September 29, 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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Correction: ERCOT Board Eliminated Unsecured Credit
ERCOT’s Board of Directors approved a protocol change that eliminated unsecured credit.
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ERCOT Board of Directors Briefs: Aug. 16, 2022
ERCOT’s Board of Directors unanimously approved a nodal protocol revision request that will lower unsecured credit limits from $50 million to $30 million.
Pattern Energy
ERCOT Board Gives Southern Cross Project a Boost
ERCOT’s Board of Directors has added its endorsement of the Southern Cross Transmission merchant project’s last three regulatory directives.
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ERCOT Names NiSource’s Vegas as New CEO
ERCOT has selected Pablo Vegas, a senior executive with Indiana-based utility NiSource, as its next CEO, replacing interim CEO Brad Jones.
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ERCOT Could Name New CEO this Week
The ERCOT Board of Directors could finally unveil its choice to lead the Texas grid operator in its continued recovery from last year’s winter disaster.
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ERCOT Briefs: Week of Aug. 1, 2022
ERCOT has set 38 various peak-demand records this summer while continuing to handle load despite the extreme heat.
Texas Water Development Board
Abbott Fills out Texas PUC with 5th Member
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott appointed long-time ExxonMobil employee Kathleen Jackson to the PUC, bringing the agency to its full complement of commissioners.
Vistra
Vistra Stays the Course Despite Q2 Loss
Vistra CEO Jim Burke says he remains confident in the company's value proposition, even as it turned in a major second-quarter loss.
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Entergy Beats Expectations with Q2 Earnings
Entergy easily beat analysts’ expectations with its second-quarter results, thanks to better-than-expected retail sales during the early-summer heat.
CenterPoint Energy
CenterPoint Takes the Heat, Raises Earning Guidance
Texas’ record-breaking heat through June boosted CenterPoint Energy’s second-quarter earnings and led its management to again raise its earning guidance.

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