by OCSC | Aug 28, 2023 | Blog, ERCOT
ERCOT began developing its Aggregate Distributed Energy Resource pilot project in June 2022. ________________________________________________ Two ‘virtual power plants’ (VPPs) are now qualified and able to provide dispatchable power to the Texas electric grid,...
by OCSC | Jul 31, 2023 | ERCOT, Texas Legislature
Of bills that received approval during the most recent Texas legislative session, about 70 pertain to the Texas Public Utility Commission and its regulatory activities. ________________________________________________ Lawmakers during the recently-concluded...
by OCSC | Jun 26, 2023 | Blog, ERCOT
The IMM concludes that there should exist sufficient revenues in the energy and Ancillary Services market to maintain ERCOT’s existing generation fleet and to support investment in new resources. ________________________________________________ Each spring the...
by OCSC | Jun 9, 2023 | Blog, Utility News
Jackson is a chemical engineer who has served as a PUC commissioner since August 2022. ________________________________________________ Public Utility Commissioner Kathleen Jackson has been selected to become the agency’s interim chair, following the resignation this...
by OCSC | Feb 1, 2023 | Blog, ERCOT, Generation
The market overhaul would create new subsidies for power generators, but at ratepayer expense. ________________________________________________ Afar-reaching and controversial overhaul of the ERCOT market has received approval from the Public Utility Commission,...
