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OPINION: Unpacking Houston's electricity outages - Part I
The Houston area has been subjected to two widespread power outages this year. Many in our region went two weeks or longer before power was restored. The outages have sparked widespread public outrage and castigation of the power companies, primarily CenterPoint, by the media and politicians.
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Proposed electric market changes would cost Texans tens of billions more — without doing enough to improve reliability
A proposed California-style redesign of Texas’ electricity market would cost Texans an additional $22.8 billion from 2025 to 2030 — including $8.5 billion more in 2025 alone — but would not make the state’s power grid significantly more reliable, according to a study released by the Texas Consumer Association on Wednesday.
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Study finds decline in reliability and affordability caused by politicization of the Texas electricity market
The Energy Alliance on July 14 released a new study, The Decline and Fall of Reliability, Affordability, and Competition in ERCOT, that explains the connection between political interference and the decline in generation adequacy and reliability in the Texas grid.
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Analyst: Wind, solar 'distorting' Texas energy market
Regulation needed to ensure they provide reliable power when it is needed, says Bennett
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'The cost of ancillary services are borne entirely by the consumers': ERCOT approach to boosting grid reliability will pass costs on to Texans
Following a directive from Texas Gov. Greg Abbott to boost the power grid's reliability, the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) announced that it would focus on purchasing reserve power to cover for the shortcomings of market demand and avoid blackouts.
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'We're ready for it': ERCOT is prepared for extreme heat next week, officials say
It’s been a hot summer — and temperatures are about to increase.
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Critics of Texas wind, solar power expansion want to 'stop renewable energy subsidies'
Prior to Texas' February winter storm blackouts, the wind and solar energy industry spent approximately $66 billion, with $21.7 billion granted from local, state and federal subsidies, on renewable energy sources that some criticize as unreliable.
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'We should not have problems like this': Houston businesses respond to ERCOT's request for residents to reduce energy usage
Texas residents have been advised to reduce air conditioning and energy usage due to increasing temperatures following a warning from the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT), according to Austin News.
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Turner: Senate Bill 3 adds no 'meaningful reserve capacity' to Texas grid
The power grids in Texas have struggled to keep up with the summer electricity demand only adding to the number of Texans who are frustrated over the Electric Reliability Council of Texas' (ERCOT) ability to keep both the lights and air conditioning units on.
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Abbott signs weatherization measures into law to 'improve the reliability of the state's power grid'
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott signed a pair of ERCOT-related bills to improve the state’s main grid operator and modify the agency’s operation governing abilities power grid following February’s winter storm.