February 3, 2025

Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT)

ERCOT Sees Adequate Capacity for Spring, Summer
ERCOT’s latest seasonal assessment of resource adequacy indicates more than 82 GW of generation for an expected spring peak demand of 58 GW.
CenterPoint Mulling Midstream Stake, Sees Q4 Earnings Shortfall
CenterPoint Energy fell short of analysts’ expectations, reporting fourth-quarter net income of $101 million.
ERCOT Ending Greens Bayou RMR May 29
ERCOT announced it is terminating its reliability-must-run agreement for NRG Texas Power’s Greens Bayou Unit 5 in Houston, effective May 29.
ERCOT TAC Endorses Change to Unregistered DG Reporting Requirements
The ERCOT Technical Advisory Committee moving reporting requirements for unregistered distributed generation.
NextEra Still Faces Skepticism over Oncor Acquisition
NextEra Energy's bid to win PUCT approval of its Oncor acquisition will be no slam dunk if the first two days of hearings are any indication.
ERCOT Board of Directors Briefs
The ERCOT Board of Directors discussed a number of year-end reports, including the Market Monitor's and CEO Bill Magness'.
SPP First RTO to 50% Wind Energy Penetration Level
At 4:30 a.m. Sunday morning, SPP’s footprint generated 11,419 MW of wind energy at the same time its load was 21,919 MW.
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Texas PUC Delays Assignment of LPL Study Costs
The PUCT granted the Lubbock Power & Light request to delay a decision on who will pay for studies related to their planned move to the ERCOT grid.
ERCOT RUC Activity Jumps Sharply in 2016
ERCOT reliability unit commitment activity increased more than three-fold in 2016, staff said at the Technical Advisory Committee meeting last week.
ERCOT Technical Advisory Committee Briefs
The ERCOT Technical Advisory Committee approved several revision requests related to collateral requirements, the ISO's admin fee and shadow pricing.

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