Texas regulators have remanded back to ERCOT a controversial protocol change attempting to regulate energy storage resources, but not before stripping out language related to state of charge and enforcement processes.

ERCOT's Independent Market Monitor is defending its recent report that the grid operator’s newest ancillary service “likely” raised the real-time market’s energy value by at least $8 billion.

ERCOT announced leadership changes that it said would “sharpen our focus on daily operations” as it battles near daily tight grid conditions.