ERCOT expects plenty of electricity for hot Texas summer AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – The grid operator for Texas says electric users should have sufficient supply into the summer. The Electric Reliability Council of Texas, or ERCOT, on Tuesday announced its summer prediction for energy supplies. ERCOT official Warren Lasher says there should be enough generation … Continue reading ERCOT expects plenty of electricity for hot Texas summer
ERCOT analysis anticipates sufficient electricity reserves for summer, upcoming fall Projected planning reserve margins decrease as uncertainty increases in 10-year outlook AUSTIN, TX, May 3, 2016 – ERCOT, the operator of the electric grid and competitive electric market for most of Texas, today released seasonal and 10-year outlooks that anticipate adequate generation capacity for upcoming … Continue reading ERCOT analysis anticipates sufficient electricity reserves for summer, upcoming fall
ERCOT: Texas PUC mulling artificial inflation of power prices to boost grid reliability Generators in Texas have been plagued by low power prices, which they say creates two problems: They have difficulty turning a profit, and developing new plants is more difficult due to thin margins. Though the PUCT proposal would, as the Chronicle puts … Continue reading ERCOT: #Texas_PUC mulling artificial inflation of power prices to boost grid reliability
What keeps grid CEOs up at night? HOUSTON — The question “What keeps you up at night?” is common enough in the power sector that Brad Jones had reason to be ready with a quip last week. And he was. The CEO of the New York Independent System Operator (NYISO) quoted Terry Boston, a former … Continue reading What keeps grid CEOs up at night?
Storms cut power for over 122,000 in Houston, prices swing widely Heavy rains cut off power for more than 122,000 Houston-area customers early Monday, and real-time wholesale prices swung from less than $16/MWh to more than $73/MWh, according to distributors and the Electric Reliability Council of Texas. Rainfall totals ranging from 10 to 20 inches … Continue reading Storms cut power for over 122,000 in Houston, prices swing widely
When it comes to wind power, see all the ways Texas blows away other states The American Wind Energy Association just issued its annual report for 2015. (Yeah, we’re already through the first quarter of 2016. But data doesn’t accumulate itself.) Texas remains at or near the top in pretty much every category mentioned in … Continue reading When it comes to wind power, see all the ways #Texas blows away other states
Durham’s NET Power breaks ground on zero-emissions plant NET Power broke ground last month on an experimental power plant near Houston, Texas, and expects to start generating electricity there in March 2017. Some are predicting that if NET Power’s experiment works and produces power without polluting, scores of these futuristic energy projects would sprout in … Continue reading Durham’s NET Power breaks ground on zero-emissions plant
ERCOT gas-fired capacity sells for half the cost of new build Luminant on Monday closed on the $1.3 billion acquisition of 2,988 MW of natural gas-fired capacity in the Electric Reliability Council of Texas footprint, a move that diversifies the company’s generation portfolio. In the deal, Luminant, a subsidiary of Energy Future Holdings, took ownership … Continue reading ERCOT gas-fired capacity sells for half the cost of new build
ERCOT Approaches 50% Wind Penetration Mark ERCOT continues to creep closer to the 50% mark for wind penetration, reaching 48.28% of load on March 23. The Texas grid operator said last week it generated 13,154 MW of wind energy at 1:10 a.m., when the overall load was 27,245 MW. The ISO’s previous high for wind … Continue reading ERCOT Approaches 50% Wind Penetration Mark
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