Texas Reliability Entity News Today

Over the last several months there have been a number of developments within the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) region. The most significant have been the issuance of a...

With so many entities working to make sure the grid is reliable, why are we still seeing catastrophic failures of the grid during extreme weather events?

On February 16, 2023, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (“FERC”) issued an order approving two extreme cold weather reliability standards: EOP-011-3 (Emergency Operations) and...

On August 10, 2022, the North American Electric Reliability Corporation (“NERC”) and Texas Reliability Entity (“Texas RE”) published a joint report (the “Report”) documenting the event,...

There is a lot of buzz around clean technology, distributed energy resources DERs, microgrids, and other technological innovations in renewable energy and clean transport industries, and how these developments can contribute to solving longstanding environmental justice issues.

AUSTIN – Balch & Bingham is pleased to announce the addition of Energy Partner Todd Kimbrough, who will lead the firm’s expansion into Austin, a press release states. Todd brings more than 16 years of experience advising energy clients on electricity and natural gas regulations and economic issues associated with energy infrastructure and market design.

“While the risk for emergency conditions remains low this summer based on many of the scenarios studied, a combination of factors in real-time, including record demand, high thermal generation outages and low wind/solar output could result in tight grid conditions,” Vice President of Grid Planning and Operations Woody Rickerson said in a press release. “We cannot control the weather or forced generation outages, but we are prepared to deploy the tools that are available to us to maintain ...

Editorial: Dont count on Abbott to prevent the next disaster Express-News Editorial Board FacebookTwitterEmail In her resignation letter DeAnn Walker, the former Public Utility Commission chairwoman, tossed around a lot of blame for the Texas grid failure. But she didn’t mention Gov. Greg Abbott. He appointed her and other PUC members.Korey Howell Photography / What hit Texas, just over two weeks ago, was a winter storm, not an earthquake, but the aftershocks will reverberate. The 4 million T...

We can’t let the furor over power outages die down without making real change Brett Perlman: ERCOT needs better visibility and oversight of power generation. By Brett Perlman . As we begin to conduct the postmortem from the major catastrophe of the state’s deep freeze, it is critical to remember we don’t yet know the cause. As a commissioner on the Public Utility Commission who served during the creation of the ERCOT market, I believe that only after we do a more sober review of the fact...

Letters and feedback: Feb. 24, 2021 Florida Today © Courtesy North American Electric Reliability Corp. The United States has three major power grids with six, regional electric reliability organizations overseeing the grids. Those are Midwest Reliability Corp., or MRO; Northeast Power Coordinating Council, or NPCC; Reliability First, or RF; Southeastern Electric Reliability Council, or SERC; Texas Reliability Entity, or Texas RE; and Western Electricity Coordinating Council, ...