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July 6, 2024

Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT)

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Generation Outages Force ERCOT Conservation Alert
ERCOT asked for conservation measures through Friday as summer heat and 12.2 GW of forced outages erased whatever slim reserve margin it had.
EEI
February Storm Still a Hot Topic on the Conference Circuit
February’s winter storm, which threw Texas and much of the Midwest into a deep freeze, remains a hot topic as seen at recent industry conferences.
ERCOT
ERCOT Board of Directors Briefs: June 8, 2021
Interim ERCOT CEO Brad Jones has a 100-day strategic plan to restore confidence in the grid operator’s ability to operate reliably after February's storm.
KXAN
Abbott Signs Texas Grid Legislation into Law
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott signed into law a pair of comprehensive reform bills that he said would fix the “flaws” that lead to February’s power failure.
U.S. House of Representatives
Former PUC Commissioners Weigh in on ERCOT Fixes
Five former Texas regulators have released a report with recommendations to  prevent additional weather-driven blackouts like those in February.
Texas House of Representatives
Texas Legislators Finish Work on Electricity Market — for Now
The Texas Legislature has adjourned, having passed just enough reforms in the wake of February's arctic event to protect the ERCOT grid this summer.
Texas Admin Monitor
ERCOT, PUC Deal with ‘Trauma’ of February Storm
Communications staff from ERCOT and the Texas PUC told commissioners they are working together to improve public outreach after the February winter storm.
Texas Admin Monitor
ERCOT Moves Quickly to Address Monitor’s Recommendations
ERCOT’s Market Monitor released its annual State of the Market report for 2020, finding that the wholesale market performed competitively in 2020.
Texas Admin Monitor
ERCOT, PUC Deal with ‘Trauma’ of February Storm
ERCOT and the PUC are working to prevent a repeat of the February winter storm that left Texans "traumatized."
UPDATE: Texas Legislative Response to Winter Storm Leaves Some Doubting
Texas lawmakers passed several bills in response to the ERCOT grid’s near collapse during February’s winter storm.

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