ERCOT Launched the first phase of NODAL
The Electric Reliability Council of Texas ran its “one day-ahead market” under the new nodal configuration yesterday and say that, as of last night, the old zonal market has been laid to rest forever....
View ArticleTexas Hill Country CREZ (Transmission line) Project Approved
Brazos Wind Farm in the plains of West Texas - by Wikipedia The Public Utility Commission passed a scaled-back version of a controversial power line project through the Hill Country to bring West...
View ArticleIt’s not that easy being deregulated . . .
. . .But deregulation is the color of money And deregulation can be cool and shopping-like And deregulation can be big like a variable rate plan, or important Like a TXU/Oncor, or tall like a wind...
View ArticleTCEQ and Railroad Commission Sunset Bills Filed
Senator Glenn Hegar (R-Katy) Senator Glenn Hegar (R-Katy) filed a bill (SB 655) to abolish the Texas Railroad Commission and eliminate the three statewide elected positions that govern it and rename...
View ArticlePUC Sunset bill give the agency more oversight of ERCOT
The Public Utility Commission (PUC) sunset bill (H.B. 2134) would give the PUC the authority to approve or change the annual budget of the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT), stipulates...
View ArticleDeregulation has put Texas energy security at risk.
The PUC wants to have a meeting at the end of August to try to figure out how to fix Texas’s experiment of a deregulated generation market, as we look like we are going to run out of energy during...
View ArticleERCOT calls for energy conservation this weekend
Image via Wikipedia Its predicted that the entire state will have record temperatures this weekend. Please take all measures to avoid using unnecessary energy. They might have a hurricane on the east...
View ArticleSolar for our community, Colorado community project sells out in 30 minutes.
When you subtract out shady roofs, renters, and other factors, only about 25% of Americans have a place to install solar power. With the high upfront cost of a complete system, the potential solar...
View ArticleSolar Backers Rally as Public Comment Period Ends
Advocates fault PUC for turning a blind eye to industry as Texas falls behind Solar energy backers rallied outside the Texas Public Utility Commission [last] week seeking enforcement of a...
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