October 3, 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 Briefs: Week of June 17, 2019
Beth Garza’s annual visit to GCPA’s Houston chapter once again drew a roomful of observers hoping to glean insights into the ERCOT market.
NextEra Takes Texas to Court over ROFR Law
NextEra Energy filed a federal lawsuit challenging a recent Texas law giving incumbent utilities a ROFR to build transmission projects in the state.
Texas PUC Briefs: June 13, 2019
The Texas PUC approved a 345-kV transmission project that cuts through an active petroleum field in West Texas’ Permian Basin.
ERCOT Board of Directors Briefs: June 11, 2019
A tag team of ERCOT executives reviewed the grid operator’s summer preparations at the Board of Directors’ last meeting before the season begins.
Texas PUC Briefs: May 23, 2019
The Texas PUC delayed action on a proposed transmission project in the Permian Basin, allowing parties to make modifications in the proposed order.
ERCOT Technical Advisory Committee Briefs: May 22, 2019
ERCOT in April set new monthly generation records for its wind and solar fleets, producing 7,148 GWh and 408 GWh, respectively.
TRE Board of Directors Briefs: May 15, 2019
The Texas Reliability Entity bested all other REs on NERC’s 2018 ERO effectiveness survey, the RE's Board of Directors heard.
Abundance of Summer Capacity — Except in Texas
ERCOT’s low reserve margin sticks out when compared to those of most other regions in the U.S., where their reserves are well above their reference levels.
Texas PUC Briefs: May 9, 2019
The Texas Public Utility Commission gave its final blessing to a $1.37 billion transaction involving Oncor, Sharyland Utilities and Sempra Energy.
Changes Add Uncertainty to Mexico’s Power Market
Attendees at a Mexican power market workshop discussed the woes wrought on the market since President Andrés Manuel López Obrador took over last year.

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