by OCSC | Jun 4, 2020 | Blog, ERCOT, Generation
The report noted that real-time energy prices generally increased as energy supplies becomes tighter, a sign of a well-functioning market. ________________________________________________ The state’s primary wholesale power market performed well last year, with...
by OCSC | Feb 14, 2020 | Blog, Renewable Energy
“Solar is the big story here.” — Bill Magness, ERCOT Chief Operating Officer ________________ Solar power and plenty of it — that’s what’s in store for Texas in the not-too-distant future, according to a top official with the state’s primary power grid. “Solar...
by OCSC | Feb 7, 2020 | Blog, Texas Legislature
____________ “This is (going to be) another one of those dramatic cultural changes.” — Tom “Smitty” Smith, Executive Director Texas Electric Transportation Resources Alliance. ________________ Nothing less than a transportation technology...
by OCSC | Jun 17, 2019 | Blog, Texas Legislature
The 2019 Legislative Session adjourned sine die on May 27. The Texas Legislature adjourned sine die on May 27. We have been watching the session closely, especially with an eye toward bills that can affect the affordability of electric and gas service. Here is...
by OCSC | May 14, 2019 | Blog
SB 1941 would make clear that transmission and distribution utilities possess legal authority to deploy utility-scale batteries. For much of the history of the electric delivery system in the United States, a fundamental assumption has been that there is no...
