Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT)
American Electric Power and Xcel Energy say clean energy projects are still a part of their plans, despite the hurdles placed in front of them by the federal government’s budget reconciliation bill.
ERCOT says its Board Selection Committee has tabbed industry veteran Bill Mohl to fill one of three independent director vacancies on its board.
Texas has blown itself a renewable‐energy bubble, spawning so much solar and wind energy that the kind of generation it actually needs sits on the drawing board, says energy consultant Doug Sheridan.
Texas regulators have approved two more system resiliency plans for state utilities with a focus on wildfire mitigation, following up on a requirement from the 2023 legislative session.
The Texas Supreme Court ruled against residents and businesses who sued utilities after the deadly February 2021 winter storm known as Uri, saying they did not adequately prove the companies were intentionally negligent in causing widespread power blackouts.
ERCOT CEO Pablo Vegas has gone public with the grid operator’s internal terminology that is shaping the market’s path forward, defining it for his Board of Directors and stakeholders.
The Texas Public Utility Commission executed the first loan agreement under the state’s low-interest energy fund to the Kerrville Public Utility Board for a 122-MW natural gas plant.
ERCOT CEO Pablo Vegas declared the state of the Texas grid to be "strong" as it heads into a summer where it expects a record peak demand.
Tenaska Power Services and the Texas Public Utility Commission have reached settlementin which the company will pay a $353,500 penalty and disgorge $28.24 million in excess revenue made in the ERCOT market
Another Texas legislative session has ended with renewable resources and batteries having survived potentially damaging legislation that did not make it to Gov. Greg Abbott's desk.
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