by OCSC | Aug 8, 2023 | Blog, ERCOT
Real-Time Co-Optimization, which remains under development at ERCOT, should lower electricity costs once operational. ___________________________________________ ERCOT stakeholders and staff have recently re-initiated work on a wholesale power market redesign they...
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 | Jul 26, 2023 | News Roundup, Utility News
Politico: Texas regulators go easy on the gas fines July 20 — Independent observers say the divergent levels of scrutiny for utilities and gas companies is largely because of Texas leaders’ lingering skepticism of renewable energy. Politicians and Texas regulators...
by OCSC | Jun 28, 2023 | Blog, ERCOT
The new ERCOT Contingency Reserve Service represents another effort to shore up grid reliability. ________________________________________________ ERCOT in June launched a new Ancillary Service — the first in more than two decades. Known as the ERCOT Contingency...
by OCSC | Jun 27, 2023 | ERCOT
ERCOT argued that it enjoys immunity against legal actions relating to its official actions because the organization claims it acts as a division of state government. ________________________________________________ Sovereign immunity — the legal principle that...
