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.
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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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ERCOT, Brazos Agree to Mediation in Dispute
ERCOT and Brazos Electric Power have agreed to enter mediation over the amount of money the bankrupt cooperative owes the Texas grid operator’s market.
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ERCOT’s Legal Issues Continue to Mount
Texas’ Fifth District Court of Appeals in a 12-1 ruling found that ERCOT’s sovereign immunity claim has no basis in state law.
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Overheard at Infocast’s ERCOT Market Summit 2022
Texas PUC Chair Peter Lake addressed the “ambiguity” over the second round of changes at ERCOT addressing shortfalls in the grid’s performance.
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ERCOT Technical Advisory Committee Briefs: Feb. 23, 2022
ERCOT stakeholders have tabled for a month a discussion on a proposal that would reduce the offer floor for RUCs and remove opt-out provisions.
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AEP to Sell Unregulated Renewables Portfolio
AEP said it intends to sell some or all of its unregulated contracted renewable resources and redirect the proceeds to its transmission assets.
CenterPoint Energy
CenterPoint Energy Turns in Solid 2021 Performance
CenterPoint Energy continued its recovery from a disastrous 2020, reporting strong year-end and fourth-quarter earnings on Tuesday.
NARUC
NARUC Panel: Plan for Climate Change
A year after Winter Storm Uri, panelists at the NARUC Winter Policy Summit talked about how to prevent climate change from setting off future mass blackouts.
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ERCOT Breezes Through Latest Winter Storm
ERCOT, as well as SPP and MISO, comfortably met demand during last week’s latest round of winter weather, a welcome change from last February’s disaster.
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ERCOT Technical Advisory Committee Briefs: Jan. 31, 2022
ERCOT market participants again expressed their concerns with potential changes to the stakeholder process following discussions during board meetings.

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