December 23, 2024

Winter Storm Uri

Austin Energy
ERCOT Briefs: Week of Nov. 1, 2021
The Texas comptroller says the financial fallout from February’s Winter Storm Uri could be as high as $130 billion, as earlier estimated by the Dallas Fed.
OG&E
Vistra Recovering from Winter Storm’s Costs
Vistra continued its recovery from Winter Storm Uri with a solid third quarter, and it already has begun to look toward future investments.
Texas Admin Monitor
Texas Regulators Boost Southern Cross Project
Texas regulators are seriously looking at a merchant long-haul HVDC transmission line that would connect ERCOT with systems in the SERC Reliability region.
SPP
SPP Board of Directors/Members Committee Briefs: Oct. 26, 2021
SPP’s Board of Directors approved the RTO’s third competitive transmission project, awarding a 345-kV line’s construction to NextEra Energy Transmission.
MISO
MISO Warns of January Emergency Procedures
A MISO emergency declaration is almost a certainty in January if harsh weather meets unforeseen generation outages.
Texas PUC
Texas PUC Nears Market Redesign’s Finish Line
Texas regulators accelerate their efforts to redesign the ERCOT market with a strawman proposal as they rush to meet a self-imposed December deadline.
Southern Power
ERCOT Mothballed Resources Return to Year-round Ops
Three generating units with 226 MW of capacity, previously mothballed on a seasonal basis, are returning to year-round service in the ERCOT market.
Entergy
Texas Market Taking Winterization Seriously this Time
There's a new focus on winter weather in the Texas electricity market after February's winter storm drove the ERCOT grid to the brink of collapse.
ERCOT
ERCOT Technical Advisory Committee Briefs: Sept. 29, 2021
ERCOT stakeholders endorsed several protocol changes and associated changes related to ERS service and load-resource participation in non-spinning reserves.
Pattern Energy
Texas PUC Considers Adding Grid Interconnections
Responding to February’s devastating winter storm, Texas regulators consider ways to add ties to neighboring grids without triggering FERC oversight.

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