November 2, 2024

February 2021 winter storm

Vistra
Texas PUC Appeals Court’s Decision on Uri Transactions
The Texas PUC has asked the state’s Texas Supreme Court to overturn a recent appeals court ruling that could unwind market transactions during Winter Storm Uri.
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Texas Court Reverses PUC’s Uri Market Orders
A Texas appeals court reversed PUC orders to keep ERCOT wholesale prices at the $9,000/MWh cap during the deadly February 2021 winter storm.
Entergy
Texas Senate Lays out Changes to ERCOT Market
Texas lawmakers have laid out a legislative package that threatens the state’s renewable industry and provides generous incentives to thermal generation.
Vistra
Vistra Favors PCM’s Emphasis on Dispatchable Gen
Vistra is taking a wait-and-see approach to ERCOT’s market redesign that is currently being debated, saying there are many details to work out.
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Texas PUC’s Market Redesign Dominates ERCOT Market Summit
Texas regulators' recommended ERCOT market redesign was the primary topic of conversation during Infocast’s 11th ERCOT Market Summit.
ERCOT
ERCOT Technical Advisory Committee Briefs: Feb. 20, 2023
ERCOT staff briefed the Technical Advisory Committee on its recommended bridging solution options for the Texas PUC’s preferred market redesign.
NERC
NERC Report Highlights ‘Transformational’ 2022
Last year represented a “transformational” one for NERC, as the ERO faced challenges that will become more pressing, CEO Jim Robb said in an annual report.
FERC
FERC Orders New Reliability Standards in Response to Uri
FERC ordered two new NERC reliability standards in response to the February 2021 winter storm that nearly led to the collapse of the Texas Interconnection.
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Lawrence Berkeley Lab Sees New Transmission Value Spike in 2022
The Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory released updated data showing the highest savings for new electric transmission lines in the last decade.
Supreme Court of Texas
ERCOT Claims Immunity Before Texas Supreme Court
The Texas Supreme Court heard oral arguments in a pair of lawsuits that could determine whether ERCOT has a right to sovereign immunity from lawsuits.

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