By: Electric Light & Power |
The Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) anticipates there will be sufficient installed generating capacity available to serve system-wide forecasted peak demand this fall and winter.
ERCOT today released its final Seasonal Assessment of Resource Adequacy (SARA) report for the upcoming fall season (October – November 2019) […]
By: Brett Herrmann |
Oglesby mayor Dom Rivara had a warning for his city’s residents at a past council meeting. The recent shutdown of four coal plants in Illinois is just the beginning.
“We need baseload plants in this country,” Rivara said. “It’s only the tip of the iceberg and there will be […]
By: Bill Barajas |
Griddy customers are upset over high energy bills, and they’re letting the electric company know about it.
Over the past few days, customers said they’ve paid hundreds of dollars’ worth of electric bills.
David Brooks has been with Griddy for eight days. He said he was […]
By: L.M. Sixel |
Wholesale electricity prices peaked at $6,500 per megawatt hour Monday afternoon in Houston, reflecting triple-digit temperatures that strained capacity and triggered price adders that were boosted by Texas regulators earlier this year.
The Public Utility Commission agreed this spring to increase the amount generators could charge for producing power […]
By: Mark Watson |
The Electric Reliability Council of Texas market blew through its all-time record peakload by about 1.3 GW on Monday and set quadruple-digit real-time prices for more than two hours, as a heat wave sent Texas temperatures into triple digits in most major population centers.
ERCOT on Sunday had forecast […]
By: Sergio Chapa |
With summer heat expected to top 100 degrees, electric providers are asking Texas residents to help ease power demand during peak times on Monday and Tuesday.
Houston utility company Reliant Energy sent out an alert on Sunday evening asking customers to reduce electricity usage from 2 to 6 p.m. […]
By: Scott DiSavino |
Spot power prices in Texas almost tripled for Tuesday on forecasts demand for electricity would hit record levels over the next week as consumers crank up their air conditioners to escape a heat wave blanketing much of the state.
High temperatures in Houston, the biggest city in the Lone […]
By: Kevin Randolph |
The recent heat wave that occurred from July 15 through July 22 and extended from the Midwest to the Atlantic coast resulted in the highest electricity demand in the United States since 2017, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA).
In the hour ending at 6:00 p.m. ET […]