Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT)

ERCOT
ERCOT Board of Directors Briefs: Oct. 22, 2021
Texas regulators reacted to another potential conservation call by ERCOT by assuring residents the grid operator is using other tools in its toolbox.
ACEEE
Consumer Groups Call for Efficiency, DR Measures
As Texas regulators prepare to release a blueprint for a redesigned ERCOT market, ACEEE warned of overlooking benefits from efficiency and demand response.
Southern California Edison
Stakeholders Ask FERC to Support E&AS Market Changes
Panelists at a FERC technical conference on energy and ancillary services markets agreed that rules should be changed to incent new resource types.
ERCOT’s Jones Looks Ahead, not Behind
Interim ERCOT CEO Brad Jones focused on the grid operator's need to adapt its market to future changes during a speech to the Gas and Power Institute.
ERCOT
New ERCOT Board Approves Governance Changes
ERCOT’s newly reconstituted Board of Directors met for just 20 minutes to share congratulatory messages and approve bylaws incorporating state legislation.
Franklin Management/Texas Centra
Two New ERCOT Directors Named, Replacing Current Board
A selection committee has chosen a chairman and another director to lead ERCOT's newly constituted Board of Directors.
MISO
Stakeholder Soapbox: Transmission Planning Needs to be Improved — And We Already Know How to Do It
Reliability and clean energy related public policies are increasing the need for and benefits of large-scale transmission to avoid increased electricity costs.
Texas Admin Monitor
Regulators Debate Competition in Entergy’s Texas Footprint
The Texas PUC discussed the lack of competition in Entergy Texas’ footprint, questioning whether previous cost recoveries have benefited ratepayers.
Energy and Environmental Economics
Study Suggests Texas LSEs Can Provide Reliability
A new white paper proposes creating an LSE Reliability Obligation in ERCOT that would assign Texas utilities a certain amount of capacity to maintain.
Texas Admin Monitor
Texas PUC Finances Market Debt over Lt. Gov.’s Objections
Despite political pressure, Texas regulators have approved a pair of ERCOT requests to finance $2.9 billion in market debt incurred during the winter storm.

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