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BLOG: Update on COVID-19 Impacts to Energy Consumers and Utilities

Mar 20, 2020

Essential staff at the nation’s power plants may find themselves living on site as the COVID-19 crisis worsens, and some plants already have begun stockpiling beds, blankets and food.

BLOG: Coronavirus Pandemic Impacting Solar, Storage and other Energy Sectors

Mar 17, 2020

The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted just about every sector of the economy, and that now includes the energy sector, according to analysts and media reports.

BLOG: Linking ERCOT to the Southeast USA through the Southern Cross

Mar 16, 2020

The Southern Cross Transmission Project seeks to create a direct-current transmission link between ERCOT and the Southeastern United States using a transmission line through Louisiana and Mississippi.

BLOG: New Report from ERCOT Predicts Tight but Manageable Summer in 2020

Mar 5, 2020

ERCOT technicians and market participants already have begun taking steps to ensure the grid continues functioning reliably.

Blog: ERCOT fee stays constant but generates more revenue

Feb 28, 2020

ERCOT has no control over the quantity of electricity used on the system, although its finances depend on that usage.

Blog: Sisyphus Power and the Promise of Utility Scale Gravity Storage

Feb 26, 2020

A recent study has found that combining hydro-power with mountain storage could represent a realistic option for areas with high electricity costs.

Blog: ERCOT CEO Calls New Solar Development the ‘Big Story’

Feb 14, 2020

The ERCOT CEO outlines for lawmakers surprising solar development numbers, says industrial users want more of it.

Blog: West Texas Oil and Gas Pose Challenges for Transmission Planners

Feb 10, 2020

A timing disconnect between planning requirements for the oil and gas industry and planning requirements for transmission projects has complicated the ERCOT mission.

Blog: Experts Predict Coming Electric Vehicle Revolution

Feb 7, 2020

Published reports project that 29 global auto manufacturers plan to invest $300 billion in electric vehicles over the next five to 10 years.

Blog: Beware PowerToChoose Copy Cats

Dec 19, 2019

A number of private companies have begun marketing their own non-affiliated websites with names that sound similar to powertochoose.org. Just conduct a “power to choose” search on Google to see a long list of them.