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#Texas Grid Meets The Challenge Of A Long Winter Cold Spell
Texas Grid Meets The Challenge Of A Long Winter Cold Spell exas just got out of its longest cold spell in six years. Starting Sunday, parts of the state dipped below freezing and stayed there for around three days. Ice caused accidents. Snow brought delight. But one notable outcome was something that did not happen: … Continue reading #Texas Grid Meets The Challenge Of A Long Winter Cold Spell
Bid to expand Texas power grid fuels angst among big electric users
Bid to expand Texas power grid fuels angst among big electric users Large manufacturers and industrial companies across the state are warily monitoring a utility plan in West Texas that could increase their electricity bills but potentially result in a more robust power grid. Lubbock, famous as the birthplace of Buddy Holly and home to … Continue reading Bid to expand Texas power grid fuels angst among big electric users
Texas’ electric grid sets new winter peak demand record
Texas’ electric grid sets new winter peak demand record AUSTIN, TX, Jan. 4, 2018 – ERCOT, the electric grid operator for most of Texas, set a new winter demand record on Wednesday, Jan. 3, between 7 and 8 a.m. Electricity demand reached 62,855 megawatts*, surpassing the previous winter record by more than 3,200 megawatts. “The … Continue reading Texas’ electric grid sets new winter peak demand record
#Intersect_Power secures #PPA for 150MW PV project in /3Texas
Intersect Power secures PPA for 150MW PV project in Texas Utility-scale power company Intersect Power has been awarded a power purchase agreement from Austin Energy for a 150MW PV project in Texas that is expected to reach commercial operation in 2020. Intersect Power, through its IPREH joint venture with Macquarie Infrastructure Corporation, is developing the … Continue reading #Intersect_Power secures #PPA for 150MW PV project in /3Texas
Merry Christmas, #Texas Power! Love, #Texas Power
Merry Christmas, Texas Power! Love, Texas Power Surprises are nice but, sometimes the best Christmas gifts are the ones you give yourself. The Electric Reliability Council of Texas recently released its usual year-end projections of the state’s power market. The outlook has shifted dramatically since May (which is when ERCOT releases its first take every … Continue reading Merry Christmas, #Texas Power! Love, #Texas Power
ERCOT reveals violations of pricing, disclosure rules in new filing
ERCOT reveals violations of pricing, disclosure rules in new filing ERCOT has discovered several inconsistencies or errors, and in its filing told state regulators that it “takes its responsibilities under the commission’s rules and the ERCOT protocols seriously … [and] is prepared to discuss these matters in further detail at the commission’s request.” The grid … Continue reading ERCOT reveals violations of pricing, disclosure rules in new filing
Texas slaps #El_Paso solar customers with $30 minimum bill
Texas slaps El Paso solar customers with $30 minimum bill No matter how many times El Paso Electric Company tries to get solar customers slotted into a separate rate class, the Public Utilities Commission of Texas (PUCT) turns them down, as they did yesterday when they approved a settlement between the solar industry and the … Continue reading Texas slaps #El_Paso solar customers with $30 minimum bill
Power grid operator approves transmission project in Freeport
Power grid operator approves transmission project in Freeport The Electric Reliability Council of Texas, the overseer of the state’s electric grid, has approved expansion of a transmission line in Freeport, an industrial area with booming power demands and large chemical plants. By 2019, Freeport’s power demand is expected to be 92 percent higher than it … Continue reading Power grid operator approves transmission project in Freeport
#Younicos Upgrades #Duke_Energy #Texas Plant With 36 MW of Storage
Younicos Upgrades Duke Energy Texas Plant With 36 MW of Storage Younicos has completed the installation and commissioning of an upgraded 36-MW battery-based energy storage system at the site of Duke Energy’s 153 MW Notrees Windpower Project in West Texas. The company replaced previously deployed lead-acid technology with advanced Samsung SDI lithium-ion batteries. The Notrees … Continue reading #Younicos Upgrades #Duke_Energy #Texas Plant With 36 MW of Storage
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