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December 24, 2025

Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT)

ERCOT Ending Greens Bayou RMR May 29
ERCOT announced it is terminating its reliability-must-run agreement for NRG Texas Power’s Greens Bayou Unit 5 in Houston, effective May 29.
ERCOT TAC Endorses Change to Unregistered DG Reporting Requirements
The ERCOT Technical Advisory Committee moving reporting requirements for unregistered distributed generation.
NextEra Still Faces Skepticism over Oncor Acquisition
NextEra Energy's bid to win PUCT approval of its Oncor acquisition will be no slam dunk if the first two days of hearings are any indication.
ERCOT Board of Directors Briefs
The ERCOT Board of Directors discussed a number of year-end reports, including the Market Monitor's and CEO Bill Magness'.
SPP First RTO to 50% Wind Energy Penetration Level
At 4:30 a.m. Sunday morning, SPP’s footprint generated 11,419 MW of wind energy at the same time its load was 21,919 MW.
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Texas PUC Delays Assignment of LPL Study Costs
The PUCT granted the Lubbock Power & Light request to delay a decision on who will pay for studies related to their planned move to the ERCOT grid.
ERCOT RUC Activity Jumps Sharply in 2016
ERCOT reliability unit commitment activity increased more than three-fold in 2016, staff said at the Technical Advisory Committee meeting last week.
ERCOT Technical Advisory Committee Briefs
The ERCOT Technical Advisory Committee approved several revision requests related to collateral requirements, the ISO's admin fee and shadow pricing.
NextEra Misses Expectations, but Boosts Profits
NextEra boosted its adjusted earnings by 5% in the fourth quarter and 11% for all of 2016, despite falling short of investor expectations on both measures.
ERCOT Sets New Winter Demand Record
ERCOT rang in the new year by breaking an 18-day-old record for winter electricity demand six times within 14 hours.

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