Sep 8, 2017 | Industry News
Texas should have more than enough electricity to reliably serve its needs during the upcoming fall and winter, according to the organization that manages the state’s primary power grid. Neither will system reliability be undermined by the lingering effects of...
May 9, 2016 | Legislative Watch
Managing distributed generation — that is, power produced at the level of individual customers from such sources as diesel generators and solar panels — raises all sorts of complex issues for ERCOT, the state’s primary electric grid operator. How should distributed...
May 5, 2016 | Legislative Watch
Despite growing demand, power capacity reserves in Texas won’t likely run short any time soon. That appears to be the message from ERCOT, the organization that oversees the state’s power grid, as it releases this week its seasonal and 10-year reserve forecasts. The...
Mar 2, 2016 | Legislative Watch
All clear. That’s the message from ERCOT, the Electric Reliability Council of Texas, for anyone concerned about the state’s available generation supply this spring and summer. The state’s electric grid operator released reports his week that forecast the state’s peak...
Oct 7, 2015 | Legislative Watch
Last November Oncor Electric, the state’s largest transmission and distribution utility, floated an ambitious plan to invest up to $5.2 billion in battery storage technology. In theory the new batteries would bolster the state’s main power grid and — at least...
