The Texas Legislature mandated the new reports as part of its response to the February winter storm emergency. ________________________________________________ By failing to file winter weather reports by a deadline this month, eight Texas electric generation...
Facing a statutory deadline, the agencies adopted the guidelines during parallel meetings held within a few hours of each other. ________________________________________________ Rules governing how natural gas facilities receive critical designations as a means to...
In December, the Public Utility Commission agreed to move forward with many changes relating to ERCOT operational issues. ________________________________________________ More than 4 million Texans lost power during the February weather emergency and more than 200...
The report also explored five extreme scenarios. In four of them, the ERCOT grid would fall short. ________________________________________________ Texas should have sufficient power to meet demand this winter in all but the most challenging scenarios, according to a...
The agency’s intense focus on market redesign and related issues comes in response to last February’s statewide energy crisis that left 4 million Texans without power. ________________________________________________ Reforming the Texas power market remains a top...
The ERCOT Selection Committee also designated former Congressman Bill Flores to serve as Vice Chair of the ERCOT board. ________________________________________________ Three additional directors — including a former congressman — have been named to the board of the...
