by OCSC | Jul 31, 2023 | ERCOT, Texas Legislature
Of bills that received approval during the most recent Texas legislative session, about 70 pertain to the Texas Public Utility Commission and its regulatory activities. ________________________________________________ Lawmakers during the recently-concluded...
by OCSC | Jun 28, 2023 | Blog, ERCOT
The new ERCOT Contingency Reserve Service represents another effort to shore up grid reliability. ________________________________________________ ERCOT in June launched a new Ancillary Service — the first in more than two decades. Known as the ERCOT Contingency...
by OCSC | Jun 28, 2023 | Blog, ERCOT
TXANS will deliver real-time information on grid operations as well as public alerts on forecasted weather events that may increase energy demand. ________________________________________________ The Electric Reliability Council of Texas has launched a new online...
by OCSC | Jun 27, 2023 | ERCOT
ERCOT argued that it enjoys immunity against legal actions relating to its official actions because the organization claims it acts as a division of state government. ________________________________________________ Sovereign immunity — the legal principle that...
by OCSC | Jun 26, 2023 | Blog, ERCOT
The IMM concludes that there should exist sufficient revenues in the energy and Ancillary Services market to maintain ERCOT’s existing generation fleet and to support investment in new resources. ________________________________________________ Each spring the...
by OCSC | Feb 1, 2023 | Blog, ERCOT, Generation
The market overhaul would create new subsidies for power generators, but at ratepayer expense. ________________________________________________ Afar-reaching and controversial overhaul of the ERCOT market has received approval from the Public Utility Commission,...
