FERC and NERC staff developed the joint report and its related recommendations in response to last February’s winter emergency. ________________________________________________ Electric generation owners should design new units or retrofit existing ones to meet...
Texas Tribune: Texas senators blast regulator for power grid winterization loophole lawmakers wrote into law Sept. 28 — The law says the state’s natural gas system won’t be required to prepare for extreme weather until 2022 at the earliest and allows...
Abilene Reporter-News: Many changes proposed in electric grid in Texas Sept. 18 — The Texas Legislature began holding hearings calling in leaders of the three regulatory agencies to testify. Laws were passed, and the regulatory agencies are proposing new...
The annual PUC report tracks reliability and reliability-related spending by the state’s investor-owned electric utilities with distribution service. ________________________________________________ Oncor Electric, the state’s largest electric transmission and...
Houston company hopes to store renewable energy in salt domes Sept. 15 — It’s compressed air that, when released, will turn a turbine to generate electricity in a pinch. It’s being called a mechanical battery, and if the company can wrap up Series A...
