by OCSC | Jul 24, 2021 | Blog, ERCOT
Some critical natural gas units participated in a program allowing for electricity to be cut to them during the outages, according to research team. This would have made matters worse. ________________________________________________ Although generation technologies...
by OCSC | Jul 17, 2021 | Blog, ERCOT
ERCOT released the plan in response to a letter from Gov. Abbott that included directives relating to the state’s primary power grid and energy market. ________________________________________________ Increasing the amount of electric power generation and purchasing...
by OCSC | Jul 13, 2021 | ERCOT
The new data sets shed new light on ERCOT’s surprising June 14-18 call for energy conservation that it issued statewide. ________________________________________________ Many of the same plants that failed during the Winter Storm Uri freeze in February likewise...
by OCSC | Jun 29, 2021 | Blog, ERCOT
The amended rule relates to a cap on the price for which generators can offer power into the ERCOT-administered market. ________________________________________________ In response to the financial fallout following Winter Storm Uri, Texas regulators last week...
by OCSC | Jun 17, 2021 | Blog, Utility News
Ms. Cobos has led the Office of Public Utility Counsel since 2019. ________________________________________________ Lori Cobos — an Austin-based attorney who in recent years has led the state’s watchdog agency for utility consumers — has been named to the Texas Public...
by OCSC | May 12, 2021 | Blog, Oncor
The company reports highest organic growth in its history in 2020, and expects growth to continue in 2021. ________________________________________________ Oncor Electric has reported net income during the three months ending March 31 of $168 million — a 28.2 percent...
