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November 23, 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.
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Abbott Names PUC Executive Director as Chair
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has appointed Thomas Gleeson, the Public Utility Commission’s executive director and a 15-year staffer, to chair the PUC.
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ERCOT Meets Demand, Sets New Winter Peaks
ERCOT set a new winter peak during a winter blast that pushed temperatures 30 to 50 degrees below normal in Texas.
AEP Transmission
Appeals Court Rejects Review of AEP Transmission Rates
The D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals has rejected four Texas cooperatives’ request to review a 2019 FERC decision over AEP's transmission rates.
Office of Texas Governor Greg Abbott
ERCOT Appeals for Conservation as Winter Roars in
ERCOT and SPP are dealing with an Arctic blast that's brought subfreezing temperatures to much of the Great Plains and Texas.
Calpine
ERCOT Faces State’s Insatiable Demand for Energy
ERCOT is focused on dispatchable resources to meet the ever-increasing demand for energy in Texas.
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ERCOT Board of Directors Briefs: Dec. 19, 2023
ERCOT staff and the ISO's Market Monitor have set aside their differences and promised to work together in improving the procurement and deployment of ancillary services.
Texas Reliability Entity
Texas RE: Winterization Activities in ‘Good Shape’
The Texas Reliability Entity says ERCOT generators’ winterization efforts are in “pretty good shape” in preparing for a NERC cold-weather standard.
Admin Monitor
Texas Public Utility Commission Briefs: Dec. 14, 2023
ERCOT shared additional details with Texas regulators regarding the Sept. 6 frequency drop that led to emergency operations for the first time since the disastrous 2021 winter storm.
Entergy
Texas Appeals Court Clears Generators of Uri Lawsuits
A Texas appeals court has dismissed wrongful death, personal injury and property damage cases against ERCOT generators for their inability to keep the power on during the 2021 winter storm.
Texas Public Utility Commission
McAdams Honored During Last Texas PUC Meeting
Texas PUC Commissioner Will McAdams has made good on his intention to resign by year’s end, having sat through his last open meeting.

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