by OCSC | Dec 6, 2019 | Blog, Generation
________________ “We anticipate there will continue to be sufficient generation to meet Texas’ growing power needs.” — ERCOT President and CEO Bill Magness ___________________ ERCOT’s planning reserve margin for the upcoming summer season — that is,...
by OCSC | Nov 7, 2019 | Blog, Generation
________________ “We studied a range of potential risks and believe there will be sufficient operating reserves.” — Manager of Resource Adequacy Pete Warnken. ________________ Enough power to keep the lights on — according to operators of the...
by OCSC | Sep 27, 2019 | Blog, Rates
The chronological report has been updated and re-released to mark the 20th anniversary of the groundbreaking Texas electric deregulation law. In 1999, with the adoption of Senate Bill 7, Texas began its historic march toward the deregulation of retail electricity....
by OCSC | Sep 25, 2019 | Blog, Rates
All customer segments experienced price increases during the first years of electric deregulation in Texas, but recent years have been marked by declines. In Texas, residential consumers in areas with electric competition historically have paid more for power than...
by OCSC | Aug 14, 2019 | Blog, Generation
More typically, real-time prices remain below $30 and only on two other occasions in grid history have they reached the $9,000 cap. Real-time energy prices in ERCOT surged to the $9,000-megawatt-hour cap on Tuesday, the result of triple-digit temperatures...
