by R.A. Dyer | Oct 8, 2024 | ERCOT
Although the PUC had promoted the Oct. 5 meeting as a forum for the public, it was state senators and industry experts who testified first. As a result, everyday residents couldn’t address commissioners for nearly three hours — much to the frustration of many of the...
by R.A. Dyer | Sep 27, 2024 | ERCOT
How much power will artificial intelligence facilities consume over the long term? How should the state’s principal grid operator handle that demand? Will enough generation show up to meet it? The ERCOT organization and state regulators continue grappling with these...
by R.A. Dyer | Aug 16, 2024 | Regulatory Action
The PUC has issued requests for information to utilities impacted by Hurricane Beryl as part of its ongoing investigation into Houston Area utility storm preparedness and response. ________________________________________________ The Public Utility Commission has...
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 | 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...
