by R.A. Dyer | Apr 23, 2025 | ERCOT
ERCOT CEO Pablo Vegas outlines alternative forecasting methodology that projects big load forecasts, but less than previous predictions. ________________________________________________ ERCOT CEO Pablo Vegas, in presentations this month to key state legislative...
by R.A. Dyer | Nov 15, 2024 | News Roundup
Utility Dive: Oncor System Resiliency Plan Approved by PUCT Nov. 14 — Today, Oncor’s first System Resiliency Plan (SRP) was approved by the Public Utility Commission of Texas (PUCT). This approval paves the way for accelerated grid upgrades and enhancements to help...
by R.A. Dyer | Oct 30, 2024 | Texas Legislature
The ruling bars regulators from enforcing Senate Bill 1938, a 2019 law that blocked power companies that don’t already own transmission within Texas from building lines inside the state that form part of multi-state electricity grids....
by R.A. Dyer | Sep 27, 2024 | News Roundup
Houston Chronicle: CenterPoint calls $800 million generators a good deal. Internal emails, court records raise doubt Sept. 24 — Two months after CenterPoint Energy’s response to Hurricane Beryl caused a swarm of outrage — especially over its $800 million fleet of...
by R.A. Dyer | Aug 28, 2024 | Blog, News Roundup
Houston Public Media: Two more deaths attributed to Hurricane Beryl as Houston-area death toll rises to 38 Aug. 28 —The majority of deaths occurred in Harris County and one of the victims succumbed to carbon monoxide poisoning due to running a generator inside. —...