Texas Lags Severely on Residential Demand Response Capability, Grid Roundup #82

PUC staff recommends lower profits than Oncor requested but higher than they currently receive; another 1.3 gigawatts of solar + storage online in October; DR workshop at ERCOT's WMS tomorrow

• Demand response workshop to be held at the Wholesale Market Subcommittee tomorrow.

• PUC Staff recommends increased ROE of 9.75% for Oncor, higher than the average utility ROE over the last 18 months;

• ERCOT’s GIS report shows another 1.3 gigawatts of solar and storage entered commercial operations in October;

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ERCOT will hold a demand response workshop tomorrow during the Wholesale Market Subcommittee

ERCOT staff has presented its vision for residential demand response on several occasions so far. Tomorrow at the Wholesale Market Subcommittee, the grid operator will make an attempt to reset the conversation to stakeholders that are extremely skeptical, if not opposed.

The Brattle Group will present initial findings and takeaways from a study on residential demand response in Texas. Below is the opening slide which shows Texas is in the bottom half of states for residential demand response.