by TCCFUI | May 3, 2024 | Electricity, Legislature
The Texas House of Representatives Investigative Committee on the Panhandle Wildfires blamed a lack of ready air support, faulty equipment, and a failure of agency coordination for hindering response efforts. ________________________________________________ A...
by TCCFUI | May 2, 2024 | Electricity, Legislature
The new rules establish the “Texas Energy Fund Completion Bonus Grant Program” and create guidelines for generation developers seeking grants to construct new dispatchable power facilities or to expand existing ones. ________________________________________________...
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...
