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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.
ERCOT stakeholders moved to address the Texas grid’s growing pains by tweaking the system’s ancillary service offerings, which predate 2010.
ERCOT set a new record of 19.7 GWs for wind generation last week, just two days after breaking its mark of 19.2 for penetration.
NextEra Energy’s quarterly and year-end earnings surpassed those of 2017 but came up short of analysts’ quarterly expectations.
American Electric Power (NYSE:AEP) reported strong 4th quarter and year-end earnings in line with analysts’ expectations and expect it to continue in 2019.
Texas regulators agreed to let state lawmakers help them determine who will own energy storage devices in the ERCOT market.
The mothballing of a coal-fired plant has reduced ERCOT’s reserve margin of 8.1% to 7.4%, prodding the Texas PUC into ordering market changes.
The PUCT is asking legislators to help provide clarity on whether transmission and distribution utilities can own and operate energy storage devices.
Mortenson
A Rice University study suggests Texas renewable power production could become more reliable by combining different resources and locations.
CPS Energy
CPS Energy is now in the process of mothballing its J.T. Deely coal-fired plant, while NRG Energy intends to retire two gas units at its SR Bertron plant.
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ERCOT is preparing to take on the Texas heat again in 2019 with reserve margins that have shrunk even further than last summer's.
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