Electric Reliability Council of Texas
Recent News About Electric Reliability Council of Texas
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Energy Alliance policy director: 'Renewable energy unable to keep up with demand during hot summer'
Texas' first major heat wave this summer brought record demand for electric use as generation from wind power slumped. According to Energy Alliance Policy Director Bill Peacock, "The increasing reliance of Texas on wind power has reduced the reliability of Texas' electric grid."
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ERCOT's Vegas: 'We are forecasting increased demand due to the higher temperatures expected this week and into next week'
Forecasts of triple-digit heat for much of the second full week of June prompted the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) to implement a weather watch on Tuesday to go into effect on Thursday.
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ERCOT's Vegas on new multilevel notification system: 'TXANS will deliver clear and reliable notifications'
Keeping Texans fully informed on weather conditions and the ability of the electric grid to respond to them is a priority; said Pablo Vegas, president and CEO of the Electric Reliability Council of Texas.
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ERCOT's Vegas: 'There’s a low probability scenario where there’s very high peak load and extreme outages'
Approximately six months after many questioned whether it was prepared for scorching summer temperatures, the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) is under scrutiny again, this time for its ability to soldier through another potentially dangerous blast of cold weather.
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Why Texans are paying more for less electricity
Problems with generation adequacy in Texas were once rare occurrences.
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Vegas on new role as ERCOT head: 'This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity'
The operator of Texas’ energy grid named its new chief executive officer (CEO) and president on Tuesday, according to a press release.
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Energy executive: Eliminating planned outages ‘may result in a greater number of forced outages’
As summer temperatures heat up, Michelle Richmond, executive director for Texas Competitive Power Advocates (TCPA) is still boiling over concerns about the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) board of directors ruling that effectively eliminates planned outages for maintenance, thereby increasing the risk of forced outages and therefore grid volatility in the future.“TCPA is concerned that generators will not be afforded the needed time to conduct these planned outages which may result in a greater number of forced outages,” Richmond told the Austin Journal.
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Residents, businesses requested to voluntarily conserve power: 'ERCOT continues to use all tools available to manage the grid effectively and reliably'
The entity that oversees the State of Texas’s energy grid has issued a conservation appeal to residents and businesses, per a news release.
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Energy consultant on ERCOT approval for all outages: ‘A small understanding of the issues often results in a poor outcome’
ERCOT’s board recently approved a staff proposal that gives ERCOT full control over outage requests, drawing a rebuke from energy consultant Neil McAndrews.
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Lt. Gov. Patrick: Weekend grid warnings are a sign that 'work remains to be done'
Electric Reliability Council of Texas Interim CEO Brad Jones made a statement on Friday, May 13 regarding the poor grid conditions facing Texans and asked for curtailed usage to ensure reliability.
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McKinsey on net zero transition: 'a potential boon for the environment and the economy alike'
Earlier this month, McKinsey published its quarterly five-fifty on the net zero transition.
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Energy analyst: Blackouts in Texas, California share 'common factor' of 'policies that reward unreliable solar and wind power'
California has long been the renewable energy leader of the United States. However, Texas is planning to deploy 50% more solar energy than California in the next three years.
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ERCOT: Texas blackouts possible if extreme winter conditions develop in 2022
Energy analyst Peacock says Texas’ leaders have once again failed to rectify grid reliability problem