by TCCFUI | Mar 14, 2024 | Blog, Electricity, ERCOT
McDonald replaces Carrie Bivens, who announced her resignation as ERCOT’s Independent Market Monitor in November. ________________________________________________ Jeff McDonald, a veteran of both the New England and California power grids, has been named ERCOT’s new...
by TCCFUI | Mar 14, 2024 | Blog, Electricity, ERCOT, Gas, Utility News
ERCOT historically had operated the power grid under bylaws that assign certain governance responsibilities to its board and others its stakeholder membership. ________________________________________________ ERCOT bylaw changes that potentially undermine the...
by TCCFUI | Mar 7, 2024 | Blog, Electricity, Gas, Utility News
ADERs are comprised are small generation resources that respond in aggregate to ERCOT demand response instructions. ________________________________________________ A pilot project to test the feasibility of aggregating distributed energy resources — that is,...
by TCCFUI | Mar 1, 2024 | News Roundup
San Antonio Express-News: ERCOT program cost Texas utilities an extra $90 million during January freeze, market monitor says Feb. 28 — As Texans drove power demand to a wintertime record high during last month’s deep freeze, power companies paid $90 million in...
by TCCFUI | Feb 21, 2024 | Blog, Electricity, Gas, Utility News
CenterPoint Energy has confirmed it will file a general rate case of behalf of its Houston electric utility on March 9. ________________________________________________ CenterPoint Energy has confirmed it will file a general rate case of behalf of its Houston electric...