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ELECTRIC RELIABILITY COUNCIL OF TEXAS INC 10-10-90: Form 990, tax year 2024

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Organization
ELECTRIC RELIABILITY COUNCIL OF TEXAS INC 10-10-90 (EIN 74-2587416)
Tax period
2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31
Filed
2025-10-22
IRS object ID
202522959349301967
Schema version
2024v5.2
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)
Return2025-10-22T14:52:51-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2024-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN390859910PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1BAKER TILLY ADVISORY GROUP LPBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1790 N WATER ST SUITE 2000AddressLine1Txt
CityMILWAUKEECityNm
State AbbreviationWIStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP53202ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2024-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN742587416EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1ELECTRIC RELIABILITY COUNCIL OF TEXASBusinessNameLine1Txt
Business Name Line2INCBusinessNameLine2Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlELECBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone5122257000PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line18000 METROPOLIS DR BUILDING E 10AddressLine1Txt
CityAUSTINCityNm
State AbbreviationTXStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP78744ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonRICHARD SCHEELPersonNm
Person TitleSVP CFO & CROPersonTitleTxt
Phone5122257000PhoneNum
Signature2025-10-22SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IRS Responsible Prty Info CurrYes (1)IRSResponsiblePrtyInfoCurrInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonTROY MARINEPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00187863PTIN
Phone4147775500PhoneNum
Preparation2025-10-22PreparationDt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2024TaxYr
Build TS2025-03-06 01:10:19ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Doing Business As Name DoingBusinessAsName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1ERCOTBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerPABLO VEGASPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line18000 METROPOLIS DR BUILDING E 100AddressLine1Txt
CityAUSTINCityNm
State AbbreviationTXStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP78744ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$543,240,707GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501cYes (X)Organization501cInd
Website AddressWWW.ERCOT.COMWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1990FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateTXLegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionSEE SCHEDULE OActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body7VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent7VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee1055TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers10TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI$0TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm$0NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants$0PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants$0CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue$374,865,926PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue$420,072,023CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$113,162,041PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$123,168,684CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$0PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$0CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$488,027,967PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$543,240,707CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$0PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$0CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members$0PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$169,622,944PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
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PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense$0CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses$233,168,114PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$248,725,772CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$402,791,058PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$444,370,700CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses$85,236,909PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses$98,870,007CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY$6,635,694,003TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$7,427,062,983TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$6,385,298,428TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$7,083,141,002TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$250,395,575NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$343,921,981NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
MissionWE SERVE THE PUBLIC BY ENSURING A RELIABLE GRID, EFFICIENT ELECTRICITY MARKETS, OPEN ACCESS, AND RETAIL CHOICE.MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc0SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$239,930,883ExpenseAmt
Revenue$427,204,998RevenueAmt
DescERCOT SUCCESSFULLY MANAGES THE FLOW OF ELECTRICITY TO MORE THAN 27 MILLION CUSTOMERS IN THE STATE OF TEXAS, WHICH INCLUDES THE MANAGEMENT OF FINANCIAL SETTLEMENT FOR THE COMPETITIVE WHOLESALE BULK-POWER MARKET AND THE ADMINISTRATION OF ELECTRIC PROVIDER ACCOUNT SWITCHING IN COMPETITIVE CHOICE AREAS.Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty2 ProgSrvcAccomActy2Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$100,192,115ExpenseAmt
Revenue$100,192,115RevenueAmt
DescERCOT ACTS AS THE SERVICER AND ADMINISTRATOR FOR THE SUBCHAPTER N BONDS. UNDER THE ERCOT NODAL PROTOCOLS RELATING TO THE SUBCHAPTER N UPLIFT BALANCE SECURITIZATION, ERCOT BILLS MARKET PARTICIPANTS DAILY IN AMOUNTS SUFFICIENT TO PROVIDE PAYMENTS OF DEBT SERVICE AND OTHER REQUIRED AMOUNTS AND REMITS THOSE FUNDS TO THE TRUSTEE.Desc

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$11,631,225ExpenseAmt
Revenue$11,631,225RevenueAmt
DescERCOT ACTS AS THE SERVICER AND ADMINISTRATOR FOR THE SUBCHAPTER M BONDS. UNDER THE ERCOT NODAL PROTOCOLS RELATING TO THE SUBCHAPTER M DEFAULT BALANCE SECURITIZATION, ERCOT BILLS MARKET PARTICIPANTS MONTHLY IN AMOUNTS SUFFICIENT TO PROVIDE PAYMENTS OF DEBT SERVICE AND OTHER REQUIRED AMOUNTS AND REMITS THOSE FUNDS TO THE TRUSTEE.Desc
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Expenses$351,754,223TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c30DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required0ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit CounselingYes (1)CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi Endowments0DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (1)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec0ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst0ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other AssetsYes (1)ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other LiabilitiesYes (1)ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 FootnoteYes (1)IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt0IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl StmtYes (1)ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities0ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org0MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals0MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising0ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities0FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations0GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals0GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J RequiredYes (1)ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans0EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans0PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding0LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related PersonYes (1)GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem0BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam MemYes (1)BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With35 Ctrl Ent0BusinessRlnWith35CtrlEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri0DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution0DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations0TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded EntityYes (1)DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity0RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent0RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp0ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document383IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee1055EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns FiledYes (1)EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit0UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions0NondeductibleContributionsInd
Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht PymtYes (1)SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
Subject To Excs Tax Net Invst Inc0SubjectToExcsTaxNetInvstIncInd
Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members7GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member7IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln0FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties0DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents0ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse0MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or StockholdersYes (1)MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board MembersYes (1)ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To ApprovaYes (1)DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (1)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of CommitteesYes (1)MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address0OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn BodyYes (1)Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest PolicyYes (1)ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered PrsnYes (1)AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring EnfrcYes (1)RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower PolicyYes (1)WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention PolicyYes (1)DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEOYes (1)CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process OtherYes (1)CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
Own WebsiteYes (X)OwnWebsiteInd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RICHARD SCHEELBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone5122257000PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line18000 METROPOLIS DR BUILDING E SUITEAddressLine1Txt
CityAUSTINCityNm
State AbbreviationTXStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP78744ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (37 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndOfficerOfficerIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmtKey EmployeeKeyEmployeeIndHighest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeIndFormer Ofcr Director TrusteeFormerOfcrDirectorTrusteeInd
PABLO VEGAS
BOARD MEMBER; PRESIDENT AND CEO60.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$3,558,528$0$78,876
BILL FLORES
DIRECTOR20.00Yes (X)$205,000$0$0
PEGGY HEEG
BOARD MEMBER11.00Yes (X)$188,750$0$0
JOHN SWAINSON
BOARD MEMBER2.00Yes (X)$185,000$0$0
ROBERT FLEXON
BOARD MEMBER10.00Yes (X)$167,930$0$0
JULIE ENGLAND
BOARD MEMBER6.00Yes (X)$164,167$0$0
CARLOS AGUILAR
BOARD MEMBER4.00Yes (X)$160,000$0$0
LINDA CAPUANO
BOARD MEMBER10.00Yes (X)$160,000$0$0
BENJAMIN BARKLEY
BOARD MEMBER0.25Yes (X)$0$0$0
PAUL FOSTER
BOARD MEMBER15.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
COURTNEY HJALTMAN
BOARD MEMBER25.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DWAYNE RICKERSON
SVP & COO60.00Yes (X)$698,641$0$77,058
CHAD SEELY
SVP & GENERAL COUNSEL60.00Yes (X)$683,449$0$80,161
JAYAPAL PARAKKUTH
SVP & CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER58.00Yes (X)$517,117$0$80,062
JEYANT TAMBY
SVP, CAO & CHIEF OF STAFF45.00Yes (X)$490,485$0$74,213
DAN WOODFIN
VP, SYSTEM OPERATIONS40.00Yes (X)$480,023$0$63,492
SALLIE BETTY DAY
VP, SECURITY & COMPLIANCE AND CCO40.00Yes (X)$461,454$0$78,216
MARA SPAK
VP, HUMAN RESOURCES55.00Yes (X)$480,516$0$57,868
KRISTI HOBBS
VP, SYSTEM PLANNING & WEATHERIZATION55.00Yes (X)$455,167$0$73,924
SEAN TAYLOR
SVP CFO & CRO40.00Yes (X)$451,605$0$71,577
ROBERT BLACK
VP, PUBLIC AFFAIRS40.00Yes (X)$416,163$0$62,321
VENKATA TIRUPATI
VP, DEV OPERATIONS & GRID TRANSFORMATION70.00Yes (X)$370,904$0$77,766
ADAM MARTINEZ
VP, ENTERPRISE RISK & STRATEGY40.00Yes (X)$362,229$0$56,453
BRANDT RYDELL
ASSISTANT GENERAL COUNSEL40.00Yes (X)$298,183$0$78,260
RICHARD SCHEEL
SVP CFO & CRO55.00Yes (X)$311,788$0$62,881
KENAN OGELMAN
VP, COMMERCIAL OPERATIONS40.00Yes (X)$265,792$0$42,058
KEITH COLLINS
VP, COMMERCIAL OPERATIONS60.00Yes (X)$220,725$0$47,143
JONATHAN LEVINE
ASST. GC AND ASST. CORP. SEC.40.00Yes (X)$199,793$0$45,283
GILBERT HUGHES
VP, PUBLIC AFFAIRS40.00Yes (X)$162,787$0$27,969
AJAY MANNEPALLI
DIRECTOR, SR IT ARCHITECTURE & STRATEGY40.00$294,886$0$73,596Yes (X)
NATHAN BIGBEE
DEPUTY GENERAL COUNSEL57.00$395,021$0$78,773Yes (X)
BRANDON GLEASON
DEPUTY GENERAL COUNSEL60.00$374,135$0$66,972Yes (X)
BRYAN HANLEY
SR DIRECTOR, IT INFRASTRUCTURE55.00$362,962$0$73,880Yes (X)
MARK MINER
SR DIRECTOR, CORPORATE COMMUNICATIONS50.00$349,090$0$76,502Yes (X)
DAVID KEZELL
DIRECTOR, WEATHERIZATION & INSPECTION40.00$340,515$0$82,576Yes (X)
JOHN MESSER
DIRECTOR, MARKET APPLICATION SERVICES50.00$309,906$0$62,613Yes (X)
LESLIE SWANSON
SR DIRECTOR, CONTROLLER & TREASURER40.00$285,568$0$50,828Yes (X)
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org$14,828,279TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org$0TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation$1,801,321TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K759IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees ListedYes (1)FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (5 entries)

Address Line1ContractorAddress/USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityContractorAddress/USAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationContractorAddress/USAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPContractorAddress/USAddress/ZIPCdServicesServicesDescCompensationCompensationAmt
NEXTSOURCE INC
1040 AVE OF THE AMERICAS 24TH FLNEW YORKNY10018CONTINGENT WORKFORCE$5,605,392
HITACHI ENERGY USA INC
901 MAIN CAMPUS DRRALEIGHNC27606IT CONSULTING$5,419,834
POTOMAC ECONOMICS LTD
10560 ARROWHEAD DR STE 400FAIRFAXVA22030INDEPENDENT MARKET MONITOR$5,061,245
SIRIUS COMPUTER SOLUTIONS INC
PO BOX 202289DALLASTX75320IT CONSULTING$2,191,065
WINSTEAD PC
2728 N HARWOOD ST STE 500DALLASTX75201LEGAL SERVICES$1,776,757
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K49CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (5 entries)

DescDescBusinessBusinessCdTotal Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmtRelated Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
SYSTEM ADMINISTRATION221000$291,755,945$291,755,945
SECURITIZATION CHARGES221000$110,946,898$110,946,898
CONNECTIVITY TO ERCOT'221000$6,757,248$6,757,248
WEATHERIZATION INSPECT221000$5,237,039$5,237,039
WAN221000$3,724,261$3,724,261

Total Oth Program Service Rev TotalOthProgramServiceRevGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$1,650,632TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$1,650,632RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$420,072,023TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$123,168,684TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$118,956,315RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Exclusion$4,212,369ExclusionAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$543,240,707TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$539,028,338RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$0UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$4,212,369ExclusionAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$13,720,259TotalAmt
Program Services$3,838,354ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$9,881,905ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$136,074,696TotalAmt
Program Services$101,939,461ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$34,135,235ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$20,928,831TotalAmt
Program Services$16,351,646ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$4,577,185ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$13,128,049TotalAmt
Program Services$10,006,674ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$3,121,375ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$11,793,093TotalAmt
Program Services$8,409,511ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$3,383,582ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,664,528TotalAmt
Program Services$49,379ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$2,615,149ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$318,024TotalAmt
Program Services$77,000ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$241,024ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,073,629TotalAmt
Management And General$1,073,629ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$21,839,895TotalAmt
Program Services$17,436,818ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$4,403,077ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,244,017TotalAmt
Program Services$931,080ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$312,937ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$3,973,055TotalAmt
Program Services$3,786,020ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$187,035ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$4,733,213TotalAmt
Program Services$194,579ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$4,538,634ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,348,043TotalAmt
Program Services$903,018ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$445,025ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,867,324TotalAmt
Program Services$698,404ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,168,920ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Interest InterestGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$113,259,452TotalAmt
Program Services$111,986,013ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,273,439ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$43,592,730TotalAmt
Program Services$31,671,401ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$11,921,329ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$5,152,787TotalAmt
Management And General$5,152,787ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (2 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt
HARDWARE & SOFTWARE EXP$43,981,467$40,947,796$3,033,671
DUES & SUBSCRIPTIONS$2,679,620$2,252,619$427,001

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$997,988TotalAmt
Program Services$274,450ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$723,538ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$444,370,700TotalAmt
Program Services$351,754,223ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$92,616,477ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$0FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$57,081,151BOYAmt
EOY$4,286,880EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,294,190,716BOYAmt
EOY$4,223,023,246EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$30,031,126BOYAmt
EOY$28,616,556EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$41,701,109BOYAmt
EOY$43,046,168EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$1,140,132,530LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$945,225,307LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$184,241,246BOYAmt
EOY$194,907,223EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$585,099,840BOYAmt
EOY$542,902,810EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,443,348,815BOYAmt
EOY$2,390,280,100EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$6,635,694,003BOYAmt
EOY$7,427,062,983EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$100,098,110BOYAmt
EOY$107,152,157EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$9,002,488BOYAmt
EOY$12,049,110EOYAmt

Escrow Account Liability EscrowAccountLiabilityGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,776,151,267BOYAmt
EOY$4,520,600,905EOYAmt

Mortg Notes Pybl Scrd Invst Prop MortgNotesPyblScrdInvstPropGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,499,167,946BOYAmt
EOY$2,442,514,071EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$878,617BOYAmt
EOY$824,759EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$6,385,298,428BOYAmt
EOY$7,083,141,002EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$250,395,575BOYAmt
EOY$343,921,981EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$250,395,575BOYAmt
EOY$343,921,981EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$6,635,694,003BOYAmt
EOY$7,427,062,983EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$98,870,007ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst-$5,343,601NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (1)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Consolidated Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)ConsolidatedBasisFinclStmtInd
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)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$2,242,310OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value$2,242,310BookValueAmt

Buildings BuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$114,070,501OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$57,554,309DepreciationAmt
Book Value$56,516,192BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$178,369,286OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$138,004,711DepreciationAmt
Book Value$40,364,575BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$845,450,433OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$749,666,287DepreciationAmt
Book Value$95,784,146BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$194,907,223TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Assets Org OtherAssetsOrgGrp (4 entries)

DescDescBook ValueBookValueAmt
SECURITIZATION CHARGES RECEIVABLE, NON CURRENT$2,336,736,328
SECURITIZATION CHARGES RECEIVABLE$52,570,695
OPERATING LEASE ROU ASSET, NON-CURRENT$839,784
401K FORFEITURES/RCP$133,293
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Other Assets$2,390,280,100TotalBookValueOtherAssetsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (3 entries)

DescDescAmtAmt
OPERATING LEASE LIABILITY, NON-CURRENT$479,154
OPERATING LEASE LIABILITY, CURRENT$193,801
ACCRUED POST RETIREMENT BENEFIT OBLIGATION$151,804
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$824,759TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
PART IV, LINE 2B:ERCOT 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 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 PROCEEDS FROM THESE AUCTIONS TO MARKET PARTICIPANTS AS REQUIRED BY ERCOT PROTOCOLS. MARKET PARTICIPANTS NOT MEETING CERTAIN CREDITWORTHINESS STANDARDS REFERENCED IN ERCOT PROTOCALS MUST MAINTAIN A MEANS OF SECURITY WITH THE COMPANY IN ORDER TO MITIGATE MARKET CREDIT RISK. MARKET PARTICIPANTS HAVE DISCRETION IN THE MEANS OF SECURITY, SUCH AS CORPORATE GUARANTIES, LETTERS OF CREDIT, SURETY BONDS, OR CASH SECURITY DEPOSITS PROVIDED THE MARKET PARTICIPANTS REMAIN IN COMPLIANCE WITH ERCOT PROTOCOLS.
PART X, LINE 2:ERCOT 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 J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantiation RequiredYes (1)SubstantiationRequiredInd
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 (34 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
PABLO VEGAS
BOARD MEMBER; PRESIDENT AND CEO$1,012,761$0$2,543,233$0$2,534$0$46,000$0$32,876$0$3,637,404$0$0$0
DWAYNE RICKERSON
SVP & COO$452,607$0$144,906$0$101,128$0$49,328$0$27,730$0$775,699$0$0$0
CHAD SEELY
SVP & GENERAL COUNSEL$508,100$0$174,071$0$1,278$0$47,438$0$32,723$0$763,610$0$0$0
JAYAPAL PARAKKUTH
SVP & CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER$407,569$0$108,516$0$1,032$0$46,000$0$34,062$0$597,179$0$0$0
JEYANT TAMBY
SVP, CAO & CHIEF OF STAFF$321,075$0$164,595$0$4,815$0$50,025$0$24,188$0$564,698$0$0$0
DAN WOODFIN
VP, SYSTEM OPERATIONS$376,194$0$102,896$0$933$0$46,000$0$17,492$0$543,515$0$0$0
SALLIE BETTY DAY
VP, SECURITY & COMPLIANCE AND CCO$357,170$0$103,382$0$902$0$50,025$0$28,191$0$539,670$0$0$0
MARA SPAK
VP, HUMAN RESOURCES$371,488$0$108,102$0$926$0$46,000$0$11,868$0$538,384$0$0$0
KRISTI HOBBS
VP, SYSTEM PLANNING & WEATHERIZATION$354,888$0$99,389$0$890$0$46,000$0$27,924$0$529,091$0$0$0
SEAN TAYLOR
SVP CFO & CRO$310,087$0$108,595$0$32,923$0$50,025$0$21,552$0$523,182$0$0$0
ROBERT BLACK
VP, PUBLIC AFFAIRS$207,204$0$180,861$0$28,098$0$46,000$0$16,321$0$478,484$0$0$0
NATHAN BIGBEE
DEPUTY GENERAL COUNSEL$344,296$0$49,853$0$872$0$46,000$0$32,773$0$473,794$0$0$0
VENKATA TIRUPATI
VP, DEV OPERATIONS & GRID TRANSFORMA$325,217$0$44,869$0$818$0$47,906$0$29,860$0$448,670$0$0$0
BRANDON GLEASON
DEPUTY GENERAL COUNSEL$326,757$0$46,560$0$818$0$46,000$0$20,972$0$441,107$0$0$0
BRYAN HANLEY
SR DIRECTOR, IT INFRASTRUCTURE$314,679$0$47,493$0$790$0$46,000$0$27,880$0$436,842$0$0$0
MARK MINER
SR DIRECTOR, CORPORATE COMMUNICATION$304,429$0$43,898$0$763$0$48,518$0$27,984$0$425,592$0$0$0
DAVID KEZELL
DIRECTOR, WEATHERIZATION & INSPECTIO$296,096$0$43,671$0$748$0$49,987$0$32,589$0$423,091$0$0$0
ADAM MARTINEZ
VP, ENTERPRISE RISK & STRATEGY$322,755$0$38,664$0$810$0$46,000$0$10,453$0$418,682$0$0$0
BRANDT RYDELL
ASSISTANT GENERAL COUNSEL$271,530$0$25,959$0$694$0$44,364$0$33,896$0$376,443$0$0$0
RICHARD SCHEEL
SVP CFO & CRO$242,032$0$34,878$0$34,878$0$31,804$0$31,077$0$374,669$0$0$0
JOHN MESSER
DIRECTOR, MARKET APPLICATION SERVICE$270,693$0$38,535$0$678$0$45,189$0$17,424$0$372,519$0$0$0
AJAY MANNEPALLI
DIRECTOR, SR IT ARCHITECTURE & STRAT$253,594$0$40,651$0$641$0$43,395$0$30,201$0$368,482$0$0$0
LESLIE SWANSON
SR DIRECTOR, CONTROLLER & TREASURER$246,713$0$38,235$0$620$0$41,415$0$9,413$0$336,396$0$0$0
KENAN OGELMAN
VP, COMMERCIAL OPERATIONS$127,361$0$109,082$0$29,349$0$38,479$0$3,579$0$307,850$0$0$0
KEITH COLLINS
VP, COMMERCIAL OPERATIONS$197,516$0$0$0$23,209$0$29,453$0$17,690$0$267,868$0$0$0
JONATHAN LEVINE
ASST. GC AND ASST. CORP. SEC.$152,297$0$25,349$0$22,147$0$29,198$0$16,085$0$245,076$0$0$0
BILL FLORES
DIRECTOR$205,000$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$205,000$0$0$0
GILBERT HUGHES
VP, PUBLIC AFFAIRS$137,097$0$25,349$0$341$0$21,752$0$6,217$0$190,756$0$0$0
PEGGY HEEG
BOARD MEMBER$188,750$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$188,750$0$0$0
JOHN SWAINSON
BOARD MEMBER$185,000$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$185,000$0$0$0
ROBERT FLEXON
BOARD MEMBER$167,930$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$167,930$0$0$0
JULIE ENGLAND
BOARD MEMBER$164,167$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$164,167$0$0$0
CARLOS AGUILAR
BOARD MEMBER$160,000$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$160,000$0$0$0
LINDA CAPUANO
BOARD MEMBER$160,000$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$160,000$0$0$0

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART I, LINE 7FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationSHORT TERM INCENTIVE PLAN (STIP) - ALL ERCOT EMPLOYEES ARE ELIGIBLE PARTICIPANTS IN THE STIP. TARGET AMOUNTS ARE DETERMINED BY JOB LEVEL AND WEIGHTINGS DIFFER BETWEEN EXECUTIVE STAFF AND NON-EXECUTIVE STAFF. WEIGHTINGS ARE BASED ON THE COMPLETION OF CORPORATE GOALS AND EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE GOALS. ANNUAL INCENTIVE PAYMENTS ARE GRANTED IN Q1 OF THE FOLLOWING YEAR IN WHICH EARNED. LONG TERM INCENTIVE PLAN (LTIP) - ERCOT EXECUTIVES, DIRECTORS, AND PRINCIPALS ARE ELIGIBLE PARTICIPANTS IN THE LTIP. THE LTIP PERFORMANCE PERIOD IS A THREE YEAR DURATION AND PAYMENTS ARE PAID IN Q1 OF THE YEAR FOLLOWING THE PERFORMANCE PERIOD. TARGET AMOUNTS ARE DETERMINED BY JOB LEVEL AND WEIGHTS BASED ON THE COMPLETION OF CORPORATE GOALS FOR THE PERFORMANCE PERIOD.ExplanationTxt

Schedule L IRS990ScheduleL

Grnt Asst Bnft Interested Prsn GrntAsstBnftInterestedPrsnGrp

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1KENNEDY HOBBSBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Relationship With OrgCHILD OF KRISTI HOBBS, VP, SYSTEM PLANNING AND WEATHERIZATIONRelationshipWithOrgTxt
Cash Grant$11,116CashGrantAmt
Type Of AssistanceINTERNSHIPTypeOfAssistanceTxt
Assistance PurposeINTERNSHIPAssistancePurposeTxt

Bus Tr Involve Interested Prsn BusTrInvolveInterestedPrsnGrp

Name Of Interested NameOfInterested

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1SHERI MESSERBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Relationship DescriptionSPOUSE OF JOHN MESSER, DIRECTOR, MARKET APPLICATION SERVICESRelationshipDescriptionTxt
Transaction$27,737TransactionAmt
TransactionERCOT EMPLOYEETransactionDesc
Sharing Of Revenues0SharingOfRevenuesInd

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (9 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART I, LINE 1:ELECTRIC 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; (IV) OPERATING FAIR AND COMPETITIVE WHOLESALE MARKETS; (V) MAINTAINING THE RENEWABLE ENERGY CREDITS REGISTRY; AND (VI) PROVIDING LEADERSHIP AND INDEPENDENT EXPERTISE TO IMPROVE SYSTEM RELIABILITY AND MARKET EFFICIENCY. ERCOT MANAGES THE FLOW OF ELECTRIC POWER TO MORE THAN 27 MILLION TEXAS CUSTOMERS REPRESENTING ABOUT 90 PERCENT OF THE STATE'S ELECTRIC LOAD. AS THE INDEPENDENT SYSTEM OPERATOR FOR THE REGION, ERCOT SCHEDULES POWER ON AN ELECTRIC GRID THAT CONNECTS MORE THAN 54,100 MILES OF TRANSMISSION LINES AND 1,250 GENERATION UNITS. ERCOT ALSO PERFORMS FINANCIAL SETTLEMENT FOR THE COMPETITIVE WHOLESALE BULK-POWER MARKET AND ADMINISTERS RETAIL SWITCHING FOR NEARLY 8 MILLION PREMISES IN COMPETITIVE CHOICE AREAS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 1AERCOT IS GOVERNED BY A BOARD OF DIRECTORS COMPOSED OF 12 DIRECTORS (NINE VOTING AND THREE NON-VOTING). EIGHT OF THE VOTING DIRECTORS ARE SELECTED BY A STATUTORILY CREATED ERCOT BOARD SELECTION COMMITTEE AND MAY NOT HAVE FIDUCIARY DUTY OR ASSETS IN THE ELECTRICITY MARKET FOR THE ERCOT REGION. THE REMAINING VOTING DIRECTOR IS AN EX OFFICIO DIRECTOR, THE PUBLIC COUNSEL. THE THREE NON-VOTING DIRECTORS ARE ALSO EX OFFICIO, THAT IS, THE CHAIR OF THE PUBLIC UTILITY COMMISSION OF TEXAS, A SECOND COMMISSIONER OF THE PUBLIC UTILITY COMMISSION OF TEXAS WHO ROTATES ANNUALLY, AND ERCOT'S CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2024, ERCOT'S MEMBERSHIP INCLUDED 356 VOTING AND NON-VOTING MEMBERS. ERCOT MEMBERS MAY BE CORPORATE MEMBERS, ASSOCIATE MEMBERS, OR ADJUNCT MEMBERS. CORPORATE AND ASSOCIATE 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). AN ENTITY MAY BE APPROVED FOR ADJUNCT MEMBERSHIP BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS IF SUCH ENTITY DOES NOT MEET THE DEFINITIONS AND REQUIREMENTS TO JOIN AS A CORPORATE OR ASSOCIATE MEMBER. CORPORATE MEMBERS HAVE THE RIGHT TO SELECT TECHNICAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE (TAC) AND TAC SUBCOMMITTEE REPRESENTATIVES AND TO BE ELECTED OR APPOINTED TO TAC AND TAC SUBCOMMITTEES. ASSOCIATE AND ADJUNCT MEMBERS DO NOT HAVE THE RIGHT TO SELECT TAC AND TAC SUBCOMMITTEE REPRESENTATIVES. ASSOCIATE MEMBERS HAVE THE RIGHT TO BE ELECTED OR APPOINTED TO TAC OR ANY SUBCOMMITTEE OF TAC. ADJUNCT MEMBERS DO NOT HAVE THE RIGHT TO BE ELECTED OR APPOINTED TO TAC OR TAC SUBCOMMITTEES BUT HAVE THE RIGHT TO VOTE AT THE PROTOCOL REVISION SUBCOMMITTEE (PRS).
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7AEIGHT OF THE TWELVE DIRECTORS ARE APPOINTED BY THE ERCOT BOARD SELECTION COMMITTEE. THE ERCOT BOARD SELECTION COMMITTEE IS COMPRISED OF ONE MEMBER APPOINTED BY THE TEXAS GOVERNOR, ONE MEMBER APPOINTED BY THE TEXAS LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR, AND ONE MEMBER APPOINTED BY THE TEXAS SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. THESE DIRECTORS MUST HAVE EXECUTIVE LEVEL EXPERIENCE IN ANY OF THE FOLLOWING PROFESSIONS: FINANCE, BUSINESS, ENGINEERING (INCLUDING ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING), TRADING, RISK MANAGEMENT, LAW, OR ELECTRIC MARKET DESIGN. THE REMAINING VOTING DIRECTOR IS THE EX OFFICIO PUBLIC COUNSEL DIRECTOR. THE THREE NON-VOTING DIRECTORS ARE ALSO EX OFFICIO DIRECTORS, THAT IS, CHAIR OF THE PUBLIC UTILITY COMMISSION OF TEXAS, A SECOND COMMISSIONER OF THE PUBLIC UTILITY COMMISSION OF TEXAS WHO ROTATES ANNUALLY, AND ERCOT'S CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER. ALL TWELVE DIRECTORS MUST BE RESIDENTS OF THE STATE OF TEXAS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7BDECISIONS 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 2024 FORM 990 WAS PREPARED INITIALLY BY THE FINANCE DEPARTMENT OF ERCOT. IT WAS REVIEWED BY ERCOT OFFICERS AS WELL AS INTERNAL LEGAL COUNSEL AND 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 JUNE 24, 2025. THE FINAL VERSION OF THE 2024 FORM 990, INCORPORATING THE COMMENTS OF ALL THE FOREGOING, WAS THEN FILED WITH THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CEACH DIRECTOR ANNUALLY MUST EXECUTE AN ETHICS AGREEMENT FOR DIRECTORS, 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 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 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 HOW IT MAY BE RESOLVED. ANY CONFLICT AND ITS RESOLUTION ARE REPORTED TO THE FULL BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND TO THE HUMAN RESOURCES AND GOVERNANCE (HR&G) COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD, AS NEEDED. ANY OBJECTION TO THE RECOMMENDATION IS RESOLVED BY THE HR&G COMMITTEE OR THE FULL BOARD. ANY ERCOT EMPLOYEE CONFLICTS ARE EVALUATED BY ERCOT LEGAL STAFF, WHICH THEN MAKES A RECOMMENDATION TO RESOLVE THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST. IF 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 15IN DETERMINING COMPENSATION FOR THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER, ERCOT FOLLOWS A PROCEDURE WHICH ENSURES I) COMPENSATION IS APPROVED IN ADVANCE BY THE HR&G COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND THE BOARD ITSELF, (II) THE BOARD AND THE HR&G COMMITTEE OBTAIN AND RELY UPON APPROPRIATE MARKET DATA FOR COMPARABILITY, AND (III) THE BOARD AND THE HR&G COMMITTEE DOCUMENT THE COMPENSATION DETERMINATION. FURTHERMORE, THE PUBLIC UTILITY COMMISSION OF TEXAS SUBSTANTIVE RULES RELATED TO ERCOT GOVERNANCE REQUIRE THAT ALL COMPENSATION TO BE PAID TO THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER IS SUBJECT TO REVIEW AND APPROVAL BY THE PUBLIC UTILITY COMMISSION OF TEXAS. THE HR&G COMMITTEE RECEIVES COMPENSATION INFORMATION FROM FORMS 990 AND OTHER SOURCES DURING ITS ASSESSMENT OF ERCOT'S CEO COMPENSATION. ADDITIONALLY, COMPENSATION SURVEYS/STUDIES ARE PERFORMED, AS NEEDED, TO PROVIDE INSIGHT INTO THE ELEMENTS OF COMPENSATION. THE HR&G COMMITTEE MAY ALSO REQUEST INFORMATION FROM INDEPENDENT COMPENSATION CONSULTANTS THE HR&G COMMITTEE SUBMITS COMPENSATION 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). A REVIEW OF THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER'S COMPENSATION IS PERFORMED ANNUALLY EXCEPT IN INSTANCES IN WHICH THE COMPENSATION IS PURSUANT TO PROVISIONS OF AN EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT BETWEEN ERCOT AND THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER FOR A TERM EXCEEDING A YEAR. SUCH AGREEMENTS MUST BE APPROVED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. IN DETERMINING COMPENSATION FOR OFFICERS, ERCOT FOLLOWS A PROCEDURE WHICH ENSURES THAT (I) COMPENSATION IS FULLY DISCLOSED IN ADVANCE TO THE HR&G COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, AND (II) THE HR&G COMMITTEE IS PROVIDED MARKET DATA FOR COMPARABILITY. THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER INFORMS THE HR&G COMMITTEE OF PROPOSED OFFICER PAY AMOUNTS. FOR REVIEW OF ALL OFFICER AND KEY EMPLOYEE COMPENSATION, ERCOT USES PERFORMANCE AND MARKET DATA OBTAINED RELATING TO COMPARABLE COMPENSATION OF SIMILARLY QUALIFIED PERSONS IN COMPARABLE POSITIONS AT COMPARABLE ORGANIZATIONS, INCLUDING COMPENSATION SURVEYS AND FORMS 990.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19ERCOT'S GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CODE OF CONDUCT, AND AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC THROUGH THE ERCOT WEBSITE (WWW.ERCOT.COM).

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Id Disregarded Entities IdDisregardedEntitiesGrp (2 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPUSAddress/ZIPCdPrimary ActivitiesPrimaryActivitiesTxtLegal Domicile StateLegalDomicileStateCdTotal IncomeTotalIncomeAmtEnd Of Year AssetsEndOfYearAssetsAmtBusiness Name Line1DirectControllingEntityName/BusinessNameLine1Txt
TEXAS ELECTRIC MARKET STABILIZATION FUNDING M LLC
8000 METROPOLIS DR BUILDING E SUITEAUSTINTX78744SECURITIZATION BOND SERVICEDE$11,631,225$418,563,694ERCOT
TEXAS ELECTRIC MARKET STABILIZATION FUNDING N LLC
8000 METROPOLIS DR BUILDING E SUITEAUSTINTX78744SECURITIZATION BOND SERVICEDE$100,192,115$2,082,099,485ERCOT