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July 4, 2024

Gulf Coast Power Association (GCPA)

Overheard at GCPA’s Annual MISO South Conference
GCPA’s seventh annual MISO South Regional Conference drew 175 attendees to New Orleans for discussions on resource needs and transmission planning.
Interregional Projects May Become Reality for SPP, MISO
MISO and SPP are optimistic the RTOs will finally agree on an interregional transmission project, they said at GCPA's 7th annual MISO South Conference.
GCPA Speakers Weigh Texas Market’s Pros, Cons
The landmark law that deregulated ERCOT’s market and paved the way for electric competition provided the theme for this year’s GCPA fall conference.
ERCOT Briefs: Week of June 17, 2019
Beth Garza’s annual visit to GCPA’s Houston chapter once again drew a roomful of observers hoping to glean insights into the ERCOT market.
GCPA Panelists Contemplate Balkanized Energy Policies
Panelists at GCPA's annual Spring Conference discussed the challenges of revising RTO market design to accommodate many different state energy policies.
GCPA to Honor Foreman with Pat Wood Star Award
GCPA will honor former Executive Director Tom Foreman with its 2019 Pat Wood Power Star Award during its spring conference next month.
Overheard at GCPA MISO South Regional Conference
MISO CEO John Bear opened GCPA’s MISO South Regional Conference with the RTO’s strategic initiatives and the five “500-year” storms it has experienced.
Industrials Challenge Entergy Louisiana Fleet Additions
Entergy’s proposal to spend $10-12 billion to address a 7,000-MW capacity deficit Entergy Louisiana forecasts through 2038 is being challenged.
MISO Pondering Fast-track for ‘Shovel-ready’ Generation
MISO is considering a fast-track process for “shovel-ready” generation projects in response to criticism its rules don’t work for renewables, which now represent almost 90% of the RTO’s interconnection queue.
ERCOT CEO: Solar Growth ‘an Interesting Challenge’
ERCOT CEO Bill Magness says utility-scale solar “is the next big thing coming at us from the supply side,” giving the ISO one more challenge to consider.

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