by R.A. Dyer | Jul 23, 2025 | News Roundup
PV Magazine: Solar, wind and storage reliably power Texas grid during unexpected coal shutdown July 22 — Solar and wind generated 40.2% of the ERCOT grid’s electricity this year through June. When coal plants shut down for unexpected maintenance, solar and wind...
by R.A. Dyer | Jul 1, 2025 | Generation
Under terms of the funding agreement, the developers of a 122-megawatt natural gas-fired facility in Colorado County west of Houston will have access to a 20-year loan of up to $105 million. ________________________________________________ The Public Utility...
by R.A. Dyer | Jun 27, 2025 | Blog, Oncor
The utility rate case — filed on June 26, more than a year ahead of schedule — would add approximately $7 to monthly bills of 1,000 kilowatt/hours of use the PUC approves it without changes. ________________________________________________ Oncor Electric, the DFW...
by R.A. Dyer | Jun 18, 2025 | News Roundup
Utility Dive: ‘Shoulder season’ reliability a growing concern in ERCOT, other ISOs: Aurora Energy Research Jube 17 — Batteries, gas peaker plants and data centers will provide critical system flexibility by 2030 as load growth, aging infrastructure and weather...
by R.A. Dyer | May 27, 2025 | News Roundup
Texas Standard: After outages last year, CenterPoint promises a better tracker May 26 —Hurricane season starts June 1, and CenterPoint Energy says it’s ready with a new and improved outage tracker. But after failures during Hurricane Beryl and last year’s derecho, is...
