June 27, 2023
ERCOT Receives Notification of Suspension of Operations
ERCOT received a Notification of Suspension of Operations (NSO) for the following Generation Resource: Barney Davis LLC - B_Davis_B_DAVIG1
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June 26, 2023
ERCOT Provides Implementation Options For New Dispatchable Reliability Reserve Service (DRRS)
ERCOT filed a presentation at the Public Utility Commission of Texas (Commission) which summarizes two potential implementation options for a Dispatchable Reliability Reserve Service (DRRS), which is required by recent legislation
June 23, 2023
AEP Texas Activates Catastrophic Estimation Process (CEP) For Matador, Texas
AEP Texas activated the Catastrophic Estimation Process (CEP) for Matador, Texas.
June 23, 2023
Texas Supreme Court Rules That ERCOT Is Entitled To Sovereign Immunity
Panda CDR Case Dismissed; Dismissal Of CPS Energy Uri Claims Affirmed
The Supreme Court of Texas ("Court") issued an order which answers the questions below in the following manner:
June 22, 2023
NRG Reports 1.5 GW In Potential Brownfield Opportunities In ERCOT, Specifically Targeted To Meet Retail Supply Needs
During an investor day, NRG Energy reported that it has identified 1.5 GW in potential brownfield opportunities in ERCOT, with the proposed projects, "specifically targeted to meet the supply needs of our ERCOT retail business."
June 21, 2023
ERCOT Seeks To Nearly Double Compensation For "Selected Director" Board Members
ERCOT filed at the Texas PUC to increase the compensation for the "Selected Director" members of its board of directors
June 14, 2023
Texas PUC Commissioner Highlights Multi-Step Floor For ORDC As Potential Means To Reduce RUCing
Texas PUC Commissioner Will McAdams filed a memo in advance to tomorrow's PUC of Texas open meeting highlighting the potential for a multi-step floor for the ORDC as a means of reducing RUCing
June 14, 2023
ERCOT Receives Notification of Suspension of Operations
On June 14, 2023, ERCOT received a Notification of Suspension of Operations (NSO) for the following Generation Resource: Signal Hill Generating LLC (WFCOGEN_UNIT4)
June 13, 2023
ERCOT Files Presentation Summarizing Preliminary Results Of Reliability Standard Study
ERCOT filed with the Texas PUC a presentation summarizing the preliminary results of ERCOT’s reliability standard study. This presentation will be presented at the June 19, 2023 Reliability and Markets Committee Meeting.
June 5, 2023
Texas Generator To Pay $20,000 Under Settlement With PUC Staff
OCI Alamo 1 LLC (OCI) would pay $20,000 under a settlement with Staff of the Public Utility Commission of Texas to resolve OCI's alleged failure to respond to Commission inquiries concerning submission of Transient Security Assessment Tool (TSAT) model data to the Electric Reliability Council of…
June 5, 2023
Texas Appeals Court Reverses PUC Approval Of NPRR Setting ERCOT Price At Cap During EEA3
The Texas Court Of Appeals, Third District has on appeal reversed the Texas PUC's approval of NPRR 1081, which generally sets the ERCOT energy price at the cap during load shed which occurs during EEA3, as the Court remanded the case to the PUC
May 31, 2023
ERCOT Launches Grid Condition Notification Tool Aimed At Public
ERCOT today announced the Texas Advisory and Notification System (TXANS), "a new communications tool that will deliver information on grid conditions to the public," ERCOT said
May 30, 2023
International Battery Storage Trader & Optimization Firm Registers As ERCOT Power Marketer
Habitat Energy, Inc. registered as a Texas power marketer, indicating it would participate in the ERCOT markets
May 30, 2023
ERCOT IMM Annual Report: With ORDC Changes, Net Revenues Exceed CONE For New Peaking Plants, Despite Capacity Surplus
The ERCOT Independent Market Monitor filed its 2022 state of the market report which, among other things, concludes that net revenues now exceed the CONE range for new peaking resources (despite the prevailing capacity surplus)
May 30, 2023
Texas PUC Sunset Bill Heads To Governor, Includes Retail-Focused PCM Guardrails, New Uncertainty A/S Product
Both Texas Houses have agreed on and passed a version of HB1500, the PUC sunset bill, with various provisions addressing a range of electricity policy issues.
May 26, 2023
Two Key Texas Electric Bills Head To Conference Committee
Both Texas SB7 and HB1500, both which include each house's version of PCM guardrails as well as other electricity policy provisions, are headed to the conference committee process, as neither house concurred with the other chamber's respective amendments to each bill
May 26, 2023
Mothballed ERCOT Unit Returning To Year-Round Service
On May 25, 2023 ERCOT received a Notification of Change of Generation Resource Designation (NCGRD) for the following Generation Resource: Petra Nova Power I LLC – PNPI_GT2
May 26, 2023
ERCOT Receives Notification of Suspension of Operations
On May 26, 2023, ERCOT received a Notification of Suspension of Operations (NSO) for the following Generation Resources: Deer Park Refining Limited Partnership - SL_SL_G1, SL_SL_G2, SL_SL_G3, SL_SL_G4
May 23, 2023
Update: Texas PCM Guardrails Bill Passes House With $1 Billion Cap, Retail Market Protections (Differs From Senate)
The Texas House passed SB 7, a bill, which among other things, places certain guardrails on the performance credit mechanism (PCM)
May 22, 2023
Texas PCM Guardrails Bill Passed To Third Reading In House With $1 Billion Cap, Retail Market Protections
The Texas house today voted to pass to third reading SB 7, a bill, which among other things, places certain guardrails on the performance credit mechanism (PCM)
May 17, 2023
Texas QSE To Pay $260,000 Under Settlement With PUC Staff
The Lower Colorado River Authority (LCRA) would pay $260,000 under a settlement with Staff of the Public Utility Commission of Texas to resolve alleged violations of ERCOT Nodal Protocols §§ 6.4.6(1), relating to resource status; 6.5.7.5(2), relating to ancillary services capacity monitor; 8.1.1.3(3…
May 16, 2023
Update: Stakeholders Work On Alternate Shopping Window For Lubbock Transition Given Expected Delay
Task Force Told Delay Could Be "Multi-Year" Depending On FERC Process
During a recent meeting of the Lubbock Retail Integration Task Force (LRITF) at ERCOT, stakeholders discussed adjusting the Lubbock Power and Light shopping window, given the expected delay in Lubbock Power and Light's implementation of retail electric choice due to a recent FERC order.
May 16, 2023
Tradition Energy Selected By Large Texas City For Procurement Services
Tradition Energy announced that it was recently awarded a Professional Services Agreement through a competitive RFP process conducted by the City of Lubbock, the tenth-largest City in Texas.
May 12, 2023
Seasonal Mothball Unit in ERCOT Returning To Service Earlier Than Indicated
ERCOT has received a Notification of Change of Generation Resource Designation (NCGRD) for the following Generation Resource: GEUS (STEAM1A_STEAM_1)
May 9, 2023
IPP To Acquire 2.1 GW Portfolio In ERCOT
LS Power announced it has reached an agreement with Brazos Electric Power Cooperative to acquire 2,145 megawatts of natural gas generation in the ERCOT North region of Texas through a special purpose affiliate.