Becoming a Business Partner With Us

Steps to becoming a Competitive Retailer in the Oncor Service Area

Certification Process

The following are the steps that a Competitive Retailer (CR) should expect to complete in order to qualify as a market participant in the Oncor service territory:

  1. Obtain formal certification as a Competitive Retailer 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):
    1. Designate a Qualified Scheduling Entity (QSE) described in theERCOT Protocol Section 16.3.1.2.
    2. 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.

Testing Process

  • Obtain ERCOT Testing approval for Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) transactions.

The Oncor Relationship

  1. Execute required contract documents with Oncor.
    1. Delivery Service Agreement (DSA) (.doc). This document must be executed prior to the commencement of retail delivery service.
  2. A CR Relations Manager will contact each CR to develop and manage:
    • Trading Partner Information
    • Oncor Business Practices and Procedures Orientation
    • Issue Resolution Process
    • Support for Industry Transition Requirements
    • Continuous Process Improvement
  3. Return Oncor's required contract documents to:
    • CR Relations Manager Oncor 1601 Bryan St., Suite 21 Dallas, TX 75201

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