by OCSC | Apr 10, 2021 | Blog, ERCOT
New ERCOT data brings additional clarity to causes of February electric outages. ________________________________________________ Fuel problems caused more than 10 percent of the electric generation failures during the worst hours of last February’s power outages,...
by OCSC | Mar 27, 2021 | Blog, ERCOT
Berkshire Hathaway pitches a plan for regulated generation inside ERCOT. ________________________________________________ Berkshire Hathaway Energy – billionaire investor Warren Buffett’s company — has pitched Texas lawmakers on a plan to build 10 new natural...
by OCSC | Feb 23, 2021 | Blog, ERCOT, Utility News
The PUC has issued four executive orders so far, and more may be on the way ________________________________________________ In response to last week’s massive blackouts, the Texas Public Utility Commission has issued a number of executive orders including a ban on...
by Guest Writer | Dec 18, 2020 | Blog, ERCOT
All else equal, a higher reserve margin should mean less likelihood of certain kinds of reliability problems, as well as lower wholesale prices. ________________________________________________ Earlier this month, ERCOT released the December update to its Capacity,...
by OCSC | Nov 17, 2020 | Blog, City Resources, ERCOT
The city-backed candidates will return to spots they currently hold on ERCOT’s 16-member board, as well as on a key policymaking panel. ________________________________________________ A slate of candidates nominated by Texas municipalities have been selected again to...
by OCSC | Nov 6, 2020 | Blog, ERCOT, Generation
The grid operator reports that the state remains on track to add more than 5,000 MW of new installed wind capacity, which would be the most wind ever added to the grid during any given year. ________________________________________________ Texas should have enough...
