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What does ERCOT’s Failed Procurement Mean?
How likely is a repeat of Winter Storm Uri now that ERCOT has canceled its attempt to buy 3,000 megawatts?
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Doug Lewin
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PUC attempts to rein in ERCOT, protect consumers
In an extraordinary Open Meeting, the PUC took some actions to restrain consumer costs but the fight is far from over
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Doug Lewin
October 2023
On the Ballot: A Taxpayer Funded Bank for Gas Plants
The good, the bad, and the ugly of Proposition 7 on the ballot November 7
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Doug Lewin
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A Peek at the Summit
There are lots of moving pieces as the grid changes and expands; we’ll be talking about all the hot topics at the Texas Energy Summit at the Capitol…
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Doug Lewin
Performative and Perfunctory “Preparedness”
The PUC’s Winter Preparedness Work Session was more an exercise in message discipline than in problem solving.
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Doug Lewin
ERCOT’s summer review is misleading and incomplete
ERCOT omits key information regarding its actions on September 6 and about thermal outages and solar power production
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Doug Lewin
ERCOT calculates a 1:7 chance of outages in December; could be worse in January and February
What should be done?
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Doug Lewin
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Quick previews of upcoming PUC and ERCOT Board meetings
See a preview below and then join subscriber-only Substack Chats tomorrow, October 12 and Tuesday, October 17 to get the lastest at the PUCT and ERCOT…
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Doug Lewin
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September 2023
Skate to Where the Puck Is Going
Too many state leaders and agencies are stuck in the past; opportunities to increase reliability and benefit consumers are passing them by
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Doug Lewin
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Join Me at These Upcoming Events
I'll be at TribFest, Gulf Coast Power Association, UH's webinar series, and the Texas Energy Summit at the Texas Capitol
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Doug Lewin
Subscriber Chat tomorrow during the PUCT Open Meeting
Join a Subscriber Chat to ask questions, discuss, and follow along as I provide updates during the first PUCT meeting since ERCOT was near outages on…
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Doug Lewin
A new era for Texas' rural electric co-ops, or more lumps of coal?
Texas co-ops can take advantage of an opportunity to lower electric bills, increase reliability, and lower emissions, but will they? We'll know by…
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