News from January 2023
Governor Abbott supports new ERCOT reliability standard, market design
Governor Greg Abbott on Jan. 10 sent a letter to the Public Utility Commission (PUC) supporting the adoption of a reliability standard and new reliability design for the ERCOT market, as more people and businesses move to Texas and energy demand grows.
Governor Abbott supports new ERCOT reliability standard, market design
Governor Greg Abbott on Jan. 10 sent a letter to the Public Utility Commission (PUC) supporting the adoption of a reliability standard and new reliability design for the ERCOT market, as more people and businesses move to Texas and energy demand grows.
Peacock: Abbott's new PUC orders still ignores renewable energy reliability
Gov. Greg Abbott has signaled the Texas Public Utility Commission to move forward with electrical grid market redesign despite Texas lawmakers' request for additional deliberation, Energy Alliance Policy Director Bill Peacock said. Despite this push forward, the redesign still ignores the inherent problem of renewable energy sources lack of reliability.
'It was the right thing to do': Texas Supreme Court denies petition from renewable energy companies for tax code Chapter 313 deadline extension
A pair of renewable energy companies filed a suit in December at the Texas Supreme Court seeking to extend the Texas Tax Code Chapter 313 deadline.
Energy Alliance policy director on residents' lawsuit: 'Wind and solar farms scar the Texas landscape and the lives of many'
Four residents of Era, Texas, have filed a petition in Harris County District Court where they alleged that EDP Renewables North America LLC and Wildcat Creek Wind Farm LLC were negligent, created “a private nuisance” and trespassed, according to a report by Law 360 on Dec. 21.
Energy Alliance policy director: 'The PUC’s effort does almost nothing to address the primary cause of unreliability in the Texas market'
The Energy Alliance highlighted its newly published research, which criticizes the actions taken by the Public Utility Commission of Texas (PUC) intended to improve the reliability of the grid. Authored by Policy Director Bill Peacock, the research says that the PUC's plan will actually increase costs and reduce reliability by continuing heavy investment and subsidization of wind and solar generation and avoiding the creation of an "energy-only" market environment.
Author of Texas power grid reform: PUC's plan 'represents a substantial departure from the legislative intent of Senate Bill 3'
Texas State Senator Charles Schwertner (R) sent the Public Utility Commission (PUC) a letter criticizing its plan for improving the reliability of Texas' energy grid following a legislative meeting held on January 19
TXOGA president on Texas power grid reform: 'Any plan adopted must ensure reliability services, insist that generators are paid for real-time performance'
The Texas Association of Manufacturers (TAM) and the Texas Oil and Gas Association (TXOGA) voiced their concerns about the Public Utility Commission's (PUC) plan to redesign the Texas energy grid.