March 25, 2025

Texas

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PUC Adds 2 More Projects to Texas Energy Fund
The Texas Public Utility Commission advanced two generation projects for due diligence review as part of the Texas Energy Fund’s In-ERCOT loan program, filling a hole left by two proposals that dropped out.
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Overheard at CERAWeek 2025
CERAWeek 2025 by S&P Global examined the changing energy landscape through 14 themes, from policy and regulation to climate and sustainability, but none seemed to draw more focus than the rapid expansion of AI and is potential transformative effects.
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Experts Urge Texas Policymakers to Go Big with 765-kV Transmission
ERCOT already operates a power system as large as those in several European countries, but demand growth is expected to bring it up to the level of PJM and MISO, which has the industry considering building a new system of 765-kV lines to transmit power around Texas. 
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Pat Wood Talks Power Markets’ Past and Future at Yes Energy Conference
Former FERC and Texas PUC Chair Pat Wood talked about the early days of power markets and their future at Yes Energy's EMPOWER Conference.
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ERCOT TAC Opens Discussion on Proposed RTC Changes
ERCOT stakeholders have begun discussions on a pair of protocol revision requests related to the grid operator’s real-time co-optimization and battery project, set to go live in December.
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ERCOT Board OKs Mobile Generators in San Antonio
ERCOT’s Board of Directors has approved staff’s recommendation to pursue the use of 15 mobile generators as an alternative to extending the life of two aging gas units slated for retirement in South Texas.
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Texas Supremes Hear Arguments in Last Uri Case
The Texas Supreme Court heard oral arguments from distribution utilities seeking to dismiss what may be the final lawsuit stemming from February 2021's Winter Storm Uri.
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ERCOT Plans on Mobile Generators in San Antonio
ERCOT wants to use CenterPoint Energy's leased mobile generators to temporarily resolve reliability issues in the San Antonio area.
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2 Companies Withdraw Texas Energy Fund Projects from Consideration
Two energy companies have withdrawn projects from the Texas Energy Fund, citing equipment procurement constraints that will keep them from meeting a December 2025 deadline.
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ERCOT’s Revised CDR Report Met with Doubts
ERCOT released its semiannual but delayed Capacity, Demand and Reserves report that provides potential future planning reserve margins five years into the future that some say are "scary."

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