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ERCOT, MISO Warn of Potential Power Supply Shortfalls

May 5, 2022 admin Business, changing generation mix, Coal, competitive markets, ercot, full coverage, Gas, Hydro, Markets, MISO, news, Nuclear, O&M, regulatory, reliability, Renewables, Solar, supply shortfalls, Technology, thermal fleet, trends, wholesale power, Wind

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Thu, 05 May 2022 16:49:05 +0000

The Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) and the Midcontinent Independent System Operator (MISO) over the past week separately expressed concerns about power supply uncertainties in the face of upcoming warmer-than-normal temperatures. MISO raised an alarm on April 28 when it said that it projects “insufficient firm resources” to cover the summer peak under typical […]

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CPS Energy Exploring Novel Geomechanical Pumped Storage Technology

March 9, 2022 admin Alberta, Business, cps energy, DOE, Energy Storage, ercot, full coverage, geomechanical pumped storage, Hydro, long-duration energy storage, New York, news, pjm, pumped storage, quidnet, Technology

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Wed, 09 Mar 2022 17:10:16 +0000

Texas-based CPS Energy, the largest municipally owned electric and natural gas company in the U.S., has entered into a 15-year commercial agreement to explore installing up to 15 MW of geomechanical pumped storage (GPS). The agreement will kick off with a pioneering 1-MW project that will pump water into drilled wells and store it under […]

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Winter Freeze Testing Texas Power Grid Reforms

February 4, 2022 admin arctic blast, Business, ercot, freeze, full coverage, generators, Markets, news, power reforms, puct, regualtors, reliability, winter

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Fri, 04 Feb 2022 13:49:46 +0000

Parts of Texas have suffered localized, distribution-level power outages as an Arctic outbreak sent temperatures plummeting across the state, but its heavily scrutinized grid is largely prepared to weather the storm, state entities said. Frigid temperatures stemming from a large dome of Arctic high pressure are sending temperatures into the single digits and below zero […]

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Former FERC Commissioner Says ‘Market Design Problem’ Was a Leading Cause of February 2021 Texas Power Crisis

February 4, 2022 admin blackouts, Coal, ercot, february blackouts, federal energy regulatory commission, ferc, Gas, iso, Legal & Regulatory, Markets, news, Nuclear, O&M, outages, Policy, rto, Solar, T&D, texas, the power podcast, Wind

Credit to Author: Aaron Larson| Date: Thu, 03 Feb 2022 16:13:18 +0000

In February 2021, a severe cold weather event, known as Winter Storm Uri, caused numerous power outages, derates, or failures to start at electric generating plants scattered across Texas and the south-central U.S. The Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT), which manages the power supply for about 90% of the load in Texas, ordered a […]

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ERCOT Again Expects Tight Summer 2020 Conditions

March 17, 2020 admin Business, ercot, Markets, news, NRG Energy, reserve margins, sara, summer demand, Technology

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Thu, 12 Mar 2020 13:49:52 +0000

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Despite adding 513 MW of new capacity this year alone, the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) expects tight grid conditions this summer, and it warned it could declare an energy emergency depending on a combination of factors. Citing its newly released preliminary Seasonal Assessment of Resource Adequacy (SARA) assessment for the summer season (June–September), […]

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NERC: Long-Term Reliability Uncertain Amid Rapid Changes to Bulk Power System

December 19, 2019 admin Business, Coal, ders, distributed energy, Distribution, Energy Storage, ercot, Fuel, Gas, International, long-term reliability assessment. california, Markets, MISO, nerc, news, Nuclear, Ontario, Power Demand, reliability, reliability risks, Renewables, Solar, T&D, Technology, texas, transmission, Wind

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Thu, 19 Dec 2019 15:29:46 +0000

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Significant and rapid changes that are reshaping North America’s power sector will likely leave Texas and Ontario, Canada, with supply shortfalls over the next decade, and energy deficiencies could also occur during off-peak conditions in the Midcontinent Independent System Operator (MISO) area and the Western Electricity Coordinating Council (WECC) region, the North American Electric Reliability […]

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Texas’ Impending Reliability Issues With Wind Power

September 19, 2019 admin Bloomberg, Coal, Commentary, ercot, Gas, georgetown, Markets, Renewables, texas, Wind

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Thu, 19 Sep 2019 18:16:41 +0000

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COMMENTARY Texas has the most wind capacity of any state, generating about 16% of its electricity from wind. In August, as temperatures rose above 100F and consumers increased their use of air conditioning, Texas’ grid operators struggled to meet the record demand for electricity. Many of the wind turbines could not operate because the wind […]

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Facebook Signs 200 Megawatt Wind Power Purchase Agreement In Texas

September 4, 2019 admin apex clean energy, ares management, aviator wind, clean power, ercot, Facebook, onshore wind farms, texas, texas wind, wind energy

Credit to Author: Joshua S Hill| Date: Wed, 04 Sep 2019 16:05:09 +0000

American online social media giant Facebook has signed a Power Purchase Agreement with Apex Clean Energy for 200 megawatts (MW) of the 525 MW Aviator Wind project set to be built in Coke County, Texas.

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EIA: Gas, Renewables Outpacing Coal for Power Generation

May 10, 2019 admin biomass, Business, Coal, DOE, EIA, ercot, Gas, geothermal, Hydro, hydropower, michael bloomberg, natural gas, news, Nuclear, Renewables, Research and Development, Sierra Club, Solar, Wind

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Fri, 10 May 2019 16:54:21 +0000

The percentage of coal-fired generation in the U.S. electricity mix will continue to decline, the Energy Information Administration (EIA) said May 9, with gas-fired generation accounting for at least 40% of the nation’s power this summer and output from renewables continuing to rise. EIA’s latest Short-Term Energy Outlook (STEO) said coal-fired units will produce only […]

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ERCOT Warns of Summer Emergency Conditions as Demand Continues to Soar

May 9, 2019 admin Business, cdr, Coal, Energy Storage, ercot, Gas, imm, Markets, news, potomac, Power Demand, reliability, Renewables, sara, Solar, tcpa, Technology, texas, Wind

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Thu, 09 May 2019 13:40:43 +0000

The Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) has issued a fresh warning that continued “above-normal” growth in electric demand could require it to enter Energy Emergency Alert (EEA) status to maintain system reliability this summer. As it released its final Seasonal Assessment of Resource Adequacy (SARA) for the upcoming summer season (June to September), a […]

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