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The Impact of Limiting Renewables in Texas with Olivier Beaufils
Aurora Energy’s Olivier Beaufils on what modeling reveals about the grid and cost impacts of limiting renewable development, and the massive potential…
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Doug Lewin
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Nathan Peavey
Record May Peak Demand Coming Wednesday: Grid Roundup #57
With a monster peak coming Wednesday amid 100+ degree temps in large portions of the state, we’re about to be reminded why solar & storage have large…
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ERCOT CEO says "we need all resources": Grid Roundup #56
SB 819, SB 388, SB 715 and HB 3356 present risks to the grid, ERCOT CEO tells the Statesman; plus updates on large load, nuclear, and other bills, and…
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Is ERCOT attempting to "eighty-six" batteries?
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ERCOT Still Doesn’t Understand Winter Demand
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A Year of the IRA in Texas: More Solar, Storage, Jobs, and Investment
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Peak Demand Tomorrow Morning: Is the Grid Ready?
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The Texas Senate Is a Threat to U.S. Energy Security
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Texas in the National Spotlight: Reading & Podcast Picks, May 6, 2025
Financial Times: AI data centers need all-of-the-above energy; TAB: Red tape for energy generation is bad for Texas; Geothermal is having a moment…
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House Bill 3556 Endangers Valuable Energy Projects
A bill that would effectively give a billionaire veto power over coastal energy projects needed for reliability and affordability will be considered by…
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Good News Edition: Texas Grid Roundup #55
Bills advance to support: easier permitting of distributed energy resources; clean firm power; and energy efficiency; plus, ERCOT to hold residential…
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Texas' Load Growth Challenges – And Opportunities, with Arushi Sharma Frank
The boom in data centers and industrial load could strain Texas’s grid or make it stronger; Arushi Sharma Frank and I break down how flexibility…
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Doug Lewin
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Arushi Sharma Frank
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Nathan Peavey
BESSt in Class
Massive battery resources and far-sighted ancillary services providing "defense-in-depth" help protect Texas from a Spain-type power outage
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Doug Lewin
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New Texas Energy Poll & more: Reading & Podcast Picks, April 29, 2025
New poll shows broad support for clean energy; gas plant turbine delays; geothermal power in the Texas Energy Fund; climate change in Texas; and the PUC…
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Doug Lewin
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Emma Hamilton
An Impactful PUC Decision and An Expensive Legislative Proposal: Grid Roundup #54
State Affairs passed HB 3356 with a rare 8-7 vote while its companion was not brought up on the Senate floor; the PUC approved the first 765-kV in the…
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How Batteries Are Reshaping the Texas Grid with Suzanne Leta
Fluence Policy VP Suzanne Leta and I discuss American battery manufacturing (including in Houston!), cost declines, technology evolution data centers…
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Doug Lewin
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Nathan Peavey
Nuclear, Transmission, and Large Load Updates: Texas Grid Roundup April 22, 2025
Nuclear bill on the House floor today; PUC staff makes their transmission recommendation; large load queue jumps 25 gigawatts in one month; grid…
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