August 21, 2024
ERCOT Files Strawman PCM Design Decisions
ERCOT and E3 have filed with the Texas PUC a Performance Credit Mechanism (PCM) Design Strawman White Paper which reflects ERCOT/E3's recommendations on various design elements
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August 15, 2024
Texas PUC Commissioners Support Target, Not Mandatory, Reliability Standard
During an August 15 discussion concerning…
August 9, 2024
Texas PUC Staff Endorse Target, Not Mandatory, Reliability Standard
Texas PUC Staff have endorsed use of…
August 9, 2024
Texas PUC Staff Make Recommendations On PCM Design Parameters, REP Collateral
Staff of the Texas PUC have filed preliminary recommendations on Performance Credit Mechanism (PCM) design parameters for the purpose of being included in the base case benefit-cost analyses of the PCM.
August 1, 2024
FirstEnergy Talking To Its Retail Choice States About Developing Regulated-Type Generating Capacity In Light Of Record High PJM Capacity Prices
During a second quarter earnings call, FirstEnergy Corp. CEO Brian Tierney said that…
July 26, 2024
ERCOT Issues RFP For Must-Run Alternatives
ERCOT has issued a Request for Proposal (RFP) seeking one or more Must-Run Alternatives (MRA) to…
June 20, 2024
Texas Retail Provider Says PUC Should Increase Energy Market Offer Caps As Alternative To PCM
A REP has suggested in comments to the Public Utility Commission of Texas increasing the current energy market offer caps
June 3, 2024
Texas PUC Reports 56 GW Of New Generation File NOI Under ERCOT Generation Loan Program
The Public Utility Commission of Texas (PUCT) said that it has received…
May 24, 2024
ERCOT CDR Indicates 50% Reserve Margins; Summer Still Healthy 3 Years Out When New Load Considered
ERCOT has posted its May 2024 CDR
May 16, 2024
Texas PUC Staff Seek Comment On Retail Provider Collateral Required Under PCM Market
Staff of the Texas PUC have issued a series of questions for stakeholder comment concerning the…
April 22, 2024
ERCOT To Conduct RFP For Must-Run Alternatives After Reliability Analysis Indicates To-Be Mothballed Units Are Needed For System Reliability
ERCOT said in a market notice that it will conduct an RFP for Must-Run Alternatives after…
March 13, 2024
ERCOT Receives Notifications of Suspension of Operations
On March 13, 2024, ERCOT received three Notifications of Suspension of Operations (NSOs) for the following Generation Resources:
March 7, 2024
Texas PUC Slows Process For PCM Consideration, Affirms Absolute $1 Billion Annual Cost Cap
During today's open meeting, Texas PUC Commissioners…
March 6, 2024
Texas PUC Chair Questions If PCM Cost Cap Can Be An Average, Instead Of Absolute Annual Cost Cap
In a memorandum in advance of tomorrow's open meeting…
February 13, 2024
Texas Senator Seeks Data On Cost Of ERCOT Conservative Operations, A/S, Etc.
In a letter to the Texas PUC and ERCOT, Texas State Senator Mayes Middleton sought…
February 8, 2024
ERCOT To Host Workshops To Discuss A Standalone Dispatchable Reliability Reserve Service
ERCOT will host a workshop to discuss…
January 26, 2024
Texas PUC Staff Make Recommendation For Interim VOLL
Staff of the Texas PUC proposes that…
December 8, 2023
ERCOT Posts Updated CDR
ERCOT posted its December 2023 Report on the Capacity, Demand and Reserves in the ERCOT Region
November 2, 2023
Texas PUC Commissioner: "Troubling" That ERCOT Has Not Presented Public Budget For Winter Capacity RFP
Seeks Opinion As To Whether Costs May Be Passed Through By REPs Under Fixed Rate Contracts
Texas PUC Commissioner Will McAdams filed a memo concerning the ERCOT winter capacity RFP in advance of today's open meeting
November 2, 2023
Texas PUC Designates ERCOT Winter Capacity RFP As Interim Solution Subject To PURA Cost Cap
In a vote today, the Texas PUC has designated…
November 1, 2023
ERCOT Updates Minimum Operating Reserves For Emergency Conditions
ERCOT said in a news release today that…
October 20, 2023
PUC Seeks Budget Strawman To Potentially Rein In ERCOT Capacity RFP
During a meeting today, Texas PUC Commissioners directed that…
October 18, 2023
Texas Legislative Committee Chairs Say ERCOT On Wrong Track In Implementing DRRS, Seek Change
Texas state Sen. Charles Schwertner and…
October 2, 2023
ERCOT To Seek Up To 3,000 MW of Generation or Demand Response Capacity for Winter 2023-24 Reliability, RMR
ERCOT said in a market notice that…
September 27, 2023
PJM Board Issues Directives On Capacity Market Changes, Impact To Load
PJM's Board has issued a series of directives concerning changes to the capacity market developed through the Critical Issue Fast Path-Resource Adequacy (CIFP-RA)