrow Account Liability EscrowAccountLiabilityGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$351,712,049BOYAmt
EOY$352,818,678EOYAmt

Loans From Officers Directors LoansFromOfficersDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt

Mortg Notes Pybl Scrd Invst Prop MortgNotesPyblScrdInvstPropGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$88,630,000BOYAmt
EOY$71,000,000EOYAmt

Unsecured Notes Loans Payable UnsecuredNotesLoansPayableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$749,314,403BOYAmt
EOY$442,967,934EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,204,885,126BOYAmt
EOY$883,668,051EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$10,157,991BOYAmt
EOY$9,620,689EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Permanently Rstr Net Assets PermanentlyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$10,157,991BOYAmt
EOY$9,620,689EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,215,043,117BOYAmt
EOY$893,288,740EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIInd
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss-$565,102ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst$0NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts$0DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Investment Expense$0InvestmentExpenseAmt
Prior Period Adjustments$0PriorPeriodAdjustmentsAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$27,800OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (1)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Audit CommitteeYes (1)AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required0FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Agent Trustee Etc0AgentTrusteeEtcInd
Incl Escrow Custodial Acct LiabYes (1)InclEscrowCustodialAcctLiabInd
Explanation ProvidedYes (X)ExplanationProvidedInd

Land LandGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Investment Cost Or Other Basis$0InvestmentCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Other Cost Or Other Basis$947,096OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value$947,096BookValueAmt

Buildings BuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Investment Cost Or Other Basis$0InvestmentCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Other Cost Or Other Basis$82,370,822OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$28,015,212DepreciationAmt
Book Value$54,355,610BookValueAmt

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Investment Cost Or Other Basis$0InvestmentCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Other Cost Or Other Basis$8,171,457OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$8,146,252DepreciationAmt
Book Value$25,205BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Investment Cost Or Other Basis$0InvestmentCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Other Cost Or Other Basis$111,074,957OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$98,879,404DepreciationAmt
Book Value$12,195,553BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Investment Cost Or Other Basis$0InvestmentCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Other Cost Or Other Basis$626,062,376OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$546,183,998DepreciationAmt
Book Value$79,878,378BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$147,401,842TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt
Federal Income Tax Liability$0FederalIncomeTaxLiabilityAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (4 entries)

DescDescAmtAmt
CRRAH/QSE Security Deposits$409,012,425
Deferred Regulatory Liab. NODAL$33,526,034
Accr. Post Ret. Benefit Obligation$391,858
Deferred Rent Costs$37,617
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$442,967,934TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$178,214,697TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst$0NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts$0DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Recoveries Prior Year Grants$0RecoveriesPriorYearGrantsAmt
Other Revenue$0OtherRevenueAmt
Revenue Not Reported$0RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$178,214,697RevenueSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld$0InvestmentExpensesNotIncldAmt
Other Revenues Not Included$0OtherRevenuesNotIncludedAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$0RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$178,214,697TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$178,751,999TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services Use Fclts$0DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt
Prior Year Adjustments$0PriorYearAdjustmentsAmt
Losses Reported$0LossesReportedAmt
Other Expenses Included-$27,800OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported-$27,800ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$178,779,799ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld2$0InvestmentExpensesNotIncld2Amt
Other Expenses Not Included$0OtherExpensesNotIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$0ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$178,779,799TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (3 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Schedule D, Part IV, Line 2bERCOT is the central counterparty for all transactions settled by ERCOT pursuant to ERCOT Protocols and is deemed to be the sole buyer to each seller, and the sole seller to each buyer, of all energy, Ancillary Services, Reliability Unit Commitments (RUCs), Emergency Response Service (ERS), and other products or services for which ERCOT may pay or charge a Market Participant, except for those products or services procured through bilateral transactions between Market Participants and those products or services that are self-arranged by Market Participants. ERCOT performs settlements for all transactions subject to the financial settlement process in accordance with ERCOT Protocols. The settlement process is used to resolve financial obligations for market services procured through ERCOT for registered Market Participants. Additionally, as required by ERCOT Protocols, ERCOT executes auctions for Congestion Revenue Rights monthly and annually and distributes the proceeds from these auctions to Market Participants as required by ERCOT Protocols.
Schedule D, Part X, Line 2ERCOT is exempt from Federal income tax under Section 501(a) of the Internal Revenue Code as an organization described in Section 501(c)(4). The company is also exempt from state income taxes. Accordingly, no provision for income taxes or uncertain tax positions has been reflected in the financial statements.
Schedule D, Part XII, Line 2d27,800 relates to deferred pension costs.

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Compensation CommitteeYes (X)CompensationCommitteeInd
Independent ConsultantYes (X)IndependentConsultantInd
Form990 Of Other OrganizationsYes (X)Form990OfOtherOrganizationsInd
Written Employment ContractYes (X)WrittenEmploymentContractInd
Compensation SurveyYes (X)CompensationSurveyInd
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment0SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan0SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm0EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng Org0CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs0CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org0CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs0CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed PaymentsYes (1)AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception0InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (18 entries)

TitleTitleTxtBase Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmtCompensation Based On Rltd OrgsCompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmtBonus Filing OrganizationBonusFilingOrganizationAmountBonus Related OrganizationsBonusRelatedOrganizationsAmtOther Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrgAmtOther Compensation Rltd OrgsOtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmtDeferred Compensation Flng OrgDeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmtDeferred Comp Rltd OrgsDeferredCompRltdOrgsAmtNontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmtNontaxable Benefits Rltd OrgsNontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmtTotal Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmtTotal Compensation Rltd OrgsTotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmtComp Report Prior990 Filing OrgCompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmtComp Report Prior990 Rltd OrgsCompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt
HB Doggett
Director; President and CEO$684,957$0$0$0$0$0$35,575$0$29,380$0$749,912$0$0$0
Sallie P Day
VP, Business Planning and Integration$239,439$0$0$0$0$0$35,289$0$22,667$0$297,395$0$0$0
Jerome Dreyer
VP & CIO$351,251$0$0$0$0$0$37,308$0$20,204$0$408,763$0$0$0
Bradley C Jones
VP, Commercial Operations$259,079$0$0$0$0$0$36,938$0$22,711$0$318,728$0$0$0
Vickie Leady
Asst. GC & Asst. Corp. Sec.$167,041$0$0$0$0$0$25,644$0$14,304$0$206,989$0$0$0
William Magness
VP, General Counsel & Corp. Sec.$345,748$0$0$0$0$0$33,693$0$23,241$0$402,682$0$0$0
Charles B Manning
VP, Human Resources & CCO$293,538$0$0$0$0$0$33,194$0$16,518$0$343,250$0$0$0
Kenneth McIntyre
VP, Grid Planning and Operations$247,286$0$0$0$0$0$35,101$0$21,158$0$303,545$0$0$0
Michael W Petterson
VP, Finance & Treasury$235,274$0$0$0$0$0$34,884$0$20,167$0$290,325$0$0$0
Stephen Daniels
Director, Application Services$187,609$0$1,485$0$0$0$19,238$0$22,633$0$230,965$0$0$0
William C Lowe
Director, Project Management Office$170,655$0$2,227$0$0$0$25,085$0$12,277$0$210,244$0$0$0
Mark Ruane
Director, Market Credit$233,024$0$0$0$0$0$31,033$0$7,103$0$271,160$0$0$0
Dan M Woodfin
Director, System Operations$187,410$0$0$0$0$0$27,687$0$16,868$0$231,965$0$0$0
Jeychander Tamby
Chief of Staff$255,486$0$0$0$0$0$35,442$0$22,534$0$313,462$0$0$0
Matthew Morais
Director, Federal Policy$219,911$0$0$0$0$0$21,954$0$7,063$0$248,928$0$0$0
David P Forfia
Director, Information Technology Architecture$211,486$0$1,634$0$0$0$29,658$0$21,657$0$264,435$0$0$0
Chad V Seely
Assistant General Counsel$210,796$0$1,485$0$0$0$21,789$0$24,783$0$258,853$0$0$0
Steven Grendel
Director, Facilities and Site Administration$198,039$0$0$0$0$0$28,830$0$20,396$0$247,265$0$0$0

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferenceSchedule J, Part I, Line 7FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationERCOT maintains an employee recognition award program whereby employees can receive one or more awards during the course of the year up to $1,000 each for exemplary performance. On rare occasions, individual performance my justify awards which exceed $1,000 and these awards require approval of the Chief Executive Officer.ExplanationTxt

Schedule L IRS990ScheduleL

Bus Tr Involve Interested Prsn BusTrInvolveInterestedPrsnGrp (5 entries)

Relationship DescriptionRelationshipDescriptionTxtTransactionTransactionAmtTransactionTransactionDescSharing Of RevenuesSharingOfRevenuesInd
Brazos Electric Cooperative Inc
See Part V Below$176,229,227See Part V Below0
Tenaska Power Services Co
See Part V Below$137,714,435See Part V Below0
South Texas Electric Cooperative Inc
See Part V Below$92,334,756See Part V Below0
Source Operations Group
See Part V Below$15,668,969See Part V Below0
AEP Texas
See Part V Below$233,398See Part V Below0

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferenceSchedule L, Part IVFormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation(1)(b) Clifton Karnei was a 2014 Board Member of ERCOT (Cooperative market segment director) and also an officer of Brazos Electric Power Cooperative, Inc. (1)(d) Payment of governmentally-approved tariff, ancillary service fees, and membership fees. (2)(b) Brad Cox was a 2014 Board Member of ERCOT (Independent Power Marketer market segment alternate) and also the Vice President of Tenaska Power Services Co. (2)(d) Payment of governmentally-approved tariff, ancillary service fees, and membership fees. (3)(b) Michael Packard was a 2014 Board Member of ERCOT (Cooperative market segment alternate) and also the General Manager of South Texas Electric Cooperative, Inc. (3)(d) Payment of governmentally-approved tariff, ancillary service fees, and membership fees. (4)(b) John Werner was a 2014 Board Member of ERCOT (Independent Retail Electric Provider market segment alternate) and also the President of Source Operations Group. (4)(d) Payment of governmentally-approved tariff, ancillary service fees, and membership fees. (5)(b) Wade Smith was a 2014 Board Member of ERCOT (Investor-Owned Utility market segment alternate) and also the President and COO of AEP Texas. (5)(d) Payment of governmentally-approved tariff, ancillary service fees, and membership fees.ExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (11 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990, Part I, Line 1Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCOT) lessens the burdens of government, serves the public interest by, and fulfills its statutory obligation by: (i) ensuring open access to transmission and distribution systems; (ii) maintaining system reliability and operations; (iii) enabling retail choice; operating fair and competitive wholesale markets; (iv) maintaining the renewable energy credits registry; and (v) providing leadership and independent expertise to improve system reliability and market efficiency. As an independent system operator of reliable, open and non-discriminatory electric markets in the State of Texas, ERCOT manages the reliable flow of electric power to 24 million Texans - representing 90 percent of the state's load. ERCOT schedules power on an electric grid that connects 43,000 miles of transmission lines and more than 550 generation units. ERCOT also manages financial settlement for the competitive wholesale bulk-power market and administers customer switching for more than 7 million premises in competitive choice areas.
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 1aPursuant to Section 39.151 of the Texas Public Utility Regulatory Act, the ERCOT Board of Directors is composed of sixteen members. Fifteen of the members have voting rights; the chair of the Public Utility Commission of Texas is an ex-officio non-voting member. Six of the voting directors represent segments of industry in the ERCOT electricity market; each such "market segment director" has an elected alternate (segment alternate) who can attend meetings in the absence of the market segment director and vote on the absent market segment director's behalf in the event that such market segment director cannot attend a board meeting. Three of the other voting directors represent subsegments of a seventh segment (i.e., the consumer segment), but they do not have any respective segment alternates.
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 6As of December 31, 2014, ERCOT's membership included 298 voting and non-voting members. ERCOT members may be Corporate Members, Associate Members, or Adjunct Members. Corporate Members have the right to vote on all matters submitted to the general Membership [such as election of Directors, election of Technical Advisory Committee (TAC) Representatives, and amendments to the Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws]. Corporate Members qualify in one of seven segments: Cooperative; Independent Generator; Independent Power Marketer; Independent Retail Electric Provider; Investor Owned Utility; Municipal (i.e.. a municipal-owned utility or a River Authority); or Consumer (which has subsegments including Commercial, Industrial and Residential). Associate and Adjunct Members do not have the right to vote on any matter submitted to the general Membership, and Adjunct Members do not have the right to be elected or appointed to the ERCOT Board, TAC, or any subcommittee of the Board or TAC.
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 7aThirteen of the fifteen voting members of the ERCOT Board of Directors are elected, or appointed in limited circumstances, by the Corporate Members or a portion of such Corporate Members. With respect to each of the six market segment directors who do not represent the consumer subsegments, only the Corporate Members of the membership segment represented by the market segment director are allowed to elect the director and the segment alternate for that seat. There are three consumer directors, of which: (i) one is the Public Counsel, an ex officio voting member of the Board who is designated to represent the residential consumer and small commercial consumer subsegments; (ii) one is elected by the Corporate Members of the large commercial consumer subsegment (or in the limited circumstance of no Corporate Members, appointed by the then-serving large commercial consumer director); and (iii) one is elected by the Corporate Members of the industrial consumer subsegment. The Corporate Membership votes by segment to elect the five unaffiliated voting directors. The remaining voting director is the Chief Executive Officer of ERCOT, who is an ex officio voting member of the Board.
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 7bAs a matter of state law or its governing documents, certain material matters must be submitted to the voting Corporate Members of ERCOT for their approval, including director and segment alternate elections and amendments to the Articles of Incorporation and the Bylaws. Decisions of the ERCOT Board are generally appealable to the Public Utility Commission of Texas, an agency of the State of Texas.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11bThe 2014 Form 990 was prepared initially by the Finance Department of ERCOT. It was reviewed by ERCOT officers as well as internal legal counsel, and then submitted for review by ERCOT's independent auditors. The Form 990 was provided to the Board of Directors in advance of, and for its consideration and input at its meeting on August 11, 2015. The final version of the 2014 Form 990, incorporating the comments of all of the foregoing, was then filed with the Internal Revenue Service.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 12cEach director and segment alternate annually must execute an ethics agreement for directors and segment alternates, and each employee annually must attend internal training sessions and execute an employee ethics agreement. Pursuant to each ethics agreement, a signatory has an affirmative duty to disclose any actual or potential conflicts of interest of the signatory (and his or her employer, in the case of market segment directors or segment alternates), and also must disclose all personal relationships with ERCOT vendors, including business or direct or indirect ownership interests. Any conflict of interest issue involving a director or segment alternate is referred to the ERCOT General Counsel who, in consultation with the Board Chair and outside legal counsel, if and when necessary, makes a legal determination as to whether a conflict exists and, if so, a recommendation as to its resolution. Any conflict and its resolution are reported to both the Human Resource & Governance (HR&G) Committee of the Board and the full Board of Directors. Any objection to the recommendation is resolved by the HR&G Committee or the full Board. Any ERCOT employee conflicts are evaluated by the ERCOT legal staff, and the legal staff makes a recommendation to resolve the conflict of interest. If the ERCOT legal staff recommends a resolution that is objectionable to the manager/director/officer of the conflicted employee, the legal decision is referred to the Chief Executive Officer and ultimately to the Board's HR&G Committee.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 1515(a):In determining compensation for the Chief Executive Officer, ERCOT follows a procedure which ensures that (i) compensation is, in advance, recommended by the HR&G Committee of the Board of Directors and approved by the Board itself, (ii) the Board and the HR&G Committee obtains and relies upon appropriate data for comparability, (iii) the Board and the HR&G Committee each adequately documents the basis for its respective determination, and (iv) the CEO compensation is subject to review and approval by the Public Utility Commission of Texas. In practice, the HR&G Committee of the Board of Directors reviews proposed changes to Chief Executive Officer compensation and submits recommendations to the Board for its approval by all uninterested members of the Board of the Directors (that is, all Board members except the Chief Executive Officer who is required to abstain from such vote). As part of its review, the HR&G Committee can request information from independent compensation consultants, and it receives information annually in regards to the compensation levels of similar organizations from publicly-available information contained in Forms 990 and other sources. Additionally, compensation surveys/studies are performed, as needed, to provide insight into the elements of compensation. The HR&G Committee recommendations are discussed with and submitted to the Board of Directors for its consideration and approval. A review of the Chief Executive Officer's compensation is performed annually except in those limited instances in which the compensation has been determined pursuant to the provisions of an employment agreement for a term exceeding a year between ERCOT and the Chief Executive Officer, which has been approved by the Board of Directors, and all decisions regarding the Chief Executive Officer's compensation are documented and maintained. Furthermore, the Public Utility Commission of Texas Substantive Rule related to ERCOT governance requires that Chief Executive Officer compensation is subject to the review and approval of the Public Utility Commission of Texas. 15(b):In determining compensation for officers other than the Chief Executive Officer, ERCOT follows a procedure which ensures that (i) compensation is fully disclosed in advance to the HR&G Committee of the Board of Directors on an annual basis, (ii) the HR&G Committee obtains and relies upon appropriate data for comparability, and (iii) the HR&G Committee adequately documents the basis for its determination. The Chief Executive Officer reports proposed officer pay amounts annually to the HR&G Committee for review and comment before any merit increase is finalized. Key employee compensation is reviewed and determined by their appropriate officer. For review of officer and key employee compensation, ERCOT uses merit ratings and data obtained relating to comparable compensation of similarly qualified persons in comparable positions at comparable organizations, including compensation surveys and publicly-available information contained in Forms 990. As part of its review, the HR&G Committee can request information from independent compensation consultants. Officer and key employee compensation is reviewed annually, and all decisions regarding officer and key employee compensation are documented and maintained.
Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19ERCOT's governing documents, conflict of interest policy, and audited financial statements are available to the public through the ERCOT website (www.ERCOT.com).
Form 990, Part VIII, Line 1eIncluded on Line 1e are payments from governmental units, the primary purpose of which are to enable ERCOT to provide a service to the direct benefit of the public rather than to serve the direct and immediate needs of the governmental units. Also included on Line 1e are grant payments received from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE). In 2010 under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, ERCOT was awarded two grants totaling $3.5 million, to be paid over a three year period; the second grant was extended to 2014. In 2014, ERCOT recorded $298,550.03 of revenue from the DOE. Of this, $260,126.86 was a receivable for funds expended in 2013 but not yet reimbursed. These governmental payments were received in connection with the exercise of ERCOT's exempt function. As these payments are from governmental units, they are not reported on Part I of Schedule B, Schedule of Contributors.
Form 990, Part XI, Line 927,800 relates to deferred pension costs.