by TCCFUI | Mar 17, 2022 | News Roundup
Politico: Blackouts on the Texas ballot March 14 — The state experienced a winter storm last month that was viewed as a potential test for the new measures put in place. But experts contend it wasn’t as strong as the 2021 storm and couldn’t fully test the...
by TCCFUI | Mar 16, 2022 | Blog, ERCOT
Side-effect market disruptions from ERCOT’s conservative operation approach have begun fueling divisions between key stakeholders. ________________________________________________ A key component of ERCOT’s recent strategy to increase power reserves also has had...
by TCCFUI | Mar 11, 2022 | News Roundup
Texas Tribune: Texas lawmakers back U.S. ban on Russian oil imports and call for increased domestic production March 8 — Texas Republicans spent much of Monday demanding nearly unfettered drilling and pipeline usage across North America — policies Biden officials...
by TCCFUI | Feb 25, 2022 | Blog, ERCOT
Changes in the generation resource mix and related factors are contributing to new operational challenges for the grid operator. ________________________________________________ Solar power continues growing exponentially in Texas, although wind power and...
by TCCFUI | Feb 16, 2022 | News Roundup
Texas Tribune: A year after the electric grid failed, Texas focuses on reliability, not climate change Feb. 15 — Transitioning sources of electricity to cleaner fuels is one of the best tools humanity has to fight climate change — which brings severe weather that...
