February 3, 2025

Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT)

ERCOT Technical Advisory Committee Briefs
ERCOT’s Technical Advisory Committee passed three nodal protocol revision requests to improve the ISO’s reliability-must-run procedures.
ERCOT, SPP Collaborate to Improve Visualization Tool
SPP and ERCOT developers have worked together to produce version 2.0 of the Macomber Map, a visualization tool for control rooms.
NextEra, EFH Seek to Reassure Texas PUC on Merger Deal
NextEra Energy (NYSE:NEE) sought to assure the PUCT that they won’t be constrained in their review of the company’s agreement to purchase Oncor.
Texas PUC OKs ERCOT, SPP Studies on Lubbock Move
The PUCT accepted a proposal from ERCOT and SPP staff on coordinating their separate studies on Lubbock Power & Light’s planned move.
Texas PUC Expresses Doubts over NextEra-Oncor Deal
The NextEra Energy (NYSE:NEE) bid to acquire Oncor may have to navigate some choppy waters with the Public Utilities Commission of Texas (PUCT).
ERCOT Finds No Alternatives to Greens Bayou; RMR Rule Changes Advance
ERCOT will continue its reliability must-run agreement with NRG Energy’s Greens Bayou Unit 5 after a solicitation produced no viable alternatives.
ERCOT Expects Adequate Generation for Fall, Winter
The latest resource adequacy assessments in ERCOT indicate it has 25,000 to 30,000 MW of spare generating capacity for the fall and winter.
Bankruptcy Court Approves EFH Emergence from Chapter 11
The U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware has approved a reorganization plan that will take the Energy Future Holdings competitive businesses out of Chapter 11.
ERCOT Technical Advisory Committee Briefs
ERCOT told its Technical Advisory Committee that it has drafted a revision to its planning guide requiring energy developers to notify the Department of Defense of any projects near military installations.
Texas PUC Grants ERCOT, SPP More Time to Study LPL Move
The PUCT granted ERCOT and SPP a 5-week extension before reporting back on how they'll study Lubbock Power & Light’s move to ERCOT.

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