This U.S. state could win big from the EPA’s clean power plan …..My home state of Texas stands to reap a windfall from the Clean Power Plan. As states reduce greenhouse gas emissions, they will buy low-carbon fuels such as natural gas, wind and solar, which Texas has in abundance. Despite being well-positioned to benefit … Continue reading This U.S. state could win big from the EPA’s clean power plan
ERCOT issues notice for tropical storm, does not foresee power transmission issues The Electricity Reliability Council of Texas has issued an Operating Condition Notice due to Tropical Storm Bill, which made landfall on the South Texas coast around noon Tuesday. ERCOT issued the notice about 9:30 pm CDT Monday after the storm strengthened into tropical … Continue reading ERCOT issues notice for tropical storm, does not foresee power transmission issues
Natural gas usage share in ERCOT falls, but maintains lead: grid operator The natural gas share in the Electric Reliability Council of Texas’ generation mix fell for the second straight month, yet remains the lead fuel source despite coal making some gains, ERCOT said in its monthly report released Wednesday. Natural gas-fired usage dropped to … Continue reading Natural gas usage share in ERCOT falls, but maintains lead: grid operator
Texas Weighs Distributed Energy Policies Despite its strong solar resources, Texas has seen limited distributed solar growth to date due to its lack of net metering or other policy support, according to Greentech Media. The state’s policies have also held back energy storage growth, according to The Dallas Morning News, highlighted by a recent announcement … Continue reading Texas Weighs Distributed Energy Policies #DER
Report: Cost for ERCOT and Xcel to Integrate Wind and Solar Is Less Than Expected Wind and solar power comes and goes with the weather, and requires new technologies and techniques to smoothly integrate into power grids that must keep supply and demand in perfect balance at all times. The potential high costs and reliability … Continue reading Report: Cost for ERCOT and #Xcel to Integrate Wind and Solar Is Less Than Expected
ERCOT CEO to step down H.B. “Trip” Doggett, president and CEO of the Austin-based Electric Reliability Council of Texas, will step down in 2016. ERCOT’s board of directors now begins a hunt for his replacement, with priority being given to internal candidates before deciding whether or not to expand its search to outside candidates, according … Continue reading ERCOT CEO to step down
Conservation efforts reduce risk to ERCOT grid Three days of conservation calls have set the ship right in South Texas, officials at ERCOT say. The region is short on generation normally, but unplanned outages led to pleas for consumers to turn down their thermostats during peak hours Wednesday to Friday last week. “We appreciate consumers’ … Continue reading Conservation efforts reduce risk to ERCOT grid
Texas Mulls New Grid Markets for Aggregated Distributed Energy Resources Texas, despite being one of the country’s largest and sunniest energy markets, has not seen a lot of growth of distributed solar power. Beyond low energy prices, one big reason is that the Texas deregulated energy market, which covers about three-fourths of the state, doesn’t … Continue reading Texas Mulls New #Grid_Markets for Aggregated Distributed Energy Resources #DES
Texas energy bills face very different fates in state legislature Two bills in the Texas legislature this session would have big effects on the energy industry in the state — and the outcomes of the two bills ended up very differently. Senate Bill (SB) 931 would have repealed the state’s renewable portfolio standard (RPS) and … Continue reading Texas energy bills face very different fates in state legislature
Demand Response Could Have Saved Texans $85M in One Day Economic demand response could have saved the Texas energy market $85 million during a single summer day in 2012. Across five days in 2012 and 2013, Texas could have saved more than $200 million, according to a study from the South-Central Partnership for Energy Efficiency … Continue reading Demand Response Could Have Saved Texans $85M in One Day
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