by R.A. Dyer | Aug 14, 2024 | Electricity, ERCOT
Interested parties now have submitted 19 sets of responses to staff questions about the proposed Reliability Plan for the Permian Basin, which could be adopted by the PUC in September. ________________________________________________ On July 25, 2004, ERCOT filed with...
by TCCFUI | Jul 22, 2024 | News Roundup
Dallas Observer: Texas Leads Country in Weather-Related Power Outages, Study Finds July 22 — Texas’ 210 weather-related power outages resulted from severe weather, hurricanes, winter storms and extreme heat. — Keep Reading Forbes: New Report Says ERCOT...
by TCCFUI | Jun 25, 2024 | Regulatory Action
As a result of its more conservative operational practices in the wake of Winter Storm Uri in 2021, ERCOT, beginning last summer, has deployed ECRS in what some experts described as excessive amounts. ________________________________________________ A city-initiated...
by TCCFUI | Jun 20, 2024 | News Roundup
Texas Tribune: Texas electricity demand could nearly double in six years, grid operator predicts June 20 — The prediction by ERCOT reflects a new way of counting future demand and a spike in requests to connect to the grid from large power users. — Keep Reading NBC...
by TCCFUI | May 20, 2024 | News Roundup
Fortune: Texas power prices briefly soar 1,600% as a spring heat wave is expected to drive record demand for energy May 18 — Hotter temperatures in Texas are expected to set new all-time highs for energy use in the month of May, sending electricity prices spiking...