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September 5, 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.
ERCOT Expects Adequate Generation for Fall, Winter
The latest resource adequacy assessments in ERCOT indicate it has 25,000 to 30,000 MW of spare generating capacity for the fall and winter.
Bankruptcy Court Approves EFH Emergence from Chapter 11
The U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware has approved a reorganization plan that will take the Energy Future Holdings competitive businesses out of Chapter 11.
ERCOT Technical Advisory Committee Briefs
ERCOT told its Technical Advisory Committee that it has drafted a revision to its planning guide requiring energy developers to notify the Department of Defense of any projects near military installations.
Texas PUC Grants ERCOT, SPP More Time to Study LPL Move
The PUCT granted ERCOT and SPP a 5-week extension before reporting back on how they'll study Lubbock Power & Light’s move to ERCOT.
ERCOT Board of Directors Briefs
The ERCOT Board of Directors is looking to stakeholders to improve its reliability-must-run (RMR) practices, as the grid operator sees real-time prices fall 26% in the first half of 2016.
UPDATE: ERCOT Surpasses 70,000 MW, Sets Six Hourly Peak Demand Records
ERCOT broke the 70,000-MW barrier for the first time Monday afternoon, setting a new systemwide hourly peak demand that may not last the week.
With or Without Support, Texas Customer Advocate Remains Undaunted
Candor and steadfastness are qualities that Carol Biedrzycki, the Texas consumer advocate in charge of Texas ROSE, developed over 24 years.
CenterPoint Abandons REIT Plan; Offers Stake in Gas Partnership to OGE
CenterPoint Energy said it is no longer considering transforming itself into a REIT, plans to divest the company’s stake in Enable Midstream Partners.
ERCOT Technical Advisory Committee Briefs
The ERCOT Technical Advisory Committee rejected a request to allow economic dispatch of RMR units over the objections of the ISO’s  Monitor.
NextEra Reaches Deal for Oncor
NextEra has agreed to buy Energy Future Holdings’ Oncor assets in a deal that values the Texas transmission and delivery subsidiary at $18.4 billion.

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