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March 26, 2025

Public Utility Commission of Texas (PUCT)

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PUC Adds 2 More Projects to Texas Energy Fund
The Texas Public Utility Commission advanced two generation projects for due diligence review as part of the Texas Energy Fund’s In-ERCOT loan program, filling a hole left by two proposals that dropped out.
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Texas Stakeholders Grappling with Tsunami of Large Loads
Industry stakeholders gathered in Austin to discuss and share opinions on the unprecedented expansion of energy demand facing the Lone Star State.
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ERCOT Plans on Mobile Generators in San Antonio
ERCOT wants to use CenterPoint Energy's leased mobile generators to temporarily resolve reliability issues in the San Antonio area.
ERCOT
2 Companies Withdraw Texas Energy Fund Projects from Consideration
Two energy companies have withdrawn projects from the Texas Energy Fund, citing equipment procurement constraints that will keep them from meeting a December 2025 deadline.
ERCOT
765-kV Lines in West Texas Inch Closer to Reality
The drive to build 765-kV lines in Texas continues to inch forward, with ERCOT and stakeholders working to provide enough information for regulators to reach a decision by May 1 on which voltage level would best meet demand.
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Texas PUC Begins Registering Crypto Mining Facilities
The Texas Public Utility Commission has opened an online portal on its website to accept registrations from cryptocurrency mining facilities with a demand of more than 75 MW.
CPS Energy
ERCOT Finds Little Interest in MRAs for San Antonio Units
ERCOT’s request for must-run alternatives for cost-effective solutions to the congestion problems in San Antonio did not receive any responses by a Dec. 30 deadline, putting the solicitation in serious doubt. 
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Texas PUC Shelves PCM Design Over Lack of Benefits
Texas regulators shelved the market design they once favored, agreeing with staff's recommendation that the performance credit mechanism results in “minimal” additional resource adequacy value.
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Texas PUC’s Glotfelty to Resign from Commission
The Texas PUC's Jimmy Glotfelty will retire from the commission at year's end, leaving the regulatory body two short of a full complement.
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ERCOT to Recommend RMR Agreement for Braunig
ERCOT will recommend that its Board of Directors approve a reliability-must-run contract for one of three aging CPS gas units, set for retirement, to maintain reliability in the San Antonio area.

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