by TCCFUI | Nov 14, 2018 | Blog, Electricity
The proposal would provide extra revenues for some generators, but potentially increase consumer costs. Last year two Houston electric companies, NRG and Calpine, rolled out a report that proposed dramatic changes to the state’s wholesale power market. We’ve discussed...
by TCCFUI | Oct 18, 2018 | Blog, Electricity
Sempra Energy and Oncor Electric Delivery Company LLC (Oncor) announced today that they have entered into agreements whereby they will acquire Sharyland Utilities, LP (Sharyland) and InfraREIT, Inc. (InfraREIT). InfraREIT owns and leases rate-regulated electric...
by TCCFUI | Oct 17, 2018 | Blog, Electricity
“Based on these results, we conclude that the current market design will support more than sufficient reserve margins from an economic perspective,” the report states. The ERCOT energy market — like any wholesale energy market — needs a constant supply...
by TCCFUI | Jul 20, 2018 | Blog, Electricity
Texans, for the second day in a row, set back-to-back records on Thursday for electric consumption. Sometime between 4 p.m. and 5 p.m., system demand reached 73,259 megawatts, according to the state’s primary grid operator. That surpassed the previous record of...
by TCCFUI | Jun 27, 2018 | Blog, Electricity
The California-based company that recently acquired Oncor is under review for a potential credit downgrade — in part because of its purchase of the Texas utility. Oncor is the largest electric utility in Texas. In April it was acquired by California-based Sempra...
by TCCFUI | Apr 4, 2018 | Blog, Electricity
Utility-scale energy storage — that is, those big battery arrays that can serve entire neighborhoods — hold great promise both for energy conservation and grid reliability. But the quickly advancing technology also raises tough regulatory challenges, especially for...
