by OCSC | Jan 22, 2021 | News Roundup
The Guardian: Electric vehicles close to ‘tipping point’ of mass adoption Jan. 22 — Sales increase 43% globally in 2020 as plunging battery costs mean the cars will soon be the cheapest vehicles to buy. — READ MORE Utility Dive: Biden moves to rejoin Paris...
by OCSC | Nov 25, 2020 | News Roundup
Axios: Invenergy is building the largest U.S. solar farm in Texas Nov. 24 — The 1,310-megawatt facility based in northeastern Texas aims to help consumer brands like AT&T, Honda, Google and McDonald’s meet their clean energy goals while supplying...
by OCSC | May 5, 2020 | Blog, ERCOT
ERCOT conducts body temperature screenings of individuals before they are permitted in the control rooms. ________________________________________________ Like the rest of Texas, ERCOT has had to make significant adjustments during March and April in reaction...
by OCSC | Jun 20, 2019 | Blog, Rates
Unlike residential customers, commercial and industrial electric customers in deregulated areas during 2017 paid less, on average. Texas residential consumers buying electricity from competitive providers historically have paid higher prices, on average, than...
by OCSC | Jun 12, 2019 | Blog, Generation
Potomac Economics, a Virginia-based consulting firm, serves as the Independent Market Monitor for ERCOT. Comparatively low generation reserves may become commonplace in Texas during future years, but that doesn’t mean the state’s electric grid will face big...
