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Electricity Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT)

20May

As the Pandemic Unfolds, Voter Concern Over the Affordability of Electricity is Surging

U.S. unemployment is flirting with 25 percent. As the country tries to weather the COVID-19 storm and look forward to reopening and recovery, economic pain is front and center for millions of families. It’s no surprise then that a new poll conducted by Morning Consult found that nearly half of all registered voters (47 percent) […]
  • On May 20, 2020
  • COVID-19, Der Spiegel, E&E News, electricity prices, Electricity Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT), Energiewende, grid reliability, Morning Consult, Texas, U.S. Energy Information Administration
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13Feb

Markets Must Better Value Flexible, Dispatchable Coal Power

How valuable is a kilowatt hour of electricity? That, of course, depends greatly on when that electricity is produced and just how much it’s needed. Consider the gulf in value of excess electricity generated by solar power midday and the electricity produced by a coal plant when demand is spiking and intermittent sources of power […]
  • On February 13, 2020
  • coal, Electricity Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT), National Association of Regulatory Commissioners, natural gas, Peter Balash, solar, Southwest Power Pool (SPP), Texas, wind
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13Nov

No Solution at All

Questions continue to arise about the cost and technical feasibility of moving to an emissions-free grid by 2050. Or, in the case of the Green New Dealers, making that jump even sooner. At a recent hearing on the subject, House Energy & Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-N.J.) said, “a solution that is unaffordable […]
  • On November 13, 2019
  • Bernie Sanders, electricity grid, Electricity Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT), Frank Pallone Jr., ISO New England, Midcontinent Independent System Operator (MISO), National Renewable Energy Lab, renewable energy, Wood Mackenzie
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14Aug

The Texas Reliability Two Step

The Texas grid has been pushed to its limits this week. Demand for power has exceeded supply, prices have soared and energy experts and consumers alike have waited with bated breath for rolling brownouts or blackouts.   On Monday, electricity demand hit a new record and electricity prices spiked to $6,500 per megawatt hour. On […]
  • On August 14, 2019
  • baseload power, coal-fired power plants, electricity grid, Electricity Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT), grid reliability, solar, Texas, wind
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26Jun

When Markets Undermine Reliability

Air conditioners are running at full throttle as summer descends in all its sticky, suffocating glory. As those ACs kick on, electricity demand is creeping up, potentially hitting record levels in some states. In Texas, as temperatures climb towards triple digits, customers are wondering if the AC – and a reliable flow of power – […]
  • On June 26, 2019
  • baseload power, Dallas Morning News, electricity grid, Electricity Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT), North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC), Texas, wind
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01May

Subsidizing Grid Unreliability

As the share of coal power on the Texas grid continues to decline and as greater reliance is placed on renewable sources of generation, Texans are crossing their fingers that they don’t face rolling outages this summer. There’s ample reason for concern. ERCOT, the state’s grid operator, is working with a razor-thin reserve margin of generating […]
  • On May 1, 2019
  • electricity grid, Electricity Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT), grid reliability, renewables subsidies, Texas, Texas Public Policy Foundation (TPFF), wind
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20Mar

A “Very Scary” Situation in Texas

Texas got a taste of cooler than expected weather this week and it sent shockwaves across the state’s electricity market. The Lone Star State learned a valuable lesson about putting too much faith in intermittent renewables. Temperatures dipped Monday morning, increasing heating demand, and that cooler weather was accompanied by calmer than expected winds. Calm […]
  • On March 20, 2019
  • baseload power, Ed Hirs, electricity grid, Electricity Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT), renewable energy, Texas, wind
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