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...
by OCSC | Jan 25, 2022 | Blog, Generation
Had Energy Transfer followed through, about a third of the plants owned by the state’s largest power generator, Luminant, could have suspended operations. ________________________________________________ Energy Transfer — a major natural gas pipeline company with...
by OCSC | Jan 24, 2022 | Blog, City Resources, ERCOT
The Steering Committee of Cities Served by Oncor filed comments January 4 in response to the proposed rules. ________________________________________________ As part of their ongoing response to last February’s winter storm, Texas regulators have proposed updated...
by OCSC | Jan 19, 2022 | Blog, Rates, Utility News
The coalitions expressed support for the broadband expansion but want to “ensure that costs are appropriately recovered and credited back to captive electric utility ratepayers.” ________________________________________________ Protecting electric utility ratepayers...
