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November 28, 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.
Texas Public Utility Commission Briefs: Oct. 16, 2020
Texas regulators approved El Paso Electric’s request to build a gas-fired generator that has drawn opposition from the city and local environmentalists.
Overheard at GCPA Fall Conference 2020
Its spring conference canceled by the coronavirus pandemic, the GCPA virtually gathered 437 participants for its 35th annual Fall Conference.
Overheard at GTM’s Power and Renewables Summit
The presidential election, energy storage and electrification challenges were on the minds of speakers at Greentech Media's Power and Renewables Summit.
NextEra Buying GridLiance for $660M
NextEra Energy Transmission will pay $660 million to acquire independent transmission company GridLiance.
ERCOT Technical Advisory Comm. Briefs: Sept. 23, 2020
ERCOT staff told stakeholders they are working to reduce errors following two recent unrelated events that led to price corrections and resettlements.
NRG to Mothball Petra Nova CCS Plant
NRG Energy advised ERCOT that it plans to mothball its Petra Nova Power plant, centerpiece of the world’s largest carbon-capture facility.
Texas PUC Rejects Call to Reprice Error
The Texas PUC dismissed a complaint asking ERCOT to reprice a 2019 dispatch interval after an error sent prices to their $9,000/MWh cap.
AEP Becomes 4th Utility to Join Nasdaq
AEP will become at least the fourth major U.S. utility to switch its stock listing from the New York Stock Exchange to the Nasdaq Stock Market.
ERCOT Reports Adequate Capacity for Fall
ERCOT said it expects “adequate” installed capacity available to meet demand this fall and winter.
ERCOT Technical Advisory Committee Briefs: Aug. 26, 2020
The ERCOT TAC debated the "2% rule," discussed the backlog of revision requests, and approved several related to emergency response service.

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