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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.
The Public Utility Commission of Texas (PUCT) approved a certificate of convenience and necessity for CenterPoint’s proposed 345-kV project near Houston.
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Both SPP and ERCOT set new records for wind generation, with SPP producing a new wind peak of 16.4 GW after ERCOT topped out at 19.2 GW.
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ERCOT is repeating many of the preparations it took before last summer as it looks ahead to even tighter reserve margins in 2019.
Texas PUC Chair DeAnn Walker urged ERCOT to gain a “better sense” of the distributed resources and self-generation that could be affecting its system.
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ERCOT said Tuesday that it confronts a historically low 8.1% planning reserve margin next summer in the face of continued high electricity demand from oil and gas producers in West Texas and the cancellation of several generation projects.
ERCOT’s Technical Advisory Committee endorsed a staff suggestion to increase by 50% the boundary thresholds used to project future loads in Far West Texas.
ERCOT CEO Bill Magness says utility-scale solar “is the next big thing coming at us from the supply side,” giving the ISO one more challenge to consider.
ERCOT set a pair of demand records, establishing new marks for wind power and November monthly demand as temperatures dipped in much of Texas.
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The National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners (NARUC) held its annual meeting where new President Nick Wagner expressed his vision for 2019.
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FERC approved NERC’s revised geomagnetic disturbance reliability standard, which requires grid operators to collect data and imposes deadlines for actions.
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