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December 5, 2025

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The Texas Senate
Texas Politicians Assert Themselves in PUC’s Market Redesign
Texas lawmakers say they are concerned the Public Utility Commission’s proposals don’t do enough to encourage investment in new gas-fired generation.
Business & Commerce Committee
Legislators, Stakeholders Pan Proposed ERCOT Market Design
Texas lawmakers and ERCOT stakeholders did not hold back as they took their first shots at state regulators' proposed redesign of the market.
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Bankruptcy Judge Approves ERCOT-Brazos Settlement
A U.S. bankruptcy judge has approved a settlement agreement between ERCOT and Brazos Electric in the cooperative's Chapter 11 bankruptcy hearing.
Texas PUC Briefs: Nov. 3, 2022
The Texas PUC has approved staff’s recommendation that ERCOT serve as the footprint’s reliability monitor, formalizing a two-year collaboration.
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Texas PUC’s Proposed ERCOT Market Design to be Released Soon
Keynoting the Energy Bar Association Texas Chapter’s Energy Symposium, Lori Cobos said ERCOT stakeholders will soon get a look at the market’s redesign.
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NERC Board Approves New Cold Weather Standards
The ERO Enterprise’s work preparing for extreme winter weather is far from over despite completion of the initial effort to update reliability standards.
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FERC Corrects Error on ERCOT Probability Assessment
FERC has corrected an “incorrect statement” by making a small modification to its annual Winter Energy Market and Reliability Assessment issued last week.
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Scenario Planning, Magical Thinking and Energy Efficiency
An ACORE panel on maintaining reliability on the path to decarbonization focused on scenario planning, energy efficiency — and magical thinking.
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Can New Revenue Models Unlock Interregional Transmission?
New ways of paying for transmission could increase interregional transfer capacity and improve reliability, speakers told the EBA’s Mid-Year Energy Forum.
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NERC’s Cold Weather Work to Continue in 2023
With the passage of NERC's new cold weather standards, the work of protecting North America’s grid from winter weather has only begun.

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