The State Energy Plan Advisory Committee was created as part of Senate Bill 3, which state lawmakers adopted in response to February’s power crisis. ________________________________________________ Gov. Greg Abbott this week has announced four appointments to a new...
The new appointees — Paul Foster and Carlos Aguilar — are the first two directors named by the newly empaneled ERCOT Board Selection Committee, which was created in accordance with Senate Bill 2. ________________________________________________ The former Board of...
FERC and NERC staff developed the joint report and its related recommendations in response to last February’s winter emergency. ________________________________________________ Electric generation owners should design new units or retrofit existing ones to meet...
Lawmakers criticize proposed regulations that would allow natural gas suppliers to avoid critical unit designation. ________________________________________________ Proposed Texas Railroad Commission regulations that would allow natural gas suppliers to opt-out of...
Weatherizing gas facilities can be costly — according to some estimates, up to $50,000 for new and existing wellheads — and lawmakers on the Business and Commerce committee noted that some operators may simply chose to pay $150 to avoid the expense....
A new ERCOT report shows fall operating reserves of 27,771 megawatts under normal weather conditions. ________________________________________________ Oln September 3, ERCOT released its Final Seasonal Assessment of Resource Adequacy (SARA Report) for Fall of 2021....
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