November 24, 2024

ERCOT

The Electric Reliability Council of Texas manages the flow of electric power to about 90 percent of the state’s electric load. The nonprofit independent system operator is governed by a board of directors and is subject to oversight by the Public Utility Commission of Texas and the Texas Legislature.
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ERCOT’s Vegas Makes His Case for PCM
ERCOT CEO Pablo Vegas endorsed the PUC's performance credit mechanism, saying it will incent new and preserve existing dispatchable generation.
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ERCOT Board of Directors Briefs: Feb. 27-28, 2023
ERCOT staff says that despite “not insignificant” forced outages during the December winter storm, it set a new winter demand record and supported reliability.
Vistra
Vistra Favors PCM’s Emphasis on Dispatchable Gen
Vistra is taking a wait-and-see approach to ERCOT’s market redesign that is currently being debated, saying there are many details to work out.
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Texas PUC’s Market Redesign Dominates ERCOT Market Summit
Texas regulators' recommended ERCOT market redesign was the primary topic of conversation during Infocast’s 11th ERCOT Market Summit.
AEP
AEP Continues to De-risk the Balance Sheet
AEP reiterated its strategy to de-risk the company and prioritize investments during the company’s quarterly earnings call with financial analysts.
ERCOT
ERCOT Technical Advisory Committee Briefs: Feb. 20, 2023
ERCOT staff briefed the Technical Advisory Committee on its recommended bridging solution options for the Texas PUC’s preferred market redesign.
ERCOT
Texas PUC Rejects CCN for Grid United’s Pecos West
Texas regulators have cited the state's right of first refusal law in denying Grid United’s request to build a link between ERCOT and the West.
CenterPoint Energy
CenterPoint to Invest $43B, Addressing Customer Growth
CenterPoint Energy plans to increase its 10-year capital plan to $43 billion through 2030, focusing on additional investments in grid reliability and modernization.
FERC
FERC Orders New Reliability Standards in Response to Uri
FERC ordered two new NERC reliability standards in response to the February 2021 winter storm that nearly led to the collapse of the Texas Interconnection.
Grid United
Skelly’s Grid United Quickly Making Waves
Michael Skelly is back, building long-distance transmission lines to move clean energy and unite the nation's grid.

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