February 1, 2025

Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT)

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Texas PUC’s Botkin Applies Life Lessons to Work
Shelly Botkin, the Public Utility Commission of Texas' newest member, has hardly followed a conventional path to becoming a utility regulator.
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ERCOT Takes Healthy Reserves into Winter, Spring
Having successfully met system demand this summer, ERCOT said it will have “sufficient” generation to meet smaller load for the next six months.
Texas PUC Briefs: Week of Oct. 27, 2018
ERCOT told the Public Utility Commission of Texas that it will produce “higher quality estimates” for CenterPoint Energy's proposed transmission project.
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Overheard at TREIA GridNEXT 2018
The Texas Renewable Energy Industries Alliance’s (TREIA) 2018 GridNEXT Conference attracted a devoted group of renewable energy developers and marketers.
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ERCOT SHs Debate Need for Changes Following Summer
ERCOT market participants shared their thoughts with the PUCT on how to address the market’s lack of scarcity pricing and slim reserve margins.
Mexican Regulator Says Market Reform Results ‘Clear’
Mexico CRE Commissioner Marcelino Madrigal expressed optimism about his country's changing electricity market during a recent GCPA breakfast meeting.
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ERCOT Briefs: Week of Oct. 15, 2018
ERCOT has distributed its membership applications and agreements for 2019, recommending that entities interested in joining the grid operator do so well in advance of Nov. 9.
Sempra, Oncor Deals Target Texas Transmission
Sempra Energy’s transmission footprint in Texas is set to expand, as its Oncor utility subsidiary is acquiring transmission owner InfraREIT.
ERCOT ‘more than Sufficient’ on Reserves
The current ERCOT market design “will support more than sufficient reserve margins,” according to a draft report the grid operator filed with the Texas PUC.
ERCOT Board Approves $53.3M Economic Tx Project
ERCOT’s Board of Directors unanimously approved the grid operator’s first economic project in three years, a $53.3 million transmission upgrade.

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