Jul 19, 2016 | Industry News
Don’t want to get zapped? Then think twice before getting too close to utility equipment in your quest for Pikachu. That’s the message from electric utility operators after the berserk release this month of “Pokemon Go,” the new online app that has millions of...
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 8, 2016 | Industry News
Residents in Houston and Dallas can choose among a growing number of competitive electricity deals with prices that meet or beat prices in deregulation-exempt areas of the state, according to a new report from the Texas Coalition for Affordable Power. What remains...
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...