News Round-Up: July 2024

News Round-Up: July 2024

Dallas Observer: Texas Leads Country in Weather-Related Power Outages, Study Finds July 22 — Texas’ 210 weather-related power outages resulted from severe weather, hurricanes, winter storms and extreme heat. — Keep Reading Forbes: New Report Says ERCOT...
News Round-Up: July 2024

News Round-Up: June 2024

Texas Tribune: Texas electricity demand could nearly double in six years, grid operator predicts June 20 — The prediction by ERCOT reflects a new way of counting future demand and a spike in requests to connect to the grid from large power users. — Keep Reading NBC...
News Round-Up: July 2024

News Round-Up: May 2024

Fortune: Texas power prices briefly soar 1,600% as a spring heat wave is expected to drive record demand for energy May 18 —  Hotter temperatures in Texas are expected to set new all-time highs for energy use in the month of May, sending electricity prices spiking...
News Round-Up: July 2024

News Round-Up: April 2024

Yahoo: RRC commissioners assess over $2 million in penalties April 24 —  The Railroad Commission of Texas assessed $2,456,002 in fines involving 711 enforcement dockets against operators and businesses at the Commissioners’ Conference on Wednesday. The...
News Round-Up: July 2024

News Round-Up: March 2024

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...