by OCSC | Sep 22, 2023 | Blog, ERCOT
The report projected planning reserves at 53.7 percent, which is well above a historical target of 13.75 percent. ________________________________________________ ERCOT should have plenty of energy on hand to meet demand during the upcoming fall season, barring...
by OCSC | Sep 20, 2023 | Blog, ERCOT
This push-and-pull dynamic means that crypto miners possess an almost unique ability to both strain grid operations because of their energy-intensive mining operations, and to enhance their own revenues by helping to resolve grid strain....
by OCSC | Sep 18, 2023 | Blog, ERCOT
The analysis highlights dramatic inefficiencies caused by the new ancillary service and resulting “enormous increases in market costs.” ________________________________________________ Anew ancillary service has led to artificial energy scarcity on the ERCOT grid and...
by OCSC | Sep 15, 2023 | Blog, ERCOT
A new ERCOT website will help the public keep track of new energy demand records. ________________________________________________ Texans set 10 new all-time electricity usage records this summer, and if what is past is prologue then expect more falling records in...
by OCSC | Sep 14, 2023 | Blog, News Roundup
San Antonio Express-News: Texas grid battery boom set to triple capacity through next year Sept. 14 — Battery storage operators have seen their investment in the Texas power market pay off this year by selling desperately needed energy to a supply-strapped grid...
by OCSC | Aug 28, 2023 | Blog, ERCOT
ERCOT began developing its Aggregate Distributed Energy Resource pilot project in June 2022. ________________________________________________ Two ‘virtual power plants’ (VPPs) are now qualified and able to provide dispatchable power to the Texas electric grid,...