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December 5, 2025

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Southern Power
ERCOT Mothballed Resources Return to Year-round Ops
Three generating units with 226 MW of capacity, previously mothballed on a seasonal basis, are returning to year-round service in the ERCOT market.
First Solar
California Renewables Could Cover 813,000 Acres
California’s push to 100% clean energy by 2045 will require an area roughly the size of the cities of Los Angeles, San Diego and San Francisco combined.
Utah Office of Energy Development and S&P Global Market Intelligence
Study Shows RTO Could Save West $2B Yearly by 2030
The development of a single RTO covering the U.S. portion of the Western Interconnection could save $2 billion a year in energy costs by 2030, study says.
Solar Power Boosts ERCOT’s Reserve Margins
ERCOT said that generation owners have added 5.6 GW of summer-rated capacity for 2021, which includes more than 3 GW of utility-scale solar.
ISO-NE Planning Advisory Committee Briefs: Jan. 23, 2020
ISO-NE is incorporating stakeholder comments and questions from last month's PAC meeting as it works to complete its 2019 Economic Study in stages.
Magness, Walker to Explain ERCOT Reliability to NERC
ERCOT CEO Bill Magness and Texas PUC Chair DeAnn Walker will attend NERC’s Board of Trustees meeting to discuss the grid operator’s slender reserve margins.
NW Price Spike a ‘Wake-up Call,’ Says Ex-BPA Chief
The Western Electricity Coordinating Council Board of Directors received a briefing on the Pacific Northwest’s early March price spike.
Texas PUC Responds to Shrinking Reserve Margin
The mothballing of a coal-fired plant has reduced ERCOT’s reserve margin of 8.1% to 7.4%, prodding the Texas PUC into ordering market changes.
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ERCOT Board of Directors/Annual Meeting Briefs: Dec. 11, 2018
ERCOT is repeating many of the preparations it took before last summer as it looks ahead to even tighter reserve margins in 2019.
ERCOT Sets Wind, Monthly Demand Records
ERCOT set a pair of demand records, establishing new marks for wind power and November monthly demand as temperatures dipped in much of Texas.

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