November 26, 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.
Broad Reach Power
Developers Push Texas PUC on Distribution-level Storage
Some 67 GW of energy storage sitting in ERCOT’s interconnection queue poses a problem regulators and developers are working to address.
Admin Monitor
ERCOT Technical Advisory Committee Briefs: March 30, 2022
ERCOT’s Technical Advisory Committee approved a request to create a task force to address interconnecting large flexible loads flocking to the state.
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NERC Chief: ‘Longer, Deeper, Broader’ Weather Presents New Reliability Challenges
Extreme weather events have brought “extraordinary clarity” about reliability risks posed by climate change, NERC CEO Jim Robb told an EPSA conference.
ERCOT: Sufficient Resources to Meet Spring Demand
ERCOT's spring seasonal assessment of resource adequacy shows it has sufficient installed generating capacity to serve peak demand this spring.
Vistra
Burke to Succeed Morgan as Vistra’s CEO
Vistra said that its board of directors has named current CFO Jim Burke as its next CEO effective Aug. 1, replacing Curt Morgan after a transition period.
Texas Senate
ERCOT Seeks Greater Transparency into Gas Market
ERCOT’s interim CEO Brad Jones continued his push for a gas desk before Texas legislators, who are also toying with the idea of a gas market monitor.
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Russia Top of Mind at CERAWeek 2022
Most speakers at CERAWeek addressed Russian’s invasion of Ukraine and the alarming upheaval in energy, commodity and financial markets it has created.
ERCOT
ERCOT Board of Directors Briefs: March 7-8, 2022
ERCOT’s Board of Directors left the ISO's top stakeholder committee in limbo this week as it continues to debate governance and stakeholder coordination.
Texas Tribune
Texas PUC Pushed on Reliability Charges
ERCOT’s conservative use of reliability unit commitments to procure standby reserves since last year’s winter storm is under question.
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Overheard at the 2022 Texas Energy Summit
The Texas Energy Summit gathered in person for the first time since the February 2021 winter storm that nearly collapsed the ERCOT grid.

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