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.
OGE
Utilities Still Dealing with Feb. Storm Aftermath
Vistra's CEO said the company's gas resources will find a home when ERCOT redesigns its market in response to the February winter storm.
ETI
Entergy Takes Q2 Loss with Indian Point Sale
Entergy took a $340 million hit to its earnings during the second quarter when it closed its sale of Indian Point Energy Center to Holtec International.
ERCOT to PUC: Outage Procedures Changes Coming
ERCOT told the Texas PUC that it will change its outage-request procedures to avoid having too much generation offline at one time.
© RTO Insider LLC
ERCOT Technical Advisory Committee Briefs: July 28, 2021
ERCOT stakeholders pushed back against interim CEO Brad Jones’ plan to convert TAC into an officer-level group and the increased use of ancillary services.
© RTO Insider LLC
Midwestern Grid Operators Battle Summer Heat
SPP, ERCOT and MISO are all taking action this week to meet high demand as sweltering summer temperatures kick in.
© RTO Insider LLC
‘Best Market in the World’ Faces Uncertain Future
Ex-ERCOT director Peter Cramton still has high hopes for the Texas grid operator, which he says is still 'the best market in the world.'
Texas Admin Monitor
ERCOT Briefs: Week of July 19, 2021
ERCOT has filed to finance $2.9 billion in market debt stemming from high-priced market transactions during February’s devastating winter storm.
© RTO Insider LLC
Microgrids Face Cost, Valuation Challenges
“Public purpose” microgrids are struggling because of high costs and the lack of a widely accepted resilience metric, speakers told NARUC.
© RTO Insider LLC
Overheard at NARUC Summer Policy Summit 2021
More than 600 people attended the NARUC Summer Policy Summit in person and hundreds more watched via livestream.
© RTO Insider LLC
ACORE Panelists: Resilient Tx Needed for Severe Weather
Major transmission construction will help the grid tolerate increasingly severe weather, panelists said at a recent ACORE webinar.

Want more? Advanced Search