Texas grid can handle the heat, operator says
Texas power plants should be able to meet spring and summer electricity demand, the state's grid operator said Monday.
View ArticleIndustry study ranks Texas 10th in solar capacity
Texas is the 10th-ranked state for U.S. solar capacity, according to a study published Thursday by the Solar Energy Industries Association, a trade group.
View ArticleCommentary: ERCOT, Peaker Net Margin, Electric Prices and Why You Should Care
A drop in wholesale electric prices has prompted an important discussion at ERCOT about assumptions it uses when monitoring the state’s power market. Changing those assumptions could impact how much we...
View ArticleCommentary: Energy Consumers and the 84th Texas Legislature
A quick update about a few bills of interest to energy consumers — and whether those bills are alive, dead or somewhere in between.
View ArticleConstruction kicks off for hydroelectric plant near Houston
The East Texas Electric Cooperative, or ETEC, broke ground Wednesday on the new 24-megawatt power plant will power about 12,000 eastern Texas homes and generate about $1 million annually for the city...
View ArticleCEO of Texas power grid manager will retire next year
Doggett, an electrical engineer who formerly worked with power generator and natural gas utility Duke Energy, joined ERCOT as chief operating officer in 2008 and was named president and CEO two years...
View ArticleTexas rep counts one victory for cheap electricity, one loss for those using...
Texans looking to conserve energy may continue to face monthly penalties on their electricity bills, but low-income residents should keep receiving discounts on their power usage.
View ArticleOne of Texas’ biggest winds farms is getting an upgrade
North Carolina-based Duke Energy said it will replace the wind farm's lead acid battery storage system with lithium-ion technology in 2016 for better performance. Duke owns the Notrees Windpower...
View ArticleLow-income Texans expected to receive $50 electric bill discounts
The Texas Coalition for Affordable Power, a leading advocate for House Bill 1101, called the legislation the most important this year for electric customers.
View ArticleExelon expanding gas-fueled power plants near Houston, Fort Worth
The projects, which are roughly $750 million each, will triple the amount of power production at Exelon's Colorado Bend Generating Station in Wharton, which is about 45 miles southwest of Houston. The...
View ArticleCommentary: ERCOT Seeks Fee Increase
ERCOT wants to increase its revenues — and it’s seeking another rate hike to make it happen.
View ArticleLongtime head of lobbying arm for Texas electric companies retires
John Fainter, 76, who headed the Association of Electric Companies of Texas for 18 years, said he is retiring at the end of the year to spend more time with his grandchildren.
View ArticleTexas grid operator asks consumers to limit electricity use after...
Parts of the country, including Texas, were sweltering under a heat wave on Wednesday, with about 35 million people subject to heat advisories.
View ArticlePower to Choose will help consumers filter out electricity plans charging...
So the Public Utility Commission of Texas will add an online filter to help consumers weed out such plans on the state's Power to Choose website. Many of the seemingly cheapest plans include minimum...
View ArticleTexas power users are breaking records, and could break more by the end of...
A heat wave across Texas is pushing up power use. Every major Texas city this week has felt triple digit temperatues, with Houston experiencing its first 100 degree-days in two years.
View ArticleTexas electric grid breaks demand record, again
On July 29, ERCOT asked Texas consumers to reduce their power use to reduce the chance of outages, though Jones said the electric grid has been able to provide capacity as high as 71,000 megawatts.
View ArticleDynegy sees profits grow after power plant buying spree
Dynegy reported a $388 million net gain, or $2.73 per common diluted share, compared to a loss of $123 million, or $1.23 per share, for the second quarter last year.
View ArticleTexas breaks another record for power use for the second time in two days
The Electric Reliability Council of Texas, which runs the state's electric grid, said the preliminary estimate for power demand during that hour was the highest it has ever recorded.
View ArticleCenterPoint earnings dip by more than 25 percent
CenterPoint Energy, which also sells and distributes natural gas in much of the country, reported $1.53 billion in revenues for the quarter compared to $1.88 billion last year. The $77 million in net...
View ArticleEnergy Future Holdings looks to unload Oncor to Hunt-led consortium
Energy Future Holdings, which filed for bankruptcy protection more than a year ago, also owns Luminant power company and TXU Energy and has long considered selling Oncor in order to help right itself...
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