by R.A. Dyer | Aug 14, 2024 | Electricity, ERCOT
Interested parties now have submitted 19 sets of responses to staff questions about the proposed Reliability Plan for the Permian Basin, which could be adopted by the PUC in September. ________________________________________________ On July 25, 2004, ERCOT filed with...
by TCCFUI | Jun 21, 2024 | Blog, Electricity, ERCOT
Texas regulators were within their rights to lock the price of electricity at its maximum level during Winter Storm Uri in 2021, according to twin rulings this month by the state’s Supreme Court. ________________________________________________ Texas regulators were...
by TCCFUI | Apr 1, 2024 | ERCOT
The survey, developed by the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, has been deployed by utilities and electricity regulators in other jurisdictions to assist in the creation of grid reliability policies and to evaluate the cost-effectiveness of grid infrastructure...
by TCCFUI | Mar 14, 2024 | ERCOT
Maximum solar generation impact will occur at 1:40 p.m., with solar capacity levels reducing to 7.6 percent of maximum clear sky output ________________________________________________ The Electric Reliability Council of Texas, the state’s primary grid operator, has...
by TCCFUI | Mar 14, 2024 | Blog, Electricity, ERCOT
McDonald replaces Carrie Bivens, who announced her resignation as ERCOT’s Independent Market Monitor in November. ________________________________________________ Jeff McDonald, a veteran of both the New England and California power grids, has been named ERCOT’s new...
by TCCFUI | Mar 14, 2024 | Blog, Electricity, ERCOT, Gas, Utility News
ERCOT historically had operated the power grid under bylaws that assign certain governance responsibilities to its board and others its stakeholder membership. ________________________________________________ ERCOT bylaw changes that potentially undermine the...