January 11, 2025

Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT)

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ERCOT: Prepared for Expected Record Demand
ERCOT says it is prepared for triple-digit temperatures in much of Texas this week and next that are expected to lead to new records for peak demand.
Austin Energy
Ex-ERCOT CEO Kahn Returning to Austin Energy as GM
Austin Energy has brought back former ERCOT CEO and city staffer Bob Kahn as its general manager.
State of Texas
Texas Appeals Court Reverses Another PUC Order
A Texas appeals court has reversed a Public Utility Commission’s scarcity-pricing order and remanded it back to the PUC for further proceedings.
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Jackson Named Texas PUC’s Interim Chair
Kathleen Jackson, the Texas PUC's newest member, has been named as its interim chair. She replaces Peter Lake, who stepped down as chair June 2.
American Gas Association
ERCOT TAC Endorses Agreement on ‘Exceptional’ Fuel Costs
ERCOT stakeholders have endorsed a protocol change requiring resources to file exceptional fuel costs that include contractual and pipeline-mandated costs.
Texas Public Utility Commission
Texas PUC’s Lake Steps Down as Chair
Peter Lake said Friday he is stepping down as Texas PUC chair, an apparent result of lawmakers' pushback against his proposed market design.
ERCOT
ERCOT Monitor Recommends New Market Design in Report
ERCOT's Independent Market Monitor’s annual market report recommends resurrecting a multi-interval, real-time design, among other things.
NRG Energy
Carbon-capture Plant Coming Back into Service
The Petra Nova carbon-capture facility’s owner has told ERCOT that it plans to bring the plant out of mothballs and into year-round service in June.
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ERCOT Technical Advisory Committee Briefs: May 23, 2023
ERCOT staff report designating 19 firm fuel supply service resources after the Legislature passed safeguard bill.
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Uncertain Future for Texas’ Renewables Industry
The Texas Legislature is working to pass bills to facilitate fossil fuel energy generation but limit renewable energy generation.

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