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.
ERCOT’s Jones Looks Ahead, not Behind
Interim ERCOT CEO Brad Jones focused on the grid operator's need to adapt its market to future changes during a speech to the Gas and Power Institute.
Dominion Energy
DOE: Atlantic Coast Needs Integrated Transmission Planning for OSW
Offshore wind is often mismatched with consumer demand for electricity; better transmission planning can help avoid curtailment, congestion, report says.
ERCOT
New ERCOT Board Approves Governance Changes
ERCOT’s newly reconstituted Board of Directors met for just 20 minutes to share congratulatory messages and approve bylaws incorporating state legislation.
Franklin Management/Texas Centra
Two New ERCOT Directors Named, Replacing Current Board
A selection committee has chosen a chairman and another director to lead ERCOT's newly constituted Board of Directors.
Texas Admin Monitor
Regulators Debate Competition in Entergy’s Texas Footprint
The Texas PUC discussed the lack of competition in Entergy Texas’ footprint, questioning whether previous cost recoveries have benefited ratepayers.
Texas Senate
Texas Senators Call for New RRC Weatherization Rules
A Texas Senate committee sent a letter to the Railroad Commission, asking it to revise its gas-fired generator weatherization rulemaking.
Energy and Environmental Economics
Study Suggests Texas LSEs Can Provide Reliability
A new white paper proposes creating an LSE Reliability Obligation in ERCOT that would assign Texas utilities a certain amount of capacity to maintain.
Texas Admin Monitor
Texas PUC Finances Market Debt over Lt. Gov.’s Objections
Despite political pressure, Texas regulators have approved a pair of ERCOT requests to finance $2.9 billion in market debt incurred during the winter storm.
Southern Power
ERCOT Mothballed Resources Return to Year-round Ops
Three generating units with 226 MW of capacity, previously mothballed on a seasonal basis, are returning to year-round service in the ERCOT market.
Entergy
Texas Market Taking Winterization Seriously this Time
There's a new focus on winter weather in the Texas electricity market after February's winter storm drove the ERCOT grid to the brink of collapse.

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