by TCCFUI | Mar 9, 2020 | Blog, Electricity, ERCOT
ERCOT technicians and market participants already have begun taking steps to ensure the grid continues functioning reliably. ____________ Another broken record for electricity use — that’s what the organization that manages the state’s primary power grid...
by TCCFUI | Feb 14, 2020 | Blog, Electricity, ERCOT
“Solar is the big story here.” — Bill Magness, ERCOT Chief Operating Officer ________________ Solar power and plenty of it — that’s what’s in store for Texas in the not-too-distant future, according to a top official with the state’s primary power grid. “Solar...
by TCCFUI | Feb 10, 2020 | Blog, Electricity
____________ “This is (going to be) another one of those dramatic cultural changes.” — Tom “Smitty” Smith, Executive Director Texas Electric Transportation Resources Alliance. ________________ Nothing less than a transportation technology...
by TCCFUI | Dec 20, 2019 | Blog, Electricity
____________ “Unfortunately, some companies seemingly choose to blur the line between our site and theirs, creating confusion that is just unacceptable.” — PUC executive director John Paul Urban III. ________________ Consumer advocates often recommend the...
by TCCFUI | Dec 6, 2019 | Blog, Electricity
________________ “We anticipate there will continue to be sufficient generation to meet Texas’ growing power needs.” — ERCOT President and CEO Bill Magness ___________________ ERCOT’s planning reserve margin for the upcoming summer season — that is,...
by TCCFUI | Aug 14, 2019 | Blog, Electricity, ERCOT
More typically, real-time prices remain below $30 and only on two other occasions in grid history have they reached the $9,000 cap. Real-time energy prices in ERCOT surged to the $9,000-megawatt-hour cap on Tuesday, the result of triple-digit temperatures...
