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July 25, 2024

ERCOT

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.
Southern Power
ERCOT Mothballed Resources Return to Year-round Ops
Three generating units with 226 MW of capacity, previously mothballed on a seasonal basis, are returning to year-round service in the ERCOT market.
Entergy
Texas Market Taking Winterization Seriously this Time
There's a new focus on winter weather in the Texas electricity market after February's winter storm drove the ERCOT grid to the brink of collapse.
ERCOT
ERCOT Technical Advisory Committee Briefs: Sept. 29, 2021
ERCOT stakeholders endorsed several protocol changes and associated changes related to ERS service and load-resource participation in non-spinning reserves.
Texas Admin Monitor
Texas PUC Directs Transmission Construction in Valley
The Texas PUC exercised its newfound authority to bypass ERCOT’s stakeholder process and direct utilities to add a second circuit to an existing line.
GCPA
Overheard at the 2021 GCPA Fall Conference
The Texas PUC's Peter Lake and ERCOT's Brad Jones kicked off the GCPA's virtual Fall Conference, originally scheduled to have been an in-person event.
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FERC, NERC Share Findings on February Winter Storm
FERC and NERC staff shared their preliminary findings and recommendations on the February winter storm that led to unprecedented outages in Texas.
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Search Firm Chosen to Find New ERCOT Board Members
The ERCOT Board Selection Committee hired an executive search firm to find 8 independent directors to sit on the grid operator’s reconstituted governing board.
Texas Admin Monitor
Texas PUC Considers Efficiency, DR as Gen Alternatives
One of Texas' leading energy experts had a dose of reality for state regulators working on a new design for the ERCOT market.
ERCOT
ERCOT Finds 345-kV Solution for Valley Constraints
ERCOT is recommending a 351-mile, 345-kV transmission line in the Lower Rio Grande Valley, a region identified as in urgent need of more capacity.
NERC
NERC-ERCOT Report Reviews Texas Solar Issues
A new report from NERC and ERCOT highlights a number of failings among solar plants in Texas revealed by a voltage reduction incident in early May.

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