September 30, 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.
ERCOT Board of Directors Briefs: Dec. 10, 2021
ERCOT's new Board of Directors met publicly for the first time since February's winter storm and assured its audience that a new sheriff is in town.
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Texas RE Briefs: Dec. 8, 2021
The Texas RE looks back on its involvement in NERC’s and FERC’s inquiry into the February winter storm but says 2022 could be even more challenging.
Kerrville PUB
Texas PUC Chair Lake: ‘The Lights Will Stay On’
Texas PUC Chair Peter Lake said "the lights will stay on" this winter, based on the commission's new weatherization rules and market changes.
Texas PUC
PUC Narrows Options for ERCOT Market Redesign
Texas regulators have settled on a two-phase blueprint to redesign the ERCOT market and have given stakeholders until Friday to comment on their proposals.
ERCOT
ERCOT Technical Advisory Committee Briefs: Nov. 29, 2021
ERCOT’s Technical Advisory Committee met for the last time in 2021 in its current market participant-driven makeup, but things could change next year.
Enable
OGE, CenterPoint Complete Enable’s Disposal
OGE Energy and CenterPoint Energy have completed their sale of their Enable Midstream Partners gas-gathering partnership to Energy Transfer Partners.
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Two More Directors Appointed to ERCOT Board
The Texas Public Utility Commission has announced former Dynegy CEO Bob Flexon and John Swainson as the two latest additions to ERCOT’s Board of Directors.
The Brattle Group
Texas PUC Pushes 44% Reduction in ERCOT Offer Cap
Texas regulators have reached consensus on lowering ERCOT's high systemwide offer cap to $5,000/MWh from $9,000/MWh, a 44% reduction.
The Brattle Group
Texas PUC Ponders Alternatives to LSE Obligations
The Texas PUC continued to explore load-serving entity resource obligations as a way to improve resource adequacy in the ERCOT markets.
Xcel Energy
Twitter Blows up over ERCOT Communications
Twitter users were quick to pounce on ERCOT's quiet release of its winter resource assessment and the resignation of a new board member.

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