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Texas electric power grid could add 10 GW of natural gas capacity

As much as 10 GW of natural gas-fueled power plants could be built if SB 6 is signed into law.

Texas power plants (mostly) weathered the December cold snap

Officials at grid operator ERCOT ordered several electric power generators to burn fuel oil because those plants didn’t have enough natural gas.

Pat Wood on Texas grid reform and George W. Bush’s aha moment on renewables

On Episode 1 of the Texas Power Podcast, host Doug Lewin is joined by Pat Wood, former chairman of both the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission and Public Utility Commission of Texas. He helped deliver former Texas Gov. George W. Bush’s deregulation agenda in the 1990s.

ERCOT: What’s changed since Uri and what weaknesses remain

Everyone agrees Winter Storm Uri was a wake-up call. While the ERCOT grid operated successfully through Winter Storm Landon, some work remains to ensure the grid doesn’t snooze during the next major winter weather event.

ERCOT: Load impact of COVID-19 minimal so far

No one can doubt the devastating impact of the coronavirus pandemic on economic activity and burden to the health care industry. The fiscal hit and human tolls are enormous tragedies. One grid independent system operator’s (ISO) evaluation of the COVID-19 impact on electric load patterns, however, is that it is not too dramatic on that level so far. The Electric

Austin SHINES: Field study in new power systems design for the renewable era

Surging demand for solar photovoltaic (PV) systems is being met with innovative initiatives to harness the trend. Austin Energy is in the final proving stages of a project supported by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to improve the generation, delivery, and consumption of energy through scalable, cost-effective solar technology integration and storage. Its success may establish a path to

Entergy, NRG operations chiefs highlight utility aims at POWERGEN

NEW ORLEANS-The utility perspective was front and center in Wednesday’s keynote at POWERGEN International. Paul Hinnenkamp, chief operating officer of Entergy…

McDonald’s, Apex & Ares sign virtual renewables PPA

McDonald’s, Apex Clean Energy and Ares Management Corp. have announced a 220 MW virtual renewable power purchase agreement (PPA) between McDonald’s and Avia…

Highview Power bringing 50-MW cryogenic storage plant to UK

Cryogenic energy storage firm Highview Power is planning to build its first large-scale commercial facility in the United Kingdom, according to a Monday press r…

EIA: Gas-fired and wind topping U.S. generation mix growth

Gas-fired generation and wind power are the fastest growing pieces of the U.S. electricity mix, according to the latest report from the federal Energy Informati…

El Paso Electric’s Kipp to take CEO reins at Puget Sound Energy

Kipp will join the Seattle-based utility as president and report to Harris and then take the CEO reins in January when Harris departs….

Entergy Texas building up gas-fired capacity, transmission links in southeast

Earlier this year, Entergy Texas broke ground on the $937 million Montgomery County Power Station. The combined cycle gas turbine plant, Entergy Texas’ f…

Pedernales Electric Coop, Aggreko team on Texas energy storage system

The 2.25 MW/4.5 MWh project will be situated in Johnson City, Texas. Aggreko software will manage the battery system, which will provide services into grid oper…

AWEA WindPower Takeaway: Everything wind is bigger in Texas

Blessings often come with burdens, and the Texas Story panel did not flinch from those thornier issues in the rosebud of wind energy riches. …

Dormant Gregory gas-fired cogeneration plant may return to action in June

The 385-MW Gregory plant in Corpus Christi has been inactive since late 2016. It shut down when cogeneration partner Sherwin Alumina filed for bankruptcy and di…