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ERCOT Board Meeting Chat Starting Now
Join me in a live chat this afternoon. Ask me anything, share your thoughts, and/or follow along as I provide updates throughout the meeting
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Doug Lewin
RMR Costs Soar: Grid Roundup #66
RMR costs increase another 20%; ERCOT Board to consider NPRR 1282; ERCOT gives some details on its residential DR program; PUC unsure how to implement…
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Doug Lewin
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Economic Eclipse: Congress Tries to Block the Sun with SEIA's Sean Gallagher & Daniel Giese
SEIA’s Gallagher & Giese joined me to talk about the meteoric rise of solar & storage in Texas, the recently concluded state legislative session, and…
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Nathan Peavey
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Doug Lewin
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High Demand Expected for Another Hotter Than Normal Summer: Grid Roundup #65
An ERCOT Board Meeting preview edition of the Grid Roundup: climate change is impacting the grid; generator queue remains strong; large load queue…
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Doug Lewin
Texas To Lose Over 100,000 Jobs: Reading & Podcast Picks
Impacts to Texas of the budget bill; ERCOT's connect-and-manage works well; utility rates of return are way too high; shoulder season thermal plant…
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Doug Lewin
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The Senate Should Not Surrender
From AI supremacy to national security to economic growth, energy is *the* critical factor. The House's budget bill would wave the white flag of…
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Doug Lewin
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Nathan Peavey
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Solar Power and Energy Consumption Both Up Sharply in Texas in 2025, Grid Roundup #64
A look at generation and consumption so far in 2025; ERCOT will host a workshop on large loads tomorrow and one on residential demand response Monday…
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Doug Lewin
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Energy Submission
Too many in Washington seem resigned to China’s electro-dominance. It’s a terrible mistake.
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Doug Lewin
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Consumers in the Crosshairs: Reading & Podcast Picks, June 8, 2025
Higher consumer electricity prices if the House's budget bill becomes law; data centers and gas turbines; record Permian oil production; Trump executive…
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Doug Lewin
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Both Supply *and* Demand Are Booming in Texas: Grid Roundup #63
ERCOT shows over 400 gigawatts in the interconnection queue; IMM says batteries are lowering consumer costs; Industrial growth is over 15% annually in…
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Doug Lewin
"It's Easier to Build Here," Texas Energy After the 89th Legislature with Claire Hao
Houston Chronicle energy reporter Claire Hao covered the legislative session in depth; she joined me to discuss what passed, what didn't, and what it…
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Doug Lewin
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Nathan Peavey
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It’s Finally Over
The Legislature has concluded its biennial 140-day sprint, rejecting proposals that would have kneecapped the Texas economy
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Doug Lewin
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