Jun 21, 2018 | Legislative Watch
Key wholesale power prices in Texas increased during 2017 — an upward surge largely driven by rising natural gas prices. Average demand for power in the ERCOT market also increased in 2017. However, peak-hour demand fell by 2.2 percent from the all-time record set...
Nov 20, 2017 | Legislative Watch
Regulatory planners, industry officials and others looking to guard against blackouts must focus more of their attention on the nation’s natural gas delivery systems and its natural gas-fired plants. That’s among the key take-away findings from a new report by the...
Jul 8, 2016 | Legislative Watch
ERCOT, also known as the Electric Reliability Council of Texas, schedules power on an electric grid that includes more than 500 generation units. These units serve Texas and Texas alone. But ERCOT also shares jurisdiction over a handful of very unusual power...
Jun 17, 2016 | Legislative Watch
Key wholesale power prices in Texas plummeted during 2015 — a drop largely driven by declining natural gas prices. Wind and natural gas-fired plants also generated record amounts of electricity in Texas, while the share of power from coal plants fell to a record low....
Jun 2, 2016 | Legislative Watch
It would have been a big, big change — one that would have impacted behind-the-scenes operations in the Texas wholesale power market. But for now it’s not happening. ERCOT, also known as the Electric Reliability Council of Texas, operates the state’s primary power...