by TCCFUI | Jul 16, 2019 | Blog, ERCOT
Only once before in grid history has the price hit the $9,000 mark. ERCOT recently recorded a dramatic $9,000-per-megawatt hour price in a segment of the wholesale power market — the very highest allowed — and the spike prompted a complaint to Texas...
by TCCFUI | Jun 27, 2019 | Blog, Media Reports
The Dallas Morning News, in a June 19 editorial, urged the PUC to create rules for utility-scale battery storage. Act now. That’s the message from The Dallas Morning News, which in a recent editorial called upon Texas regulators to forge new rules for utility-scale...
by TCCFUI | Jun 12, 2019 | Blog, Electricity
Potomac Economics, a Virginia-based consulting firm, serves as the Independent Market Monitor for ERCOT. Comparatively low generation reserves may become commonplace in Texas during future years, but that doesn’t mean the state’s electric grid will face big...
by TCCFUI | Dec 11, 2018 | Blog, Media Reports
The proposal has drawn opposition from groups all across the political spectrum — in great part because of its staggering price tag, according to reports. Texas regulators have delayed consideration of a potentially expensive change to the state’s wholesale...
by TCCFUI | Nov 14, 2018 | Blog, Electricity
The proposal would provide extra revenues for some generators, but potentially increase consumer costs. Last year two Houston electric companies, NRG and Calpine, rolled out a report that proposed dramatic changes to the state’s wholesale power market. We’ve discussed...
