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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ERCOT Technical Advisory Committee Briefs: July 27, 2022
ERCOT's Technical Advisory Committee endorsed two transmission projects with a combined capital cost of more than $760 million.
Xcel Energy
Xcel Sees Benefits in $3.2B Transmission Opportunities
Xcel Energy praised both the MISO long-range transmission plan and the late-breaking agreement over the $670 billion Inflation Reduction Act.
AEP
Load Growth Boosts AEP Earnings
Boosted by load growth that has returned to pre-pandemic levels, American Electric Power told financial analysts that the company is building on the momentum.
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Triple-digit Temps Continue to Roast Texas
Persistent triple-digit temperatures across much of Texas have forced ERCOT to issue yet another operating condition notice as it flirts with 80-GW demand.
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NextEra Continues to Shine Brightly
NextEra Energy announced strong second-quarter earnings, boosted by another stellar quarter of renewable energy development.
National Weather Service
ERCOT Sets Record for Demand … Again
ERCOT demand set a new demand mark for the 11th time this year as a heat dome over the Southern Plains continues to produce record-breaking temperatures.
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ERCOT, SPP Continue to Battle Extreme Heat
ERCOT demand flirted with 80 GW for the first time as the Texas grid operator set yet another record, its 10th, for peak demand this year.
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ERCOT Demand Hits Record for 9th Time
Warnings that this week would include the highest temperatures yet this summer proved to be accurate as ERCOT set yet another record for peak demand.
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ERCOT Dances with Danger Again
Continued record electric demand, 13 GW of thermal outages and reduced renewable production forced ERCOT to again issue a conservation appeal.
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ERCOT Flirts with Capacity Shortage
ERCOT flirted with potential disaster July 11 after saying it was short on capacity, but system demand was reduced enough to keep the lights on.

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