ERCOT POWER PRICES SEEN HAMPERING GAS-FIRED PROJECT DEVELOPMENT: SOURCES Developers continue to prepare to build natural gas-fired capacity in the Electric Reliability Council of Texas footprint, but low prices and the prospect of the construction of more tax-subsidized, low-cost renewable capacity has some wondering how many new gas-fired units will actually be financed and come … Continue reading ERCOT POWER PRICES SEEN HAMPERING GAS-FIRED PROJECT DEVELOPMENT: SOURCES→
Texas keeps getting greener: Solar power, like wind a decade ago, is about to soar For years, Texas consumers have been buying electricity through renewable energy plans. Now TXU Energy, the state’s largest electricity retailer, has added a twist: 100 percent solar power. For those who want to support solar, it’s an alternative to investing … Continue reading Texas keeps getting greener: Solar power, like wind a decade ago, is about to soar→
TEXAS ERCOT STAFF, STAKEHOLDERS MULL SCARCITY PRICE ADDER CHANGES Houston (Platts)–6 Jan 2016 515 pm EST/2215 GMT In response to a Texas regulator’s concern that a price adder designed to ensure that sufficient generation reserves remain available has been too low during periods of scarcity, Electric Reliability Council of Texas stakeholders and staff have been … Continue reading TEXAS ERCOT STAFF, STAKEHOLDERS MULL SCARCITY PRICE ADDER CHANGES→
Cost-Benefit Analysis Of ERCOT’s Future Ancillary Services (FAS) Proposal We were asked by the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) to evaluate the economic benefits of its proposed Future Ancillary Services (FAS) design. ERCOT proposed FAS to efficiently maintain grid reliability as inverter-based generation displaces traditional generation and as new technologies offer new ways to … Continue reading Cost-Benefit Analysis Of ERCOT’s Future Ancillary Services (FAS) Proposal→
SPP, ERCOT Set New Wind Peaks SPP, which has already set six wind peaks this fall, established another on Dec. 19 with 9,948 MW, the second time it has eclipsed 9,000 MW. The RTO said wind’s penetration level was 33.5%, off the record 38.3% set Nov. 4. ERCOT closed out 2015 with its eighth wind … Continue reading SPP, ERCOT Set New Wind Peaks→
Renewable integration and direction of the US electricity markets The United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released the Clean Power Plan Rule (CPPR) to cut carbon pollution from existing power plants on August 3, 2015. The CPPR requires the current power fleet to cut CO2 emissions 32 percent below 2005 levels by 2030. The final … Continue reading Renewable integration and direction of the US #electricity_markets→
In Texas power market, flighty customers pose challenge From television commercials to sales reps at the supermarket, the push to uproot Texans from those companies that have traditionally supplied electricity here continues to gain ground. New data from the state’s grid operator, the Electric Reliability Council of Texas, shows that the number of residential customers … Continue reading In Texas power market, flighty customers pose challenge→
U.S. wind industry hits 70 GW capacity mark, celebrates tax credit extension The new retroactive PTC extension allows developers to earn the full tax credit for projects that meet “commence construction” criteria in 2015 and 2016 and are completed within two years. The credit drops 20% in 2017, 20% further in 2018, and a final … Continue reading U.S. wind industry hits 70 GW capacity mark, celebrates tax credit extension→
ERCOT SETS TWO NEW WIND POWER RECORDS The Electric Reliability Council of Texas set a new wind-generation output record of 13,883 MW Sunday as well as a new record for percentage of load, the grid operator said Tuesday. The record was set at 11:07 am CST Sunday and represented 41.27% of ERCOT’s load at the … Continue reading ERCOT SETS TWO NEW WIND POWER RECORDS→
NERC’s 10-Year Grid Assessment: Enough Power, And Some Challenges The latest edition of the North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) report on long-term power supply and reliability trends over the next decade says that we have enough power to meet demand through at least 2025. NERC, the nation’s overseer of high power electric grid reliability, … Continue reading NERC ‘s 10-Year Grid Assessment: Enough Power, And Some Challenges→
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