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ERCOT, UT Team Up to Study Inverter-Based Tech Used in Wind, Solar and Battery Storage

ERCOT, UT Team Up to Study Inverter-Based Tech Used in Wind, Solar and Battery Storage

by R.A. Dyer | Apr 2, 2026 | ERCOT

The new collaboration, which ERCOT announced on March 26, is part of its ongoing efforts to examine emerging technologies to address electricity demand challenges. ________________________________________________ The Electric Reliability Council of Texas has begun a...
Winter Storm Uri Fall Out Continues in Contract Dispute over $50 Million ERCOT Charge

Winter Storm Uri Fall Out Continues in Contract Dispute over $50 Million ERCOT Charge

by R.A. Dyer | Mar 25, 2026 | ERCOT

The tangled contractual dispute involves three distinct entities and their actions during the grid crisis occasioned by Winter Storm Uri in 2021 ________________________________________________ In a sign that fallout from Winter Storm Uri five years ago continues...
US EIA: Data Center Demand Could Drive Up ERCOT Wholesale Energy Prices Next Year

US EIA: Data Center Demand Could Drive Up ERCOT Wholesale Energy Prices Next Year

by R.A. Dyer | Mar 20, 2026 | ERCOT

The analysis was based on the expectation that among the nation’s power grids, it will be ERCOT and PJM that will experience the fastest short-term demand growth due to data center development. ________________________________________________ Potentially rapid data...
ERCOT, UT Team Up to Study Inverter-Based Tech Used in Wind, Solar and Battery Storage

ERCOT Prevails in Retail Electric Provider Bankruptcy Dispute following Winter Storm Uri

by R.A. Dyer | Mar 18, 2026 | ERCOT

The initial case was brought in February 2022 by the liquidating trust for Entrust Energy, which went bankrupt after energy prices spiked during the 2021 winter storm. ________________________________________________ Litigation alleging that improper actions by ERCOT...
ERCOT, UT Team Up to Study Inverter-Based Tech Used in Wind, Solar and Battery Storage

Public Utility Commission Proposes new ERCOT rule for Large Load Interconnections

by R.A. Dyer | Mar 16, 2026 | ERCOT, Regulatory Action

The proposed rule would require an “intermediate agreement” by any large load seeking an ERCOT interconnection as well as new financial assurances. ________________________________________________ Major energy consuming industries — so called “large loads” — will need...
ERCOT, UT Team Up to Study Inverter-Based Tech Used in Wind, Solar and Battery Storage

Caldwell Municipal Utility Makes the Jump To ERCOT with LCRA Overseeing Transmission

by R.A. Dyer | Mar 13, 2026 | ERCOT

Caldwell’s move to ERCOT, also known as the Electric Reliability Council of Texas, was authorized by the PUC on April 24, 2025. ________________________________________________ The City of Caldwell’s municipal utility has joined the ERCOT System, according to a March...
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Why TCCFUI

TCCFUI is comprehensively focused on utility issues for Texas cities! With its volunteer board of city representatives, we work with other state and local organizations to fill unserved city needs.

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