Two new 100-MW utility-solar units expected in the Permian Basin Houston — Two 100-MW utility-scale solar photovoltaic generation projects are either under construction or will soon be in two west Texas counties situated within the Permian Basin. One of the projects is to be owned by Duke Energy Renewables, the other by Germany’s E.ON. The … Continue reading Two new 100-MW utility- solar units expected in the #Permian_Basin
Texas’ solar market is about to catch fire With more than 5 GW of approved solar projects in the ERCOT grid, Texas is getting ready for a major boom in its utility-scale solar market. here is a lot of information that is publicly available on the U.S. electricity system. And one of the richest sources … Continue reading #Texas ’ solar market is about to catch fire
Texas Grid Operator Reports Fuel Mix Is Now 30% Carbon-Free The latest data from ERCOT shows wind generation set new records in 2018—and lots of solar in the pipeline. Texas may be the center of the U.S. oil and gas industry, but the latest data shows that the state’s competitive energy market is increasingly favoring … Continue reading Texas Grid Operator Reports Fuel Mix Is Now 30% Carbon-Free
Texas PUC staff proposes order letting co-op shift load to ERCOT from Southwest Power Pool Houston — The remaining Rayburn Country Electric Cooperative load served by Southwest Power Pool would join the Electric Reliability Council of Texas market in early 2020, under a proposed order to be considered by the Public Utility Commission of Texas … Continue reading Texas PUC staff proposes order letting co-op shift load to ERCOT from Southwest Power Pool
ERCOT sets record wind output and penetration rate over the holiday weekend Houston — The Electric Reliability Council of Texas set a new wind output record of 19.7 GW Monday, and a record percentage of regional power demand was served by wind generation over the past weekend, ERCOT data showed. Wind generation hit as high … Continue reading ERCOT sets record wind output and penetration rate over the holiday weekend
Tripling Firm Solar, Wind Energy Output in Texas by Capitalizing on “Complementarity” Co-locating or integrating distributed solar and wind power resources to maximize their output and contributions to electricity transmission and distribution grids isn’t a new idea. Two researchers at Rice University in Houston modeled solar and wind power production at sites across Texas and … Continue reading Tripling Firm Solar, Wind Energy Output in #Texas by Capitalizing on “Complementarity”
Luminant Brings Large-Scale Energy Storage to Texas IRVING, Texas, Jan. 3, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — Luminant, a subsidiary of Vistra Energy (NYSE: VST), announced that its Upton 2 battery energy storage system project has finished construction and began operating on Dec. 31, 2018. The battery system, which is the largest energy storage project in Texas and … Continue reading #Luminant Brings Large-Scale Energy Storage to Texas
AEP seeks 1.2 GW of wind proposals, nearly six months after canceling $4.5B Wind Catcher Southwestern Electric Power Company (SWEPCO), a subsidiary of American Electric Power (AEP), on Tuesday launched a request for proposals (RFP) for up to 1.2 GW of wind generation. The utility wants to see the projects in operation by December 2021, … Continue reading #AEP seeks 1.2 GW of wind proposals, nearly six months after canceling $4.5B #Wind_Catcher
ERCOT reserve margin declines further as municipality pulls Texas coal peaker A month ago, ERCOT officials warned that unpredictable weather and a declining reserve margin were creating uncertainty for the grid operator and increasing the chance that rolling blackouts might be required in the summer months. Now, with the loss of Gibbons Creek, the grid … Continue reading ERCOT reserve margin declines further as municipality pulls Texas coal peaker
Texas’ Largest Energy Storage System Begins Operation As it captures excess solar power, the lithium-ion structure has a capacity of 10MW/42MWh. That makes it the seventh largest nationally. Luminant, a subsidiary of Vistra Energy, finalized construction on its Upton 2 battery energy storage system. The system began commercial operation on Dec. 31, 2018. The battery … Continue reading Texas’ Largest Energy Storage System Begins Operation
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