February 23, 2025

Texas Reliability Entity (TX RE)

Texas PUC Briefs: Nov. 3, 2022
The Texas PUC has approved staff’s recommendation that ERCOT serve as the footprint’s reliability monitor, formalizing a two-year collaboration.
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FERC Approves $105K Penalty for Texas Wind Facility Misratings
Texas RE knocked a registered entity for violating NERC’s facility ratings standards, assessing a $105,000 penalty in a settlement with Buffalo Gap Wind Farm.
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ERCOT, Texas PUC, Gas Industry Agree Valuable Lessons Learned
ERCOT staff and regulators agreed that the electricity and gas industries are adding weatherization standards to address the 2021 severe winter storm.
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NERC, Texas RE Examine Wind Turbine Inverter Issues
A joint report by NERC and the Texas Reliability Entity shared lessons learned from a disturbance to ERCOT’s wind generation fleet earlier this year.
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FERC Approves $249K Penalties in SERC, RF, Texas RE
FERC approved settlements in SERC, Texas RE and ReliabilityFirst for violations of NERC's facility ratings standards stretching back to 2007.
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Texas RE Warns Utilities Not to Wait on CIP Compliance
Staff from Texas RE warned utilities not to wait on setting up a plan for compliance with NERC's new critical infrastructure protection standards.
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COVID Continued to Drive ERO Budget Savings in 2021
NERC and the regional entities said the ongoing shutdown of business travel and remote work postures from COVID-19 helped fuel budget savings in 2021.
ERO Warns Inflation, Cyber Investments to Keep Boosting Budgets
Finance officers across the ERO Enterprise said that inflation and cybersecurity investments will be major drivers of budget increases in 2023.
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Texas RE Knocks AEP for Communication Breakdown
FERC approved Texas RE's settlement with AEP over communication failures during a 2018 load loss incident.
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Ex-ERCOT CEO Hopes Focus Stays on Reliability
At the Texas RE Board of Directors meeting, former ERCOT CEO Bob Kahn called for lawmakers to focus on reliability as they work on changes to the markets.

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