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 confusing firming law

I’ll be on Substack Chat this morning from 10:00 - 11:00 a.m. CT during the PUC Open Meeting and on Monday from 3:00 - 4:00 p.m CT for the ERCOT Board Meeting. Join me to discuss the PUC and ERCOT meetings, ask questions, and/or share your thoughts.

In this Roundup:

• Reliability Must Run (RMR) costs are up another 20% and now more than twice the original estimates;

• The ERCOT Board will consider NPRR 1282 next week; the IMM believes it will hurt grid reliability and raise costs;

• ERCOT provides more details on its new residential demand response program;

• PUC asks 24 questions of stakeholders about how “firming” is supposed to work.

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