November 27, 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. 8, 2020
The ERCOT Board of Directors revised its consent agenda, confirmed TAC representatives & discussed its record installation of solar generation.
Vistra to Shut down Another Texas Coal Plant
Vistra said it would retire the Coleto Creek plant no later than 2027 because it would be too expensive to comply with latest EPA rules.
Overheard at the Texas Energy Summit
Texas may be a red state on election day, but it’s producing a lot of green for renewable energy developers, panelists said during the Texas Energy Summit.
Texas PUC Briefs: Nov. 19, 2020
The Texas PUC threatened TNMP with a “comprehensive” rate case if the utility didn’t remove proposed Tariff language from a proceeding.
Overheard at ACORE Virtual Grid Forum
ACORE's 2020 Virtual Grid Forum examined the role of regulators, grid operators, electric service providers and the renewable sector.
ERCOT Technical Advisory Committee Briefs: Nov. 18, 2020
ERCOT task forces working on market improvements and integrating storage brought the final results of their work to the TAC.
NARUC Panel Debates Clean Energy and Markets
Present and former regulators told NARUC they are skeptical that carbon pricing and capacity markets would achieve decarbonization.
Early-evening Solar Trough has ERCOT’s Attention
ERCOT experienced its own version of the duck curve this summer, with tight operating conditions as the sun set and solar production dropped.
Texas PUC Approves ERCOT Board Members
Texas regulators approved the election of Sally Talberg and two others to three-year terms on ERCOT’s Board of Directors.
NYISO, using U.S. EIA data
Soapbox: It’s Time for Transparency in the Grid
Mike Jacobs, senior energy analyst for the Union of Concerned Scientists, argues for more transparency in RTOs' and ISOs' GHG emissions.

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