Texas Grid Roundup #18, July 10, 2024

Hurricane Beryl-related power outages; utility resilience plans; growth in solar and storage; update on large loads in ERCOT; and updates of the cost of new power plants.

Hurricane Beryl. Image Credit: NASA Earth Observatory.

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In today’s issue, I cover:

• Hurricane Beryl’s ongoing impact 

• Questions about utilities’ System Resiliency Plans

• The PUC’s recommendation on ERCOT’s Cost of New Entry (CONE) 

• ERCOT’s ineffective Monthly Outlook for Resource Adequacy (MORA)

• Updates on solar and storage on the grid

• Growth of large loads in ERCOT