New generation resources drive up projected ERCOT reserve margins through 2025 AUSTIN, TX, Dec. 1, 2015 — The updated 10-year Capacity, Demand and Reserves (CDR) report released today by the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) shows a continuing rise in planning reserve margins in coming years, due primarily to the anticipated addition of more … Continue reading New generation resources drive up projected ERCOT reserve margins through 2025→
ERCOT: Power grid becoming more stable as gas, solar, wind grow Fears that Texas might not have enough electricity in the years ahead have all but been extinguished by a flood of new gas turbines and solar and wind farms, the state’s grid operator said Tuesday. In a report examining the grid’s power supply and … Continue reading ERCOT: Power grid becoming more stable as gas, solar, wind grow→
Luminant Acquires Two NextEra Power Plants in Texas for $1.5B DALLAS — Luminant has acquired NextEra’s La Frontera portfolio, a pair of natural gas power plant facilities in Northeast Texas, for $1.5 billion. The portfolio consists of Forney Energy Center and Lamar Energy Center. La Frontera can generate power for about 1.5 million homes during … Continue reading Luminant Acquires Two NextEra Power Plants in Texas for $1.5B→
ERCOT TO RUN SIMULATIONS OF LONG-LEAD REAL-TIME PRICING NEXT SPRING The Electric Reliability Council of Texas will do simulations in the spring on a program that could allow real-time market participation for units that need as much as 30 minutes’ lead time, state regulators learned Thursday. The Public Utility Commission of Texas received a status … Continue reading ERCOT TO RUN SIMULATIONS OF LONG-LEAD REAL-TIME PRICING NEXT SPRING→
Arnold: Texas can take the lead in energy storage Texas has long been a leader in energy innovation: Much of the technology allowing deepwater and shale oil and gas developments were invented and first used in the Lone Star State. Texas is also a wind energy leader, with more wind power installed than any other … Continue reading Arnold: #Texas can take the lead in energy storage→
Wind helps usher in free night-time electricity for utility customers Thanks in part to West Texas’ proliferating wind farms, some residents are enjoying free electricity. As the wind industry has blossomed over the last few years, electrical utilities have been ramping up marketing efforts for energy-use plans that allow customers to use electricity free of … Continue reading Wind helps usher in free night-time electricity for utility customers→
Calpine will support new CO2 rules Texas is challenging in court Splitting from many of its rivals in the power generation business, Houston-based Calpine Corp. will file court papers Thursday in support of the Obama administration’s new rules on power plant emissions, which Texas and other states have challenged in federal court. Calpine stands to … Continue reading #Calpine will support new CO2 rules #Texas is challenging in court→
Report: Texas demand response issues mirrors FERC 745 debate They say that everything is bigger in Texas. And with the country’s only organized market without federal oversight – ERCOT exists totally within the state’s boundaries – one would think that developing a demand response market would also be simpler. Not so, according to SPEER’s new … Continue reading Report: #Texas demand response issues mirrors #FERC_745 debate→
Attorneys: NRG withheld $3.3M from ratepayers More than $3.3 million may have been withheld from the city’s ratepayers by NRG Power Marketing, according to claims made by attorneys for Denton Municipal Electric in district court Thursday. The city-owned utility filed suit against NRG Power Marketing earlier this year. The lawsuit got its first substantial hearing … Continue reading Attorneys: #NRG withheld $3.3M from ratepayers→
ERCOT Confirms Resource Adequacy for Winter ERCOT released its final winter assessment Nov. 2, indicating it has more than sufficient generation to meet an anticipated peak demand of 57,400 MW. The Texas grid operator says it has more than 79,000 MW of generation resources available. ERCOT’s final winter Seasonal Assessment of Resource Adequacy (SARA) focused … Continue reading ERCOT Confirms Resource Adequacy for Winter→
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