GEUS plans power outage this afternoon One area of far south Greenville will have to make do without electricity for a while today. The local electric utility system has announced a planned power outage for this afternoon. The outage has been scheduled for GEUS customers living on Old Mill Road, south of Bethel Road. The … Continue reading #GEUS plans power outage this afternoon
Southern Company Purchases Two Wind Projects in Texas Southern Power, a subsidiary of electric utility holding firm Southern Company (SO – Free Report) reported that it has purchased two wind facilities in Texas, namely the 174-megawatt (MW) Salt Fork Wind Facility and the 126-MW Tyler Bluff Wind Facility. Southern Power purchased these two wind facilities … Continue reading #Southern_Company Purchases Two Wind Projects in Texas
Texas-size Ambition: How ERCOT can Handle Renewables The ground under Texans is full of natural gas and sky above them full of wind and sun. Those factors will both benefit and challenge the state’s power grid over the next 16 years, according to a new study. The Texas Clean Energy Coalition (TCEC) released a new … Continue reading Texas-size Ambition: How ERCOT can Handle Renewable s
Study finds billions of dollars of economic benefits from just one transmission project A recently released study finds that Pattern Energy Group LP’s proposed Southern Cross transmission line will spur $3.9 billion in economic benefits. Mississippi, Louisiana and the greater southwest stand to gain over both the short and long term, according to researchers. Benefits … Continue reading Study finds billions of dollars of economic benefits from just one transmission project
ERCOT Sees Increased Load Growth, Shrinking Margins ERCOT’s electricity demand continues to grow more rapidly than expected, and while reserve margins are projected to shrink slightly, the Texas ISO says it still has sufficient capacity to support system reliability. “Based on the information we have today and current planning criteria, we continue to see sufficient … Continue reading ERCOT Sees Increased Load Growth, Shrinking Margins
Texas regulators, power market stakeholders debate RMR rule fixes Texas regulators and power market stakeholders on Wednesday brainstormed how best to limit the Electric Reliability Council of Texas use of reliability-must-run contracts and how to price their services when needed. Julia Harvey, Public Utility Commission of Texas director of wholesale market policy, conducted a rulemaking … Continue reading Texas regulators, power market stakeholders debate RMR rule fixes
Trial date set for ERCOT-Panda case about electricity demand projections A blustery cold day seemed appropriate Thursday as the parties to a lawsuit over the state’s power supply projections met to discuss sealing documents. In February, Panda Power Generation Infrastructure and its subsidiaries sued the Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. saying the latter offered … Continue reading Trial date set for ERCOT – #Panda case about electricity demand projections
Wind power surges to 15 percent of Texas power mix Texas grid operator ERCOT announced a new record in November for wind power in the state. For the first time, wind provided more than 15,000 megawatts of electricity in a single day. Already a clear leader in wind power in the US, Texas has more … Continue reading Wind power surges to 15 percent of #Texas power mix
Texas gas burn for power drops to two-year low Natural gas use to produce electricity in Texas in November fell to the lowest level in two years and 16pc below the previous November as nuclear and coal output increased. Gas was burned to produce about 9 GWh in November, down from 10.6 GWh in November … Continue reading Texas gas burn for power drops to two-year low
Wind Energy in Texas: Powerful or Not? On Oct. 26, the U.S. Energy Information Administration released a report challenging the view that Texas is a leader in wind power production. According to the report, Texas lagged far behind Midwest and Plains states in 2015 in utilizing wind energy as a percentage of total net electricity … Continue reading Wind Energy in Texas: Powerful or Not?
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