May 16, 2022
ERCOT CDR Shows 36% Reserve Margin For 2023, Over 40% Through 2027
ERCOT posted its May 2022 Report on the Capacity, Demand and Reserves in the ERCOT Region
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May 13, 2022
ERCOT Interim CEO Issues Statement On Current Grid Conditions
ERCOT issued the following statement from interim CEO, Brad Jones on current grid conditions
April 21, 2022
Texas PUC Commissioner Flags Authorizing Retail Providers To Pass-Through New Firm Fuel A/S Cost As Commission Debates New Service
During a discussion of a potential new Firm Fuel Supply Service (FFSS) product in ERCOT (paid by REPs and LSEs) at today's Public Utility Commission of Texas open meeting…
April 18, 2022
MISO Zone 4, 7 Capacity Prices Spike To Nearly $250/MW-day From $5 In Last Year's Auction
Such Zones At, "Increased Risk Of Needing To Implement Temporary, Controlled Load Sheds"
The Midcontinent ISO has released pricing from its capacity auction for the 2022-23 delivery year
March 30, 2022
Retail Supplier To Pay $4.7 Million Under Settlement Approved By FERC
A retail energy supplier is to pay $4.7 million under a stipulation approved by FERC
March 29, 2022
Alliance for Retail Markets Says Two Proposed Load-Side Reliability Solutions In ERCOT Warrant Further Consideration
In comments filed with the Texas PUC, the Alliance for Retail Markets said that two proposed load-side reliability solutions for the ERCOT market warrant further consideration
March 17, 2022
ERCOT Posts Spring 2022 Seasonal Assessment of Resource Adequacy
ERCOT has posted the Seasonal Assessment of Resource Adequacy (SARA) for the Spring 2022 season
February 23, 2022
ERCOT Expecting Tight Grid Conditions Starting Late This Evening, Notes TCEQ Enforcement Discretion
ERCOT said in a market notice that, "ERCOT anticipates tight grid conditions late this evening through Friday, February 25, 2022."
February 21, 2022
Texas PUC Staff File Draft Proposal To Decouple The Value Of Lost Load From System-Wide Offer Cap
Staff of the Texas PUC have filed a draft proposal for publication that would decouple the value of lost load from the system-wide offer cap in effect
February 15, 2022
Citing System Changes, ERCOT Says Preliminary Estimate Of Delivery Of An LSE Obligation Would Be No Sooner Than Three Years In The Future
In a filing with the Public Utility Commission of Texas, ERCOT said that, given various system changes, "ERCOT preliminarily estimates a delivery of an LSE obligation no sooner than three years in the future."
February 2, 2022
TCEQ Enforcement Discretion For Texas Generators Begins Today, As ERCOT Anticipates Significant Increase In System Load
ERCOT said in a February 2 market notice that, "ERCOT anticipates a significant increase in system load beginning this evening and lasting until Sunday, February 6, 2022 due to below-freezing temperatures across the region."
January 27, 2022
Texas State Rep. Says LSE Obligation Is Wrong Route, Urges PUC To Consider DEC Proposal
Texas State Rep. Jared Patterson has in a letter to the Public Utility Commission of Texas said that an LSE obligation is the "wrong route" for assuring ERCOT reliability and urged the PUC to consider a proposed Dispatchable Energy Credit (DEC) program
January 24, 2022
Parent Of Retail Supplier Announces Expansion of World's Largest Battery Energy Storage Facility
Vistra today announced that it plans to further expand its Moss Landing Energy Storage Facility in Moss Landing, California.
December 30, 2021
ERCOT CDR Shows 24% Reserve Margin For Summer 2022, ~40% For 2023 & Beyond
ERCOT posted its December 2021 Report on the Capacity, Demand and Reserves in the ERCOT Region
December 14, 2021
Three Generating Units In ERCOT Returning From Mothball Status For January, Earlier Than Scheduled
On December 14, 2021, ERCOT received a Notification of Change of Generation Resource Designation (NCGRD) for the following Generation Resources:
December 6, 2021
ERCOT Issues Reliability Analysis For Generating Unit Seeking To Be Mothballed
ERCOT has completed its reliability analysis for the City of Garland's unit OLINGR_OLING_1
December 3, 2021
Texas PUC Commissioners All Commit To "Load-Side Reliability Mechanism"
During a workshop yesterday, all of the Commissioners of the Texas PUC agreed to commit to studying and developing a "load-side reliability mechanism" in some form or fashion
November 23, 2021
ERCOT Files Revenue Adequacy Study With Texas PUC
ERCOT has filed with the Texas PUC ERCOT's 2021 Revenue Adequacy Study prepared by a third party consultant and ERCOT staff.
November 19, 2021
ERCOT Posts Winter Seasonal Assessment Of Resource Adequacy
ERCOT has posted the Seasonal Assessment of Resource Adequacy (SARA) Report for the Winter 2021-2022 season
November 17, 2021
Texas PUC Commissioner Proposes New Portfolio Standard, Imposed On LSEs, For Dispatchable Generation, As Alternative To Forward LSE Physical Generation Obligation
Designed To Put New Steel In The Ground, Most Existing Generation Wouldn't Qualify For Credits
Texas PUC Commissioner Will McAdams has, in a memo in advance of tomorrow's open meeting, proposed that the PUC adopt a Dispatchable Portfolio Standard to address (along with other market reforms) reliability in ERCOT, as an alternative to the LSE obligation (which is essentially a three-year…
November 5, 2021
Brattle Files Assessment Of Impact Of Various ORDC Changes With Texas PUC
Brattle has filed with the Texas PUC a presentation concerning the impact of proposed ORDC changes
November 4, 2021
Texas PUC Commissioner "Disturbed" About Retail Market Concentration Among Gentailers, Concerned Gentailers Proposing Market Reforms That Would Result In Further Retail Consolidation
During a Texas PUC workshop, Commissioner Jimmy Glotfelty, in questioning a representative from NRG, which has proposed an LSE obligation as a reliability solution, stated he is "disturbed" about the existing retail market concentration among gentailers, and that he is concerned about any market…
November 2, 2021
ERCOT IMM: LSE Obligation Proposal Would, "Likely Lead[] To Further Retail Market Consolidation"
In comments to the Texas PUC, the ERCOT independent market monitor said that an LSE obligation, which has been proposed as a means of attaining reliability, would likely lead to further retail market consolidation.
October 26, 2021
Texas PUC Staff Seeks Comment On LSE Obligation For Reliability: Retail Impacts, Market Power, Alternatives
Staff of the Texas PUC formally issued for comment questions concerning a proposed LSE obligation as a means to assure reliability in ERCOT, as well as other questions arising from the PUC's recent work session on wholesale market design changes
October 22, 2021
New Michigan Bill Would Allow Some Industrial Customers To Take Retail Choice, Regardless Of 10% Cap
A new bill, Senate Bill 0695, has been introduced in the Michigan Senate which would allow some industrial customers to take service from a competitive retail electric supplier, regardless of the status of the 10% choice cap