by OCSC | Mar 14, 2024 | ERCOT
McDonald replaces Carrie Bivens, who announced her resignation as ERCOT’s Independent Market Monitor in November. ________________________________________________ Jeff McDonald, a veteran of both the New England and California power grids, has been named ERCOT’s new...
by OCSC | Oct 5, 2023 | ERCOT
The first report also indicates that the monthly capacity reserve margin, expressed as a percentage, is 30.7 percent during the peak load hour in December. This is in contrast to the historical planning reserve margin target of 13.75 percent....
by OCSC | Sep 18, 2023 | Blog, ERCOT
The analysis highlights dramatic inefficiencies caused by the new ancillary service and resulting “enormous increases in market costs.” ________________________________________________ Anew ancillary service has led to artificial energy scarcity on the ERCOT grid and...
by OCSC | Mar 17, 2022 | News Roundup
Politico: Blackouts on the Texas ballot March 14 — The state experienced a winter storm last month that was viewed as a potential test for the new measures put in place. But experts contend it wasn’t as strong as the 2021 storm and couldn’t fully test the...
by OCSC | Jun 30, 2020 | News Roundup
E&E News: Major power producer drops ‘energy’ from name in jab at oil June 30 — Vistra Energy Corp., a power producer and retailer based in oil-soaked Texas, said yesterday it plans to remove “energy” from its name while pushing toward a cleaner energy portfolio....
