Buffett’s Plan To Fix Texas Energy Grid Includes 10 New Peaker Plants Owned By Buffett Warren Buffett, the Sage of Omaha, is generally acknowledged to be the world’s smartest investor. Maybe so, although it can be argued that his warm embrace of fossil fuels indicates he may be good at making money but not so … Continue reading #Buffett ’s Plan To Fix #Texas #Energy_Grid Includes 10 New Peaker Plants Owned By #Buffett →

Texas power companies try to block release of storm-related records HOUSTON — Power companies across Texas are trying to block the release of information that could shed more light on what went wrong during last month’s deep freeze. KHOU 11 Investigates and other media outlets have filed numerous requests with the Electric Reliability Council of … Continue reading Texas power companies try to block release of storm-related records →

The Watchdog: For 20 years, ERCOT has been a misbehaving, secretive, arrogant, even criminal grid operator ERCOT, the operator of the Texas electric grid, has been a problem child since the state’s electricity market was deregulated at the turn of the century. When it comes to the Electric Reliability Council of Texas, incompetence and lack … Continue reading The Watchdog: For 20 years, ERCOT has been a misbehaving, secretive, arrogant, even criminal grid operator →

ERCOT expects to have sufficient resources this fall and winter: reports Houston — The Electric Reliability Council of Texas’ latest resource adequacy assements for fall and winter show growing excesses of resources over peakloads under various scenarios, but natural gas prices may be a bigger factor in power prices during those period, an analyst said … Continue reading ERCOT expects to have sufficient resources this fall and winter: reports →