ERCOT

ERCOT Board of Directors ERCOT Other Committees ERCOT Technical Advisory Committee (TAC)Public Utility Commission of Texas (PUCT)

The Electric Reliability Council of Texas manages the flow of electric power to about 90 percent of the state’s electric load. The nonprofit independent system operator is governed by a board of directors and is subject to oversight by the Public Utility Commission of Texas and the Texas Legislature.

Austin Energy

Ex-ERCOT CEO Kahn Returning to Austin Energy as GM

Jun 12, 2023ERCOTTom Kleckner

Austin Energy has brought back former ERCOT CEO and city staffer Bob Kahn as its general manager.

State of Texas

Texas Appeals Court Reverses Another PUC Order

Jun 8, 2023ERCOTTom Kleckner

A Texas appeals court has reversed a Public Utility Commission’s scarcity-pricing order and remanded it back to the PUC for further proceedings.

Jackson Named Texas PUC’s Interim Chair

Jun 8, 2023ERCOTTom Kleckner

Kathleen Jackson, the Texas PUC's newest member, has been named as its interim chair. She replaces Peter Lake, who stepped down as chair June 2.

American Gas Association

ERCOT TAC Endorses Agreement on ‘Exceptional’ Fuel Costs

Jun 7, 2023ERCOTTom Kleckner

ERCOT stakeholders have endorsed a protocol change requiring resources to file exceptional fuel costs that include contractual and pipeline-mandated costs.

Texas Public Utility Commission

Texas PUC’s Lake Steps Down as Chair

Jun 4, 2023ERCOTTom Kleckner

Peter Lake said Friday he is stepping down as Texas PUC chair, an apparent result of lawmakers' pushback against his proposed market design.

Clean Energy Escapes Texas Legislature’s Wrath

Jun 2, 2023ERCOTTom Kleckner

With the 88th Texas Legislature’s regular session now over, the general consensus is that the clean energy industry fared better than recent gloomy predictions.