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PUC Announces New ERCOT Survey to Measure Consumer Cost of Electricity Outages

PUC Announces New ERCOT Survey to Measure Consumer Cost of Electricity Outages

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...
ERCOT Prepares for April 8 Eclipse, Expects 7.6 Percent Loss of Solar Energy Output

ERCOT Prepares for April 8 Eclipse, Expects 7.6 Percent Loss of Solar Energy Output

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...
PUC Announces New ERCOT Survey to Measure Consumer Cost of Electricity Outages

New ERCOT Independent Market Monitor Jeff McDonald Named to Replace Carrie Bivens

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...
PUC Announces New ERCOT Survey to Measure Consumer Cost of Electricity Outages

ERCOT Bylaw Changes that Undermine Stakeholder Authority Upheld in District Court

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...
PUC Announces New ERCOT Survey to Measure Consumer Cost of Electricity Outages

ERCOT Would End Isolation as Independent Grid under Legislation filed in Congress

by TCCFUI | Feb 21, 2024 | Blog, Electricity, ERCOT

University of Texas mechanical engineering professor Michael Webber, who assisted in the bill’s drafting, has said that creating new interconnections would allow Texas to export clean energy to urban centers on both coasts....
Lawsuit: PUC Illegally Propped up Wholesale Electric Prices during Winter Storm Uri

Lawsuit: PUC Illegally Propped up Wholesale Electric Prices during Winter Storm Uri

by TCCFUI | Feb 21, 2024 | Blog, Electricity, ERCOT

A lawsuit filed by a Houston-based power trader alleges the PUC created “illegal competition rules” by implementing changes that drove up wholesale energy prices. ________________________________________________ Texas regulators broke the law by implementing rules...
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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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