Outside ERCOT Grant Program

The Outside ERCOT Grant (OEG) Program will provide funding for transmission and distribution infrastructure or electric generating facilities in Texas outside of the ERCOT power region. Under this program, the PUCT will award grants for the modernization of infrastructure, weatherization, reliability and resiliency enhancements, and vegetation management. On February 13, 2025, the PUCT adopted new 16 TAC §25.512 establishing procedures for applying for the OEG Program, project eligibility, and grant award and payment process information. To be eligible for an OEG, an applicant must be an existing electric utility, electric cooperative, municipally owned utility (MOU), or river authority that owns or manages transmission or distribution infrastructure or one or more electric generating facilities within Texas outside ERCOT, or own a qualifying facility under PURA, in addition to other criteria. More information on applying to the program and key dates will be posted to this page when available.