by TCCFUI | Aug 29, 2017 | Blog
FROM THE ELECTRIC RELIABILITY COUNCIL OF TEXAS 5 p.m., Aug. 28, 2017 The ERCOT grid continues to be in stable condition following Hurricane Harvey. However, several transmission lines remain out of service, especially near Corpus Christi and Victoria where Hurricane...
by TCCFUI | Jul 5, 2017 | Blog
Increasingly hot summers and the needs of a growing state help explain heightened demands on the state principal power grid. On June 23 — a hot day even by Texas standards — electrical consumption on the state’s main power grid spiked in quick succession to...
by TCCFUI | May 9, 2017 | Blog
When it comes to producing wind power, Texas beats California, Oklahoma and Iowa — combined. If Texas were its own country, it would be the fourth largest wind producer in the world. But with all that wind energy also comes reliability challenges. In response,...
by TCCFUI | May 2, 2017 | Blog
Good news from the operator of state’s primary electric grid: Texas should have enough generation capacity to keep the lights on this summer and fall, even during periods of peak use. Texas also should have sufficient power reserves over the next five years. These...
by TCCFUI | Dec 2, 2016 | Blog
Wind generation briefly topped the 15,000-megawatt mark this month, achieving a new record for total instantaneous wind power output in Texas. Wind turbines cranked out 15,033 MW of electricity at 12:35 p.m. on Nov. 27, reported ERCOT, the operator of the state’s main...
