Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT)

AEP
AEP Planning for 15 GW of Data Center Load
AEP executives say they're embracing large loads and have firm commitments for more than 15 GW of load coming from just data centers by 2030.
CPS Energy
ERCOT Evaluating RMR, MRA Options for CPS Plant
ERCOT issued an RFP seeking alternatives to a reliability must-run contract with CPS Energy, compensating for the utility’s planned retirement of a power plant.
Admin Monitor
Texas Commission Rejects ECRS Rule Change
Texas regulators rejected an ERCOT protocol change that took months of sometimes contentious negotiations before the grid operator’s staff and stakeholders could reach a compromise that earned board approval.
Admin Monitor
CenterPoint CEO Promises PUC Utility Will ‘Improve’
CenterPoint Energy executives appeared before Texas regulators to apologize for the company’s slow restoration following Hurricane Beryl’s landfall and promised to do better next time.
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CenterPoint Under Fire for Beryl Response
Beleaguered Texas utility CenterPoint Energy has come under fire from the state’s political leadership, lawmakers, regulators and citizens over its slow restoration efforts following a Category 1 hurricane.
ERCOT
ERCOT Hires New VP of Public Affairs
ERCOT has named former American Electric Power executive Gilbert Hughes as its new vice president of public affairs, where he will coordinate communications and government affairs.
ERCOT
ERCOT, IMM Share Details on Ancillary Services Study
ERCOT staff have made a pair of preliminary recommendations as part of their collaboration on an ancillary services study that is due to Texas regulators before year’s end.
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AEP Selects Industry Veteran as Next CEO
American Electric Power's Board of Directors selected industry insider Bill Fehrman as its president and CEO, effective Aug. 1.
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Texas PUC Adds OPUC’s Hjaltman as 5th Commissioner
Texas’ Public Utility Commission is back to its full five-commissioner complement with the appointment of Courtney Hjaltman, the Office of Public Utility Counsel's CEO.
ERCOT
ERCOT Board of Directors Briefs: June 17-18, 2024
ERCOT’s Board of Directors has passed one contentious protocol change and tabled another that have divided stakeholders and staff and led the IMM to argue against the heavy use of ECRS.

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