Asked by Texas’ Public Utility Commission to “reinitiate discussions” with stakeholders, ERCOT held a workshop to look at real-time co-optimization.

ERCOT is forecasting record peak demand with increased potential emergency alerts this summer, given its historically low planning reserve margin of 7.4%.

Infocast’s annual ERCOT Market Summit attracted policymakers with utility, solar, wind and other energy executives to explore potential solutions and opportunities in Texas.

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

ERCOT is “much more likely” to deal with “emergency-alert type conditions” this summer given the system’s 7.4% reserve margin, CEO Bill Magness said.

ERCOT CEO Bill Magness told the Board of Directors the grid operator will use favorable budget variances to fund the addition of 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.

Pennsylvania lawmakers must approve nuclear subsidies by May to prevent the retirement of Three Mile Island Unit 1, Exelon CEO Chris Crane said.

ERCOT stakeholders moved to address the Texas grid’s growing pains by tweaking the system’s ancillary service offerings, which predate 2010.

ERCOT set a new record of 19.7 GWs for wind generation last week, just two days after breaking its mark of 19.2 for penetration.