Vistra Energy buys large West Texas solar farm OCI Solar Power’s Alamo 4 plant in Brackettville features more than 150,000 solar panels and sits on 600 acres of privately owned land. The solar farm is OCI Solar’s first Texas project outside of metro San Antonio and was built as part of an agreement with CPS … Continue reading #Vistra_Energy buys large West #Texas solar farm→
Panda Temple bankruptcy could chill new gas plant buildout in ERCOT market here is a cloud hanging over the Texas wholesale power market. The cloud is cast by the Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing of Panda Temple Power LLC in a Delaware court. To be clear, the Panda bankruptcy is not a cause of market conditions … Continue reading #Panda Temple #bankruptcy could chill new gas plant buildout in ERCOT market→
NRG, Calpine propose market fixes to avoid ‘subversion’ of ERCOT model Low and negative electricity prices in the ERCOT market are stoking concerns that Texas may not be able to attract sufficient new generation to ensure reliability. In March, the CEO of another grid operator, ISO-New England, told Utility Dive he sees the Texas model … Continue reading #NRG, Calpine propose market fixes to avoid ‘subversion’ of ERCOT model→
Panda Temple I plant files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy Panda Temple Power has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy for its Temple I power plant, Panda Vice President of Public Affairs Bill Pentak confirmed Thursday. Only one of the two Temple facilities is affected by the filing. Pentak said the state’s struggling energy sector was a … Continue reading #Panda_Temple I plant files for Chapter 11 #bankruptcy→
Calpine, NRG post report that seeks changes in ERCOT pricing, settlement rules Calpine and NRG Energy filed Wednesday a commissioned report with the Texas Public Utility Commission that recommends changes to the Electric Reliability Council of Texas’ pricing and settlement rules. The commissioned report, titled “Priorities for the Evolution of an Energy-Only Electricity Market Design … Continue reading #Calpine, #NRG post report that seeks changes in ERCOT pricing, settlement rules→
Solar, wind begin to help meet summer peak in Texas While U.S. Energy Secretary Rick Perry peddles energy myths conflating baseload power with reliability, the state that he formerly governed is moving in a very different direction. Texas grid operator ERCOT has released two reports looking at meeting peak demand this summer and in the … Continue reading Solar, wind begin to help meet summer peak in #Texas→
Power surge: Texas could set a record for peak energy usage this summer You’d be relieved to know that Texas isn’t expecting an abnormally hot summer. But the state could set a record for peak electricity usage in the next few months. The Electric Reliability Council of Texas, or ERCOT, the nonprofit company that operates … Continue reading Power surge: #Texas could set a record for #peak_energy usage this summer→
Where will your power come from? Big decisions ahead for Texas Something has got to give when it comes to how Texas generates, transmits and sells electricity. In particular, Texas lawmakers need to reconsider how generators get paid for wholesale electricity by ERCOT, the semi-governmental agency that manages the grid in most of Texas. Prices … Continue reading Where will your power come from? Big decisions ahead for #Texas→
How a Cold Day in Texas Exposed the Value of Grid Flexibility And what markets can learn about encouraging fast-ramping resources. As the sun rose over Dallas on March 3, 2014, thermometers read 15° Fahrenheit. Across the state, Texans turned their heaters on full blast as they prepared to head to work. Meanwhile, at the … Continue reading How a Cold Day in #Texas Exposed the Value of Grid Flexibility→