Description of Non-Statutory Activities. The Texas RE shall also conduct non-Federal Power Act, §215 activities (“Non- Statutory Activities”). Texas RE’s Non-Statutory Activities include: • Investigation of market participants’ compliance with the ERCOT Protocols and assistance or cooperation in enforcement of violations (“ERCOT Compliance Activities”), so long as the ERCOT Compliance Activities do not conflict with the Delegated Authority; • Development of policies, processes, standards, and procedures to implement the ERCOT Compliance Activities; and • Other activities not in implementation or exercise of Delegated Authority. ERCOT, of which Texas RE is an independent division, operates as an independent system operator under the jurisdiction of the Public Utility Commission of Texas.
