December 22, 2024

Texas

ERCOT
ERCOT Board of Directors Briefs: Dec. 2-3, 2024
ERCOT’s Board of Directors signed off on staff’s recommendation to move forward with executing an RMR contract for CPS Energy’s Braunig Unit 3, deferring a decision on the gas plant’s other two smaller units.
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ERCOT Technical Advisory Committee Briefs: Nov. 20, 2024
ERCOT stakeholders have approved a pair of protocol changes related to transmission planning as the Texas grid operator continues to grapple with connecting incoming load to its system.
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ERCOT to Recommend RMR Agreement for Braunig
ERCOT will recommend that its Board of Directors approve a reliability-must-run contract for one of three aging CPS gas units, set for retirement, to maintain reliability in the San Antonio area.
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Texas PUC’s Cobos to Leave Commission
Texas PUC Commissioner Lori Cobos plans to step down from the commission at the end of 2024.
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Texas Now Wants to be No. 1 in Nuclear Power
Texas officials have released a report that lays out a path for the state to become a “global nuclear energy hub.”  
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Texas PUC Approves 1st System Resiliency Plan
Texas regulators approved the state’s first utility resiliency plan, a $3 billion proposal from Oncor to bulk up its distribution system over the next four years to better withstand and more quickly recover extreme weather and other events.
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SPP State Commissioners Win Re-election Bids
South Dakota’s Kristie Fiegen and North Dakota’s Randy Christmann have been reelected to their respective states' regulatory commissions, ensuring their future involvement on SPP’s Regional State Committee.
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Federal Judge Tosses Out Texas’ ROFR Law in Non-ERCOT Regions
A federal judge has blocked implementation of Texas' right-of-first-refusal law in the parts of the state overseen by FERC.
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Future of Power Markets Discussed at Aurora Energy Conference
The Inflation Reduction Act and other policies have made the U.S. into one of the most attractive places to invest in clean energy, but completing the energy transition will require additional advances, according to panelists at the Aurora Energy Transition Forum.
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Texas Public Utility Commission Briefs: Oct. 24, 2024
The Texas Public Utility Commission has postponed action on Oncor Electric Delivery’s resiliency plan, the first from a state utility under new legislation.

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