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December 5, 2025

Gulf Coast Power Association (GCPA)

ERCOT Briefs: Week of June 17, 2019
Beth Garza’s annual visit to GCPA’s Houston chapter once again drew a roomful of observers hoping to glean insights into the ERCOT market.
GCPA Panelists Contemplate Balkanized Energy Policies
Panelists at GCPA's annual Spring Conference discussed the challenges of revising RTO market design to accommodate many different state energy policies.
GCPA to Honor Foreman with Pat Wood Star Award
GCPA will honor former Executive Director Tom Foreman with its 2019 Pat Wood Power Star Award during its spring conference next month.
Overheard at GCPA MISO South Regional Conference
MISO CEO John Bear opened GCPA’s MISO South Regional Conference with the RTO’s strategic initiatives and the five “500-year” storms it has experienced.
Industrials Challenge Entergy Louisiana Fleet Additions
Entergy’s proposal to spend $10-12 billion to address a 7,000-MW capacity deficit Entergy Louisiana forecasts through 2038 is being challenged.
MISO Pondering Fast-track for ‘Shovel-ready’ Generation
MISO is considering a fast-track process for “shovel-ready” generation projects in response to criticism its rules don’t work for renewables, which now represent almost 90% of the RTO’s interconnection queue.
ERCOT CEO: Solar Growth ‘an Interesting Challenge’
ERCOT CEO Bill Magness says utility-scale solar “is the next big thing coming at us from the supply side,” giving the ISO one more challenge to consider.
Mexican Regulator Says Market Reform Results ‘Clear’
Mexico CRE Commissioner Marcelino Madrigal expressed optimism about his country's changing electricity market during a recent GCPA breakfast meeting.
Overheard at the GCPA 2018 Fall Conference
The 33rd Annual GCPA Fall Conference attracted more than 640 registered attendees to Austin, Texas, for discussions on the issues facing the ERCOT market.
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Opening of Mexico’s Market at Risk from New President
Mexican President-elect Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador has said he wants to evaluate the country's energy liberalization of 2013-14.

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