by OCSC | Oct 22, 2021 | Blog, ERCOT, Generation
The PUC has adopted rules for winter weather preparation rules and set quick deadlines for implementation. ________________________________________________ Texas regulators this week adopted weather preparation rules and standards for electric generators and...
by OCSC | Oct 19, 2021 | Blog, Generation, Rates
The reduction, if approved by the PUC, should lead to lower wholesale power costs during extreme energy scarcity events, such as last February’s Winter Storm Uri emergency that left 4 million Texans without power ________________________________________________ In...
by OCSC | Sep 7, 2021 | Blog, ERCOT, Generation
A new ERCOT report shows fall operating reserves of 27,771 megawatts under normal weather conditions. ________________________________________________ Oln September 3, ERCOT released its Final Seasonal Assessment of Resource Adequacy (SARA Report) for Fall of 2021....
by OCSC | Aug 30, 2021 | Blog, ERCOT, Generation, Texas Legislature
Changing the “ancillary services” market should be part of discussions for a “reliability first” approach to managing the state power grid, according to OCSC. ________________________________________________ A number of important energy market adjustments —...
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...
by OCSC | Sep 14, 2020 | Blog, ERCOT, Generation, Utility News
A company error led to a massive wholesale power price spike. ________________________________________________ A multi-million-dollar regulatory complaint against ERCOT and relating to a massive wholesale power price spike has been dismissed by Texas...
