28-05-2025
PUCT now accepting applications for Texas Energy Fund Outside ERCOT grant program
May 28—AUSTIN — The Public Utility Commission of Texas (PUCT) on Wednesday began accepting applications for the Texas Energy Fund (TEF) Outside ERCOT Grant Program.
The Outside ERCOT Grant Program provides funding for transmission and distribution infrastructure or electric generating facilities in Texas outside of the ERCOT power region. Qualifying projects must address the modernization of infrastructure, weatherization, reliability and resiliency enhancements, or vegetation management.
Applicants must complete and submit an application on the TEF Portal and file a separate submission statement on the PUCT Interchange under Project No. 57830.
Information on the application process, project eligibility requirements, and additional resources for applicants can be found on the TEF Online website and in PUCT rule 16 TAC §25.512.
The Outside ERCOT Grant Program is one of four TEF programs in the Powering Texas Forward Act. Texans voted to create the TEF through a constitutional election on November 7, 2023. The TEF provides grants and loans to finance the construction, maintenance, modernization, and operation of electric facilities in Texas inside and outside of the ERCOT power region.
Additional information about the TEF and the Outside ERCOT Grant Program is available on the PUCT website.
