by TCCFUI | Sep 18, 2023 | Blog, ERCOT
The analysis highlights dramatic inefficiencies caused by the new ancillary service and resulting “enormous increases in market costs.” ________________________________________________ Anew ancillary service has led to artificial energy scarcity on the ERCOT grid and...
by TCCFUI | Sep 15, 2023 | Blog, ERCOT
A new ERCOT website will help the public keep track of new energy demand records. ________________________________________________ Texans set 10 new all-time electricity usage records this summer, and if what is past is prologue then expect more falling records in...
by TCCFUI | Aug 8, 2023 | Electricity, ERCOT, Regulatory Action
Real-Time Co-Optimization, which remains under development at ERCOT, should lower electricity costs once operational. ___________________________________________ ERCOT stakeholders and staff have re-initiated work on a wholesale power market redesign they refer to as...
by TCCFUI | Aug 1, 2023 | Regulatory Action
Of bills that received approval during the most recent Texas legislative session, about 70 pertain to the Texas Public Utility Commission and its regulatory activities. ________________________________________________ Lawmakers during the recently-concluded...
by TCCFUI | Jul 19, 2023 | Blog, Gas, Utility News
Atmos described one recent scam as “an ongoing Search Engine Phishing operation” under which con artists use search-engine optimization techniques to promote bogus websites. ________________________________________________ Cybercriminals have created fake company...