November 6, 2024

Texas

Admin Monitor
PUCT Urges 2nd Look at Freeport Project Costs
The PUCT signaled its discomfort with the rising costs of CenterPoint Energy’s planned 345-kV transmission line to serve load in the Freeport area.
PUCT Grants Oncor CCN for Far West Texas Project
The PUC of Texas (PUCT) approved the Oncor application for a certificate of convenience and necessity to begin work on its Far West Texas Project.
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Overheard at the Infocast Texas Renewables Summit
Infocast’s Texas Renewable Energy Summit attracted developers, potential off-takers and other industry insiders to the state’s capital.
Admin Monitor
PUCT Continues Review of Potential Market Improvements
The PUCT issued requests for comments on real-time co-optimization and incorporating marginal losses into dispatch decisions.
Mexico Ministry of Energy
FERC OKs DC Tie Operations Between Texas, Mexico
FERC granted AEP Energy Partners’ request to transmit power between ERCOT and Mexico over existing DC tie connections.
PUCT
UPDATED: AEP Cancels Wind Catcher Following Texas Rejection
AEP cancelled its proposed $4.5 billion Wind Catcher Energy Connection project one day after its rejection by the Texas Public Utility Commission (PUCT).
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UPDATED: Texas Regulators Fear Customer Risk from Wind Catcher
The PUC of Texas (PUCT) expressed concerns over whether AEP will protect ratepayers from the risks of its Wind Catcher Energy Connection project.
PUC Schedules Oct. Hearing for Rayburn Move to ERCOT
The Public Utility Commission of Texas (PUCT) set a hearing for Oct. 16-17 on Rayburn Country Electric Cooperative’s proposed transfer from SPP to ERCOT.
Botkin Makes First Appearance on Texas Commission
Shelly Botkin enjoyed a relatively quiet debut on the Public Utility Commission of Texas (PUCT), sitting through a meeting devoid of any major decisions.
Radaris
ERCOT’s Botkin Named to Texas PUC
Texas Governor Greg Abbott appointed ERCOT Director of Communications and Government Affairs Shelly Botkin to fill the final vacancy on the PUC of Texas.

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