by TCCFUI | Aug 31, 2017 | Blog
Hurricane Harvey knocked out service at power plants and across giant transmission lines — but the ERCOT electric grid weathered the storm. All told, power stopped flowing across six of the state’s massive 345 kilovolt lines as well as across 91 138 kV lines and 138...
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 | Oct 13, 2016 | Blog
A key regulatory stumbling block that could have stymied a multi-billion-dollar deal for the state’s largest electric utility appears to have been overcome. However, other challenges remain. At issue it a bid by Florida-based NextEra to purchase Oncor, which serves...
