Proposed rule changes for the Lone Star State’s power grid — revisions that some feared would lead to higher wholesale electric prices around Houston — have been rejected by a key stakeholder panel of the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT), the Texas Coalition for Affordable Power (TCAP) reported on August 3.
Is a policy analyst consultant for TCAP, a coalition of political subdivisions in Texas that purchase electricity in the deregulated market for their own governmental use. Because energy costs are typically a significant budget item to our members, TCAP is consistently looking for ways to save our members money, through cost-saving contracts, energy efficiency or demand response programs.