American Electric Power (NYSE:AEP) reported strong 4th quarter and year-end earnings in line with analysts’ expectations and expect it to continue in 2019.

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

The mothballing of a coal-fired plant has reduced ERCOT’s reserve margin of 8.1% to 7.4%, prodding the Texas PUC into ordering market changes.

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.

The Public Utility Commission of Texas (PUCT) approved a certificate of convenience and necessity for CenterPoint’s proposed 345-kV project near Houston.

Both SPP and ERCOT set new records for wind generation, with SPP producing a new wind peak of 16.4 GW after ERCOT topped out at 19.2 GW.

NERC offered an upbeat report on the long-term health of the nation’s grid, celebrating results from its interconnection-wide frequency response studies.