by OCSC | Nov 19, 2018 | Blog, Generation
How much power will Americans expend roasting their Thanksgiving turkeys? As it turns out, quite a lot. Turkeys are bigger than they used to be, and roasting them takes longer. And the bigger the bird, the more cooking time. And the more cooking time, the...
by OCSC | Nov 14, 2018 | Blog, Generation
The proposal would provide extra revenues for some generators, but potentially increase consumer costs. Last year two Houston electric companies, NRG and Calpine, rolled out a report that proposed dramatic changes to the state’s wholesale power market. We’ve discussed...
by OCSC | Nov 1, 2018 | Blog, Generation
ERCOT Releases Preliminary Winter Assessment and Preliminary Spring Assessment By R.A. Dyer Thumbs up. That the sign from ERCOT, which reported on Thursday that Texas generators should keep up with electricity demand during the winter and spring of 2019. ERCOT,...
by OCSC | Oct 17, 2018 | Blog, Generation
“Based on these results, we conclude that the current market design will support more than sufficient reserve margins from an economic perspective,” the report states. The ERCOT energy market — like any wholesale energy market — needs a constant supply...
