November 25, 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 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.
ERCOT
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.

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