A combined $1.37 billion worth of transactions involving Oncor, Sharyland Utilities and Sempra Energy all but gained regulatory approval from the PUCT.

The Texas Public Utility Commission approved a list of issues to be discussed during a summer workshop on real-time co-optimization.

The PUCT issued preliminary certificates of convenience and necessity for transmission that will integrate some of LP&L’s SPP load into the ERCOT system.

Texas regulators agreed to let state lawmakers help them determine who will own energy storage devices in the ERCOT market.

The PUCT is asking legislators to help provide clarity on whether transmission and distribution utilities can own and operate energy storage devices.

A Rice University study suggests Texas renewable power production could become more reliable by combining different resources and locations.

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.

ERCOT is preparing to take on the Texas heat again in 2019 with reserve margins that have shrunk even further than last summer's.

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.

Public Utility Commission of Texas Chair DeAnn Walker said she asked ERCOT, SPP and MISO to collaborate on their reliability coordination agreements.