ERCOT officials describe ADER pilot growth and technical hurdles

May 6, 2026

ERCOT staff told the committee the ADER pilot started in 2023 and has grown to about 120 MW of aggregated residential batteries; ERCOT stressed the need for accurate modeling, telemetry and distribution planning before scaling to several hundred megawatts.

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ERCOT managers and consumer counsel described how aggregated distributed energy resources (ADER) are being tested as virtual power plants that can provide grid services.

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