‘Wind is more cost-competitive than solar (in ERCOT) but the gap is closing significantly every quarter’ FIVE MINUTES WITH Mark Noyes, president and chief executive, ConEdison Development ConEdison Development is an unregulated subsidiary of Consolidated Edison, the oldest and one of the largest US investor-owned energy companies. It is a leading owner of PV capacity … Continue reading ‘Wind is more cost-competitive than solar (in ERCOT) but the gap is closing significantly every quarter’→
ERCOT Finds No Alternatives to Greens Bayou; RMR Rule Changes Advance ERCOT will continue its reliability must-run (RMR) agreement with NRG Energy’s Greens Bayou Unit 5 after a solicitation produced no viable alternatives. The Texas grid operator had solicited proposals for must-run alternatives (MRA) following the June 2 RMR contract with NRG Texas Power for … Continue reading ERCOT Finds No Alternatives to #Greens_Bayou; #RMR Rule Changes Advance→
IEEFA: 40% of Texas coal generation at risk for retirement Coal is generating less power and receiving less revenue for what it does produce, putting about a third of the state’s plants at risk of closure according to a new report. According to the report, more than a half dozen plants are at risk, including … Continue reading IEEFA: 40% of Texas coal generation at risk for retirement→
Competition from wind and solar affects TX coal-fired electricity industry The Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis published a research report describing how the coal-fired electricity industry in Texas is in decline and unlikely to recover in the face of rising competition from other energy sources. The report—“The Beginning of the End: Fundamental Changes … Continue reading Competition from wind and solar affects TX coal – fired electricity industry→
ERCOT panel advances rule changes for RMR studies, compensation The Electric Reliability Council of Texas would change how it handles reliability-must-run studies and compensation under proposals advanced Thursday by ERCOT’s Protocol Revision Subcommittee. The Protocol Revision Subcommittee saved discussion of three RMR-related nodal protocol revision requests for the end of its meeting, and the last … Continue reading ERCOT panel advances rule changes for #RMR studies, compensation→
Grid operator ERCOT expects sufficient electrical supplies AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – The grid operator for Texas says electric users should have sufficient supply for demands this fall and winter. The Electric Reliability Council of Texas, or ERCOT, on Thursday announced its predictions for fall and the preliminary outlook for December through February. The fall report … Continue reading Grid operator ERCOT expects sufficient electrical supplies→
ERCOT: Energy producers should notify military before connecting to power grid ERCOT, the not-for-profit organization operating the Texas electricity grid, wants to require some energy developers to notify the Department of Defense of upcoming projects before connecting to the power grid, according to testimony given in a legislative committee hearing in Wednesday. An official with … Continue reading ERCOT: Energy producers should notify military before connecting to power grid→
ERCOT panel OKs automatic wind, solar operating plan updates Current operating plans in the Electric Reliability Council of Texas would be automatically updated with the next seven day’s forecast for wind and photovoltaic solar generation under a rule change approved by ERCOT’s Technical Advisory Committee Thursday. A qualified scheduling entity — a market participant that … Continue reading ERCOT panel OKs automatic wind, solar operating plan updates→
Surprise! Texas is a leader in clean energy When folks think of the Lone Star State, they might think of Big Oil and big emissions. But here’s another, equally accurate image that folks might not think of when it comes to Texas: clean energy leader. That’s right. It holds true with or without the controversial … Continue reading Surprise! #Texas is a leader in clean energy→
Grid warnings that halted $2B Texas cleanup draw fire When federal judges last month slapped a stay on a U.S. EPA cleanup plan targeting coal-fired power plants in Texas, one factor loomed especially large in their decision: the potential impact to the electric grid. Not only would Texas consumers end up footing the bill, but … Continue reading Grid warnings that halted $2B Texas cleanup draw fire→
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