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July 23, 2024

Public Utility Commission of Texas (PUCT)

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‘Insane’ Heat, Thermal Outages Stress ERCOT Grid
Hot weather that one weatherman called “categorically insane” has settled over Texas and led ERCOT to call on generators to postpone planned outages.
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Texas Officials Complete Critical Infrastructure Map
A Texas committee has completed the first map of the state’s critical infrastructure for use during disasters and emergency preparedness and response.
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Overheard at RE+ Texas Conference
The RE+ Texas conference drew hundreds of renewable energy experts to the state that leads in wind production and may soon lead in solar energy too.
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Overheard at GCPA’s 2022 Spring Conference
The Gulf Coast Power Association drew more than 400 attendees to its first in-person Spring Conference, and 35th overall, since 2019.
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Developers Push Texas PUC on Distribution-level Storage
Some 67 GW of energy storage sitting in ERCOT’s interconnection queue poses a problem regulators and developers are working to address.
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ERCOT Technical Advisory Committee Briefs: March 30, 2022
ERCOT’s Technical Advisory Committee approved a request to create a task force to address interconnecting large flexible loads flocking to the state.
Texas Senate
ERCOT Seeks Greater Transparency into Gas Market
ERCOT’s interim CEO Brad Jones continued his push for a gas desk before Texas legislators, who are also toying with the idea of a gas market monitor.
Texas Tribune
Texas PUC Pushed on Reliability Charges
ERCOT’s conservative use of reliability unit commitments to procure standby reserves since last year’s winter storm is under question.
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Overheard at the 2022 Texas Energy Summit
The Texas Energy Summit gathered in person for the first time since the February 2021 winter storm that nearly collapsed the ERCOT grid.
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Overheard at Infocast’s ERCOT Market Summit 2022
Texas PUC Chair Peter Lake addressed the “ambiguity” over the second round of changes at ERCOT addressing shortfalls in the grid’s performance.

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