by OCSC | Mar 11, 2022 | Blog, News Roundup
Texas Tribune: Texas lawmakers back U.S. ban on Russian oil imports and call for increased domestic production March 8 — Texas Republicans spent much of Monday demanding nearly unfettered drilling and pipeline usage across North America — policies Biden officials...
by OCSC | Mar 3, 2022 | Blog, ERCOT, Utility News
In extraordinary exchanges, U.S. Bankruptcy Judge David Jones characterized former PUC chair DeAnn Walker as “unreliable” and admonished former PUC commissioner Arthur D’Andrea to remain truthful under oath. ________________________________________________ In...
by OCSC | Mar 2, 2022 | Blog, Oncor
Oncor’s capital expenditures totaled $2.5 billion in 2021, and it anticipates further capital expenditures of $2.8 billion to $3 billion in 2022. ________________________________________________ Oncor Electric received net income of $770 million during the 2021...
by OCSC | Feb 25, 2022 | Blog, ERCOT, Generation
Changes in the generation resource mix and related factors are contributing to new operational challenges for the grid operator. ________________________________________________ Solar power continues growing exponentially in Texas, although wind power and...
by OCSC | Jan 31, 2022 | Blog, ERCOT
Approximately 4,400 megawatts of such capacity already exists within ERCOT, but the program would incentivize the creation of more. ________________________________________________ ERCOT and the PUC have spent the last several months working through details of the...
by OCSC | Jan 31, 2022 | Blog, ERCOT, Generation
ERCOT interim CEO Brad Jones said the grid operator needs more advance warning of potentially disruptive gas shortages. ________________________________________________ A special “gas desk” to monitor the supply of natural gas to the state’s power plants may begin...
