November 29, 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 Technical Advisory Committee Briefs: March 27, 2019
ERCOT's Technical Advisory Committee tabled a request to lower the grid operator’s peaker net margin threshold pending further direction from the Texas PUC.
GCPA to Honor Foreman with Pat Wood Star Award
GCPA will honor former Executive Director Tom Foreman with its 2019 Pat Wood Power Star Award during its spring conference next month.
Texas Public Utility Commission Briefs: March 13, 2019
The Texas PUC formally approved Rayburn Country Electric Cooperative’s request to move about 12% of its load and transmission facilities from SPP into ERCOT
ERCOT Stakeholders Dig into Real-time Co-optimization
Asked by Texas’ Public Utility Commission to “reinitiate discussions” with stakeholders, ERCOT held a workshop to look at real-time co-optimization.
ERCOT Summer Forecast: Record Demand, Alerts
ERCOT is forecasting record peak demand with increased potential emergency alerts this summer, given its historically low planning reserve margin of 7.4%.
Overheard at Infocast ERCOT Market Summit
Infocast’s annual ERCOT Market Summit attracted policymakers with utility, solar, wind and other energy executives to explore potential solutions and opportunities in Texas.
Texas PUC Briefs: Week of Feb. 25, 2019
The Texas Public Utility Commission approved a list of issues to be discussed during a summer workshop on real-time co-optimization.
ERCOT Says Emergency Conditions this Summer ‘Likely’
ERCOT is “much more likely” to deal with “emergency-alert type conditions” this summer given the system’s 7.4% reserve margin, CEO Bill Magness said.
ERCOT Board of Directors Meeting: Feb. 12, 2019
ERCOT CEO Bill Magness told the Board of Directors the grid operator will use favorable budget variances to fund the addition of real-time co-optimization.
Texas Public Utility Commission Briefs: Feb. 7, 2019
The PUCT issued preliminary certificates of convenience and necessity for transmission that will integrate some of LP&L’s SPP load into the ERCOT system.

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