McDonald replaces Carrie Bivens, who announced her resignation as ERCOT’s Independent Market Monitor in November. ________________________________________________ Jeff McDonald, a veteran of both the New England and California power grids, has been named ERCOT’s new...
ADERs are comprised are small generation resources that respond in aggregate to ERCOT demand response instructions. ________________________________________________ A pilot project to test the feasibility of aggregating distributed energy resources — that is,...
A lawsuit filed by a Houston-based power trader alleges the PUC created “illegal competition rules” by implementing changes that drove up wholesale energy prices. ________________________________________________ Texas regulators broke the law by implementing rules...
University of Texas mechanical engineering professor Michael Webber, who assisted in the bill’s drafting, has said that creating new interconnections would allow Texas to export clean energy to urban centers on both coasts....
Utility Dive: Texas to explore new grid recovery options after 82% of black-start units failed during Winter Storm Uri Feb. 2 — The state should consider how its growing battery storage resources could help with system recovery in the event of a widespread grid...
