by OCSC | Jul 5, 2017 | Blog
Increasingly hot summers and the needs of a growing state help explain heightened demands on the state principal power grid. On June 23 — a hot day even by Texas standards — electrical consumption on the state’s main power grid spiked in quick succession to...
by OCSC | May 9, 2017 | Blog
When it comes to producing wind power, Texas beats California, Oklahoma and Iowa — combined. If Texas were its own country, it would be the fourth largest wind producer in the world. But with all that wind energy also comes reliability challenges. In response,...
by OCSC | May 2, 2017 | Blog
Good news from the operator of state’s primary electric grid: Texas should have enough generation capacity to keep the lights on this summer and fall, even during periods of peak use. Texas also should have sufficient power reserves over the next five years. These...
by OCSC | Mar 27, 2017 | Blog
Large scale electricity consumers could more directly compete with large scale electricity generators — and as a result, consumers overall could benefit. At least, that’s a promising outcome under proposed rules gaining momentum at the Electric Reliability Council of...
