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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.
While COVID-19 has dampened industrial output and electricity load in much of the nation, ERCOT continues to set the pace for increases in demand.
ERCOT stakeholders have began reviewing and commenting on the protocol changes the grid operator has drafted to add real-time co-optimization.
In its first report since the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic forced most Texans to stay at home, ERCOT has seen a weekly 2% reduction in energy usage.
The U.S. Department of Justice again supported NextEra’s effort to repeal a Texas law giving incumbent transmission companies the right of first refusal.
Former ERCOT staffer Carrie Bivens will soon begin her new role as director of the grid operator’s Independent Market Monitor.
FERC conditionally approved J.P. Morgan’s $4.3 billion purchase of El Paso Electric, directing the companies to file a mitigation plan.
The Texas PUC approved several measures addressing delinquent customer accounts and other issues related to the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic.
Texas' PUC won extra time to respond to NextEra’s efforts to void a law giving incumbent companies the right of first refusal to build transmission lines.
When ERCOT instituted mandatory work-from-home requirements, spokesperson Leslie Sopko encountered one major distraction of working from home: children.
The Public Utility Commission of Texas agreed during an emergency meeting to take steps to minimize physical contact during the coronavirus pandemic.
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