May 2, 2017 | Legislative Watch
Good news from the operator of state’s primary electric grid: Texas should have enough generation capacity to keep the lights on this summer and fall, even during periods of peak use. Texas also should have sufficient power reserves over the next five years. These...
Mar 27, 2017 | Legislative Watch
Large scale electricity consumers could more directly compete with large scale electricity generators — and as a result, consumers overall could benefit. At least, that’s a promising outcome under proposed rules gaining momentum at the Electric Reliability...
Nov 30, 2016 | Industry News
Wind generation briefly topped the 15,000-megawatt mark this month, achieving a new record for total instantaneous wind power output in Texas. Wind turbines cranked out 15,033 MW of electricity at 12:35 p.m. on Sunday, reported ERCOT, the operator of the state’s main...
Aug 5, 2016 | Legislative Watch
A crucial ERCOT technical failure had engineers scrambling last month and led to widespread confusion among power traders — although grid officials say system reliability was never endangered. ERCOT, or the Electric Reliability Council of Texas, oversees the state’s...
Aug 3, 2016 | Legislative Watch
Proposed rule changes for the state’s power grid — changes that some feared would lead to higher wholesale electric prices around Houston — have been rejected by a key stakeholder panel at ERCOT. Had it received the panel’s endorsement, the proposals would have...