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Solar + Batteries Continue Rapid Growth: Texas Grid Roundup #84
Over 11 gigawatts of total generation were added over the last 8 months; ERCOT forward prices are trending higher; Board grants urgent status to the…
Dec 9
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Doug Lewin
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Texas Large Load Queue Continues Phenomenal Growth, Texas Grid Roundup #83
Large load queue hits 225 gigawatts with no signs of slowing down; PUC staff files discussion draft on large load interconnection; ERCOT board to…
Dec 3
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Doug Lewin
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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…
Nov 4
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Doug Lewin
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Texas Large Load Queue Swells To Over 200 Gigawatts: Grid Roundup #81
ERCOT will provide updates on the large load interconnection process and the PUC will consider Industrial Consumers' request for rehearing; batteries…
Oct 23
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Doug Lewin
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Longer Duration Storage Coming To Texas, Grid Roundup #80
Also, utilities took home nearly $100 million in bonuses despite lower achievement; ERCOT's Monthly Outlook doesn't consider drops in gas output…
Oct 10
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Doug Lewin
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Texas Now #1 in Batteries, Too: Grid Roundup #79
Texas passes California in batteries; ERCOT's residential DR program to be discussed by stakeholders today; Texas' gas interconnection queue up 170% in…
Oct 3
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Doug Lewin
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Solar and Storage “Helped Make Summer Uneventful”: Texas Grid Roundup #78
Key takeaways from ERCOT Board meeting charts and graphs, including high thermal outages; low ancillary service prices; growth of solar, storage, and…
Sep 23
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Doug Lewin
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ERCOT Board Meeting Edition of Texas Grid Roundup
Subscriber chat starts now. Here's a look ahead at some of the “high impact policy discussions,” including demand response, to be discussed. Also…
Sep 22
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Doug Lewin
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Large Load Queue Has Tripled in Texas: Grid Roundup #76
Biggest coal plant in Texas offline for two years; peak demand is down, energy use is up in Texas; forward prices for 2026-2030 are up 15-20%; 70% of…
Sep 18
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Doug Lewin
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PUC Chair Proposes $2.4 Billion Hard Cap for Entergy's Gas Plants: Grid Roundup #75
PUC Chairman Gleeson would like Entergy consumers to have some protection from rising costs; PUC issues RFI for Backup Power Packages; new records this…
Sep 11
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Doug Lewin
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New Residential Demand Response Proposal in Texas: Grid Roundup #74
Batteries break records each of last two nights; 2 GW of mostly solar + storage entered commercial operations in ERCOT last month; ERCOT unveils…
Sep 5
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Doug Lewin
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Large Load Discussion Drafts Filed: Grid Roundup #73
Staff files questions and rule drafts for SB 6 implementation; ERCOT lays out grid transformation vision; minor energy efficiency rule moves to comment…
Aug 27
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Doug Lewin
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