by OCSC | Nov 10, 2023 | News Roundup
Bloomberg: Earthquake That Hit Texas Oil Country Was State’s Second-Biggest Nov. 8 — The earthquake that rattled West Texas oil country in the early morning hours on Wednesday was the state’s second-biggest ever, coming almost a year after a record temblor rocked...
by OCSC | Oct 24, 2023 | News Roundup, Utility News
KRIS 6 NEWS: ERCOT CEO discusses reliability and challenges for the power grid Oct. 23 — If they didn’t before, many learned about the Electric Reliability Council of Texas or better known as ERCOT, in February 2021. When ERCOT’s power grid failed during a...
by OCSC | Sep 22, 2023 | Blog, ERCOT
The report projected planning reserves at 53.7 percent, which is well above a historical target of 13.75 percent. ________________________________________________ ERCOT should have plenty of energy on hand to meet demand during the upcoming fall season, barring...
by OCSC | Sep 20, 2023 | Blog, ERCOT
This push-and-pull dynamic means that crypto miners possess an almost unique ability to both strain grid operations because of their energy-intensive mining operations, and to enhance their own revenues by helping to resolve grid strain....
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...
