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August 2, 2024

Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT)

Mexico’s Power Market Continues to Gain Strength
Mexican policymakers said their country is progressing in its efforts to inject competition into the Mexican power market.
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Overheard at the GCPA 2017 Spring Conference
The Gulf Coast Power Association’s 2017 Spring Conference attracted around 400 attendees for discussions on energy storage and ERCOT transmission policies.
NextEra not Giving up on Oncor Deal
Attorneys for NextEra Energy and EFH told a bankruptcy court they are not abandoning NextEra’s bid to acquire Oncor despite the PUCT's rejection.
Texas PUC Chair Nelson Stepping Down
Texas Public Utility Commission (PUCT) Chair Donna Nelson surprised staff and open-meeting attendees Thursday by announcing she would be stepping down.
ERCOT Board of Directors Briefs
At last week's ERCOT Board of Directors meeting, CEO Bill Magness highlighted the ISO's growing wind resources and the challenges they pose to reliability.
Texas PUC Briefs
The Public Utility Commission of Texas (PUCT) approved an ERCOT request to share confidential generator-specific information with Lubbock Power & Light.
RTOs Unfazed by Trump Climate Order
While the executive order signed by Trump rolling back efforts to combat climate change upset some, RTO officials are largely shrugging their shoulders.
Texas PUC Puts Brakes on NextEra’s Oncor Acquisition
The Public Utility Commission of Texas (PUCT) agreed that proposed NextEra $18.7 billion acquisition of Oncor is not “at this point” in the public interest.
ERCOT Says DER not yet a ‘Reliability Concern’
The growth of DER in ERCOT is not yet causing reliability problems. Accurate mapping and localized pricing signals should address concerns in the future.
ERCOT Technical Advisory Committee Briefs
The ERCOT TAC declined to pursue a change in how the ISO commits and dispatches resources, and discussed principles for restarting the markets after outages.

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